HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-11-08, Page 19Erica Ehm, the first female MuchMusic host and well-known mediapersonality returns to serve as thekeynote speaker at the Girl PowerSuccess (GPS) workshop onTuesday, Nov.13. She will be joined by Canadian
Idol finalist Kati Durst from
Goderich.
“The theme for the workshop this
year is Dream Big, Beyond
Me,Think Community and Act
Globally” explained GPS founder
Cathy Anstett. “Erica Ehm had big
dreams and she has achieved so
much through her multi-faceted
media career. I know her story will
help to inspire the more than 350
girls that we’re expecting for the
workshop.”
Last year, Ehm served as a
speaker at the GSP workshop and
inspired the group with her story.
She is the co-creator and host of
Yummy Mummy, a parenting show
for the music video generation
which is currently airing on Life
Network.
She was previously on the
airwaves in her series entitled
Nestle Baby and You (Rogers
Television.)
Other shows she’s starred in
include Popstars – The One(Global), Real Life with Erica Ehm(Life Network), Power Play(Discovery Channel) and TheCompany (TVO). She is the author of the best-selling book, She Should Talk:
Conversations with Exceptional
Women about Life, Dreams and
Success published by
HarperCollins.
Encouraging women and young
people to follow their dreams is the
central re-occurring theme for many
of the projects to which Ehm has
committed. She hosted a weekly
call-in show on CFRB 1010 and has
song-writing, stage and film credits
as well.
Durst, the 27 year old 10th-place
finalist on the fourth season of
Canadian Idol will perform at the
close of the workshop. Before
participating in Canadian Idol,
Durst worked for an automotive
detailer and is now pursuing a
musical career.
She spends much of her time
practising and performing with her
newly-formed band Quarter Mile
Lane. The group headlined a series
of two sellout concerts during
Goderich’s Winterfest celebrations
in February. She also joined Toronto’s famedSecond City comedy school and inaddition to recording a demo CD,she is also working on an improvshow that will incorporate musicaltheatre.
The brainchild of Anstett, the first
GPS workshop was held in
November of 2005. Girl Power
Success is a teenage girls'
workshop, and last year over 300
girls from high schools in
both Huron and Perth Counties
attended.
“Last year’s event far exceeded
the expectations of the planning
committee,” said Anstett. “The GPS
workshop is designed to provide
tools to empower and support the
participants and to inspire them to
dream big.”
Girl Power Success is organized
by a volunteer group of Stratford
area women in partnership with the
Foundation for Enriching Education
Perth Huron and the Avon Maitland
and Huron-Perth Catholic District
School Boards.
The workshop features a series of
sessions on topics including:
- How do you want to be
remembered?
- Creating goals, dreams anddesires- The truth about guys- What is true beauty? Courage toface your fearsThese sessions will be conductedby Melissa Schenk, who is emcee,
Jennifer Crake, Joan Maloney, Dana
Robinson, Carolyn Drummond,
Abbey Sparks and Chad Eastham.
During the lunch break, the group is
joined by 100 local women mentors
who will mix and mingle with the
teenage girls.
A GPS Bursary has been created
in partnership with the Foundation
for Enriching Education and the
GPS committee.
The goal is to power the dreams
of students in Huron and Perth
Counties by creating an annual
financial award for former GPS
participants graduating from
secondary school and moving onto
post secondary education or
training.
The goal is to provide a minimum
of $1,000 annually for this award.
The first GPS Bursary will be
awarded in 2009.
In addition to the Bursary, the
GPS committee will also provide
some Dream Support to a girl in the
community. Dream Support is in the form ofboth financial and other forms ofassistance for students who requiresome help in setting the stage fortheir future dreams. For more information on the GPS
Bursary and Dream Support, visit
the GPS website at
www.girlpowersuccess.com
The theme Beyond Me will be
underscored with a fundraising
effort during the GPS workshop.
Each girl and each mentor (450
people in total) will be asked to
donate a “toonie” which will
provide each participating school
with a Rotary Aquabox.
The students will then gather up
items such as warm clothing, useful
hardware and hygiene items to
accompany the Aquabox which
provides clean water for a family of
four for four months.
If enough “toonies” are collected,
it is also hoped that a bedkit will be
donated on behalf of each school to
“Sleeping Children Around the
World.”
Visit the GPS website at
www.girlpowersuccess.com for
more information or contact Anstett
at 519-273-7703.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007. PAGE 19. Erica Ehm headliner at 2007 Girl Power Success
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