2009 Conference

149 girls from 24 Montana communities attended the 2009 “Courage to Climb” conference.

2009 attendees with keynote speaker Luanne Freer!

• 94% of participants said the workshops were “good” or “very good.”
• 98% said the keynote speaker was “good’ or “very good.”
• 73% said they know more about how to keep themselves healthy.
• 83% said they feel more confident in their own personal strengths.
• 81% said they feel more confident about their future.

The 2009 theme was “Courage to Climb.” We asked girls what “courage” means to them. Here’s what they had to say:

• “Courage is the ability to do what’s right instead of what’s acceptable.”
• “Courage isn’t a lack of fear. It’s overcoming your fears to do what’s right for you and for others!”
• “Courage is to step from beyond your reaches to experience something new and worth while.”
• “Courage is understanding people who are different than you.”
• “Courage is keeping together after all that life throws you.”
• “Courage is being strong enough to say YES.”
• “Courage is doing what scares you most.”

A girl shares her views on courage at the 2009 conference.