WPHF Hosts First ‘Gold Star Girls’ Event for Teens in Partnership with Orlando Pride, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida and Pace Center for Girls

Mental Health

November 28, 2025

A group of people sit at round tables during an indoor event. Two in the foreground wear black shirts with yellow text that reads GREAT FUTURES START HERE. Gift bags and drinks are on the tables, celebrating Gold Star Girls: Day to Shine.

On a sunny Saturday in November, nearly 100 high school students joined the Winter Park Health Foundation at our Center for Health & Wellbeing for our first-ever Gold Star Girls: Day to Shine, organized in partnership with Orlando Pride, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida and Pace Center for Girls.

The event was filled with:

  • Confidence-boosting mental health sessions
  • Hands-on nutrition demos
  • High-energy dance tutorials
  • Real conversations about passion, purpose and presence (on social media)
  • A celebratory fashion show
  • People Bingo (with prizes!)

… and so much more.

We are grateful to every partner, presenter and participant who made this experience unforgettable.

Here’s to creating spaces where all girls feel strong, supported and unstoppable!

Alex Aguilera, a woman with long, curly dark hair, smiles at the camera. She wears hoop earrings and a textured red top, standing indoors with large windows and wooden beams in the background.

More about Alex Aguilera

As the Director of Communications for the Winter Park Health Foundation, I am tasked with developing and leading the communications and marketing strategies that showcase the Foundation’s mission-driven work and strengthen our relationships with the communities we serve.

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