The International Day of the Girl event took place on Oct. 13 at Maury Young Arts Centre, and was a huge success.
This year’s event, Fair Play, focused on gender equality in sports. We featured four panellists that spoke about their experiences and the challenges faced by women in sports.
Over the course of the event we raised more than $3,000, all going to the Howe Sound Women’s Centre and The Shoe Project, an Afghan women’s charity!
We would like to thank all of the amazing local businesses that generously made donations and discounted items for our silent auction: Lululemon, Whistler Sport Legacies, Whistler Pilates, Evo Whistler, Moguls coffee house, Jovan’s Natural Soap, Eddie Bauer, Billabong, Patagonia, The Great Glass Elevator, Can Ski, The Circle Kids, The Circle, Purebread, Splitz, Pasta Lupino, The Loft, Blenz Coffee, McCoo’s Whistler, Armchair books, and Rocks and Gems.
We’d also like to thank our community sponsors: Community Futures Howe Sound, Whistler Real Estate, Mountain FM, Summit Lodge, and the team at Arts Whistler.
A big thank you also to our four panellists Jacie Dehoop, Laura Stacey, Katie Lebel and Natasha Cyrille, who captivated the audience with their inspiring words and stories about the struggles women in sport face every day. Finally, we would like to give a huge thank you to Dee Raffo for making this all possible, and for giving us the chance to be involved in every way!
We hope to see you next year for another event!
