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WE CAN UPDATE
Volume 4; issue 4
late May 2014
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Board of Directors
Pamela Marsh, President
Sharon K. Hawkins,
Vice President
Daniel A.P. Schwenk,Treasurer
Jane Teixeira-Henry, Clerk
Teri Cavanagh
Kim Clark
Margie Huggard
Suz Karchmer
Christina Kemprecos
Pam Kukla
Russell Morris
Lori J. Pinard
Richard Sullivan
Deborah Todd
Janet Weatherbe
David Willard
Special Advisors
Donna Baldwin
Carroll Beegan Follas
Judith Cornwell
Mary Cotoia
Anne D. LeClaire
Roberta Morrissey
Andrea Genser,
Executive Director
Stephanie Boosahda,
Data & Tech Coordinator and
eNewsletter editor / designer
Jane Haist,
Volunteer and Operations
Coordinator
Mary Jaynes, Program Director
Karen Ryan,
Special Programs Coordinator
Many thanks to
our 2014
A Day of Words, Wit, and Wisdom Sponsors
Click on the above image for a
larger version
All images,
and
underlined items
provide links to more information;
double click
on underlined words,
logos, or
images
for more info.
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A3 Architects
Abba Restaurant
Acorn Design Company
ABWA, Cape Cod Chapter
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Bass River Blinds
Barbara's Bike Shop
Bayside Realty Consultants
Beacon Financial Planning
Beanstock Coffee Roasters
Beth Bishop, Orleans
Better than Ever Coaching
Blackfish Bistro
Bonatt's Bakery & Restaurant
Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines
Cape & Plymouth Business
Magazine
Cape and Islands United Way
Cape Cod Broadcasting
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Cape Cod Foundation
Cape Cod Healthcare
Cape Cod Magazine
Cape Cod Package Store
Cape Cod Photo and Video
Cape Cod Sportswear/
Hammerhead Creatives
Casual Gourmet
Charlie's Music Shop/Cape Cod
Audio
Chatham Candy Manor
Chatham Clothes Company
Chatham Squire
Chatham Village Market
Chatham Yacht Club
Cleangreen
Clif Bar
Coast to Coast Financial Planning, LLC
Coldwell Banker RE / Oradell NJ
Community Development
Partnership
Curley Direct Mail
Daniel A. Schwenk, CPA
Dennis Village Mercantile
Devon's Deep Sea Dive
Devon's Restaurant
Dina Lyons Design
Dowling and O'Neil Insurance
Agency
Dr. Diane Todd, Optometrist
Drywall Masonry Services
E.Glick Brand Design
E. Lambton Landscaping
Eastern Bank
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Edward Bangs Kelley & Elza
Kelley Foundation
Eldredge & Lumpkin Insurance
Eldred's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Epoch Senior Living of Brewster
the Excelano Project
Expert Closets
First Citizens Federal Credit Union
First Congregational Church of
Yarmouth
First Lutheran Church, W.Barnstable
Fresh Cape Designs
Gary Campagna, DMD
General Dentistry of CC
Handren Bros. Builders
Harwich Community Center
Harwich East Liquors
Horgan Associates Design/Build
Hot Stove Saloon
howl-a-day inn doggie day care
Hyannis Honda
innerglow yoga
Idle Times Bike Shop
J. Brown Landscaping*
J. McLaughlin
Jerk Café
Joe's Place ~ True Pilates
Karchmer Photo
Latimer Chiropractic
L'Alouette French Bistro
Law Offices of Juliane Soprano
League Club of Cape Cod
Linda Burke Clothing Store
Macomber's Sanitary Refuse
Margo's
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
Mid-Cape Home Centers
Nauset Newcomers
Old Sod Landscaping
Orleans Wine & Spirits*
Pine Acres Realty
Polhemus Savery DaSilva
Puritan Cape Cod
Red Pheasant Inn
Rockland Trust, Investment
Management Group
Rogers & Gray Insurance
RPM Carpets & Floor Coverings
Rubin, Rudman, Chamberlain &
Marsh; Cape Cod Office
Salon 16 West
Sandpiper HR and Leadership
Solutions
Sativa, Harwich Port
Sesuit Harbor House
SheArt Network
Small Office Computer Support*
Smudge Ink, TM*
Solstice Day Spa
Sophie Markovich, DMD, PC
SportsMoney LLC
Stage Harbor Yacht Club
Stove Place II
TD Bank
The Design Initiative, Inc.
The Friday Club
The Jerk Café
Three Cs Coaching & Therapy
Town of Harwich
Tracy Volkswagen / Audi
Wayside Inn, Chatham
Wendy's of Cape Cod
Wequassett Resort
West Dennis Yacht Club
West Dennis Yacht Club Book Club
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Women's Bar Association
Wychmere Beach Club
Yellow Umbrella Books
Zudy
* Sustaining Partner
to the new
partners who continue
to join us.
Help us to thank them by frequenting their businesses.
All images, and underlined items provide links to more information;
double click on underlined words, logos, or images for more info.
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Click on these logos to see WE CAN slide shows & other photos, join our Facebook page, subscribe to our YouTube channel and get notified when new videos post - or just enjoy the views - and learn even more about How WE CAN Helps.
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With the change in weather comes the start of "season", including the many programs and events listed below. There is considerable gratitude shared in this issue. First, to our outstanding Board of Directors who work diligently to advance our mission and bring their abiding commitment to all that we do. Without them, WE CAN couldn't... We also want to acknowledge the important support we have received over the years from Rabideau Media Group and wish both Liz and Mike Rabideau success in their next endeavors; read more about them, below, in the A Company that Cares article.
We are delighted to welcome Karen Ryan as our new part-time, Special Projects Coordinator. Karen comes to WE CAN with extensive experience working in other organizations in New Hampshire, Vermont and most recently on the Cape. She has already begun to take on important projects at WE CAN and is a wonderful addition to our small staff team.
We offer a special thanks to those of you who have recently stepped up as WE CAN Champions. You are making a significant difference to us with predictable, monthly income. We thank you!
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Everything's growing here at WE CAN; details here.
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As you can see by my attire, it is now riding season and our Last Gasp Team has started to train. Consider joining us as a rider, sponsor, or fan!
With thanks,
Andi Genser
Executive Director
p.s. If you click on the underlined items and the images, you'll get more info.
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How WE CAN Helps ...
A thirty-something woman from the Lower Cape . . .
. . . walked into WE CAN noticeably very discouraged. She had just had surgery and walked slowly and unsteadily with a cane. Out of work due to her surgery, she had exhausted all ...
A few months ago, a middle-aged woman from the Mid-Cape . . .
. . . came in for a Work Support 1:1 session with a Work Support volunteer facilitator who has expertise in small business start-ups. The participant had an idea for a gourmet food product and needed guidance ...
Although life had taught this too-young-to-retire, woman from the mid-Cape that she would never achieve what she envisioned for herself . . .
. . . she decided to give WE CAN a try. Through her one-to-one work support sessions, she found ... read more.
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Highlights of Upcoming Programs
WE CAN programs are blooming in a variety of ways:
- our off-site offerings have expanded,
- we're taking registrations for new programs,
- times for current 1:1 consults have expanded, including some evening and Saturday legal appointments in Falmouth, and
- our program participation, calls, and walk-ins have grown ... see below ...
One exciting new program is the Wednesday, May 21st Legal Issues for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (co-sponsored by Cape Cod Neighborhood Support Coalition and the MA Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren). The workshop will be presented by Lynn Girton, Chief Counsel, Volunteer Lawyers Project and Vice President, MA Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren,
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Attorney Camala Richardson
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a light supper will be provided from 5:30 - 6 p.m. More details here.
Another upcoming, off-site program offering is the Falmouth 1:1 Legal Consults hosted by Attorney Camala Richardson. She offers these on a periodic basis, on Saturdays, in her Falmouth office. Her specialties include Family Law, Wills, Health Care Proxies, Durable Power of Attorney & 93A Consumer Issues. Reference the green, left side bar of our homepage for upcoming dates, and call 508-430-8111 with questions and/or to reserve a spot.
Now is the time to learn about our mentoring program through a series of PathMaker Program Info Sessions. We suggest you attend an Info Session, have your questions answered, and get your application for the 2014 - 2015 program. Upcoming session details
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2013 PathMakers' Program Participant
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here.
As always, please check the left side-bar of our Homepage and our Facebook page for our regularly scheduled 1:1 programs and additional programs scheduled after this publication.
All our workshops are free; donations happily accepted, but not expected. To register or for further information contact WE CAN at 508-430-8111.
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The Chatham Collection Spring Fashion Show, a WE CAN Benefit featuring Spring Fashions from Chatham Shops ~ Thursday, May 29, 2014, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Chatham Bars Inn. Net proceeds will go to WE CAN. More details here.
J.McLaughlin Sip and Shop event: Saturday, May 31st, 1 - 5 p.m. Sip, shop, and support WE CAN! Stop by J. McLaughlin's Chatham store for shopping and socializing on Saturday, May 31st. 15% of store sales during the hours of 1 - 5 p.m. will benefit our organization. There will be light refreshments! More details here.
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Andre Dubus III to speak at WE CAN benefit.
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West Dennis Yacht Club Author's Luncheon and Raffle ~ an annual WE CAN Benefit: Friday, June 20th, featuring award-winning author Andre Dubus III. More details and registration form here.
Annual Grand Tasting Event: a WE CAN Benefit sponsored by Orleans Wine & Spirits ~ Wednesday, June 18; $20 from every ticket sold will benefit WE CAN. The tasting will feature two Orleans Wine & Spirits' WE CAN Wines, a red and a white, many high-end wines from all over the world, in addi-tion to those from six of Massachusetts' finest wine suppliers - all available at special event pricing. More details here.
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Be a fan, with encouraging signs ... or ... click here for ways to get in on the WE CAN / United Way Team Last Gasp action supporting WE CAN, even if you don't bike.
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WE CAN / United Way Team ~ thanks to the generosity of the Cape and Islands United Way, WE CAN will again have a team - under their banner - to ride in the 2014
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Early 2014 Training Ride
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for more specific info about these
and other upcoming events.
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Volunteer Appreciation ~ Our 16 Board Members
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absent from photo: Dick Sullivan - see everyone here. |
WE CAN is very fortunate to have a sixteen-member group of passionate, dedicated, generous, and talented board members.
"[Andi's] non-profit colleagues are often commenting with envy that our board is such an engaged and involved group who bring so many unique talents to the organization."
Each member is committed to furthering the WE CAN mission both through their amazing individual contributions and their work on committees.
Words do not express our gratitude to each and every one of them. Read more here.
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A Company that Cares ~ Rabideau Media Group
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Liz & Mike Rabideau
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It is with extreme gratitude and appreciation that we honor Rabideau Media Group (RMG) for their many years of endless support to WE CAN. WE CAN has been fortunate to have been chosen as the ongoing beneficiary of Girls' Night Out (co-sponsored by Puritan Cape Cod) which has expanded our visibility and has raised funds on our behalf.
In addition, RMG has been a media sponsor of our June A Day of Words, Wit and Wisdom for the past 3 years, providing articles, full-page ads and other in-kind support. Liz Rabideau has also been personally engaged as a mentor in our PathMakers Program, a Last Gasp rider and a presenter at several programs.
We thank both Liz and Mike Rabideau for their important support and wish them well in their next endeavor!
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Special Opportunities
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- WE CAN Super Raffle ~ writing, pasta, wine ... in Tuscany: why not enter to win this WE CAN Super Raffle in Tuscany? More info about the week-long workshop can be found here and Super Raffle tickets can be purchased here or at the WE CAN office.
- In The Weeds ~ we are seeking additional garden-loving
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Planting Day is June 1, 2014;
to join us; sign-up here.
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volunteers to help keep our flowering "campus" beautiful. The first Planting Day is scheduled for Sunday, June 1st. RSVP here.
- Become an Affinity Partner ~ here's a great, free way to support WE CAN and make a big difference,too; check it out.
- Smudge Ink Cards ~ Lovely cards that support WE CAN with every box purchased. Click here for on line purchases.
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Are You a Champion?
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Click above for more details
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Want to Become a WE CAN Champion?
At WE CAN, we champion women every day.
Now you have an opportunity to join us and become a champion, too.
... and we'll see you at the Breakfast of Champions!
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Special Thank yous
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Recently,Judy Valchuis of Orleans Wine & Spirits presented a check to Pat Hays, WE CAN office volunteer
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WE CAN would not be able to serve the thousands of women and families we support each year [1,059 in the 1st 1/4 of 2014] without the generosity of our community supporters. We offer them all a special thanks and our sincere gratitude:
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Our 2014
who make it possible for every dollar raised through ticket sales to support WE CAN programs.
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2014 Giving Hearts Recipients
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Our 2014 Giving Hearts sponsors: Tracy Shaughnessy, Michaela Herlihy, Samantha Welch, Sheryl Baba, Erica Papagno, Laurie McAnaugh, Annie Gibbons, John Picard, founder Jitka Borowick.
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Giving Hearts Creator: three years ago,
Jitka Borowick
created this special event to honor and appreciate the women in our PathMakers Mentoring program by offering them a special gift during Valentines Month. "I was thinking about what can I do to give something to women at WE CAN, ... something special - an experience" ...
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This inspiring idea has become an annual tradition and is deeply appreciated by all!
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Current Quarterly Fashion Show benefit for WE CAN photos© by Derrick Sprague (2014)
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Amanda Converse and all the models, shops, and volunteers who made the second annual Current Quarterly Magazine Fashion Show such a huge success. Not only was the event great exposure (no pun intended) for WE CAN, the event raised $1,100 for WE CAN programs ...
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Puritan Clothing and Rabideau Media Group for choosing WE CAN as the 2014 Girls' Night Out beneficiary. We really appreciate the visibility and the donations resulting from the event, $1500 and $632, respectively.
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Despite the challenging Winter, WE CAN has had a busy first quarter with some exciting growth. Click here or on the graphs below to get larger, readable/printable images.
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Participant Contact Comparisons - Part 1
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Participant Contact Comparisons - Part 2
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Four Year Contacts Comparisons
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Program Attendance Comparisons
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More data can be found here in our Annual Report.
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Participate: Contact our office for program assistance and more information; be sure to share this information with other colleagues, friends, and organizations. Share our Facebook page ... Twitter, You Tube, & Linked-In with friends and family.
Volunteer: Become a mentor for other women: assist us in the office; help with fund-raising; share your skills and talents.
Donate: Support WE CAN with goods, services, funds. Become a Champion!
Click on any underlines, images, or logos to get
to more event or program info and to get to the websites of our sponsors.
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WE CAN is dedicated to empowering Cape Cod women of all ages to successfully navigate challenging life transitions such as career change, job loss, illness, divorce, and retirement.
Whether the situation is acute or chronic, WE CAN helps - with information & referrals, mentoring, free legal services, training and workshops - empowering women to achieve lasting, positive change for themselves and their families, and ultimately for the entire community.
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