Promoting Women's Sports.More than 1,500 activities held nationwide marked the 15th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 7, 2001, which Congress established to advance equality and access for women in sports. The day is sponsored by a coalition of five groups whose collective membership reaches more than 50 million: Girl Scouts of the USA For Girl Scouts worldwide, see Girl Guide and Girl Scout. The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. , Girls Incorporated, and YWCA YWCA abbr. Young Women's Christian Association YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas YWCA of the USA, all of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, Reston, Virginia; and Women's Sport Foundation, Eisenhower Park, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Events ran the gamut from awards ceremonies honoring local female athletes (including members of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team), to silent auctions of women's sporting goods, to essay contests on this year's theme, "No Stopping Us Now." In Washington, D.C., 21 champion female athletes visited more than 70 congressional offices to urge continued support for equal opportunities for females in sports. As it has for the past five years, the physical education department at Ashley Hall Girls School in Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , recognized the day by conducting special activities, including a morning walk and basketball shooting contests. |
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