GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — WOTV4Women’s Maranda brought together dozens of middle school girls from around Kent County for a day of empowerment.
The Maranda “Beautiful U” event, held Monday at Ferris State University in downtown Grand Rapids, is all about lifting girls up.
The early teen years can be a confusing time for girls.
“I have a lot of friends that put themselves down. I tell them to keep their head up and don’t listen to what other people say. You’ll always have a true friend by your side,” 13-year-old Amaya, an eighth-grader at Kentwood’s Pinewood Middle School, said.
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