Hays-Caldwell Women's Center

The Networker

Our Thirty-Sixth Year
In This Issue
Sexual Assault
29th Annual Auction
It Happened to Me!
Mother's Day Offer
Donor Focus
Volunteer Spotlight

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Mission

The purpose of the

Hays-Caldwell Women's

Center is to create an environment where violence and abuse are not tolerated in the communities we serve. The Center will provide education, violence prevention services, and crisis intervention to victims of family violence, sexual assault and child abuse. We will seek the support and resources necessary to achieve this mission.

 

Board of Directors

 

Donald Lee

President

Jonnie Wilson

1st Vice President

Kimberley Phillips

2nd Vice President

 Marsha M. Moore

Treasurer

Katie McVaney

Secretary

Alice Lochman

Past President

Sarah K. Brandon

Elizabeth Clark

Curtis Clay

Carol Cutler

Laura DuPont

Trey Hicks

Jan Jones

Carolyn Linér

Cindy McCoy

Dora Montoya

July Moreno

Sarah Robbins-Bartlow

Frederick Rucker

Chief Bill Sala

Cathy Supple

Karolyn Tybor

 

Marla Johnson

Executive Director 

 

 

How You Can Help

Donate Money in a variety of ways. Give securely online on the above link or at www.hcwc.org.

 

Donate Gift Cards from HEB, Target and Walmart to help new clients shop for essentials like gasoline to drive to work, over-the-counter and prescription drugs, food, clothes and school supplies.

  

Before bringing above donations to HCWC, please call Victoria, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (512) 396-3404. She will let you know if we still need the item(s) and where to drop them off.   

 

Spring Wish List

New Women's/Kids' Underwear

Socks (all ages)

Ladies' Sneakers

Women's Pajamas

Ladies' Plus-Size Clothes

Boys' Clothing

Hair Conditioner

Twin Fleece Blankets

New Pillows

Towels/Washcloths

Lint Rollers

Cascade Dishwashing Detergent

Composition Books for Journaling

Sharpie Highlighters

Bus Passes

Working Refrigerator with an Icemaker

 
Spring 2013

HELPline: (512) 396-4357

or (800) 700-HCWC (4292)

Sexual Assault:

Consent Poster 

Change in Our Culture Starts with ME and YOU! 
According to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 5 women has been raped in her lifetime, and the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault reports that 73% knew their attacker. 
Click here to read the entire article. 
 
29th Annual Auction to be Held on April 27

New Orleans  

 New Orleans Jazz & Dining Experience with Airfare for 2

and 3-Night Stay at Renaissance Pere Marquette.

This is just one of our fabulous auction items. 

Click here to learn more about the event, auction items, sponsorships, raffle, card cuts and more! 

 

It Happened to Me!
A Survivor of Sexual Assault Grows Stronger
I honestly thought that nothing like this would ever happen to me.  I had seen and heard of these stories on TV or in the news, but I became a victim of a sexual assault in 2011.

 HCWC's Special Mother's Day Campaign

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Honor your mother in a meaningful way this Mother's Day.
 Donate $25 or more to HCWC, and we'll send a personalized card to your mother with this featured art on the cover noting that you have sent a generous donation in her name to help victims of abuse.

 

To order, call Garrie Borden at (512) 396-3404 from 9am to 5pm on weekdays.  Have your credit card ready as well as your mother's address.  Please call before May 6 to ensure delivery of your card by Mother's Day.

 Donor Focus: The Wegmillers 

WegmillersPhilanthropy is a Family Affair for Dan and Jennifer Wegmiller

The couple involve their sons in assisting victims of abuse.  

Volunteer Spotlight:   Amanda Lewis

Volunteer  

"Volunteering is just as important as my regular job..."

  
HCWC Happenings
Denim Day 
April is an Awareness Month for both Sexual Assault and Child Abuse. You can help by participating with Denim Day on April 24.

What is Denim Day?In 1998, a teenage girl in Italy was raped by her driving instructor. The man was convicted, but his case went to the Supreme Court of Appeals in Rome. The court overturned the conviction, arguing that because the girl wore very tight jeans she must have had to help remove them, thereby giving consent to have sex.  The case made international headlines, and the young woman's jeans became a symbol of awareness that what someone wears is never an excuse for rape.