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Ladies Night
Description: Ladies Night is self explanatory.
This program was a night where all of the ladies
of Temple Ambler's East Hall to come out and
enjoy food and mocktails while getting advice
and discussing issues that exclusively affect
women. We (Ambler's RAs) promoted an environment
where the ladies felt comfortable with discussing
personal issues that they have had to deal with.
We discussed health and wellness issues and
shared stories with the residents to promote
a sense of comfort and support.
Instructions: Make sure that the event
is well planned in advanced and hold it in an
area that will be comforting to the attendees.
Be Sure to Include:
Mocktail Mix
Snacks (chips, candy, esp. gumballs)
Pizza
Other beverages (soda to mix Mocktails and juices)
Ice and a blender for the Mocktails
I printed out a lot of information on Feminine
Hygiene, Skin Care and advice for other Feminine
issues. They make great handouts. Some of the
ladies pinned them up in their rooms.
Here are some links that I used:
Other Considerations: Remember to make
a safe, friendly and comfortable environment
for them. (You know how it is when talking about
personal issues around a number of people.)
Also if males attend, remind them that the topics
to be discussed are "graphic" and
that it takes a lot for the ladies to openly
talk about their personal issues. Also try getting
someone from Student Health Empowerment to come
and give a more detailed presentation. But then
again, the residents feel more comfortable with
the people that they know. A few of the best
things about my Ladies Night was that the males
who did attend gained a new respect, understanding
and appreciation for the female; and that the
ladies who did attend felt more comfortable
with me. That helped, being that Ladies Night
was one of my first programs as a new RA.
Daneesha Dent
Temple University Ambler
daneesha at temple dot edu
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