NEWS  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

November 21-27, 2011

PROCLAMATION
"INTERNATIONAL GIRL EFFECT WEEK" 

The Girl Effect concept was created in 2010 by the Nike Foundation, and aids impoverished girls in our communities and around the world through various forms of empowerment. Discrimination against girls is still very pronounced in the developing world, as there are at least 70% of 130 million out of school children that are girls. The overall purpose of the week is to show individuals that regardless of your location, if given the chance, and driven by goals, one can become a successful individual in their community and the world. The week encourages all participants to grasp their opportunities by setting 7-day SMART life goals to reach their potential, resulting in bettering our local, national and international communities. The SMART acronym life goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time), bound with daily objectives target the following areas: 

Day 1 – Health and Physical Well-being

Day 2 – Career

Day 3 – Financial

Day 4 – Relationship

Day 5 – Spiritual

Day 6 – Leisure

Day 7 – Societal

For each goal established, participants are encouraged to learn about the needs of girls throughout the world and act by donating to the Girl Effect Fund or by volunteering with a worthy cause for girls.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Joseph T. McElveen, Jr., Mayor of the City of Sumter, do hereby proclaim the week of November 21 - 27, 2011 as:

“INTERNATIONAL GIRL EFFECT WEEK”

in the  

CITY OF SUMTER

and I do hereby encourage all citizens to join me in working together to make a difference by creating positive change within our lives and the world – one girl at a time.

                                                                                                   Joseph T. McElveen, Jr., Mayor