Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Addresses HerShe Group's Camp Cinderella Pool Party
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was the guest of honor at a July 13 pool party in Malibu organized by the HerShe Group Foundation, a group that mentors teenage girls in foster care and sponsors an annual summer camp at Pepperdine University.
The Supervisor, a longtime advocate of supportive services for foster children, implored the teenagers to work hard to achieve their dreams and told them they are fortunate to have received guidance from an organization like HerShe.
"All of us have to have support systems," the Supervisor told the girls. "The things that seem to be challenges and impediments today won’t be tomorrow because you are those who can achieve and overcome by virtue of the fact that you have support."
The pool party was a prelude to the HerShe Group’s 4th Annual Cinderella Ball, to be held July 19 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 Washington Boulevard.
The gala celebrates girls in foster care who have completed the group’s camp program. It also marks the debut of the girls as they approach emancipation from foster care
Supervisor Ridley-Thomas wished the girls "an extraordinary Cinderella Ball."
"You are going to show up and show out," he said. "That is what we want, that is what we expect and that is why we are your supporters."