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Girls with Tools

by Tucson Citizen on Jun 09, 2007, under Education, Local

UA camp teaches carpentry, welding and metalworking to young handywomen

Olivia Groves (left), 14, grinds a metal ornament she crafted as Megan Ruth, 13, looks on.

Olivia Groves (left), 14, grinds a metal ornament she crafted as Megan Ruth, 13, looks on.

The the Girls with Tools workshop at the University of Arizona’s Arizona Youth University was open to girls in grades 8 to 12.

The idea of creating workshops to teach girls only how to use power tools Girls With Tools started in August 2002 at the Zuni Avenue Peace Center, 6054 E. 30th St. The Southeast Side neighborhood center, a program of the Shalom Mennonite Fellowship, offers neighbors a positive place to work and play together.

The workshop at UA ended Friday.

Mira Frenkel, 11, sands a piece of wood she will use to create a wooden tote.

Mira Frenkel, 11, sands a piece of wood she will use to create a wooden tote.

Megan Ruth looks over a metal ornament she crafted in the workshop.

Megan Ruth looks over a metal ornament she crafted in the workshop.

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