UK Student Government Association Gifting Wellness Kits to Students in Isolation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 19, 2020) — Members of the University of Kentucky Student Government Association (SGA) are providing their fellow students in isolation with wellness kits this week to make their spaces feel a bit more like home.
The wellness kits include:
- blanket
- “Cats Vote” tote
- coloring book
- “Get Well Soon” postcard
- journal
- markers
- puzzle or yoga mat
- sticker pack with wellness and campus organizations included
- stress ball
“We wanted to let students in isolation know that people were thinking about them and provide them with opportunities and resources to practice wellness,” said Courtney Wheeler, student body president. “We want students to have the best time possible while at the University of Kentucky and if providing a wellness kit during a time of loneliness will provide sunshine in the dark, that is what SGA is here to do.”
The SGA wellness kits will be delivered by SGA to Ingles Hall, where they will be distributed to students in isolation.
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