Pace Center for Girls, Manatee

It's that time again!! YOU can give a Pace girl an extra special Christmas this year through our Adopt-A-Girl program! Reach out if you would like to learn more ❤️

Thank you to all the local business and organizations that participated in our Career Exploration Expo with the Manatee Young Professionals (MYP)!!

Pace girls were able to learn about a variety of different career fields and explore the resources that are available for them! Educating our girls about their options empowers them to try career fields they may not know of or have thought about.

We're so grateful for everyone that could participate, and for these valuable connections!

Another fabulous day of cottage shopping! 🎀
Each day, our Pace girls have the opportunity to earn points for working in class, making good decisions and demonstrating our Values & Guiding Principles. The points translate into a currency to be used for special activities and shopping in our Corner Cottage. Check out these photos from our last shopping day!

But wait, there's more!!! 🎁
During the holidays, the cottage transforms into the Holiday Cottage Shop where girls have the opportunity to shop for their families for Christmas. Want to help stock the cottage for the holidays? Organize a collection drive or comment below for the list of needs!

Happy Halloween from Pace Manatee!! 🎃
Students and staff showed their school spirit today in spooky and creative costumes! Let us know your favorites 👻 We hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween tonight!

Have you ever wanted to write your own comic book? Today girls had the opportunity to participate in a Bat City Comic Professionals workshop and they did just that! After flushing out a story together, they went through the steps of developing a hero and writing their own stories. Thank you to Shannon for joining us today to lead this fun activity!

The tradition continues - Pace Family Pumpkin Carving was a huge success! Lots of laughter could be heard while they cleaned out the pumpkins, followed by some deep concentration as they created their designs. Thank you once again to Falkner Family Farms for donating the pumpkins and providing a fun experience our families will treasure.

Pumpkins have arrived!! 🎃 Thank you to Falkner Family Farms for sponsoring and to Scott Falkner & Delaneybelle Falkner for delivering these BEAUTIFUL pumpkins! We can't wait for our Pace families to join us on tomorrow evening (Tuesday) to carve, paint, decorate, and get in the spirit!

UPDATE: All families have been sponsored for Thanksgiving ❤🥳

We are partnering with Trinity Lutheran Church to offer our families a take-home Thanksgiving meal. Traditional side items are provided by the church, and we pair them with a $25 Walmart gift card for our families to purchase a protein of their choice.

We need your help collecting a gift card for each of our Pace girls. Help us reach our goal, and make a difference for a Pace family this Thanksgiving! 🧡🦃

On the final day of Red Ribbon Week, the girls enjoyed a special lunch and received a new water bottle with some goodies! They also added their name to the Red Ribbon Week tree: A heart on the tree is a promise to believe in yourself and live happy, healthy, and drug free! 🎀

I believe in my future ✨
That was today's theme during our week of Red Ribbon activities, and who better to talk to our girls about their future than the ones who sat in their seats?! These former Pace girls shared their stories of overcoming obstacles, growing in their careers, and some of the lessons that Pace taught them along the way. ❤

We're SO proud of them and grateful that they took time out of their day to spend with our girls.

🌟 October is Youth Justice Action Month 🌟
We envision a world where all girls are safe, secure, and have the power to lift their voices and shape their futures. This month, and especially on , we’re celebrating and uplifting the voices of young women as they step into the spotlight and create the world they want to see!

Red Ribbon Week continues! 🎉 Today's theme was "I Believe in my Team" and to help us recognize this, we invited someone who knows teamwork!! Ray Gardner with Prosper Bradenton has worked with athletes from around the world and has built a local community motivating people to accomplish their goals, whatever they may be! He shared his story, and his message left all of us inspired! ❤

Thank you to the Hanley Foundation for helping us kick off our Red Ribbon Week presentations this week! Jennifer and Meredith led an informative discussion, educating our girls about prescription drug abuse and prevention.

More fun to come, celebrating our theme:
I Believe in Me: Happy, Healthy & Drug Free!

Pace Manatee is so honored to be one of many recipients of the Bradenton Police Department Forfeiture Grant Program! 🎉 A couple of weeks ago we gathered with some amazing local organizations to accept a grant that helps support projects related to drug prevention and education. We loved seeing so many impactful and deserving agencies share this opportunity with us!

It's also RED RIBBON WEEK 🎀 so we are looking forward to an exciting week of education and celebration around the importance of being drug free! We've got presentations, activities, and a speakers planned all week long - stay tuned!

Over the last month, we celebrated the rich culture, history, and contributions of Hispanic communities during Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉 The girls participated in learning opportunities, fun activities, and also enjoyed a special lunch!
At Pace, we honor all our girls and their families, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every girl feels seen, heard, and celebrated.

If you've followed us for a hot minute, then you may be familiar with our ✨Magic Cart ✨ which comes around once a month with a different theme to spread joy to our girls!

This month's theme was "Self-Care" - which we could all use a bit of these days! Thanks to Victoria Eastman and the Kappa Chapter of the DKG International Society for Women Educators, we were able to give the girls a TON of fabulous self-care goodies. The girls also decorated the bags with positive messages to encourage their peers. Check them out!

𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀! ❤

Pace girls – If you haven’t talked to your counselor already, know that she is trying to reach you, so please answer her call! 🙂 This week, we will be providing special lunches and are here to help support you AND your family. We understand if you cannot come to school because you are without basic necessities or you are helping your family during these challenging times. Just remember, your Pace family is here for you!

We hope to see you tomorrow if you can make it, because as Ms. Kimberely says, “This is prime education time!”

Happy Monday Morning! We are grateful to the Saint Stephen’s volunteers for extending their clean up efforts to our parking lot! Today, our team returns and we will be able to continue assessing how to best help our girls and families. Tomorrow, classes will resume. ❤️