The St. Croix Career & Technical Education Center will be conducting its first McKenzie’s Way Women and Girls Symposium and Fun Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 21. This year’s theme is “Women Empowering Each Other.” These activities are designed to help our mothers, women, and girls understand their role within the community, and to provide them with the resources available to them throughout the private and public sectors.

Planned activities include presentations on:

Nutrition and Health Tie-dye Shirt Making

Wellness and Fitness Baking

Domestic Violence Upholstery

Blood Pressure, HIV and Diabetes Testing

Self Defense Seminar

American Red Cross Volunteerism and Services

Auto Mechanics

Self-Esteem and Etiquette for Young Ladies Architectural Drafting

Gardening and Agriculture Carpentry and Wood Crafts

Jewelry-Making Outdoor Power Equipment

Soap and Candle Making

Learn Origami

Dancing (Zumba, Belly Dancing) Story-Telling

Piloting and Careers in Aviation for Women

Arts & Crafts

Prizes and trophies awarded for these competitions: chess, checkers, scrabble, Uno, double dutch and many more. Childcare service is available and must be pre-arranged. Participation is open to the first pre-registered 150 women and girls ages 8 to adult. Contact Cenita Heywood at 778-2216, ext. 5907.