GAN News
Girls Action Network (GAN Giving Back Program) Hosts Service Day At Interfaith Hospitality Network
New York, NY – Keeping within the spirit of “GAN Can!” – The Girls Action Network GAN Giving Back Program hosted its GAN Thanksgiving Basket Service Day on Saturday, November 19th at Interfaith Hospitality Network Headquarters in Montclair, NJ. View PDF
Girls Action Network Announces The 2011 Gan – Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program Scholarship Recipient
New York, NY – Cierra Legrand, an 8th grader at TEAM Academy in Newark, New Jersey has been selected by Girls Action Network (GAN) to attend the month-long Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program in Northampton, MA where she will attend as the 2011 Girls Action Network Summer Program Scholarship Recipient. View PDF
Girls Action Network Founder Speaks on Leadership Panel to Teens
Philadelphia, PA – On Friday, March 19, Girls Action Network ® (GAN) Founder, Elisa Basnight, spoke as part of the Senior Leadership Forum held at the Army Experience Center (AEC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in celebration of the many contributions made by women in public service, the Army and our communities. The featured speakers and honored
Girls Action Network Kicks-off New “GAN Giving Back” Program with Service Day at Community Soup Kitchen
New York, NY – Keeping with the spirit of “GAN Can!” – Girls Action Network, Inc. (GAN) kicked off its new community service program: “GAN Giving Back” on December 26, 2009 at the Life Christian Church Soup Kitchen (TLCC) in West Orange, New Jersey. Read More
Girls Action Network Partners with Black Data Processor Associates (BDPA) New Jersey Chapter for 6th Annual Families in Technology Day
New York, NY – Girls Action Network, Inc. (GAN) joined forces through a partnership with Black Data Processors Associates New Jersey Chapter (“BDPA”) on September 12, 2009 at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ to support BDPA’s 6th Annual Families in Technology Day. The theme of the FIT Day event was focused on “Technology Awareness =
Girls Action Network (“GAN”) Partners with Local Philadelphia Group: Arts & Smarts
Philadelphia, PA – On May 16, 2009, Girls Action Network, Inc. teamed-up with Annie Stanfield-Hagert as her arts enrichment group kicked off its activities at the South Philadelphia Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the summer multi-session arts program was for each participant group to focus on a different psychological or socio- cultural aspect
Girls Action Network Speakers Bureau Partners With Steppingstone Scholars For Family Support Services Day
New York, NY – Girls Action Network, Inc. (GAN) kicked-off its Speakers Bureau operations through a partnership with Steppingstone Scholars, Inc. on April 5th, 2008 at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. The theme of the Support Services Day event was centered on GAN-s trademark slogan, Shattering Stereotypes & Unlocking Opportunities®, with this event-s focus on
GAN to Present at Theta Nu Xi Annual Convention
(New York, NY) Women from all walks of life will converge upon Albuquerque, NM from September 4-7, 2008 for the 10th Annual Convention of Theta Nu Xi Multucultural Society, Inc. Among the various activities planned, convention-goers will observe presentations by five organizations with hopes of becoming the sorority’s new national philanthropy and gaining access to
GAN Awards 2008 Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program Scholarship
(Newark, NJ) TaCora Holmes (right), an 8th grader at TEAM Academy in Newark, New Jersey returned August 1, 2008 from the month-long Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program in Northampton, MA where she attended as the 2008 Girls Action Network (“GAN”) Summer Program Scholarship Recipient. The goal of the GAN – Smith summer program
Girls Action Network Salutes Mt. Holyoke College 2007 Scholarship Recipients
New York, NY – August 15, 2007, Rolande William (left) and Tangiah Royster (center), both residents of Newark, New Jersey returned from Hadley, Massachusetts having completed their respective summer enrichment programs at Mount Holyoke women-s college. During their respective summer experiences, Rolande and Tangiah had unique opportunities to participate in innovative curricula in mathematics. Their
GAN Launches New Website
On July 12, 2006, Girls Action Network (GAN) launched an exciting and interactive website at www.girlsactionnetwork.org. The new website will provide both student and adult users with the opportunity to learn about GAN programs and services, to become involved as a volunteer or Champion for Empowerment and OpportunitySM mentor, to enlist a speaker from the
Girls Action Network Salutes Scholarship Recipient
On June 14, 2006, Tangiah Royster, a Newark, New Jersey resident finishing her 10th grade year at Marylawn of the Oranges in South Orange, New Jersey, was officially awarded a $4,000 scholarship by Girls Action Network (GAN) to attend the Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program in Northampton, MA. This one month program in
