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Montgomery County Commission for Women’s 2025 Girl Power Contest: Celebrating Women’s History Month Through Creativity
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 7, 2025
This year’s contest encourages residents to answer the question:
The media we consume plays a powerful role in shaping confidence, ambition and self-worth, especially for young girls and women, by providing representation, positive role models and stories that challenge stereotypes. What kind of media (TV shows, social media content, YouTube series, movies, books) would you create to inspire, uplift and empower girls and women in the community?
Montgomery County residents ages five and older are invited to submit a short story, poem, drawing or other creative work that addresses this topic.
Submissions will be accepted through Monday, March 31 at 5 p.m. and are limited to one per person. Written entries should be no more than 500 words. Entries should include full name, age, grade and school (if applicable), telephone number and email address.
Winners will be chosen in four categories: elementary, middle, high school and adult. They will be featured on the CFW’s social media platforms, invited to a recognition ceremony and receive a certificate and Girl Power swag bag. Winners will be announced in early May.
Entries from minors must include parent or guardian permission and be their own work. All submissions become property of the Montgomery County Commission for Women and may be used for publicity.
For more information and to submit entries for the 2025 Girl Power Contest online, click here. Entries should be made electronically through the entry form on the website. Though not encouraged, entries may also be submitted by email to [email protected] or mailed to: 2025 Girl Power Contest, Montgomery County Commission for Women, 21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 330, Rockville, MD 20850.
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