2010 Dream Maker Award Winners
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Jazzmin Brooks and Dafina Bobo - Girl Achievement & Leadership
In 2004, Jazzmin Brooks and Dafina Bobo wanted to find a way for girls to develop a sisterhood of high educational standards, leadership and a commitment to service. They were 11 years old. Two years later, these young activists created Girls in Motion Minnesota, which promotes excellence in education, vocation, leadership, civic service and the arts through a variety of educational and career opportunities. Today, the two high school juniors are empowering girls to lead dynamic and purpose-driven lives. (Jazzmin is a 17-year-old junior at Blaine High School, and Dafina is a16-year-old junior at Blake School. Both girls live in Minneapolis.)
Adrienne Diercks - Woman Achievement & Leadership
Since graduating college, Adrienne Diercks has had a dream of her own: to help young people believe in their dreams, to envision a future for themselves, and to take positive steps toward making their dreams become reality. In 1994, Diercks created Project SUCCESS, a model that uses goal-setting workshops, live theater and one-on-one support to help youth plan their paths before they graduate. Minneapolis-based Project SUCCESS, which serves over 10,000 young people and their families every year, discovers and reveals the possibilities that exist for students, ensuring they have the tools and vision needed to prepare for their future.
Cindy Reuther - Individual Support & Leadership
Economic forecasts for the next decade project a 20-33 percent increase in scientific and technical fields in Minnesota. Yet research shows that girls decrease their academic motivation in science, math and technology around the age of 10. Disturbed by these facts, Cindy Reuther envisioned an exciting learning environment where girls are inspired to learn and to explore their potential, develop their intellect and discover their brilliance in all academic arenas. In September 2007, she founded St. Paul-based Laura Jeffrey Academy (LJA), the only girl-focused charter school in Minnesota and, perhaps, the only girl-focused, arts-infused, science, technology, math and engineering middle school in the world.
Women's Environmental Institute (WEI) - Organization Support & Leadership
The Women's Environmental Institute (WEI) is an environmental justice organization that helps communities learn about and then organize on their own behalf to reduce their exposure to environmental toxics. Based in North Branch, Minn. and led by Executive Director Karen Joy Clark, WEI conducts research, collaborates with other groups on calls for policy reform, supports community-based advocacy efforts, and raises public awareness of environmental and agricultural justice issues. In the six years since its inception, WEI has served as a positive, transformative force for hundreds of girls and women who have become personally engaged in its mission, and its work has positively influenced the lives and health of countless others.
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