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21st Annual Mule Creek Inside/Out Art Show and Sale
 Mule Creek State Prison
Highway 104, Ione -
Saturday, Nov. 7th
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Art collectors and visitors can enter the gate and follow signs to the cafeteria where the show will be held. All visitors are asked to avoid wearing blue jeans. Proceeds will benefit
Operation Care
Visitors are encouraged to attend early - the exceptional artwork, pottery, and wood pieces are highly awaited for this 21st annual event! download flyer
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER?
We are always looking for volunteers to help with various activities. If you are interested in volunteering for fundraising, direct client services, answering the crisis line, general office help, yard maintenance, or as a board member, please click here to read more, or contact Dezi at
209-223-2897.
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Help a family in crisis!
Your financial support can help us continue providing life-saving services to our community.
* $25.00 supports an individual counseling session for a teen who has been raped.
* $50.00 provides a safe place to stay for a woman and her children who have fled in the night.
* $75.00 provides help with a restraining order to keep a mom and her children safe.
* $100.00 or more helps support all of the above, as well as prevention education programs in the schools, workplaces, and community.
If you prefer, we can charge your credit card with a monthly contribution, just give us a call and we'll set it up for you. You can also mail your donation to our office at 621 New York Ranch Road, Jackson, CA 95642.
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ONGING GROUPS:
Sign up for the following groups:
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WOMEN'S GROUP
CHRYSALIS
Self esteem and women's issues. This program is for teen girls. Call for dates and times. view flyer (pdf)
MAKING THE PEACE
A co-ed 15-week violence prevention workshop helping youth deal with the deeper, more sensitive issues around violence. Call for dates and times. view flyer (pdf)
For more information call Operation Care at 209-223-2897.
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Purple People Tell their Stories
 Have you seen the purple people around town? Why are they here? Well, it's because October is nationally recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. During October, purple is the color of the day. Purple people...purple ribbons. full story
30 life-sized purple silhouettes of women, children, men, and even a dog, have been placed at various locations throughout Amador County. Operation Care staff and volunteers have prepared the county-wide display, featuring statistics and stories contributed by advocates, clients, and survivors who have dealt with domestic violence.
Barbara (photo above) is a survivor of domestic violence who got behind the campaign by posing with her purple silhouette and by telling her own triumphant story: "I am a 42 year old woman.
I have lived with abuse since childhood.
I grew up not knowing any different kind of love.
I have lost my children because of the lifestyle I lived.
My last relationship was almost my death.
I was beaten so badly that my left lung is paralyzed and I have no teeth left in my mouth.
At times he would hit me so much I thought I would die.
But I always thought it was my fault.
If only I didn't do this or said that.
I used alcohol to numb the pain in my life.
Today I have learned to live a new life thanks to Operation Care.
I go to Domestic Violence class and see a counselor;
I am also involved in a 12 step recovery program.
I have learned that I was the victim and that I'm a good person.
Today I have self-esteem.
I walk with my head high, not low.
I know the red flags, and I now know that I deserve a better life
And I have the tools to make it happen.
I am a living survivor!"
Look for all 30 purple people throughout the county and read their stories in English or Spanish. |
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THANK YOU!
Our 2009 Faces of Amador
"I Love Lucy" show
raised over
$21,000
to help local victims!
Our Major Sponsors:
Jim and Sally Thompson
Jackson Rancheria
Sutter Amador Hospital
Ledger Dispatch
Bray Vineyards
Native Sons/Golden West - Sutter Creek
Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort
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Domestic Violence affects everyone! Show your support for healthy families and relationships by displaying a purple ribbon or tying a purple ribbon to your antenna. Stop by our office and pick up a ribbon or two!
Lynn Shield, Executive Director
Operation Care |
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