YWCA To Celebrate Girls and Women In Sports Day With Twitter Party
Feb. 6 social media event will begin at 3 p.m.
YWCA Rhode Island will host a Twitter Party celebrating the 27th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day Feb. 6 The free online event will begin at 3 p.m. To participate, attendees must follow @ywca_RI on Twitter using the hashtag #YWSheShines. Sports are a solution for many of the serious heath and social problems faced by girls, including obesity, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and depression. In addition to the multitude of health benefits, sports activity at an early age provides a foundation to succeed later in life teaching lessons of teamwork, goal-setting, leadership and competition. The year marks the 41st anniversary of the Title IX legislation prohibiting the exclusion of women or men in educational programs based on …
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