Wild Women Writing meets tomorrow
The next Wild Women Writing meeting will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Hampton Inn on 37th Street and Main Ave. RSVP by e-mailing stealingplums@yahoo.com or by calling Molly Childers at 759-9993.
Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers for Parade of Homes
Habitat for Humanity needs a couple of volunteers to staff its Parade of Homes booth in front of its Fox Farm Village homes on Saturday. One or two volunteers are needed for the 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. shift, and Two volunteers are needed for the 1 to 4 p.m. shift. Job duties include Habitat home tours, stamping tickets, greeting visitors, and setting up or taking down the tent. Contact Jen Nail at 382-2215 or at jen@habitatdurango.org.
Adult Ed offers Digital Literacy classes
The Adult Education Center will offer a Digital Literacy Class from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 22 to Oct. 27.
The class will cover computer orientation, keyboarding, Internet basics, Microsoft Word, and an introduction to Publisher.
Classes are free to TANF-eligible residents in Southwest Colorado. Contact Jen Bruell at 385-4354 or jbruell@durangoaec.com for more information.
International Peace Day celebration
Durango4Peace will host a number of activities to celebrate International Peace Day on Monday, Sep. 21. A "Walk for Peace" will begin activities at 5 p.m. Participants will gather at the Durango Public Library and will walk to Rotary Park, where a Peace Day Celebration will follow from 6 to 8 p.m. Organizations are invited to set up a booth for the event.
Durango4Peace is a non-profit organization working in partnership with the Braided River Mediation Center.
The United Nations adopted Sept. 21 as the international day of peach, global ceasefire, and non-violence. For more information, contact durango4peace@gmail.com.
Horses and Healing
The Medicine Horse Center and the Sexual Assault Services Organization will offer a four-week program for women who are healing from trauma. The first session is Sept. 23, and space is limited to six participants. For more information, contact Andrea at SASO, 259-3974 or andrea@durangosaso.org.
"Promoting Opportunity in Colorado" presentation set for Oct. 2
The Women's Resource Center and the Women's Foundation of Colorado will host a presentation and discussion on "Promoting Opportunity in Colorado: How Are We Doing" from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Durango Recreation.
The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required. You may register for this free event at www.blacktie-colorado.com. RSVP code is WFC10/2.
Rich Jones, Director of Policy and Reearch at the Bell Policy Center will introduce the "Cycle of Opportunity" concept that illustrates how the Bell Policy Center believes opportunity is created and sustained in the 21st century.
The Cycle of Opportunity represents a series of experiences and events that build on one another and accumulate over the course of a lifetie of effort and makes it possible for families and individuals to realize their full economic, social and personal potential.
Several measures in the cycle include a healthy birth, a safe and stimulating childhood, graduating high school and earning a livable wage.
Following Jones' prsenation, participants will discuss what local governments, school districts, nonprofits and others in La Plata County are doing to affect these measures as well as ideas for future action.
Contact Mandy Mikulencak at 375-1303 for more information.
Contact Us:
Women's Resource Center679 East 2nd Ave., Unit 6
P.O. Box 2132
Durango, Colorado 81302
Tel: (970) 247-1242
Fax: (970) 247-8722
E-mail: women@wrcdurango.org
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Executive Director
Deborah Uroda
Fund Development and Marketing Director
Diana Serpe Programs Director
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Eve Presler Director, Advocacy for La Plata
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Maldegen
Family Advocate
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Fatherhood Advocate
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Volunteer Office Support
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Volunteer Web Manager
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Volunteer Office Support
Women’s
Resource Center honors
FittsMilgrim, Lander
as “Extraordinary Women”
The
Women’s Resource Center of Durango honored
two extraordinary
women – Victoria FittsMilgrim and Susan Lander –
with the
Extraordinary Women Awards during its inaugural “Girls Night
Out” celebration
held Friday, Sept. 11, at the
FittsMilgrim,
owner of True Life Coaching and Retreats, was honored as
the 2009
Extraordinary Business Woman. And Lander, executive director
for
Music in
the Mountains, was honored as the 2009 Extraordinary Woman Leader. Also
nominated were Durango artist and gallery owner Karyn Gabaldon for the
Extraordinary Business Woman award and longtime WRC volunteer
Barara Shore and Durango jewelry artist Carol Salomon for Extraordinary
Woman Leader.
More than 200 guests at the
"Girls Night Out" celebration gave FittsMilgrim and Lander a standing
ovation when Executive Director Liz Mora announced them as the award
winners.
Event raises $18,000
The sell-out event raised more than $18,000 for WRC programs, but more importantly, said Mora, it gave the center an opportunity "to celebrate all the extraordinary women in Durango and La Plata County."
The evening included a buffet of extraordinary hors d'oeuvres prepared by The Yellow Carrot, wine and champagne served up by a handsome trio of bartenders, who included Mora's husband, Roland; her brother-in-law Edward Mora, and friend Ben Carlson.
Master of Ceremonies Beth Warren kept the crowd entertained with her witty repartee, and dancers with Bare Bones Burlesque & the Salt Fire Circus performed several pieces clad in costumes reminiscent of 19th-century burlesque stars.
Malick inspires
Guest of Honor Wendie Malick inspired the audience with her story about finding her voice and using the many public opportunities she has as an actor to make the world a better place. (A copy of her speech may be found online at:)
After landing
a role in her first
successful television series, "Dream On," said Malick, "It dawned on me
that I was being given the opportunity to use my voice to champion the
causes I believed in," including the Humane Society, the Environmental
Media Association, the arts and education.
The night
also was an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of the
Extraordinary Woman Awards,
Gretchen
McComb, who selected the award-winners on the foundation’s
behalf, chose
FittsMilgrim for the business award because of her “passion
to reach out to
women to support them and positively change lives. It’s clear
that building a
better community is a priority through her affordable group coaching
program
and her numerous volunteer efforts.
FittsMilgrim
FittsMilgrim
is a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching
Federation; a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach through the
Coaches
Training Institute; an Authentic Leadership Coach through
Lander
Lander,
who has served as Music in the Mountains’ executive director
since 2001, was
selected as the Extraordinary Woman Leader because of the many
leadership roles
she has assumed over the years in
As the MITM executive director, Lander has provided the leadership to expand the festival to a three-week event with more than 40 performances at Fort Lewis College, Durango Mountain Resort, Pagosa Springs, and other venues. She also oversees the Festival Educational Outreach Programs, including Music in the Mountains Goes to School, reaching thousands of students in the Four Corners Region each year, and the Conservatory Music in the Mountains, a summer camp held congruently with a music festival at Fort Lewis.