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A Woman Of Worth! Vote for Nancy!!!!

Friend of Adventure, Nancy Chang, has been nominated by L’Oréal Paris as a 2008 Woman of Worth for her work with Skate Like a Girl. She is awesome! So, it is up to us to vote for her! Because then the charity of her choice will get $25,000, she will get recognized as the adventurer/do-gooder that she truly is and everybody wins. Voting is open from today until November 24th, spread the word!!! Click here to: vote for Nancy

Here is some more information about the award and our favorite honoree. In 2006, L’Oréal created Women Of Worth – a grassroots program and award to honor women who serve others in their communities. Here’s what Nancy has to say, “Winning the National Woman Of Worth award would mean alot of things for Skate Like a Girl, and help promote Girls Skateboarding in general! This is really the jump start SLAG would need to be able to tour, put out movies, and provide skateboarding opportunities to girls around the country and the WORLD”!

About Nancy Chang:
The 27 year-old Seattleite and director of Skate Like a Girl, Nancy wants to empower young women, encouraging them to pick up a skateboard. Based in Seattle, with a sister crew in Portland, Oregon, the organization provides skateboarding lessons to underprivileged girls, instructional clinics to female groups, summer skate camps and hosts events like ladies only contests.

Like many alternative sports, skateboarding is dominated by males. Of the millions of Americans who skateboard more than once a week, only about 26 percent are female. Nancy’s work allows girls to establish themselves in public spaces usually dominated by young men, like the skate parks of the greater Seattle area. Built with public funding, these parks usually attract a small segment of Seattle’s population. With skateboarding equipment and training, girls have a means to stake their claim.

Skate Like a Girl has served over 500 young women in the Seattle area, setting up workshops and camps in surrounding teen and community centers. It attracts volunteers from all over the West Coast, recently resulting in the establishment of chapters in Portland and San Francisco, as well interest in other cities. Skate Like a Girl promotes an all-inclusive female skateboarding community that empowers girls and women to make positive self-care decisions, boosting their confidence and self-image. That’s why Nancy is a 2008 Woman Of Worth.

If you want to get involved with Nancy’s organization, contact them at the following.

Skate Like A Girl
PO BOX 95902
Seattle, WA 98145
Tel: 206-973-8005
email:skatelikeagirl@gmail.com

Skate Like a Girl

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