LANES programs teach character, leadership, morals and values, social conscience, and spiritual awareness. We believe these qualities will serve our participants for the rest of their lives. LANES currently offers the following programs.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLSPOWERHOURS Middle school girls gather for weekly inter-active workshops.These workshops address issues most teen girls face and allow a forum for girls to fellowship with each other, seek answers to life’s difficult situations, and express themselves in a supervised, structured environment.The workshops offer character and leadership development and cover a variety of topics such as economic education, health and nutrition, spiritual awareness, abstinence education, self-esteem building and dangers of alcohol, drugs and tobacco.The POWER HOURS are free and include dinner.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SATURDAY SUMMITS High school girls gather once each month for leadership development and life after high school graduation preparation workshops. These workshops are designed to allow high school girls an opportunity for candid discussions about society’s ills, self-discipline and self-control and challenges facing high school girls. The POWER HOURS are free and include dinner.
ONLY TWENTY-TEN A club for High School seniors that have participated in LANES programs throughout middle and high school. These girls meet regularly during their senior year of high school for volunteer opportunities and dinner and discussions. At the end of the school year, LANES hosts its Annual Mother and Daughter Scholarship Reception honoring these participants and celebrating their achievements. Since 2005, LANES has awarded over $10,000 in scholarships and gifts to its high school seniors and alumnae pursuing higher education after high school.
EXPRESSIVE ENTOURAGE A middle school girls book club. Middle school girls that participate in the Power Hours are given fictional novels and autobiographies to read and come together once each month for group discussion and interactive activities and applications about the books. The books are chosen by the club's facilitator and must have a positive message or reinforce the morals and values instilled by LANES. There is no fee to join the club, the books are provided complimentary and dinner is served at the discussion sessions.
SoFresh Club A club for High School freshman and sophomores only. These girls meet regularly throughout their 9th and 10th grade year of high school to learn the skills necessary for a smooth transition from middle school to high school. The club members attend monthly motivational sessions lead by women in leadership to encourage them to remain focused and not loose sight of the goal of graduating from high school. The sessions are free and include lunch or dinner.
SPRING BREAK TRIP WITH COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TOURS Annually during the public school's spring break, LANES sponsors an out of town trip. The spring trip offers an opportunity to travel outside of Central Florida, tour Colleges and Universities, visit historic sites and museums, and provides exposure and new experiences for the participants. Fees are charged to offset the cost of transportation and hotel accommodations.
EVELYN PITTS DALLAS
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
A fund established in memory of Evelyn Pitts Dallas, the mother of LANES founder and director. Mrs. Dallas was a retired educator who taught at Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School in Apopka for 28 years. She was a member of the Florida A&M University Alumni Association and the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association. She was also a member of Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Orlando under the leadership of Pastor R. W. Wiggins.
Annually the fund awards scholarships and gifts to high school graduates who have participated in LANES programs.
For additional information, please contact:
Lisa Williams, Director
Loving Assisting Nurturing Educating & Supporting Teenage Girls, Inc.
