Hi there ladies! We are using a new registration system this year & I may be experiencing some hiccups. I haven’t been receiving notices when participants register online in the last few days. If you do not receive an email confirmation or would like to make sure that you are registered, please shoot me an email at chicksplayhard@gmail.com.
Thanks for understanding! We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.
A special thanks the folks over at Seattle’s Child and Taryn Zier for this great article! Click here to read Chicks Play Hard: A Self-Confidence Boost for Pre-Teen Girls in full.
Sign up for our October 24, 2009 Event Now! Visit our registration page here to secure a spot.
We’re happy to announce that our new neighbors on Capitol Hill, Molly Moon Ice Cream & Cupcake Royale will be donating some sweet goodies for our event! Thanks again to our lovely sponsors.
We are so happy to have the support of Seattle Parks & Recreation. They have showed continuous support and have confirmed our use of Miller Community Center on October 24 for this year’s event.
Many thanks to Jeremy and Seattle Parks & Recreation!
We’re really excited to announce all of the great events planned for this year’s event. Here’s the line up so far, drumroll please…
Boxing with Cappy’s Boxing Gym
Skateboarding with Skate Like A Girl
Fencing with Salle Auriol Seattle
Songwriting with Angela Carey, recording equipment from EMP
Film Production with Reel Grrls.
Double Dutch with NorthWest Double Dutch
Belly Dancing with Middle East Arts
Girls in Science with Larkin Hood from UW
Registration will begin October 1, 2009.
Each year our event relies on the time of volunteers; Lead Chicks are a key part of our programming and we are looking for 10+ women volunteers. So before you sign up, we’re sure you have some questions.
Q. What is a Lead Chick?
A. A Lead Chick is assigned to one group of 5-10 girls for the day (11-4). You’ll be in charge of gathering your girls between registration and the keynote speaker/opening. We hope that you’ll engage your girls, do some ice breakers and start to get them comfortable with you and their group. You’ll be in charge of getting them from one session to another, while encouraging them to try new things. We also ask that you stay until all of your girls have been picked up at the end of the event.
Q. How much time will this require?
A. Being a Lead Chick requires about 8 hours of your time, 2 for our pre-event meeting and 6 the day of the event. We ask that you show up to Miller Community Center around 9:30-10am.
Q. Ice breakers?! I don’t know any.
A. We’ll talk all about that at our pre-event meeting, tentatively scheduled the Wednesday before the event around 7pm.
Q. Do I have to participate in the sessions?
A. Mary & I have both been Lead Chicks, we find it to be a lot of fun to show the girls that you are excited and willing to take risks too. We encourage your participation, but do not require it.
Q. Who should I talk to about signing up to be a Lead Chick?
A. You should shoot us an email at chicksplayhard@gmail.com or call Ann DeOtte at 206.393.2436.
We hope to hear from you!
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