One Girl Retreat

I had the opportunity to help with the second annual One Girl Retreat this past Friday and Saturday at my church. Two amazing ladies in the church co-wrote a book and put together this retreat that encourages girls to find the direction that God has for their lives and realize they can change the world. This year's theme was "Think. Be. Do." This YouTube video gives insight into the idea behind the book.

My friend Mandy was on the hospitality team and asked me to help her out with food and decorations!

Of course, no event is complete without food! We had bagels donated from our favorite place, Bloomington Bagel Co. They gave us everything they didn't sell Friday and we had MORE than enough for the 200+ girls and all the volunteers and leaders for breakfast on Saturday. We also served fruit, yogurt, and fruit juices.

My friend Mandy is actually up on stage talking to the girls. She also made an awesome video talking about the brain for Claudia's segment on "Think."

They had a lot of great worship time!

Chic-fil-a was kind enough to bring lunch! All the girls loved the chicken sandwhich, chips, and brownie.

The decorations went really well. This is Mandy and her cousin, Kayla who was also recruited to the hospitality team. Kayla put together the amazing balloon arch. It turned out to be a great event!