09/09/2026
Today we started our 9th year of offering GIRLS UNPLUGGED with our first meeting of the 2026-2027 school year! With over 30 girls in attendance we all had an AMAZING time! 🎉💜🎉💙Tonight we spoke with the girls about our program and shared the “WHY” of Girls Unplugged and then also introduced all of our Leaders—-Six awesome women who represent our local business sponsors; Samantha Norton and Carissa Wilkins from the Canton YWCA, Susan Baldwin from MidAmerica National Bank, Erin Coulter from Ingersoll Middle School and Catherine Calvert and Melissa Miller from Spoon River College. After spending some time also learning about each of the girls in attendance, we then discussed our first monthly topic which was mental health and anxiety. We talked about the good and bad ways to deal with stress and challenges and then shared the different types of coping strategies we all use to deal with stress, challenges and anxiety. After our discussion we passed out our NEW T-shirts and then got into small groups and had a contest to build the tallest balloon tower. To end the meeting we talked about how working in teams and participating in groups improves mental health and provides a sense of belonging and boosts one’s mood. It was another great meeting full of learning about each other, and tons of smiles and laughter!!
🌟🌟MARK YOUR CALENDARS….Our next meeting for the 2026-2027 school year is Wednesday, October 14th🌟🌟
—Girls Unplugged is a FREE group that meets once a month for 5th-8th grade girls at Ingersoll Middle School. This group is led by 6 local volunteers and proudly sponsored by Spoon River College, Canton YWCA and MidAmerica National Bank
