What: FAA- Female Athlete Alliance 

I am a part of the club FAA, which stands for Female Athlete Alliance. This club stands for promoting gender equality in sports, which is done through community outreach, activites, and education. It is a very supportive environment where anyone can express their concerns, thoughts, or any issues they are having. We meet bi-weekly on Thursday nights at 8:00 at the Harold Alfond Forum. 

This past Thursday we had a guest speaker, who spoke about her experience with beating breast cancer, and she is also the Women’s Lacrosse Coach here at UNE. The most important thing I learned from this experience was about bringing awareness to your body, and how you can make sure that you are keeping yourself safe. I think that gender equality in sports is a huge deal and I love everything that this club stands for. I have learned that as a group, we can change the stigma facing women in sports by outreach in our community. The more people that we can get to join, the more we can promote what we stand for and make a difference.