Girl Up Gets Inspired by Local Writer

On Monday January 23, 2023, Maria Lamb visited the Girl Up group of Manatee Middle School. Maria Lamb is a freelance writer. She spoke of her career and introduced the topic of inspiration. “If you were a writer, what would you write about?” she asked. Mexican food? Natural disasters? Tsunamis? The topics are endless. Topics led to inspiration. Inspiration leads to empowerment. Maria Lamb was recently inspired to write an article about Marie Senechal, a member of the Marco Island Woman’s Club who quilts blankets for children in need. Each blanket is unique. Many of her blankets have been given to children in the Golisano Children’s Hospital as a gift of healing.  Marie Senechal, who will soon be 94, never tires of helping others. Maria Lamb gave each girl of Girl Up a quilt with an incentive to give that quilt to a child in need. Maria Lamb encouraged the girls to develop their writing skills by writing a piece on something that inspired them.