Empowered Girls Rise rally set for Jan. 12 in Wolcott, Conn.

Carol Jurzyk of Wolcott will present a free Empowered Girls Rise Movement Rally on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at Wolcott High School, Wolcott, Conn.

The theme is “Own the Queen that Lies Within You,” said Jurzyk in a press release.

Alyssa Taglia anchor for WTNH and former Miss CT 2016, will be great keynote speaker.

The event will include workshops on goal setting, healthy relationships, facing fears and other empowering topics. Workshop presenters include Doreen Dilger, business and manifest coach; Leanna Tsangarides, LCSW, CDBT; Renee C. Bauer of Bauer Law Firm;  Jillian Harpin Competitor in Adaptive Sports; Caili Ewell, life coach/meditation teacher; and Shelly Carter, founder and director at Girl’s Future Firefighter Camp.

The panel discussion will include Bridget Oei, Miss Connecticut 2018; Louise Cornetta, digital audio program director at ESPN; and Irma Reyes, owner at New Grand, LLC.

Sponsors include: Thomaston Savings Bank, Advanced Dermatology , Advanced Physical Therapy, Michaels Beauty Salon, Linsalato III CPA, Dental Health Associates, Tynan and Iannone, Photography by Nicole Frappier , Bunker Hill Pharmacy, and Mancini Pool Decks, Inc.

Donations include Inner Beauty Life Coaching, Pats IGA, Walsh’s,  Bill and Sams, Farmers Insurance, Stop and Shop, Costco, BJ’s, Home Depot, bare Minerals, Skin Type Solutions, and Fercodini Reality.

The event is complementary to any middle and high school girl who lives in Wolcott.

Sponsorship and donations are still being accepted to provide the girls with snacks, lunch and swag bags. For future information contact empoweredgirlsrise@gmail.com

The first 150 girls receive swag bags.

Register by Jan. 6, 2019 at http://bit.ly/Wolcott