holiday tea for health

The First Annual Imagine Thriving Holiday Tea

BY THE STEPHANIE GOETZ FOUNDATION

December 14th was bitterly cold but inside at the Hotel Donaldson hearts and hands were warmed by friends, teas, English sandwiches and scrumptious desserts provided by the Hotel Donaldson for the fi rst annual Stephanie Goetz Foundation - Imagine Thriving Holiday Tea fundraiser.

Founder and president, Stephanie Goetz, told guests about the amazing strides the foundation has made, in less than a year, to help students who are struggling with mental health concerns. Goetz talked about programming that’s been created by the foundation in partnership with Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead public schools to provide mental health support personnel that will work in schools ensuring students have access to early intervention mental health support and, if needed, access to mental health care providers.

Sanford Oncologist, Dr. Shelby Terstriep, spoke to the crowd about the mental health benefi ts of journaling. West Fargo High School senior and secretary of the Stephanie Goetz Foundation student board, Dylan Putnam, talked about the student board’s efforts to raise mental health awareness and education amongst peers, parents and educators.

A silver tea service donated by Stephanie Goetz Foundation Board member Nancy Jordheim was raffled off in a chance drawing. Each guest received a journal and picked out their own vintage tea cup to remember the afternoon by. [AWM]

For more information: stephaniegoetzfoundation.org imaginethriving.org