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May 5, 2010
HCWF Meeting
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May 8, 2010
Mother's Day
"POP" Shoppe
July 20, 2010
Power of the Purse Luncheon
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Vol. 2, Issue 3
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March 2010 |
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Greetings, High Country Women!
Spring looks to be making its way into our days, and that means it's time to get out and do something! We have a lot of information in this month's newsletter offering ways to get involved with our cause. Please consider donating your time, talents or treasures to any one of the ways we are helping women on their journey to self-sufficiency. You can donate any amount of volunteer time - whether it is one hour or 40 hours. We are thrilled to have so many caring women involved with us; and we are looking forward to seeing you this Spring!
Thank you,
Lindsay Miller, Coordinator
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Power of the Purse Luncheon
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Save the date! July 20, 2010
High Country Women's Fund is hosting our 4th Power of the Purse Luncheon. We are excited to bring our mission back to the Blowing Rock County Club, the site where the very first Power of the Purse Luncheon was held back in 2006! We feel it is the perfect time to return to our roots and reflect on just why it is that we work so hard to do what we do.
Now, along with this exciting news...WE NEED YOU! We are inviting volunteers to assist with various aspects that will make this event a memorable reality. Would you like to volunteer on one of our 10 committees? If you can give a couple of hours a week or a couple of hours a month or even more, your help will be appreciated! We could use assistance in the following areas: invitations; publicity; decorations; raffle baskets; seating/registration; program development; sponsorships; graphic design and web design.
Where do YOU fit in? Give us a call!
Please email Lindsay Miller at info@highcountrywomensfund.org or call 828.264.4007
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Mother's Day "POP" Shoppe Service Project
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am - 2 pm at the Unique Boutique
Clothing and Household Items
In preparation for the May 8, 2010 Mother's Day POP
Shoppe, we are collecting clothing and household items. Please gather your
gently used spring and summer clothing for young women and their families.
Professional clothing for young women will be greatly appreciated; as participants will be
able to select items to wear for job interviews. Household items including
kitchen wares, linens, towels, furniture, as well as baby items are also welcome.
These donations can be dropped off at:
Unique
Boutique, 196 Perkinsville Drive in Boone behind Mike's Inland Seafood. Doncaster
Outlet at Shadowline Shopping Center in Boone. Heritage Realty at 176 Shawneehaw Ave. in Banner Elk.
Please designate all items for the Mother's Day POP Shoppe.
Volunteers
We will need volunteers for the week of May 3 to collect gift
items (lotions, picture frames, jewelry, etc.) that children can give to their
mom's for Mother's Day. We will also be gathering drinks, water, and snacks to be served at the event.
On the day of the event, May 8, we will need volunteers to
help the women and children choose clothing, help the children pick a gift and
wrap it for their moms, as well as, interact and play with the children while their mothers shop in the Unique Boutique.
All the women who have volunteered for the past two years
have had a great time! The joy on the children's faces when they get to pick a
gift for their mother is priceless.
It is a perfect way to reach out to women in our community.
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Mary Jo Grubbs, Community
Outreach Chair, at mar0817@aol.com or call
her at 295-5070.
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Fun, Beauty and Generosity
| | Spring Expo to benefit High Country Women's Fund
Saturday, April 10, 1 - 5:00 pm at Holiday Inn Express in Boone
Join us on the second Saturday in April at the Holiday Inn Express for makeup tips, personal beauty
assessments and a whole new look for spring. Marion Edwards, a member of our Circle of Friends, is
introducing a new and exciting line of cosmetics, Motives by Loren Ridinger, as advertised in all the fashion
magazines.
50% of all profits will
be generously donated to the High Country Women's Fund.
Feel free to bring your
friends and family to share in the fun!
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Believing is Seeing
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15, 22, and 29 from 5-7 pm
Volunteers have appreciated the opportunity of serving meals
and tending to the participants' children during the previous two Believing is Seeing programs
offered. These women have been supported by High Country United Way funding through various
community programs. HCWF steps in and fills the gap from what our local agencies can
provide and what the women need to maintain a healthy and empowered life. The
program is structured to surround the participants in a safe and loving
environment so that they may learn new skills that build confidence and
strength.
We are seeking volunteers to prepare food and provide child care while the program is in session at the Children's Playhouse.
Please email Lindsay Miller if you would like to help out.
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"POP" Parties - An inside look
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On Saturday, March 6, 2010, Bobbi Taylor and Rosemary
Horowitz sponsored a Power of the Purse brunch. Fifteen invited women came
together to learn more about what the HCWF does and how they could
participate by sharing their time, talents and treasures. Several of our Advisory
Committee members attended to meet guests and to convey information.
Our guest speaker was Veronica Brocco, a woman who has been
supported in multiple ways through the HCWF over the past two and a half years.
After her 14-year marriage collapsed, she made a difficult choice to divorce
her husband and take responsibility for her four children. She had to scramble
to get her teaching credentials and then search for a job that would support her
family.
Marnie Werth from WAMY initially helped Veronica, and then
she introduced her to Mary Jo Grubbs, HCWF Community Outreach Chair. Mary Jo immediately took Veronica under her wings encouraging her to be part of the Mother's
Day POP Shoppe held at the Unique Boutique. Veronica and her children, along with
all the other attendees, were treated royally. The women chose clothing while the children selected a gift, wrapped it and were brimming with pride and eager with anticipation to give it to their moms
on Mother's Day.
Veronica related that during her marriage she was caught up
in a pattern of negative thoughts, a cycle of pain and fear paralyzing her from
moving forward. She had developed the attitude, "I'll never make it. I won't be
able to keep a roof over our heads."
Veronica was invited to participate in the first 'Believing Is
Seeing' program sponsored by the HCWF where she learned and practiced skills
in relaxation, communication and empowerment. She designed her future by
creating a vision. Veronica expressed that she learned to be gentle with herself and to be
grateful and compassionate towards others. Further, she stated that "she could fill her heart with love
and her head with visions of people she loved."
Veronica was invited to the second 'Believing Is Seeing' program
the following summer. She realized how much she had accomplished during the
past year. She was much more relaxed and confident, as well as less fearful and
judgmental. She contributed to the new group with compassion and graciousness.
The other participants hung on to every word of wisdom she shared. They valued
her authenticity and the strength and courage she exuded.
Veronica is so grateful for the deep and committed
investment HCWF has made in her. The individuals who worked with her not only helped her up, they helped her
to live, laugh and love again. Currently, she is a successful math teacher, a
responsible and loving parent and has, in turn, been able to give back to her
community. She volunteers as a Sunday school teacher for 4th and 5th
graders, has spoken at HCWF events and has shared some of her new coping skills
and positive attitudes with her own personal network of friends. Veronica emailed
a friend recently to share she had been able to give an elderly gentleman food
and clothing the same night his home burnt to the ground. The friend replied,
"Your email made me realize how happy I am to know you." As Veronica states, "I
am entitled to celebrate my successes."
HCWF believes that the women of the High Country deserve
this kind of investment. Our investment of time, talent and treasures are not
only affecting each individual woman in the program but also radiating out to their children,
friends, and communities. Veronica is a beacon of light and love creating a
wonderful impact for all of us.
If you would like to participate in any of our service
projects or get better acquainted with the HCWF, please contact Lindsay Miller,
HCWF Coordinator.
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Food for thought...
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Women, You Must
Learn to Be Warriors
Nancy Wood
Women, you must learn to be warriors
Now when
times are dark and our men
Are
afraid to tell us what is in their hearts.
There is
so much trouble in our land
That it
is up to you to decide
Which
direction the wind must blow.
Women, you are our tree of life
Just as
you were a long time ago
When a
man said: carry my seed.
If you
go forth from this darkness,
Telling
our story of courage and survival,
Then our
tree will grow strong with your words.
Women, do not worry about tomorrow.
Even
when daylight is long in coming,
The sun
remembers its place in the sky.
Take
this blue shawl of knowledge and
Wrap it
around your daughters, telling them
That
women must not be afraid to be warriors.
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