Wine Tasting Party in North Carolina

Jones-Ingham Executive and Sales Recruiting and Body by Design Studio are hosting a women only Wine Tasting Party with a Purpose on June 6^th 2008 from 7-9pm at the Body by Design Studio. Body by Design Studio located at 1818 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC 27608. To attend you must RSVP to Anne Triebert at anne@bodybydesignstudio.com by June 4^th.

This is a newly established quarterly event by Kristy Jones, president of Jones-Ingham Executive in March. At her first event, a small group of 8 gathered and donated money as well as everyone committed to sponsoring a sister and to get together every 3 months to give news and read letters and show pictures of their sisters. They also committed to bring friends in order to grow their group to promote the Women for Women International and to get more sister sponsors. The events have the purpose of bringing old and new friends together with a common purpose of helping women survivors of war around the world rebuild their lives and communities.

Door prizes will be given at the June 6^th event (free personal training sessions, gift certificate to Primp Salon Bar, and many others!)

www.bodybydesignstudio.com 919 832-3262

www.jones-ingham.com 919 341-6046

International School of Brussels

Students at the International School of Brussels set up different booths and did a variety of activities to raise awareness and funds to support Women for Women International. They made and sold jewelry, hand-painted tin cans, bookmarks, photo frames and more! Students organized a club and plan to continue doing events throughout the year.

Organize your school using traditional fundraising efforts and make a huge impact on campus and our program.

Thank you to everyone at the International School of Brussels and keep up the good work!

Be a Little Spark!

Olaiya and John from Seattle, WA spent many hours discussing how to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting world-changing organizations. Their goal is to raise funds through a series of social events and dinners. The proceeds from these affairs are used to support women in war-torn countries through Women for Women International!

Olaiya and John not only host monthly events, but they also write about them and share pictures on their blog: http://bealittlespark.blogspot.com/.

From the blog….

“We hope that the project grows and becomes more ambitious as time goes by. However we evolve, we would like to keep a consistent set of values. Our goal is to make use of Olaiya’s considerable talents in the kitchen, provide vegetarian-friendly meals and tastings, attempt to cater all events with local, organic produce, and keep costs low enough that everyone can participate. We intend to focus on building an ever-increasing sense of community.”

Check out their events if you live in the Seattle area! You can also start your own project or blog to support Women for Women International!

Run for Congo Women Event in Portland, OR

Lisa Shannon, the founder of Run for Congo Women, will be speaking about her recent travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lisa is a dynamic speaker with powerful video footage and engaging stories that she wants to tell about the women and children of DR Congo. She has critical insights into how Congolese lives can be saved in a country where 45,000 people continue to die every month as the result of conflict.

She will tell stories and share insights at her free and public event “Why Congo Matters” on Thursday, June 19^th, 7-9 PM, the Old Church, 1422 SW 11^th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201. She will also share details of Portland’s Run for Congo Women which is scheduled on Sunday, September 14^th at Lower Macleay Park.

Run for Congo Women raises funds to support Women for Women International’s program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lisa Shannon has been named a 2006 Hero of Running by Runner’s World Magazine (Dec. 2006), and has been featured in O, the Oprah Magazine (Dec. 2006) and Fitness Magazine (Mar 2007).

Organize Your Workplace!

Vanessa Renhof and Linette Martinez of San Francisco, CA presented information about what’s happening to women survivors of war at their workplace. They talked about what’s happening in Afghanistan, Rwanda, Sudan and other countries in which we work and informed their fellow co-workers that they can take action today by signing up to sponsor a woman survivor of war. Thank you Vanessa and Linette!

Organize a brown bag lunch at your workplace, show video from our website at http://www.womenforwomen.org/watch.htm and encourage your co-workers to get involved today!