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Build Like A Girl: Event helps girls break barriers

By: Dave Thompson|March 11, 2024
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    • Audrey Gibney uses a blowtorch to put a burned finish on her birdhouse as Bush Construction’s Jake Cashen supervises during the Build Like A Girl event on Saturday, March 9, in Davenport. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Local Girl Scouts used hammers, saws and even blowtorches to build and decorate birdhouses at a special event in Davenport.

    The girls and birdhouses came together for the annual Build Like A Girl event on Saturday, March 9. The event, hosted by Bush Construction, aimed to show area girls they are capable of doing big things, like having a career in the male-dominated construction industry.

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