Explorers Get Exclusives at Women Leaders Conference
*Headline photo: Reporters Syann Hollins and Darianna Browning pose with Genise Shelton, author, foundation founder, mother, and media personality of Bravo!’s “Married to Medicine,” reality series. *On March 2, Explorers were invited to serve as the official youth media team for the 2nd annual Cultivating Women Leaders Conference at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan.
New Year’s Resolution….TRAVEL!
Okay, you said you were going to do more of it this year…yes, TRAVEL! What better way to start the year than to plan an educational experience of a lifetime. The Merze Tate Explorers will explore the black sand beaches of Hawaii during an all-inclusive, tour-guide led study in June, 2018. In addition to students
Explorers Wrap Gifts with Crossroads Mall Staff Volunteers
By Sonya Bernard-Hollins- Founder, Merze Tate Explorers PORTAGE (MICH.)- Two weeks before Christmas the Explorers were on a mission: HELP SHOPPERS WRAP THEIR GIFTS! Explorers, parents, and community volunteers all took part in this amazing fundraising adventure, thanks to the Crossroads Mall in Portage, Michigan. The mall allowed the Explorers to set up a Santa
Explorers’ Founder to be Honored with Sojourner Truth Institute Award
Contributed by Betty Moorehead- Sojourner Truth Institute Battle Creek (MICH).-The public is invited to attend the Annual Sojourner Truth Day Celebration, entitled “Vision of Truth” at 4 p.m. Sunday, November 19, at First United Methodist Church, 111 East Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek. As we celebrate “Vision of Truth, the Sojourner Truth Institute will present its
Pizza! Pizza! Helps Girls Succeed
As the Merze Tate Explorers prepares for an amazing 2018, we ask for your support as we raise funds through various projects. Please support the girls while enjoying Little Caesar’s Pizza. Click on this link to have a pizza or cookie kit sent directly to your door. Our goal is to raise $50,000 for scholarships
Girls Can! Magazine Celebrates STEAM Around the World!
Check out our 2017 edition of Girls Can! Learn of new places, people, careers, and more as 25 girls travel their community, state, and the world!
Explorers to Unveil 5th Annual Girls Can! Magazine…and Unveil 2018 Adventures
Purchase tickets to this amazing fundraising event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girls-can-magazine-unveiling-celebration-tickets-36910702906?aff=GirlsCan
Taste of Italy Event a Success!
Nearly 200 community leaders, family and supporters of the Merze Tate Explorers came out for great Italian food and opera music in their Taste of Italy fundraising dinner at the Ladies’ Library Association on June 1, 2017. Thanks to the generous donations of food from Monelli’s Italian Eatery, the donation of the building by the









