Seventeen Magazine "Pretty Amazing" Teen Finalist 
Keynote at Middle School Girls’ 8th annual She’s All That! Conference

SAN RAMON—November 29, 2011—Seventeen Magazine “Pretty Amazing” Teen finalist Lauren Lindberg returns to her hometown of Danville to address middle school girls at the Soroptimist International of the San Ramon Valley’s eighth-annual She’s All That conference on Saturday, February 11 at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville.

At 17, Lindberg, an undergraduate at Chapman University, is already an award-winning documentary filmmaker, a member of the ReachOut Youth Council and a Jefferson Award recipient. In her keynote address, Lindberg will discuss how finding and exploring your passion can help get you through tough times.

Lindberg says, “There are so many girls today that don’t feel like they don’t have a voice, and I want to let them know that there is always a way out. Because I was able to overcome my struggles, I have realized how important it is to get my message out and stress the importance of finding and exploring your passion.”

Following Lindberg’s presentation, girls will attend three workshops from a list that includes sessions ranging in topic from talking to boys, self defense, relating to parents, hip hop, cyber safety and personal style. Christine Arylo and Amy Ahlers, co-founders of the Inner Mean Girl Reform School, will present a workshop for girls to help them to stop being so hard on themselves and to create stronger, non-competitive relationships with other girls.

“More than 2,000 young girls have attended She’s All That over the past 7 years and the feedback received has been enthusiastic and gratifying,” says Kelly Vail, this year’s volunteer coordinator.

As in previous years, parents are invited to attend and participate in a separate track of workshops. Parents will also choose three workshops including presentations on nurturing the pre-teen soul, healthy relationships, teen empowerment, and cyber safety.

Dee McCaffrey will serve as keynote for the parents. McCaffrey is an organic chemist, nutrition educator, and author of Plan-D: The Amazing Anti-Diet That Will Change Your Life Forever and Plan-D Cookbook: Flourless and Sugarless Cuisine. Dee is the co-founder of The Center for Processed-Free Living, a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating childhood and adult obesity through nutrition education. She appears regularly on network and cable television, has been featured several times in local and national print, and has been a guest on over 20 radio shows throughout the United States and Canada.

Throughout the event, a “Live Your Dream” expo with be hosted providing informational exhibits that supplement the workshops for both parents and daughters.

She’s All That is open to middle school girls throughout the greater Bay area. “It’s a day that combines learning and personal development with fun for girls and parents. It is fulfilling provide this conference year-after-year as an opportunity girls to explore who they are and how overcome the challenges of being a tween-ager. Our Soroptimist Club is united by providing beneficial service projects to our community,” says Vail.

Registration is open now at www.soroptimist-sr.org. The cost is $30 prior to January 15 and $35 thereafter. Complimentary admission is available to those who cannot afford to attend. The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch is included. Soroptimist International is a non-profit organization, operating on sponsors and donation.


About Soroptimist International of San Ramon Valley
Founded in 1984, Soroptimist International of San Ramon Valley (SISRV) is part of an international organization of almost 100,000 business and professional women in 120 countries, who work to improve the lives of women and girls, locally and throughout the world. SISRV holds the annual She’s All That! one-day conference for middle school girls and their parents, aimed at helping girls adjust during a time of rapid physical and emotional change. Other on-going service projects include sponsoring young women’s service clubs, called S-Club, on local high school campuses, awarding grants to women and girls making a difference in their communities and fundraising to support other non-profits aligned with the organization’s mission. Find us on Facebook and Flickr.