Loved Ones Support Group
to Launch in February
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As part of our effort to offer more support services to the loved ones of survivors, WINGS will begin a Loved Ones Support Group in February, 2009. This group is open to any spouse, partner, sibling, parent, child (over 18), or friend of a survivor who is on their healing journey. Please contact WINGS at 303-238-8660 for more information or to sign up for the group.
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2008 Financial Contributors
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Gannett Foundation
New Belgium Brewery
The Denver Foundation
Anschutz Family Foundation
The Pioneer Fund
Wells Fargo
Evergreen High School EPYCS
Air Academy High School EPYCS
Falcon High School
WINGS Board of Directors
VOCA
1st Judicial District
2nd Judicial District
4th Judicial District
17th Judicial District
18th Judicial District
We also wish to thank each and every one of our individual donors as well as those who have donated and wish to remain anonymous. You all make a difference in what we do. Thank you for supporting WINGS!
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Dear Friend of WINGS,
Happy Holidays! It's a challenging time of year for many of us, whether we're struggling with the troubling economy, the stress and emotions of the holidays, or with physical and mental health consequences of childhood sexual abuse.
This year at WINGS we are counting our blessings for what we do have. Because of people like you we've been able to offer 17 support groups to over 300 individual survivors this year. We've received over 2,000 requests for information and services and have provided two workshops to survivors and the community.
Whether you're a volunteer, a group member, a financial contributor or a survivor who has contacted us, thank you. We could not exist without each and every individual and organization that contributes to WINGS and utilizes our services. We wish you the very best this season and may the new year be one of success and happiness for you.
Warmly,
Anne Guarnera, LPC
Executive Director
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Volunteer of the Month
John Cupich has been a volunteer with WINGS for a year and a half and has contributed over 200 volunteer hours to WINGS in 2008! John is a therapist specializing in drug/alcohol issues as well as grief and loss and he has facilitated both the Colorado Springs Men's Group as well as the South Denver Men's Group.
John is from Omaha, Nebraska and has been married for 24 years to his wife Jackie. John and Jackie are recent empty-nesters and have two children, Jennifer who is 20 and Justin who is 18.
John finds that facilitating survivors' groups is very gratifying and said, "I enjoy hearing people's stories and how they connect to others through those stories to share pain and hope."
Thank you John for your time at WINGS and for all you've done for your group members and WINGS. We appreciate you!
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What a Difference!
Before After
Check out our re-decorated support group room! Thanks to funds that we received from several local foundations we were able to paint the room, buy comfortable furniture and shelving for our library, and display artwork that is appealing to survivors of all cultures, genders and stages of healing. This room is used many hours each week for both men's and women's support groups, volunteer meetings and staff activities.
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Survivors Guide to Healing - 2nd Edition Available Now!
The WINGS Foundation Survivors Guide to Healing has been newly formatted and expanded by psychotherapist and trauma specialist J. Ryan Kennedy to include over 250 pages of information on trauma, topics of interest to survivors, and information on various healing modalities. For a limited time you can get the new handbook for the old handbook price of $25. Contact WINGS at 303-238-8660 to receive your copy today!
We would like to give a huge thank you to Ryan Kennedy for writing this new edition and to all of our donors and grant funders who enabled us to provide a copy of the new handbook free to all WINGS group members.
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Coffee & Conversation With WINGS
Don't miss your chance
to meet with some of WINGS' Board of Directors and staff to hear about
program updates, give feedback, and ask questions. Our first coffee and conversation will be Friday, February 6th at 7:30am at the Arvada Panera. Please contact WINGS if you'd like to RSVP at 303-238-8660 or wings@wingsfound.org. Coffee's on us!
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