By now, over 200 campers have experienced the joy of writing and performing their original musical expression in front of a cheering crowd of family and friends. For each young person who has gone to camp at Girls Rock! DC, stepping out on stage at the 9:30 Club can be a celebration of their creativity and confidence. This year we are celebrating our own monumental victory; Girls Rock! DC’s Fifth Anniversary.

We started as a dream in the back room of a coffee shop with a small rag tag group of 8 women volunteers. In five years we have grown to over 100 volunteers per camp session and hundreds more supporters like YOU.

As we head into our record fifth year we couldn’t imagine Girls Rock! DC without your support. Thank you! To make another amazing camp season happen, we need to raise $40,000 before July. Your gift of $50 or more will help provide D.C. area girls with an experience they can’t find anywhere else.

We are dreaming big for our fifth year, and are looking to expand our week-long programming into year-round. Girls rock all year, why shouldn’t we support it? In our record year we hope to: hire staff, establish a gear and instrument loan program and provide after-school programming. Will you reach deep as we reach for the stars?

Donate by clicking on the Donate Now button to your right, and be proud you’re helping girls stand up and rock out right here in D.C.!

Join us in celebrating music’s ability to empower and change lives. Hosted at BloomBars in Columbia Heights, The Benevolent Media Festival’s two-hour concert event will feature sets from female hip-hop collective Lipstick Revolt, and Americana indie rock band Sweetbread Jim’s. Proceeds from the event to benefit Girls Rock! DC.

RSVP here

BloomBars
3222 11th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.

Saturday, November 5
5 to 7 p.m.

Suggested donation $10

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Eileen Fisher was one of the top supporters of Girls Rock! DC this year. Their company has a great plan to give back to the community surrounding their stores, and to women-owned businesses, which synchronizes extremely well with the Girls Rock! DC mission.

We are very glad to be invited back to another Eileen Fisher event, and to be the beneficiary from not only Eileen Fisher, but also from Saks, another nationally-known brand. Please join us!

More info >

Please keep us in your hearts and minds!

Make sure you’re on our e-mail list — you can join right here!

Join our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Tumblr, and we’ll be looking forward to hearing how you can contribute!

One week of camp will culminate with an outstanding concert by the 8-18 year old campers of Girls Rock! DC performing their original songs and DJ sets.

WHERE: 9:30 Club
815 V Street NW (9th & V St)
U Street Metro, Green Line

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 13 11 a.m.
Doors open 10:30 a.m.

TICKETS: $10 (under 8 free)
Tickets now available.

DIRECTIONS
http://www.930.com/directions

We can’t wait to see everyone at camp in a few short days/hours!

This is a quick reminder that this year we have a new host school, so please plan accordingly.

Location: Mary McLeod Bethune Public Charter School
1404 Jackson St., NE, Washington, DC 20017 — 14th & Jackson NE, Washington, D.C., a short walk or bus ride from the Brookland-CUA Metro on the red line, also on the H6 Metrobus line.

Camp is from 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Monday, August 8 – Friday August 12

And don’t forget we will have an awesome

Camper Band Showcase
Saturday, August 13
Time and Place: 11 a.m. at the 9:30 Club (doors open at 10:30 a.m.)

Invite all your friends! Tickets will be $10 at the door.

Our all-volunteer staff is working hard right now to prepare for our fourth Girls Rock! DC camp. We can’t wait!

If you aren’t volunteering this year, but you still want to be part of the Girls Rock! DC effort, there are ways you can pitch in:

• Donate! There’s a button right here on this page where you can donate much-needed funds.
• Provide in-kind donations — see our Get Involved page for an updated list of the equipment, food and other things we’re looking for.
• Sponsor the showcase! We have a number of sponsor levels available, giving you an opportunity to put your name and/or logo in front of our camper families and Girls Rock! DC fans. Details on the Get Involved page.
• Come to one of our countdown events — see the Calendar page for information on the fundraising and equipment donation events being held to help keep Girls Rock! DC rockin!
• Come to the showcase! August 13 our campers will show all they’ve learned at camp. Stay tuned for details on time and place.

Be sure you are following us on Facebook and Twitter (if you do that sort of thing) for the most up-to-date information, not to mention our e-mail list, which you can subscribe to right here on our website.

We are pleased to say we are overflowing with camper applications from girls who rock! Thank you for this fabulous response! Unfortunately, we’ve gotten so many applications, we will probably have to say no to some of you. (Actually, we will put you on a wait list in case someone backs out at the last minute.) If your application was received after the June 10th deadline, we may also be contacting you to see if you’d be flexible to study another instrument at camp. (We want everyone to have their first or second choice, but some sections fill up faster than others!)

Please know that we feel the love, we love you back, and we are working hard to find ways to make Girls Rock! DC bigger and better every year.

We hope we’ll see ALL of you at the Camper Showcase August 13!