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Womenade
Program FAQs
 What is Womenade?
Womenade was founded in 2002 when Durango resident Jane
Dunn read a story about a Washington, D.C., physician who organized a
group of women to raise money at a potluck every month to give as a
one-time donation to people
in need.
The
concept
was simple: Rather than spend $35 or $40 on a meal out, the women
gathered for a potluck dinner and contributed $35 each to a pool of
money that they would then donate to people who had applied for the
funding. Dunn gathered friends to plan their own grassroots
philanthropy program, called it Womenade, and held their first potluck
that fall.
Since
then,
the program has generated thousands of dollars in donations
for needs as wide-ranging as a sent of dentures for one woman to travel
expenses for a cancer patient. Although Womenade took a vacation last
fall with the rapid changes in the executive director's position
here at the Women's Resource Center, Womenade hopes to return with the
same verve and commitment to the community that it established in 2002.
What's different about Womenade
in 2010?
The
Women's Resource Center will offer six
opportunities for women who care and who want to make an immediate
difference
in the lives of others through a revitalized "Womenade" Program in
2010. The schedule will include three lunchtime and three after-work
"happy hour" events every other month.
The
Women's Resource Center agreed to assume administrative tasks
associated with Womenade and made the changes after meeting with
founding Womenade members in a focus group session last fall. The
changes will fulfill the following goals:
- Fulfill
the needs of Womenade applicants more quickly and more frequently. Many
of our applicants need assistance immediately. By meeting every other
month, our applicants won't have to wait so long for assistance.
- Provide
a variety of opportunities for women to participate.
Feedback
from our fall focus group and from informal conversations with our
members
indicates that many women either don’t have the time to fix a
potluck dish for
an evening meeting or have to get home to care for their families.
Therefore,
we decided to add a lunchtime program and scale back the evening
program to a
simpler “happy hour” format.
The lunchtime events will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., more or
less,
at the Rochester Hotel. Participants will be invited to bring their own
lunch,
and the Women’s Resource Center
will provide
beverages and a light dessert like cookies, brownies, etc. Suggested
donation
will be $25.
The evening events will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m., more or less, also
at the
Rochester Hotel. Participants are invited to bring an hors
d’oeuvres to share, but
bringing food isn’t a requirement to attend. The
Women’s Resource Center
will provide wine and non-alcoholic beverages. A “donation
cup” will be placed
by the wine to cover expenses. Suggested donation will be $25.
- Maintain the
grassroots program’s
simplicity and hands-on feeling. All funds
raised will be awarded to recipient applicants
who meet Womenade criteria (still to be formalized), and donors who
attend a
Womenade event decide who will receive the funding. Any funds not
dispersed at
one meeting will be rolled forward to the next meeting.
Womenade
dates in 2010
- Thursday, February 4 -- 5:30 p.m. at Rochester Hotel Lobby
Happy Hour. Bring an hors d'oeuvres to share, although it's not a requirement to attend. Suggested donation of $25.
- Thursday, March 25 -- Noon at the Rochester Hotel Lobby
Brown-bag lunch. Suggested donation of $25.
- Thursday, June 3 -- 5:30 p.m. at Rochester Hotel Lobby
Happy Hour. Bring an hors d'oeuvres to share, although it's not a requirement to attend. Suggested donation of $25.
- Thursday, August 5 -- Noon at the Rochester Hotel Lobby
Brown-bag lunch. Suggested donation of $25.
- Thursday, October 7 -- 5:30 p.m. at Rochester Hotel Lobby
Happy Hour. Bring an hors d'oeuvres to share, although it's not a requirement to attend. Suggested donation of $25.
- Thursday, December 2 -- Noon at the Rochester Hotel Lobby
Brown-bag lunch. Suggested donation of $25.
How
to apply for Womenade funds
Womenade funds may be used to assist with:
- Past due bills like rent, utilities or medical care
- Car repairs
- Food
- Clothing
- Counseling
- Child Care
- Other needs as determined by the advisory council
All requests are funded based
on the amount of funds available at any one meeting. Womenade does not
assist with deposits of any kind.
To apply, download and fill out the Application Form and Confidentiality Agreement. Submit both to the Women's Resource Center by the following dates:
- Tuesday, Jan. 26 for the February meeting
- Tuesday, March 30 for the April meeting
- Tuesday, May 25 for the June meeting
- Tuesday, July 27 for the August meeting
- Tuesday, Sept. 28 for the October meeting
- Tuesday, Nov. 16 for the December meeting
Please send to:
Womenade of La Plata County
679 E. Second Ave., Suite 6
Durango, Colorado 81301
Whom should I contact if I have additional questions?
Women's Resource Center Program Director Diana Serpe, 247-1242, ext. 204, or e-mail her at programs@wrcdurango.org.
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