Women, we are all a part of a special community. Mothers, sisters, wives, etc, we’re all on the same team. And so many of us deal with the pressures of society from career to body image, while battling our own personal struggles from motherhood to personal identity. That’s why I’m so excited to partnering with SCA on their Amazing Women Everywhere campaign, highlighting exactly that, amazing women worldwide, for all they do for us and our ever changing world.
SCA believes that everyone should have the opportunity to live life to the fullest, and we are committed to creating value for people and nature. To champion these ideals, SCA launches Amazing Women Everywhere, to celebrate women who have a positive impact on others.
The women of SCA’s all-female racing team, Team SCA, exemplify this spirit. They have come from all walks of life and backgrounds to take on one of the world’s most challenging endeavors, the Volvo Ocean Race.
For nine months, their journey of hard work and determination will inspire millions around the world. We aim to gather thousands of stories from all over the world and inspire thousands more by illustrating that amazing women truly are everywhere.
One of the coolest aspects of the campaign, is that SCA has a fantastic user-generated photo mosaic of Amazing Women Everywhere that you too can be a part of! Share a photo of amazing woman you want recognized and it will become a part of the terrific online art piece! Be sure to post your amazing woman’s photo soon so she can be a part of this fabulous cause using #AWEmosaic hashtag on twitter and/or facebook or by posting it on the site itself. Be on the look out for my mom, Clara Bronico, who I’ve nominated for the #AWEMosaic!
Plus, For each photo and story uploaded to the mosaic, SCA will donate 1 EURO to the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF!
So get to posting and let’s give all the amazing women in our lives the recognition and gratitude they deserve! Who are the amazing women in your life that inspire you?
About The Race
The Volvo Ocean Race is the toughest offshore sailing race in the world. The history of the race goes back to 1973 and is considered the Everest of racing. The race lasts for nine months, covering 39,379 nautical miles (almost two laps around the equator). It started in Alicante, Spain in October 2014 and stops in nine countries around the world before it finishes in Gothenburg, Sweden in June 2015.The race will make one stop in North America: Newport, RI, arriving between May 5-9, 2015.
About The Team
Team SCA is the first truly professional all-female team to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race and includes 13 women (ranging in age from 28-40) from all over the world – including three Americans, Sara Hastreiter (age 30, from Wyoming) and Sally Barkow (age 34, from Wisconsin), and Sophie Ciszek (age 30, dual citizen of US/Australia). Other amazing members of Team SCA include Dee Caffari (GBR), the only woman to have sailed solo both ways around the world (both east and west); two moms, Abby Ehler (GBR and AUS) and Carolijn Brouwer (NED), who both have young sons; and Elodie-Jane and Justine Mettraux, the first two sisters to sail this race. Individual bios for each team member and more team information can be found on the Team SCA blog, here. Not only is this the first all-female team in the past decade, but it’s also the first time there is a completely level playing field amongst teams. Each team is competing using the same boat (The Volvo Ocean 65, or VO65), meaning all sails, all design elements are fixed and no changes could be made by any team. The team trained on the boat in Lanzarote, Spain for roughly two years to prepare for the race. Now in the sixth month of the round-the-world race, Team SCA is competing in leg 5 – sailing for an estimated 20 days between Auckland, New Zealand and Itajaí, Brazil. The team is capturing their journey through a blog as well as active social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube). Images of the team can be found at http://teamsca.photodeck.com/.
SCA believes that everyone should have the opportunity to live life to the fullest, and we are committed to creating value for people and nature. To champion these ideals, SCA launches Amazing Women Everywhere, to celebrate women who have a positive impact on others.
The women of SCA’s all-female racing team, Team SCA, exemplify this spirit. They have come from all walks of life and backgrounds to take on one of the world’s most challenging endeavors, the Volvo Ocean Race. For nine months, their journey of hard work and determination will inspire millions around the world. Follow along with Team SCA on Facebook!
We aim to gather thousands of stories from all over the world and inspire thousands more by illustrating that amazing women truly are everywhere. Visit http://www.teamsca.com/awemosaic to submit a photo of an amazing woman in your life.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of SCA. The opinions and text are all mine.
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