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Music. Power. Revolution. The Rock’n’Roll Camp for Girls, a 501(c)3 non-profit, builds girls self-esteem through music creation and performance.

Providing workshops and technical training, we create leadership opportunities, cultivate a supportive community of peers and mentors, and encourage social change and the development of life skills.

05/09/2023

For Immediate Release - Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls (“Rock Camp”) and announced today that Rock Camp has become a program of Friends of Noise. The organizations will celebrate this important milestone at an all ages show produced by Friends of Noise youth on Friday May 12 (819 SE Taylor Street) from 6-11pm featuring the bands Mauve, Femme Cell, Mr. Dinkles, As Above, and School Project. Sliding scale tickets are available at www.friendsofnoise.org. Supporters of both organizations are invited to attend.

The new operating agreement marks a significant transition for “the original Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls,” which was founded in Portland in 2001 and went on to become a worldwide phenomenon with 100+ camps in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. It also highlights Friends of Noise’s leading role in building a safe and accessible community for Portland creative youth of all genders and orientations, through inclusive, youth-led programming, all ages concerts, and professional development learning opportunities spanning Portland’s cross-genre music scene.

“After more than twenty years of empowering girls, women, and gender-expansive youth to turn it up, we are excited to pass the baton to Friends of Noise and their innovative, youth-led programming model,” said Rock Camp board president, Charlene Quaresma. “We know that Friends of Noise will continue to provide Portland-area femme youth with the resources and safe spaces needed to be themselves and to make the world a better place through live music.”

“Friends of Noise values safer spaces that amplify the diverse chorus of voices of our youth in order to build a healthier, more inclusive music ecosystem that will inspire young people for generations,” said Andre Middleton, Founder and Executive Director of Friends of Noise. “Our youth-led community is honored to be entrusted with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls legacy and to write the next chapter of such a storied organization.”

Read the full statement at www.girlsrockcamp.org

05/07/2022

To our Rock Camp Community,

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls board has made the tough decision not to produce summer camp this year. We had hoped to offer at least one week of in-person camp but, at this late date, do not feel we have adequate professional resources in place to meet our community standards for a safe, fun, and empowering camp experience.

Our thanks to everyone who so patiently waited for registration to open - we are so sorry to disappoint you. To our dedicated families, committed volunteers, generous donors, incredible sponsors, and valued partners: THANK YOU for your support and understanding. We will miss rocking out with you all this summer.

Most important, to our AMAZING community of girls, trans, and nonbinary youth: keep turning it up! Make music. Take up space. Change the world.

We hope to see you all again soon.

Your Rock Camp Board

01/22/2022

TOMORROW is our first round of virtual town hall sessions! These sessions will inform our 2022 strategic planning, including Summer Camp dates, locations, and formats. Please join us and share your valuable voice! 🎸

Click here to register! https://t.e2ma.net/webview/snnpye/d5871a86c9bf6dced91468e8fad1d475

01/20/2022

Join us for our virtual town hall meetings on Zoom! We will be hosting town hall sessions to hear your thoughts on Summer Camp dates, locations, and formats as well as our larger strategic plan moving forward. ⁣⁣
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This Saturday, January 22nd: Town halls for parents, campers, employees, and interns.⁣
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Next Saturday, January 29th: Town halls for board members and donors⁣⁣
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Click here to register! https://t.e2ma.net/webview/snnpye/d5871a86c9bf6dced91468e8fad1d475

12/31/2021

It’s the final day to make a fully tax-deductible donation to Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls! 🎸 Please consider making a year-end contribution of any size today. Your generous support will help Rock Camp continue to amplify and empower the voices of girls and trans youth through music creation in 2022 and beyond! 🎶 Click here to make a donation today!: https://secure.donationpay.org/girlsrockcamp/

12/30/2021

It’s almost the new year! With a few days left in 2021, we ask that you consider Rock Camp in your year-end giving plans. https://secure.donationpay.org/girlsrockcamp/ 🎸⁣
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In 2022, we will be embarking on a new strategic planning initiative to reframe Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls’ mission, community engagement approach, and summer camp curriculum!⁣
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By donating to Rock Camp, you will ensure that Rock Camp can continue to amplify and empower the voices of girls and trans youth through live music in 2022 and beyond. 🥁 Click here to donate today!: https://secure.donationpay.org/girlsrockcamp/

12/23/2021

Happy Holidays to our Rock Camp community! ❄️🎸⁣
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As we finish out 2021, we are excited to share that Rock Camp has engaged Guitar Gabby & The TxLips Band as our 2022 strategic planning partners!⁣
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𝐓𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩! Head over to girlsrockcamp.org and you can choose a survey that best describes your connection to Rock Camp.⁣
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More info about our partnership:⁣
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Founded by Gabriella “Guitar Gabby” Logan, President of the Girls Rock Camp Alliance (GRCA) Board of Directors and Diversity Editor for Guitar Girl Magazine, The TxLips Band is an internationally diverse group of Black female and non-binary musicians whose mission is to challenge the boundaries set in the music industry as well as to inspire girls and women worldwide to be an unstoppable force in music. You can read more about them below. ⁣
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Over the next several months, Gabby and the TxLips team will work with us to reframe Rock n Roll Camp for Girls’ mission, community engagement approach, and summer camp curriculum. Their deliverables will include a stronger mission statement, new organizational structure and policy recommendations to relieve recurring pain points, and success metrics to track and support Rock Camp’s commitment to increasing the participation of diverse campers and communities at all levels of the organization.⁣
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06/16/2021

ANNOUNCING PORTLAND’S GOOD IN THE HOOD FESTIVAL 2021! Click here to register for FREE! 🎶: https://www.goodnthehood.org/2021-festival.html⁣
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Check out the Good in the Hood Multicultural Music, Arts & Food Festival livestream on June 26th and June 27th from 3:00-7:00 pm for a fantastic, free Multicultural music festival and parade! If you register early, you have a chance to win raffle prizes like bikes, wine tasting, and t-shirts 🎁⁣
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the GITH festival will look this year, but it’s still happening! Please join your friends, neighbors, business owners and community by tuning into the biggest, free Multicultural event of the summer. The livestream music festival is partnering with three local Portland restaurants for delivery and carry-out prior to the festival so your meal can be pipin’ hot while you watch and enjoy the festival. 🍽🎵⁣
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The first event on the docket is the family-friendly and fun virtual parade, immediately followed by a livestream music festival you won’t want to miss! We have twelve local multicultural bands and speakers and Andy Stokes headlining to top it all off!⁣
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GITH was funded on the mission to raise funds for education and to celebrate diversity in the Pacific Northwest, with the vision to strengthen unity in the community. Just this year, the festival provided fifteen $2,000 scholarships to students at local Portland high schools and colleges.

06/08/2021

We have only 12 spots left for our Summer Rock Camp – Hybrid Edition! 🎸 Register today: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/RocknRollCampforGirls?orglink=camps-registration #/selectSessions/2949935
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Campers will join us in our new space in SE Portland for half day sessions, either AM or PM, to learn an instrument; bass, drums, guitar, or vocals, form a band, write a song, and record their song for our virtual showcase. 🎶 At home, campers will engage in workshops, including logo design and zine making, and performances by our favorite local artists via Zoom.⁣ 💻⁣
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We are taking careful measures to ensure we follow all COVID safety guidelines. Mask wearing will be required, instruments will be assigned to each camper for the week of camp, and all rooms and instruments will be sanitized twice daily. In accordance with OHA, space will be very limited, 30 campers each week, with 15 campers per AM or PM group.⁣⁣
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Tuition assistance is available!

05/19/2021

Today is the LAST DAY to score a limited edition 20th anniversary t-shirt! 🎸 Click here to buy yours and help us fundraise for Summer Camp 2021! 🎶⁣ https://www.customink.com/designs/rockcamp20/fjx0-00ce-cz55/
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This year marks 20 years of the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls revolution! We are celebrating the global movement that started right here in Portland. We want all of our community to celebrate with us! Purchase your limited edition 20th Anniversary t-shirt to show your support for RNRC4G and help us raise needed funds for Summer Camp 2021!⁣

05/18/2021

We are proud to share that we have been awarded the K-12 Summer Learning Grant of the Oregon Community Foundation! Thank you Oregon Community Foundation for selecting us for this grant and helping us prepare for this year’s Summer Camp hybrid edition!⁣
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The Oregon Community Foundation creates charitable funds to improve lives for all Oregonians, and your support helps carry out our mission of amplifying the voices of girls and trans youth. 🎶🎸 Thank you!⁣

05/17/2021

Only 3 days left to order one of these limited edition 20th anniversary t-shirts! 🎸 Click here to buy yours and help us fundraise for Summer Camp 2021! 🎶⁣ https://www.customink.com/fundraising/rock-camps-20th-anniversary-limited-edition-t-shirt-fundraiser?utm_campaign=desktop-post-launch-v3&utm_content=rock-camps-20th-anniversary-limited-edition-t-shirt-fundraiser&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link&side=back&type=1&zoom=false&fbclid=IwAR2oEpdhqHzCDyglcQbHI4qUyWu8VezmWp9l2gfZUeAIjU4DmbptjRYqBvI
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This year marks 20 years of the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls revolution! We are celebrating the global movement that started right here in Portland. We want all of our community to celebrate with us! Purchase your limited edition 20th Anniversary t-shirt to show your support for RNRC4G and help us raise needed funds for Summer Camp 2021!⁣
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PO Box 11324
Portland, OR
97211

Website

http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/

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