Kids & Family
Duluth Girl Selected to Participate in National Girls' Conference
Gracie Kirschner is the only young woman chosen from Georgia to participate in Discovery Girl's first tween summit.
A Duluth girl has been chosen to participate in the upcoming inaugural Discovery Girl Tween Summit.
Gracie Kirschner, 10, is one of 36 girls selected from a pool of 8,000 applicants who was selected. She was the only girl selected from Georgia for the summit, which takes place July 20-26 in San Francisco.
In addition to participating in the summit, Gracie also will be featured in a future issue of Discovery Girls magazine.
Organizers of the event said Gracie's "perspectives and attitudes about issues facing today’s tween-age girls make her an ideal candidate." Officials also said that she embodied leadership, compassion, determination and enthusiasm.
Discover Girls, Inc., is a California-based company that focuses on empowering young women. Along with other things, the company publishes a magazine that reaches a million households a month.
The July event is the organization's first tween summit. Organizers hope it opens more discussions about pressures girls face in school, the community, and at home.
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