Camp Courage to enter 11th year helping girls get into emergency services
Posted Mar 16, 2017 06:15:18 AM.
Last Updated Mar 16, 2017 01:26:19 PM.
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HALIFAX – A camp looking to inspire young girls to pursue non-traditional careers in the future is getting set to enter its 11th consecutive year.
When Andrea Speranza started Camp Courage in 2006, women comprised less than three per cent in firefighting, police, and paramedical trades, and she felt that needed to change.
The idea is to give young girls between 15 and 19-years-old real life experience delivering mechanical babies, cutting roofs off of cars and learning self defence.
Speranza tells NEWS 95.7 even after camp is over, participants will continue to have a support network.
“One of the best parts about the camp is that these young ladies will have a huge support network throughout their entire educational experience, recruitment process and initial years,” Speranza said. “So it will be a different experience all together for them.”
Speranza says interested applicants will need to submit an essay on how they can help their community by March 31st.
