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Article: Presque Isle film series hopes to empower girls
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
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- July 8, 2009
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PRESQUE ISLE - A Waterville-based organization that helps young
women in several counties across the state is branching out to reach
the same population in Aroostook County.
The local contingent of Hardy Girls Healthy Women, a nonprofit
organization geared toward enhancing the health and well being of
girls and women, is partnering with Upward Bound, a federal program
that provides support to students preparing for college entrance, to
host a three-part film series in Presque Isle. The films will
illustrate the ways in which media adversely affect the healthy
development of youth.
The film series kicked off Tuesday. Films also will be shown at 6
p.m. the next two Tuesdays, July 14 and 21, in ...