EMpact Leadership Summit Day 5

Saturday, June 20

Today started off as a very early morning to most of the girls. The girls had a night full of fun and excitement at Embassy Suites. Today was our EMfitness day. We all walked a 5K. To some of the girls this seemed to be an impossible challenge. When we told them what we were about to do, they thought to themselves there is absolutely no way I am going to be able to do that. Each girl walked and jogged at their own pace to stay in their "EMzone". But everyone finished their race! We had one girl in particular that stated that she didn't think she could do it. She was even told that she did not have to do the whole walk. She in turn said, “No, I want to finish.” Not only did she finish the walk, but she finished out the last portion of the 5K in a sprint! She finished strong. We were all so proud of her.

After the 5K we took the girls to take a picture with Arvest Bank’s president Don Gooch, one of EMwomen’s sponsors.

Denise Gerrich was able to share her amazing testimony of loosing over 130 lbs in 10 months. She also taught the girls how to make some simple recipes that are less than 10 grams of fat. The girls had fun making Chicken Kabobs and Angel Lush cakes. After each team made their cakes they had an eating contest to see who could eat their cake the fastest. It was hilarious and so much fun.

We then headed to the Gibson house to have a cookout and swim party. We ate some delicious chicken kabobs and had fun singing karaoke and dancing.

We would like to give special thanks to Embassy Suites. We would like to thank John and Missy Gibson for their hospitality and letting us spend time at their beautiful home. We would also like to thank Don Gooch, president at Arvest Bank, for being so giving of his time to these wonderful girls, and also Denise Gerrich for sharing her wonderful testimony and teaching the girls some phenomenal recipes.

-Heather Rogers