Windsor, ON | May 25, 2026 – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex is proud to celebrate 25 years since the creation of Go Girls! Go Squad! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds – a group mentoring program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex. GGGS focuses on physical activity, balanced eating, and self-esteem for females and self-identifying females ages 12-14 years.
To mark the celebration, Go Girls! Go Squad funder Jaclyn Cordeiro, BSc Nursing, University of Windsor, and founder of JacFit, will present BBBSWE with her donation raised through JacFit’s 3rd Annual Women Supporting Women Summit, held annually in celebration of International Women’s Day. This cheque presentation is in partnership with BBBSWE involving both the Greater Essex County District School Board and the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board. Local media representatives are encouraged to attend.
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Tecumseh Vista Academy – Elementary, 11665 Shields St. Tecumseh, ON
Who:
- Jaclyn Cordeiro, Founder, JacFit
- Kelly Taylor, Principal, Tecumseh Vista Academy,
- Victoria Houston, Director of Education, GECDSB
- Becky Parent, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex
- Members of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex
- Former and Present Mentees and Mentors of the Go Girls! Go Squad Mentoring Program
Please note: For reasons having to do with confidentiality, the publication of both Mentor (Adult) and Mentee (Child) last names is strictly prohibited.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Windsor-Essex Celebrates 25 Years of Go Girls with Cheque Presentation of $60, 000 in Support of Future Programming
About Go Girls! Go Squad!
Go Girls! Go Squad! – a Group Mentoring program established in 2001 by the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA) in partnership with the Ontario Nurses Association for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada. It pairs female mentors with small groups of girl-identifying youth to foster positive relationships and self-esteem. Core Topics of Go Girls! Go Squad! Include physical activity, healthy eating and emotional health including discussions of self-image, bullying, relationships, online safety and others. Currently, Go Girls! Go Squad! is delivered to approximately 300 youth per year in up to 35 schools in Windsor and Essex County. Recent studies on mentoring indicate that the consistent, enduring presence of a caring mentor in a young person’s life can be the difference between staying in school or dropping out, making healthy decisions or engaging in risky behaviours, realizing one’s potential or failing to achieve one’s dreams. Mentors can make a profound difference in the lives of their mentees — and in turn strengthen our communities and the economy.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters Windsor-Essex
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex is a not-for-profit organization supporting youth by providing safe, supportive and committed mentors. Learn more by visiting wementor.ca
For more information, or to request an interview with a Mentor and Mentee, please contact:
Laura Brown, Director of Development and Donor Relations,
Big Brothers Big Sisters Windsor-Essex
laura.brown@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
