Hamilton County leaders aim to empower young women at event in May
Hamilton County leaders aim to empower young women at event in May
Updated: 4:30 PM EDT Apr 22, 2024
ENCOURAGING YOUNG WOMEN HERE IN GREATER CINCINNATI BY INSPIRING THEM. WOMEN MAKE UP, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE LOT OF HAMILTON COUNTY’S LEADERS. AND IN A FEW WEEKS, ONE EVENT IS BRINGING THEM ALL TOGETHER. SO JOINING ME NOW IS RON DUMAS. HE IS THE FOUNDER OF REACHING OUT FOR KIDS INC, AS WELL AS, OF COURSE, OUR HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR, MELISSA POWERS. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. RON, FIRST, LET’S START WITH YOU AND TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ABOUT WHAT REACHING OUT FOR KIDS INC IS TO BEGIN WITH. WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO? WELL, WE TEACH KIDS HOW TO PLAY GOLF, BUT IT’S FOCUSED ON EDUCATION. AND EVERY SATURDAY WE HAVE THE PROGRAM FOR NINE WEEKS AND WE HAVE SO MANY, UH, GIRLS AND BOYS IN THE PROGRAM. AND THIS YEAR IT WAS ABOUT, WHAT DO I DO FOR ALL OF THE GIRLS IN THE PROGRAM? AND THAT’S WHAT MADE ME THINK ABOUT CINCINNATI AND EVERYBODY THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THE CITY. AND WE CAME UP WITH THE NAME FOR THE LITTLE GIRLS MEET WOMEN POWERS. AND THAT’S WHEN I GOT IN CONTACT WITH MISS MISS POWERS AND CONTACTED PEOPLE BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE ABOUT THE WOMEN THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF THIS CITY. DID YOU FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A NEED WITH YOUNG GIRLS SPECIFICALLY, WHAT WERE YOU SEEING? WELL, WHEN I SEE THINGS AND I’VE HEARD THE GROUP TALKING ABOUT BEING HAIRDRESSERS, SOME OF THEM BEING SKOOCHES, I WANTED THEM TO SEE THAT THERE CAN BE MORE THAN THAT. THEY CAN REACH OUT AND BE MORE. AND IT’S A LOT OF THINGS. SO THAT’S WHY I THOUGHT IF I COULD DO SOMETHING TO TO EXPOSE THEM TO WHAT THE YOUNG LADIES AND WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING IN THE CITY, IT MAY GIVE THEM SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS AND NOT THAT THOSE AREN’T ADMIRABLE JOBS, BUT JUST TO SAY, HEY, IF THAT’S MAYBE NOT YOUR INTEREST, HERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES YOU COULD LOOK INTO TO MELISSA, TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS AND YOU’RE SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY LEADER. BUT OF COURSE, AN INSPIRATION FOR YOUNG WOMEN. SO WHY DID YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED? WELL, I THINK ANY OPPORTUNITY THERE IS TO BE IN FRONT OF CHILDREN TO TELL THEM TO ASPIRE AND TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS AND TO WORK HARD AND HOW EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATION IS AND THAT YOU CAN REALLY BECOME AND BE WHATEVER YOU AND DREAM TO BE. UM, AND I THINK THE MORE EXPOSURE CHILDREN HAVE, ESPECIALLY GIRLS AND YOUNG GIRLS IN DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS MEANS AND AS RON WAS SAYING, THERE’S MANY DIFFERENT FEMALE LEADERS, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH A FIRST HERE IN CINCINNATI. FIRST FEMALE PROSECUTOR, FIRST FEMALE CHIEF, FIRST FEMALE SHERIFF. UM, WE HAVE ENTIRE MANAGER. RIGHT? EXACTLY. SO ALL OF THOSE TWO, WHICH USUALLY WERE IT WAS A DOMINATED MALE FIELD. AND UM, AND NOW AT THIS POINT THAT WOMEN ARE GETTING THESE ROLES AND HAVING SUCH A GREAT IMPACT TO OUR COMMUNITY. RANDI. SO WHAT CAN THE GIRLS EXPECT AT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT? WELL, TO SEE SOME OUT OF SIGHT WOMEN THAT’S RUNNING THINGS THAT JUST TO LISTEN AND ASK QUESTIONS AND NOT JUST LITTLE GIRLS, ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED. SO IT’S ALL WOMEN OF THE CITY FOR THE FIRST TIME, HAVE A CHANCE TO SIT AND LISTEN TO MISS POWERS, SEE WHO SHE IS, SEE WHAT SHE’S DOING FOR THE CITY, SEE WHAT THE POLICE CHIEF IS DOING. FIND OUT WHAT THE CORONER IS DOING AND LEARN A LOT. AND LEARN. HOW DID THEY GET TO WHERE THEY ARE? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO START AT AND WILL THEY BE PLAYING? WE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT OFF CAMERA. SOME PRETTY COOL PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE THERE. MELISSA, THE BENGALS THE REDS THAT THAT’S FOR A FUNDRAISER. OKAY. THAT’S A GOLF TOURNAMENT. OKAY. SO THAT’S FOR THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. BUT FOR THIS EVENT SPECIFICALLY, IT WILL BE FEMALE ALL FEMALE LEADERS. YEAH. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET INVOLVED, IS THERE STILL TIME TO SIGN UP, SIGN UP, SHOW UP. THEY SHOW UP ON MAY THE FOURTH AT 1130. IT’S AT CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CORINTHIAN CHURCH OVER WHERE THE TWIN DRIVE AND USED TO BE AT ALPHARETTA ROAD. THERE. YEAH. WELL IT’S FROM ACTUALLY IT’S FROM 11 TO 1. ALL THEY GOT TO DO IS SHOW UP EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING IS FREE. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU’RE DOING. AND THE DIFFERENCE YOU’RE TRYING TO MAKE. BOTH OF YOU WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, PROSECUTOR POWERS, YOU SEE IT ON A DAILY, DAILY BASIS WITH THE THE CRIME AND KIDS MAKING BAD CHOICES. AND IF WE CAN GET TO THEM AT A YOUNG AGE, HOPEFULLY WE STOP THAT CYCLE. SO ONCE AGAIN, THE GIRL POWER MEETS WOMEN IS ON SATURDAY, MAY 4TH AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING. AGAIN, IT’S GOING TO BE AT CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH AND WE’LL HAVE ALL OF THOSE DETAILS. IF YOU MISSED ANYTHING, JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE WLWT DOT COM. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE
Hamilton County leaders aim to empower young women at event in May
Updated: 4:30 PM EDT Apr 22, 2024
Women make up many of Hamilton County’s leaders, and in a few weeks, one event will bring them all together.The event is known as Girl Power Meets Women In Power, and it will be held on Saturday, May 4, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Corinthian Baptist Church.On Monday, WLWT was joined by the founder of Reaching Out for Kids, Inc., Ron Dumas, who talked more about the organization.Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers also joined WLWT’s 4 p.m. show, discussing the upcoming event on empowering young women.To see the full interview with both, click the video player at the top of the story.For more information on Reaching Out for Kids, Inc., click here.
Women make up many of Hamilton County’s leaders, and in a few weeks, one event will bring them all together.
The event is known as Girl Power Meets Women In Power, and it will be held on Saturday, May 4, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Corinthian Baptist Church.
On Monday, WLWT was joined by the founder of Reaching Out for Kids, Inc., Ron Dumas, who talked more about the organization.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers also joined WLWT’s 4 p.m. show, discussing the upcoming event on empowering young women.
To see the full interview with both, click the video player at the top of the story.
For more information on Reaching Out for Kids, Inc., click here.
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