Impact

An old man was walking along a beach surrounded by hundreds of washed-up starfish. As he walked, he came upon a girl throwing the starfish back into the ocean, one by one. The old man looked bewildered and asked, “What are you doing?” The young girl replied, “I’m saving stranded starfish.” The old man chuckled aloud, “There are hundreds of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make?” The girl picked up another starfish, gently tossed it into the water, turned to the man and said, “I made a difference to that one!” Starfish Proverb

As a small non-profit organization, we understand that making a difference in an underserved community can be challenging. Creating a large event or program seems like a a great way to make an impact, but getting people to sign up and show up can be difficult. Sometimes it’s necessary to create…

This year, we received special funding to take a very unique individual to Space Camp. John is nine years old, is a member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe, and is very interested in both space and his own cultural roots.

Since John was three and a half, he has been involved with traditional dancing. He would like to train to become a Temasti, which is the highest spiritual leadership role he can attain in the Pascua Yaqui culture, earning the respect of the elders.

He also loves to read and sing, and is in his church choir. One day John started coming home with space books from the library and told his family that he wanted to become a NASA scientist.

Congratulations John…

With over 17,000 members, the Space Hipsters group on Facebook is more than just a forum of space enthusiasts. They’ve extended their reach to bring about real changes in the real world.

Last year, the Space Hipsters helped send Native American girls aged 9 -11 to U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The space inspired American Girl Doll, Luciana Vega, was raffled with all of the proceedings going directly to fund a Space Camp STEM adventure.

We are honored to have received that funding for the Pascua Yaqui tribe girls from Tucson, Az.

Support Saydee by helping her get to Space Camp! Saydee is an 11 year old from the Pascua Yaqui nation. Her dream is to become an astronaut. With your donation she will be going to Space Camp Mach II where she will learn how to fly an airplane! We are very proud of Saydee and think you will be too. Please help her get to Space Camp.

Click here 👉 https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1530675

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Hurry! You only have until midnight(PT) August 1st to enter. Any donation gets you into the prize drawing!

More info: https://girlstakingupspace.com/2019/06/30/donations-and-prize-drawing/

There’s one thing that continues to amaze us about Tucson, and that is the generosity of our community. Our local credit union, started by a group of teachers in 1937 with $349, is one of our biggest supporters. Their contributions have been critical to our success.

Three years ago, our first group of girls was supported by the Tucson Federal Credit Union, and they did not let us down this year. With a generous donation of $750, we will be taking another group of Pascua Yaqui youth to Space Camp in Huntsville, AL.

Our sincere thank you to, Robyn Austin, Community Relations Manager and Miguel Cruz, Vice President of Brand and Community Engagement.

Thank you TFCU for making Tucson a better place!