Creating Women Leaders One Girl at a Time
Prancing Ponies Foundation’s mission is “Creating Women Leaders One Girl at a Time” by developing core competencies required for advancing to and succeeding in leadership roles in their chosen careers.
Founded in 2016, Prancing Ponies’ goal is to serve 1000 girls worldwide by 2020.
We offer two programs that support our mission and goal. The Prancing Ponies Leadership-Summer/Abroad Academy provides up to ten 3rd year University girls (juniors) in either engineering or automotive programs an opportunity to learn core leadership skills while interning either within the US or internationally. Our newest program, the Prancing Ponies Online Leadership Academy for high school girls enables us to extend our reach and teach critical leadership skills prior to college empowering them to take on leadership roles in college and later in their chosen careers.
The idea for the Foundation stems from an experience in San Francisco where I was at a stop sign next to a bus stop watching 3 teenage girls and reminiscing about my own experience as a teenager. The girls suddenly grew silent and I noticed they were looking at me. One of the girls said ‘Miss, I like your car’ and without knowing where this came from I said ‘I expect you to get one too’. Our eyes locked and I’ll never forget her little face as she slowly nodded in agreement. I knew in that moment there was a real connection made with her and that I could use my Ferrari to inspire young girls. It’s a dream to be able to combine my passion for helping teenage girls become leaders and driving my Ferrari – actually I’ve come to realize it’s my life’s purpose. My first experience living abroad changed my life forever when I moved to Monaco to obtain my MBA in Entrepreneurship in 2007. My resulting success through hard work combined with my international business experience, culminated in my becoming the first employee of a startup biotech. I then purchased my first Ferrari and the concept for the Prancing Ponies Foundation and its fundraisers the Prancing Ponies Rally and Prancing Ponies Car Show was born.
Read a touching letter sent to Prancing Ponies, written by a mother who met us during the Rally when we stopped at a restaurant in Carmel. This is the inspiration that drives us to help as many girls as possible.
The Prancing Ponies Foundation’s primary fundraising events; Prancing Ponies Rally a 501(c)7 is the first all-Female Ferrari Rally in the World and the Prancing Ponies Car Show is the First All-Woman Car Show during Monterey Car Week
Prancing Ponies Rally is a 501(c)7 is the first all-Women Ferrari Rally in the World. The Rally and Car Show are the primary FUNdraising events for the Prancing Ponies Foundation’s Leadership Academies. We are an international sisterhood of drivers and car enthusiasts that support the next generation of Women Leaders. The rally is an annual event which moves to a different country every year. Our first year was San Francisco to Santa Barbara, this year was Milan to Monaco. We are proud to announce that we had successful first All Woman Car Show in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. All funds raised support programs to ‘Create Women Leaders One Girl at a Time’!
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Email: supporttheponies@prancingponies.com
Address: PO Box 1942 Mill Valley CA 94942
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