Fall 2009  Issue No.1
In This Issue
MSP Launches New Website
MSP's 2009 Fall Luncheon
MSP on MetroNorth
MSP Next Generation Performers Open NY Giants Game
MSP Publishes Cookbook
Greetings!
We are so excited to share our Fall update with you using our first ever E-news!  There have been a lot of exciting developments at My Sisters' Place, the most obvious being our newly designed website which features links to all of MSP's social media sites.  We are reaching out widely and broadly more than ever now and making it easier for you, the community, to have conversations with us.
 
We are also thrilled to be continuing our Fall Luncheon tradition this October 29th when we will be talking about Human Trafficking and how our community is affected and what MSP is doing to help.
 
We have been working very hard over the last year to stand strong against the global economic turndown and continue to provide critical support and legal services to the thousands of victims who rely on us every year.
 
Thank you for being a part of our efforts and our community.  We look forward to hearing from you soon.
 
Sincerely,
 
Karen Cheeks-Lomax, Esq.
Executive Director 
Latest News
MSP Launches New Website
 
MSP is pleased to announce our newly designed website!  New features include e-news sign-up; quick links to all of MSP's social media pages including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Wordpress and LinkedIn.
 
In addition to program information, the website also inlcudes volunteer and employment postings as well as upcoming events and photo albums of past events. 
 
Log on and pass on our info:
 
MSP Legal Center Awarded Two -Year Fellowship
 
MSP is excited to announce that beginning this fall, the agency's Legal Center will begin the first of a two-year grant awarded by the Westchester County Bar Association and Pace Law School.  The new Fellow will be joining the Legal Center staff as a staff attorney and will be working on both family law and immigration matters.
Contact Us
 
One Water Street
White Plains, New York 10601
 
(914) 683-1333
1 800 298 SAFE (7233)
Upcoming Events
2009 Fall Luncheon
October 29, 2009Heart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Human Trafficking: Stories from Westchester
 
MSP's luncheon this fall focuses on Human Trafficking and it's global and local effects.  Special guests inlcude Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.
 
To register and purchse tickets, click here.
MSP and MetroNorth Partner in PSA Campaign

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This October, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, look for MSP's Public Service Announcements on MetroNorth platforms and train interiors as well as Bee Line bus interiors and exteriors throughout Westchester.
 
The PSA posters include MSP's hotline information along with the important message:
 
No One Has the Right to Abuse You!
 
This campaign is made possible by the generous support of Lexis-Nexis.
Of Interest
MSP's Next Generation Performers 
 
On Saturdayy August 29th, at 7:30pm, MSP's Next Generation Performers opened the NY Giants v NY Jets pre-season game with the National Anthem.  The Performers made their debut at MSP's Spring 09 Event and are currently working on an original song and preparing for upcoming performances.  
 
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MSP Publishes Cookbook
 
MSP is thrilled to announce the publication of our original cookbook
 
Recipes and Reflections
 
This labor of love includes a collection of recipes from MSP board members, staff and shelter residents.
 
A portion of the proceeds will go directly to support MSP's two emergency shelters.  The cookbook will be available at the Fall Luncheon and on the website in October.
 
Thank you to Gayle Waxenberg, Chair of the Cookbook committee and all those volunteers and staff that worked to bring this to fruition.
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For more than 32 years, My Sisters' Place (MSP) has worked to end violence in intimate relationships and combat the effects of domestic violence on women and children throughout Westchester County.  MSP has evolved from a grassroots task force and drop-in center into a cutting edge leader and resource in the field of domestic violence advocacy, shelter and legal services and education and prevention.