The BIO Girls Blog
Volunteer Highlight — Margie Warning
BIO Girls is brought to life by 1,000’s of volunteers each year! We’re so grateful for each and every one of these changemakers, including Margie, mentor in Davis County, IA!
Volunteer Highlight — Amanda Gramm
BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer-facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!
Newest Unsung Hero is Antoinette Sailor
Devils Lake, ND – Hot off the presses from the Devils Lake Journal is “Newest Unsung Hero is Antoinette Sailor”. See the full article about BIO Girls volunteer, Antoinette Sailor.
October 2023 Grant Highlights
We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!
$320,000 Provided in Financial Assistance to 2023 Participants
At BIO Girls, we believe that all girls need BIO Girls. Why? Because all girls can and likely will struggle with low self-esteem. To ensure that we will never turn a girl away from our proven, preventative mental wellness programing, we’ve implemented a pay as you can method.
Volunteer Highlight — Bradie Nelk
BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer-facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!
Volunteer Highlight — Laney Weimerskirch
BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer-facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!
Volunteer Highlight — Karli Moch
BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer-facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!
September 2023 Grant Highlights
We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!
BIO Girls 5th Annual Gala - God’s Plan, Our Story
BIO Girls 5th Annual Gala - an evening filled with the stories that make BIO Girls what it is today.
August 2023 Grant Highlights
We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!
Volunteer Highlight — Jenny Mathiesen
BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer-facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!
BIO Girls Dickinson focuses on self-esteem for young girls
Dickinson, ND — Earlier this year, Nikki Wolla teamed up with a couple of other moms in the community to launch a Dickinson chapter of BIO (Beauty Inside and Out) Girls, a Fargo-based Christian non-denominational organization.
Empowering Adolescent Girls - A Journey Towards Boosting Self-Esteem
Waconia, MN — As girls across the Midwest battle anxiety, low self-esteem and other mental health challenges, an area program determined to change this has been growing over the last decade. For Waconia, individuals are raising their hands to support our youth to teach skills and provide resources to strengthen that confidence.
Volunteer Highlight — Sara Lau
BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer-facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!
July 2023 Grant Highlights
We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!
Bedford Donates to BIO Girls Local Community Service Project
BIO Girls of Jackson/Lakefield assembled plastic lumber chairs for Jackson County Schools. The project was sponsored by Bedford; the employer of BIO Girls volunteer, Kristy Thurmer, who works as a Sr. Mechanical Engineer.
June 2023 Grant Highlights
We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!
Helping Parents Understand and Talk about Sexual Abuse and Exploitation | The BIO Girls Podcast
Laurie Robinson-Sammons has spent 50 years in the education field as a teacher, curriculum specialist, and adjunct university professor of education. In this episode, Laurie spends time helping parents understand and talk about sexual abuse and exploitation.
One Mom’s Experience Parenting a Teen with Depression
Steph is the mother of two teenage daughters, now 15 and 17. Kaitlyn has struggled off and on with depression and anxiety since the summer before starting 6th grade. This will focus on the most recent bout fall of 2021 – spring 2022.