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We have grown from 7 affiliates in 2006 to 27 affiliated girls rock camp non-profit organizations in 2010. We attribute this awesome success in not only starting but sustaining and maintaining new camps to the amazing supportive community we have created through our annual conferences.
2011
Girls Rock Camp organizers representing 33 camps attended our 5th annual GRCA conference in Washington, DC, in March 2011. Every year our conference grows and grows in camp numbers and attendance. We want to give a HUGE extra special shout out on the shout out wall to our volunteer affiliate and conference organizers Emmet and Kate, as well as our amazing hosts Girls Rock! DC.
2010
The 4th annual GRCA conference was held in the Bay Area, California in March 2010.
- GRCA 2010 Conference Photo
2009
We met in Wimberly, Texas, just outside of Austin, at 7a Ranch. It was awesome. 20 girls rock camps were represented from around the world. We invented the new game Multi-Ball!!! And the steering committee formed several sub committees focused on fundraising and organizing the business of running a program such as the Girls Rock Camp Alliance. Throughout the year, we have recieved new affiliate applications from Los Angeles, the Czech Republic, and Vancouver, BC.
2008
Organizers of all levels of experience and back ground in planning and running Girls Rock Camps converged in New York in late March 2008. The yearly retreat is by and for the many incredible staff and volunteer leaders charged with starting and/or operating a non profit Girls Rock Camp. This year’s conference agenda included GRCA program development, plus added skill sharing workshops such as Band Coaching 101, how to start a non profit rock camp, inclusive training, and more.
This is a very exciting time as many new and old camps are looking forward to working together to make the Girls Rock Camp community stronger and fulfilling each of our programs’ missions.
2007
The first conference was held in Portland, Oregon, where the first camp, Rock n’roll camp for girls, started in 2000. Participating camps, apart from the initiators Rock n’roll camp for girls, were also Girls Rock! U.K. (London, U.K), Wille Mae Rock Camp (Brooklyn N.Y.), Popkollo (Sweden), Girls Rock! Bay Area (S.F. CA), Girls Rock! Philly (Philadelphia, PA) and Southern Girls Rock n’roll camp (Murfreesboro, TN). These became the founders of Girls Rock Camp Alliance.
GRCA 2007 Conference Photo
