OWENSBORO, Ky. — Owensboro Community & Technical College will host the 5th Annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 in OCTC’s Blandford Lecture Hall, with guest speaker Jen Bricker-Bauer.
Jen Bricker-Bauer was born without legs and her biological parents left her at the hospital. One would think she would be destined for a life of hardship.
As a child, Bricker-Bauer was obsessed with gymnastics, and her idol was gold medalist, Dominique Moceanu. In fact, watching Dominique on TV helped inspire Bricker-Bauer to start competing herself. Against all odds, Bricker-Bauer went on to compete against able-bodied athletes and became a state champion in power tumbling.
As part of her amazing story, Bricker-Bauer later learned that her childhood gymnastics idol, Moceanu, was actually her biological sister. Always challenging herself, Bricker-Bauer transitioned into an accomplished acrobat and aerialist. As such, she traveled internationally with Britney Spears’ World Tour and appeared as the headliner at the prestigious Palazzo hotel in Las Vegas, and the Shangri La hotel in Dubai.
Bricker-Bauer’s incredible story has been featured on multiple shows, including HBO Real Sports, 20/20 and Good Morning America. She has added a successful speaking career to her list of accomplishments, including being featured in one of the well renowned TED talks, as well as speaking & performing in over 23 countries. Bricker-Bauer hopes to inspire & motivate others to believe that anything is truly possible. She published her first book, “Everything is Possible”, which hit the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2016, as well as being translated into 11 languages.
To ensure you receive a t-shirt that evening, register by visiting 5thtrailblazerdinner.eventbrite.com or e-mail cadie.underwood@kctcs.edu.
Space is limited. The event will also be livestreamed with more details to come on that opportunity.
The event is sponsored in part by GO Females, the OCTC Foundation, and Independence Bank.