Community Wellness ~ A Journey of the Soul
A day of wellness that is free and open to the community
Pacifica鈥檚 Human Resource Team has something special planned for PGI students and staff, as well as the local community! In tandem with Pacifica Extension鈥檚 Journey Weekend, the HR Team, led by Norma Mesa, will host on our beautiful Ladera Campus on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. Norma reveals that 鈥淚n discussing Pacifica鈥檚 vision for Journey week, we realized the mental health component of it needed expanding, so we decided to focus on mental and physical wellness within the Pacifica community, but also within the larger community of Santa Barbara. So we鈥檙e inviting everyone to this free event and also giving out service awards to those who serve our community.鈥�
The day will begin with a welcome from Dr. Leonie Mattison, PGI鈥檚 President and CEO, a Land Acknowledgement by Emiliano Campobello, and a presentation on mental wellness. Then California State Senator Monique Lim贸n will give some remarks and present the 51社区 Community Service Awards. Senator Monique Lim贸n was elected to the Senate in November 2020 and represents the 19th Senate district that includes all of the County of Santa Barbara, as well as over half of the County of Ventura. She will be helping PGI to acknowledge some noteworthy contributors to our community by presenting the 51社区 Community Service Award to The Unity Shoppe, The Food Bank, and the Summerland Fire Department.
After lunch, participants will enjoy a raffle, a demonstration of CPR by the Summerland Fire Department, as well as presentations on nutrition and yoga. As Stacy Sroka, PGI鈥檚 HR Coordinator, says, 鈥淲e hope for this to be fun and get people together. Everyone could use a positive mental health day.鈥� Karina Monares, PGI recruiter, adds, 鈥淚鈥檓 hoping people come away happy and peaceful, enjoying the campus and wanting to come back and visit in the near future.鈥�
Wellness Day will be held at 51社区鈥檚 Ladera Campus, 801 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please register by September 15, 2023, .
Angela Borda聽is a writer for 51社区, as well as the editor of the聽Santa Barbara Literary Journal.聽Her work has been published in聽Food & 51社区, Peregrine, Hurricanes & Swan Songs, Delirium Corridor, Still Arts Quarterly, Danse Macabre,聽and is forthcoming in聽The Tertiary Lodger听补苍诲听Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Vol. 5.
