Mission
Rain City Rock Camp for Girls (formerly Girls Rock! Seattle) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to building positive self-esteem in girls and encouraging creative expression through music. Our music education programs provide girls with an opportunity to participate in an environment that fosters leadership, encourages social change, and cultivates a supportive community of female peers and mentors.
Name Change
"Girls Rock! Seattle " announced its official name change to Rain City Rock Camp for Girls in July 2010. The decision to change the name was made by the Board of Directors in response to another local organization with a similarly named program.
The name "Rain City Rock Camp for Girls" was chosen from two potential names voted on by Summer Camp participants in July 2010.
We saw this as an exciting opportunity to give the girls we serve ownership over the look and feel of our organization going forward. As a young non-profit with increasing momentum, this was the perfect time to make a change that we're confident will be better for us and the non-profit community as a whole.
Programs
Rain City Rock Camp for Girls Summer Camp
In School Programming - Scriber Lake High School Rock Camp
Background
In 2000, Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls was founded in Portland and has since become an overwhelming success, serving 300+ girls a year. As a result, similar programs have emerged across the country and overseas as part of the Girls Rock Camp Alliance (GRCA), a program of the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, created to provide accreditation, resources and networking opportunities for it's members. In 2009, Rain City Rock Camp for Girls was be added to this growing coalition of like-minded organizations that embody the core values of the GRCA:
. We value the power of music as a means to create personal and social change
. We value efforts that actively expand opportunities for girls and women
. We value positive approaches to fighting sexism
. We value integrity, honesty and respect
. We value appropriate sharing or resources, cooperation and collaboration
. We value using our collective voice to further the mission
. We value diversity
The need for a program in our own city was evident. Each year, the Portland Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls drew a growing number of campers from the Seattle area as well as volunteers and guest musicians. In 2008, a fourth session was added to Portland's summer camp program and numerous campers still had to be wait listed.
As a result, in 2009, the idea of Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in Seattle finally became a reality in the form of Girls Rock! Seattle (now Rain City Rock Camp for Girls.) In a city that has historically embraced music as a form of self-expression and creativity, the excitement and enthusiasm for a program such as this is overwhelming. Rain City Rock Camp for Girls not only expands Portland's message of empowerment and self-esteem through music, but also provides inspiration, encouragement and unity for women musicians in our community.
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