Thompson student organizes districtwide women's wellness retreat
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Iliana Collins, a Mountain View High School senior, outlined plans for a second annual women's wellness retreat for the Thompson School District in April, describing workshops, partners and small grants and sponsorships supporting the event.
Iliana Collins, a senior at Mountain View High School, told the Thompson School District audience she is organizing a second annual women's wellness retreat for the district planned for April (exact date not specified in the transcript).
Collins said the retreat aims to give high school women opportunities to learn about their bodies, mental health and community resources. "I decided that it would be very important to start an initiative that would give high school women the opportunity to learn more about their bodies, their mental health, and just, numerous other resources that they have access to in the community," she said.
The program will include a meditation workshop, an intuitive-eating workshop and vision-board sessions led by Summit Stone; Collins said Summit Stone will bring a therapy dog this year. "We're going to have a meditation work shop. We're going to have an intuitive eating workshop and we are bringing back the vision boards from Summit Stone and they are coming this year with a therapy dog," she said.
She outlined the event's small grants and sponsorships: "This year we have a $300 grant from the Thompson Kids Can Change the World program. And we also have a $250 grant from the Rotary Club of Thompson Valley. And we've gotten $300 from the McKee Foundation. And we have been able to get some sponsorships from King Soopers and from Chick-fil-A garnering in almost $200 of gift cards and gift certificates," Collins said.
Collins said those partnerships reflect local organizations' willingness to support youth-led initiatives: "I learned that a lot of the community organizations are willing to help and they really appreciate seeing high school involvement. They are very invested and they are very excited to help." She described the work as empowering and said taking accountability for the project has been personally meaningful.
The transcript does not record any formal school- or district-level action on the retreat; Collins presented the event and its funding sources as a student-led initiative. The retreat's exact date and any district approvals were not specified in the provided remarks.