Sister Month

It's been a while since you supported our Sister Month mission of sustaining our women's sport program, and we wanted to give you an update on how far your generous donation has gone.

As always, keeping up attendance for women in our spaces is a challenge, and so the female attendance has waxed and waned over the last several months. Right now, we have a great group of women attending our women-only time regularly in both our Greece locations, and we've held some great events over the last few months which were possible in part thanks to this campaign.

Most recently, we held a Women's Fitness Tea Party where our female attendees worked out and then took part in a fancy royal tea, complete with delicious nibbles and a variety of artisinal teas! They really loved it, and the crew spent some time during and after working a creative, vibrant banner to liven up our new gym space on Lesvos. Smiles, Solidarity and Sweat!

During the summer months, we held several women-only outdoor expeditions - hikes, picnics and, of course, a rock climbing trip with a group of women who had never tried the sport before! There was a lot of hesitancy and fear at first, but once the first participant decided to do a climb, everyone else followed soon after. It was an amazing experience and all those who participated came away super happy and proud of facing their fears afterwards!

And finally, our Lesvos swim season recently came to a close, but we had an incredible few months of swim classes. We ran dedicated women-only swim classes two days per week for the entire season, and were able to acquire specialist equipment for the community like modest swimsuits, so everyone who took part could enjoy the activity in a culturally appropriate way. No pictures from our swim classes unfortunately, for obvious cultural reasons, but we can assure you that our students loved it!