• The 1998 conference hosted 165 girls, with keynote speaker Jane Fonda.
• The 2005 “Opening Doors” conference hosted 124 girls, with keynote speaker Jane Fonda.
• The 2006 “Discover Your Power” conference hosted 130 girls, with keynote speaker Eve Ensler.
• The 2007 “Dream Big” conference hosted 118 girls from 8 communties, with keynote speaker Lisa Woll.
• The 2008 “Picture Your Potential” conference hosted 79 girls from 10 communities, with keynote speaker Anne Sherwood.
• The 2009 “Courage to Climb” conference hosted 149 girls from 24 communities, with keynote speaker Luanne Freer.
• The 2010 “Live Out Loud!” conference hosted 204 girls from 41 communities, with keynote speaker Stephanie Quayle.

Map showing the 41 communities represented at the 2010 conference.

The schedule for the conference each year is as follows. After the opening ceremony, each girl attends two workshops before lunch, and two after lunch. Girls choose their workshops from a list of exciting classes offered by community volunteer presenters.

Examples of past workshops:

• Mindful Woodworking: Build a meditation bench using a variety of woodworking power tools. Then, put your bench to use while you learn techniques for meditation.

A Mindful Woodworking sanding her project.

• Maki Your Own Sushi: Come learn about the exciting and fun culinary art of sushi! Maggie from Dave’s Sushi of Bozeman will teach you about the history and tradition of sushi. After the lesson, you’ll get to try making your own sushi rolls!

A Maki Your Own Sushi participant practices rolling sushi.

• Bollywood Dancing: Ever notice how catchy the soundtrack to “Slumdog Millionaire” is? Join Indian exchange students in learning fun dance moves from India!

Priyanka, an exchange student from India, leads students in Bollywood dancing!

We’re looking forward to hosting even more girls from all across the state in 2011! If you’re interested in presenting a workshop, attending the conference or volunteering for GFAC, please give us a call at 587-3840.