Food, Music and Fun! You're invited. Join Compass Center for the 31st annual Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands Art Exhibition and Sale on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Top of the Hill's Great Room! Again this year, we will feature anonymous mini-masterpieces, pottery and jewelry from more than 60 North Carolina women artists.

Featured artists in this year's live auction include Kristen Dill, Frank Penta, Carol Retsch-Bogart and Barbara Tyroler. New this year, we'll also have a silent auction with works by Jane Filer and Ruth Winchester Ware. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Fifi Hi-Fi and the Ken Broun Jazz Group.

Want the first chance to purchase art? Become a Golden Circle Sponsor for $250, and you and a friend can join the party an hour earlier!

Can't make the event? Purchase raffle tickets and you'll be entered to win a $300 Southwest Airlines Gift Card, GoPro Camera and one-night stay at The Carolina Inn. You do not need to be present to win.

We're expecting a sell-out, so don't hesitate to get your tickets now! For tickets and information, click here. Questions? Call our office at 919-968-4610.

Mary Parry has joined staff as our new Development Director! Working as an advocate for women and families in North Carolina since 2004, she served for several years as a Women's Center board member and Art Show event chair before the agency merger. Through her decade of involvement with Triangle-area schools and nonprofit organizations, Mary brings a broad range of fundraising and communication skills to the Center. Most recently, she served as the director of advocacy for a statewide organization focused on providing information about women's issues in North Carolina. Welcome Mary!

Compass Center is accepting applications for the following volunteer positions! Click here to complete an application.

• Domestic Violence Hotline Advocates
• Spanish-speaking Interpreters/Translators 
• First Response Volunteers (FRVs)
• Start Strong Facilitators
• Spanish-speaking Court Advocates

For a detailed description of these positions, click here.

For more information, please contact Linda Chamiec-Case, Director of Education Programs at resources@compassctr.org or Susan Friedman, Director of Domestic Violence Crisis Services at dvvolunteers@compassctr.org.