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Support the Center WRC Corporate Members Member & Partner NewsContact Us Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday 679 East 2nd Ave., Unit #6 P.O. Box 2132 Durango, Colorado 81302 Tel: (970) 247-1242 Fax: (970) 247-8722 E-mail: members@wrcdurango.org |
Current Events • Services & Other AnnouncementMonday, August 30SBDC consultations scheduled a week early Noon to 4 p.m. at the Women's Resource Center The Small Business Development Center of Southwest Colorado will hold office hours for one-on-one business consultations from noon to 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, at the Women's Resource Center. Consultations usually are held the first Monday of each month, but September's session has been moved a week early to accommodate the Labor Day Holiday. Each consultation session lasts an hour. If you have a business idea you'd like to discuss with an SBDC representative, call the Center at 247-1242 for an appointment. We recommend that you have a fairly comprehensive idea for your business with a business plan outline. You may also contact the SBDC directly at 247-7009 or e-mail Lynn Asano for more information.Thursday, September 2 eading Edge Business Training sessions begin today 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 18 at Fort Lewis College September 3-6 WRC closed for Labor Day Weekend The Women's Resource Center will be closed from Friday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7.Tuesday, September 7 "Sharing Territory to Win More Business" topic of next BWN gathering 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the EcoCenter at the Powerhouse, Durango Discovery Museum Claire Bradshaw, executive director of the Durango Discovery Museum, will be the featured speaker a the next WRC Business Women's Network gathering scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the EcoCenter at the Powerhouse at the Durango Discovery Museum on 1333 Camino del Rio. Bradshaw's presentation will be "Collaborate: Sharing Territory to Win More Business." Refreshments will be served. Cost is free to Women's Resource Center members and $5 all others. Call the Women's Resource Center at 247-1242 for more information.Wednesday, September 8 Women's Resource Center Book Circle meets 5:30 p.m. at the Rochester Hotel The Women's Resource Center Book Circle will discuss The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff at its next meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Rochester Hotel. Participation is free and open to any one who loves to read. Bring a snack or beverage to share. For more information, contact Connie Rauen at jack-connie@bresnan.net.Friday, September 10 Girls Night Out 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Blue Lake Ranch Ridgewood Events Center Get ready for a special evening with your friends at the Blue Lake Ranch Ridgewood Events Center, where the champagne will be flowing and laughter will fill the air during the second annual Girls Night Out: Extraordinary Women Honoring Extraordinary Women. Read more about the event here . . .Monday, September 13 Pro-se Divorce Clinic 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Durango Public Library The next do-it-yourself divorce clinic will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, at the Durango Public Library. Lawyers from the Southwest Colorado Bar Association will explain how to fill out the legal papers to file your divorce papers yourself, and free legal assistance may be available to qualifying clients. The class is free. Divorce paperwork may be picked up at the Women's Resource Center for $5 per packet. Call the WRC for more information at 247-1242.Wednesday, September 15 Wild Women Writing Group meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 308 at the Crossroads Center, 1099 Main Ave. Wild Women Writing will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Conference Room 308 at the Crossroads Center on Main Avenue. The group is open to women writers who want to share their work and hear the work of other local writers. Contact Molly Childers at 970-759-9993 for more information.If you have an event you want published on Member Events, please contact Deborah Uroda at members@wrcdurango.org. ServicesBodywork Sampler PackageRelax and TAKE A BREAK from the daily grind on Thrive! Your free package of services will be provided over a couple of visits and includes an introductory chiropractic health evaluation, followed on your next visit with a Report of Findings and gift certificate loaded with 30-minutes of massage at flo:the massage studio! Limit one per person. Offer limited to people living or working in the Durango area. Call today to reserve your free package at 970-259-0968. True Life Coaching & Retreats True Life Coaching & Retreats, directed by 2009 WRC Extraordinary Business Woman Award Winner Victoria FittsMilgrim, has plenty of offerings to support your personal development and living a life of joy, meaning and fulfillment. Offerings include 1:1 coaching; the iJournal, an online Sanctuary for Journal Coaching; leadership training and women’s retreats to nourish your Soul. This August is Victoria's premier 6 day/5 night retreat Quest for Your True Life: Embracing Change with an Open Heart. This program uses extended time in nature, on a mini Vision Quest as a tool for transformation. All-inclusive program rates are affordable, lodging and food are taken care of and tools for sustainable change are highlighted. Find out more at www.truelifecoach.net/summerretreats2010.htm For general information go to www.truelifecoach.net. Mommy and Me Dance of Durango Experience the joy of dance with your little one with Mommy and Me Dance of Durango! For boys and girls 4 months to 4 years! Introduce your little ones to the world of dance with energetic and educational classes that include props, musical instruments, and a variety of fun music! To register, view upcoming classes and events, get session prices or for further information please visit Mommyandmedanceofdurango.com or call 970-769-2938. WRC members receive a 10% discount! Community Connections TAMBO Respite Program Community Connections’ Tambo Respite Program seeks volunteers to participate in a group respite time for children with special needs. Tambo meets one Saturday per month at the Mason Center in Durango, and the program needs volunteers to serve as “buddies” during a fun evening of recreation and socialization. A criminal background check is required. For more information on how you can be involved in Tambo Respite, contact us at tamboprogram@hotmail.com or 385-3451. Deeper Waters Coaching: Splendid Support for the Emerging Entrepreneur Are you aching to launch the business of your dreams? Does fear keep derailing you from your authentic path? Are you sick and tired of feeling stuck? My name is Carrie Garber and I am a transformation coach. I work with aspiring entrepreneurs who are longing to create a business rooted in passion and meaningful service. They are aching to launch the business of their dreams but are stuck in fear, self-doubt and feelings of overwhelm. I help my clients cultivate the clarity, confidence and courage they need to move forward with living their visions. Curious about how coaching might nurture you and your journey? I invite you to visit www.deeperwaterscoaching.com. Sign up for your FREE e-course, "A Recipe for Richness: Seven Essential Ingredients for Cultivating a Juicy Journey in Life and Business." I look forward to the possibility of supporting you with the transforming of your dreams into reality. Carrie Garber, CPCC. 970-426-9318. Disordered Eating Support Group offered Tuesdays Psychotherapist Emily Newcomer will offer a Disordered Eating Support Group from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The group will assist those recovering from binge-eating, anorexia, purging through bulimia or over-exercising, and body-image issues. Call 970-903-7517 for a free pre-group consultation or visit Newcomer's Web site at www.emilynewcomer.com. Isagenix Isagenix is a full body nutritional cleansing program. 90% of the benefits are changes inside the body - 10% is benefit of weight loss and/or inch loss showing on outside of the body. Isagenix is not just for weight loss. We have children's nutritionals and products that help athlete endurance and stamina. Our whey protein is grade 7 (most of what is available in the USA is grade 2 - just above animal feed). Money back guarantee and free coaching available. Ask me how to buy wholesale. WRC member Annamarie Longfellow is offering a FREE Shaker Cup to 1st time purchasers. FREE Informational Taste Testing featuring Isagenix full body cleansing products are available. Call or e-mail for location and dates or to schedule in your home (minimum attendance of 10). To contact Annamarie Longfellow call 970.370.5614 mssg, or email mail.annamarie@gmail.com. Cleansing info is available at http://www.isamentor.com/toadally-healthy. (Product introductory bonus on new qualifying orders will be donated to The Women's Resource Center). Allergies, Immunology Susan Ristow is pleased to announce the opening of her new practice at 1800 E 3rd Avenue, Suite 103 (next to the new library). Susan is an Allergist/Immunologist in practice for 30 years with a multi- specialty hospital based group practice dedicated to serving all socioeconomic groups in Rochester, NY before moving to Durango last fall. Susan has medical boards in Internal Medicine and in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Her practice serves both adults and children with allergic disease including asthma. She was the cofounder and Medical Director of an Asthma Center in Rochester and 40% of her experience and training has been in the diagnosis and treatment of Rheumatologic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus and related illnesses. She is particularly interested in these diseases which occur predominantly in women. Please visit Susan’s solo practice at 1800 E. Third Ave., Suite 103, or contact her 259-9000. She takes most commercial insurances, Medicaid, CHP+, and Medicare and will give a discount and payment plan for the uninsured. She will be working as a consultant and not doing primary care. Body Talk Julie Gentry, MA, CBP, LMT is pleased to announce the relocation of her BodyTalk practice to her home office at 11752 US HWY 160 W in Durango (one mile east of Kennebec Cafe). BodyTalk is an astonishingly simple and effective energy medicine modality that stimulates the body's innate ability to balance and heal itself on all levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. BodyTalk's major assets are its simplicity, safety and the speed of its results. It is gentle, relaxing, non-invasive, objective in application...and fun. For more information go to www.bodytalksystem.com. To experience BodyTalk and a renewed sense of well-being, contact Julie Gentry at julierob915@hotmail.com, 970.385.5485 or 970.551.0146 cell.30 minutes of free Feng Shui consulting to WRC members! 30 minutes of free Feng Shui consulting to WRC members! Candee Pearson at Five Star Feng Shui can help you create a harmonious space to achieve your goals and dreams! Whether you are buying or selling, building or remodeling, overwhelmed with decisions, starting a new business, or unhappy with how you feel in your space. Five Star Feng Shui can help! Contact Candee at 970-764-5615 or candeepearson@fivestarfengshui.com. Are You Really Psychic? Yes! We all are. The truth of the matter is, it's impossible to be living on this planet and not be psychic. You and everyone else is equipped with an energy field, energy centers, and fine-tuned intuitive abilities. The only question is, do you know how to tap into your abilities? To learn more, please contact Dana at The Purple Phoenix for session work, audio classes and more. 970-375-1708 or read@thepurplephoenix.com or www.areyoureallypsychic.com or www.thepurplephoenix.com. Women's Wellness Connection WRC is a supporter of The Women's Wellness Connection and encourages women to stay healthy. No woman should go without annual breast and cervical screenings. To insure that every woman has access, the Women's Wellness Connection program, offers Pap tests, mammograms and clinical breast exams to women ages 40-64. These services are free of charge to women who live in Colorado, are legal residents, have no health insurance or are underinsured, and meet income qualifications. The screenings are offered by Planned Parenthood and San Juan Basin Health Department. To find out if they are eligible, women may call a state hotline at 1-800-951-WELL or locally call B.J. Boucher with the American Cancer Society at 259-3527. SASO Sexual Assault Services Organization (SASO) needs volunteers and is offering free training programs to learn about helping survivors heal, prevent child abuse, and inspire youth to intervene in potentially unsafe situations. Call 259-3074 to sign up. |
