2008 – Girls Rule was born with the passion of 4 women who wanted to make a difference for girls

2009 – Laura Anderson, co-founder, unexpectedly passes away – The Laura Anderson Scholarship Fund was created

2010 – Build our website & continue to grow our workshops, continue to define our mission, & our vision

2011 – Continue to grow our programs, continue to define our mission, & our vision

2013 – Dena Patton, co-founder, solely takes Girls Rule 

2014 – Works on creating 2 new programs and creating more brand awareness

2015 – Creates infrastructure, internal systems, measurement/outcome systems, & board of directors website 
2016 – Hold 1st summer camp, start fundraising, starts #girlschangetheworld
2017 – Retooled all 3 programs, continues fundraising and building our board
2018 – Hosts over 16 programs & 5 fundraisers, launch Tshirts, build community outreach, builds brand & impact, dreamLAB beta launch, Won charity of the Phx Business Journal and launched our new website
2019 – Continued growing the 3 programs, Strategic year working on our Board, Launched dreamLAB leadership afterschool program

2020 – Showcased at the National Principals Conference in Atlanta with dreamLAB, Unfortunately had to cease all in-person programs (3 of the 4) and cease fundraising events due to Covid.

2021 – Continuing outreach and promotion of girls advocacy through our social media, added the middle school leadership kit for dreamLAB. All live programs and fundraising closed with Covid.

2022 – Continuing outreach of girls advocacy through our social media and speaking nationwide, continuing to grow the dreamLAB leadership program nationwide for zoom use. All live programs and fundraising closed with Covid.

2023 – On Oct 11 we hosted a Dinner Party, our first fundraising event in 3 years to help us rise out of Covid and open our programs again for 2024.

2024 – Updated website and programs. We hosted our 9th year of Wings To Fly Summer Camp in July 2024. Launched the AZ Impact Initiative in Oct 2024.