Sarah Wells had just settled in for a post-Olympic career motivating high schoolers when the pandemic created a hurdle that may have forever changed the way she runs her Believe Initiative.
No longer able to cross the country gearing students up for passion projects via full-day workshops (and with stretched teachers unable to take on their usual support roles for related curriculum), Wells found students to take the lead instead. What s so brilliant is that I am no longer limited by how many schools I can get to in a week or how many hours I can spend on a plane, said the 30-year-old hurdler, who retired from professional athletics in January 2020 to focus full-time on the project.
Author of the article: Brian Cross
Publishing date: Mar 10, 2021 • March 10, 2021 • 3 minute read • Mike Malott and his daughter, Jada, 16, who are leading a campaign to convince the city to provide free feminine hygiene products at city owned facilities, such as arenas and recreation centres, are pictured on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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Teen hockey player Jada Malott has suffered the anxiety of suddenly needing a menstrual hygiene product and running around an arena asking if anyone had one to spare.
“No one had one and what was I going to do? I had to end up using toilet paper, and that’s embarrassing,” said the 16-year-old activist, who with her dad Mike has been at the forefront in trying to convince city hall to provide tampons and pads free in City of Windsor washrooms. They made impassioned arguments at budget time three weeks ago. And on Monday, Ward 9 Coun. Kieran McKenzie responded by taking t
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