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Inaugural Dare to Climb Program hosted by Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York

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Dare to Climb

ALBANY, NY (10/23/2013)(readMedia)-- Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York has developed "Dare to Climb", a minute mentoring style program where girls ages 14 and older have the opportunity to connect with women from a diverse range of professions to get real information about the actual work in various fields, the challenges to reaching success, and advice on how to get there. The program takes place on Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 9am-11am at the Hilton Garden Inn in Clifton Park, NY. Registration is $10 for Girl Scouts and $25* for non-Girl Scouts. Program includes a continental breakfast. Mentors include: Jennifer Oneal, Executive Producer, Vicarious Visions; Genevieve Trigg, Esq., Associate Attorney, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, LLP.; Diane Donato, Radio Host, WGY; Kathleen Digan, Congressional Aide for Congressman Paul D. Tonko; Jillian Duarte, Manager, Glennpeter Jewelers; Courtney Moore, Engineer, Knolls Atomic Power Lab (KAPL); Maude Baum, Artisting Director, eba Dance Theatre; Holly Ahern, Professor of Microbiology, SUNY Adirondack; Jennifer Miller, Social Media & Web Designer, Clear Channel Communications; Elizabeth Bogandowicz, Auditor, NYS Comptroller; Keara Sease and Rachel Pian, Medical Students at Albany Medical Center. Click HERE to register. For more information, contact Allison Marinucci at (518) 489-8110 x112 or Maegan Frantz at (518) 348-1413 x 402 or go to www.gsneny.org.

(*Includes $15 Girl Scout membership which is required for participation in all Girl Scout events. Membership is valid thru 9/30/14.)

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About Girl Scouts:

Girl Scouts is the largest girl-serving organization in the U.S. and is focused on leadership development for girls grades K-12. Having celebrated 100 years in 2012 of building girls of courage, confidence and character to make the world a better place, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York serves 11,000 girls and 5,000 volunteers throughout 15 counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren & Washington. Offices are located in Albany, Halfmoon, Queensbury and Plattsburgh. For more information: GSNENY.ORG or (518) 489-8110.