OUR ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CELEBRATION
Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest invites you to join us for our annual Day of the Girl celebration! In 2011, the United Nations established October 11th as International Day of the Girl to raise awareness about the unique challenges facing girls and women worldwide.
This year, we invite you to join us and recognize this important and empowering day with an in-person luncheon at the Sentinel Hotel Portland. Join us, and thousands of others across the globe, as we work towards our shared vision of achieving an equitable society.
Karina LeBlanc is a retired Olympic bronze medalist and professional athlete. With a prestigious career that spanned almost 18 years at the international level, she participated in 5 FIFA World Cups and two Olympic Games, winning an Olympic medal in London 2012. Since retiring as a player in 2015, Karina has been named UNICEF Ambassador, a FIFA Legend, and founded the Karina LeBlanc Foundation, a charity that empowers young women to find their inner greatness and purpose. In 2018, Karina was named an Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy and, in 2022, appointed to the Order of Canada.
