It seems to have become a tradition at this point! Over the last several years, we have taken an educational field trip at the end of the year. This provides our participants in Girls Empowerment, our Shining Scholars, and our Shining Brighters to come together and practice the empowerment topic lessons in some way and/or connect their school material to the activity. This end of year trip actually does so much more than that....... it gives the girls a chance to expand their

Starting off the new year, we want to highlight one of our Board Directors who has been with the team since before the beginning of our official launch in 2018. We would like to recognize Board Director Juan Manuel Montufar Vizzuett who is part of our team in Hidalgo, Mexico. Juan and his wife Rosario own and operate a clothing store in Actopan right in the town square, but he is further involved in his community through his service as a law enforcement officer. Juan worked w