Quarterly Meeting
Ferranti’s Lakeview Restaurant, Route 30, Greensburg
Friday, July 24th, 2009, 11:30a.m.

Our speaker for our July 24, 2009 meeting will be Dr. Toni Felice, Co-Chair of the Girls Coalition of Southwestern PA, who will speak to us about their group.

Thanks to all who attended our April meeting. We heard wonderful presentations from both Bobbi Watt Geer, Project Manager for the Status of Women in Westmoreland County Project, and Lynn Garfinkel of the Strong Women Strong Girls, Mentoring Program.

The next quarterly meeting of the Westmoreland County Commission for Women and Families will be  Friday, July 24th, 2009 starting at 11:30a.m., at Ferranti's Lakeview Restaurant, Route 30, Greensburg.  Please remit check in the amount of $15.00/reservation made payable to: WCCWF - c/o Carol Adams - 4088 Hyland Road - Jeannette, PA 15644.  

Westmoreland County Commission for Women and Families Group Picture
The framed letter in the picture is a Congratulatory letter from Leslie Stiles, Executive Director,
of the PA Commission for Women and Families - congratulating us on the 5th Anniversary
of our WCCWF in October 2008. Holding the picture is Betsy Magley, President of the
PA Commission for Women's Board of Commissioners.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Westmoreland County Commission for Women and Families (WCCWF) to foster leadership; provide awareness of existing services; promote development of resources; and advocate equal access to such resources in order to enhance the lives of women and families.

Member List

To register or for more information please contact:

Sponsors Needed!

The Blackburn Center is having its annual fundraiser, “Una Sera del Dare”, in September of this year. This critically important and very worthy agency is in need of sponsors for the event, whose proceeds are an integral part of the operations budget. More than 2800 victims of domestic and sexual violence in Westmoreland County make use of Blackburn’s services annually. Among them are those whose situations are so dire that they must flee to the agency’s emergency shelter to escape the deadly violence in their own homes. These are people living in our local neighborhoods who urgently need a safe harbor at Blackburn Center for themselves and their children.

Please consider becoming a sponsor for this event and showing your support for its good works. I do a major sponsorship every year because I think this agency makes a huge difference in so many lives, is efficiently operated and has great leadership. With limits in certain funding streams, Blackburn needs our help now more than ever.

Please contact me (or Carol Adams) for a sponsorship form. I hope to see you on September 21 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center to celebrate this agency and its work – and yourselves as sponsors and supporters!

Becky Thorne
The Thorne Group, Inc. Home Health Services
beckythorne@TheThorneGroup.com
Phone:  724-755-2109 
Fax:  724-755-0829 
 

Sister’s Place

Hello Folks: I am wondering if any of you know of anyone who would like to donate gently used items to a wonderful cause in Clariton. It is a program called "Sister's Place" and it is longer term housing for abused women or unwed mothers. It is run by catholic sisters from various denominations who educate the women for future job hunting and provide a refuge for women and their children who have fled from abusive situations and young pregnant women who have nowhere to turn. Right now they have 6 baby girls that they need items for.

If you know of anyone or have any gently used items that you would like to donate, please email me and let me know what you might have to help these women out.

Email:  Cathie Krofick – contact Cathie at cathiekrofick@hotmail.com.
 

ParentWISE will be offering a new class for families with children diagnosed with AD/HD and related disorders

Parent to Parent is a research-based 16-hour course developed by CHADD and taught by a certified instructor to help families with problems encountered at home and at school.

Where: FSWP ParentWISE Office When: Sept. 23—Nov. 11, 2009; 211 Huff Ave., Ste. Greensburg, PA 15601 from 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

Parenting: Infants to Teens is a 20-hr comprehensive child development/child psychology class that helps parents understand their child’s behavior from the confusing early years through the turbulent teens.

Where: United Presbyterian Church When: Sept. 21—Nov. 23, 2009; 601 5th Ave. New Kensington, PA 6:30p.m.- 8:30p.m.

Both classes will include information on: Discipline (why some things don’t work with some children), How to Effectively Communicate with your Child, the Importance of Self-Esteem, Causes of some Problem Behaviors and much more.

To Register for either class, please call: 724-837-5410 ext. 702.

The Annual Ice Cream Blast!

The Annual Ice Cream Blast! at the Nevin Arena at Lynch Field in Greensburg, PA. Noon to 4:00p.m. on July 18th.  For more information, call 724-837-5410.  Admission: $3 per person (Includes ice cream and cake) Lots of games, fun and food for the whole family! Raffles, prizes and... ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM! Vote for your favorite flavor! Sponsored by Dairy Queen -Something Different at Lynch Field in Greensburg.

Angela’s Angels

Ad-dressing Your Dream

Angela's Angels responds to the needs of our communities by providing prom wear to help economically disadvantaged junior and senior high school young ladies. Angela's Angels relies on the financial contributions, in-kind donations and volunteer efforts of individuals and companies who are committed to helping young women.

We need your help. It's easy, and incredibly rewarding, to get involved and make a difference. There are many ways for individuals, companies and organizations to support Angela's Angels.Org, Inc., registered and approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c) 3, non-profit charity:

• Donate money to Angela's Angels
• Become a Corporate Sponsor to provide funding and generate significant public goodwill
• Become a Corporate Apparel/Accessories Donor to provide Angela's Angels clients with new prom-appropriate attire
• Donate your gowns and other prom-appropriate attire
• Organize a drive through your company or other organization to collect new or
  slightly used (recent) gowns

Donated prom gowns, shoes, jewelry, and purses may be dropped off at:

The Sun Parlor Tanning Salon, 5024 Route 30, Suite 2,Greensburg - 724-834-7800

Wigs 'n More, Inc & Mastectomy Boutique, 5924 Route 981, Latrobe - 724-532-1901

G B Plaza Cleaners, Gabriel Bros Plaza Greensburg - 724-850-7650

Never Enough Boutique, 200 S Pennsylvania Ave, Greensburg - 724-838-1878

Angela's Angels

Phone Number:  724-836-6444
Website:  www.angelasangels.org
E-Mail:  AngelasAngels1@aol.com
 

Chairperson’s Message

I hope this edition of our quarterly newsletter finds you well.

Thanks to all who attended our April meeting. We heard wonderful presentations from both Bobbi Watt Geer, Project Manager for the Status of Women in Westmoreland County Project, and Lynn Garfinkel of the Strong Women Strong Girls, Mentoring Program. It was also our Membership Drive Month and we did have a few new ladies join our commission. Welcome to Brynn Adams and Fiona Wood who joined at the meeting and a big “thank you” to our members Dr. Leah Samuels and Mary Ann Stairs for bringing them to our meeting and asking them to join.

Our speaker for our July 24, 2009 meeting will be Dr. Toni Felice, Co-Chair of the Girls Coalition of Southwestern PA, who will speak to us about their group. See the Meeting Reservation Form for further information on Dr. Felice and her topic. Please make your reservations for the July meeting by July 17th either by sending in your payment with the reservation form in this newsletter or emailing WCCWF Secretary, Carol Adams, at cardoninc@comcast.net.

The PA Governor’s Conference for Women will be held in Philadelphia this year on Thursday, September 17, 2009. We will have more information about the conference at the July meeting. However, if you would like to register or obtain information, the website for the conference is www.pagovernorsconferenceforwomen.org. Keynote Speaker is Suze Orman, Personal Finance Expert and Best-Selling Author. Our WCCWF is a Sponsoring Organization for this year’s conference. Please also check out the PA Commission for Women’s website www.pcw.state.pa.us to see what they are doing for women in our state.

Please remember that we encourage your organization to let us know what you are doing and we are more than glad to spread word of your events or news to our membership. All you need to do is to email Carol Adams and she will send out an email blast with your information to our members. This is a wonderful way to keep others informed about what your organization is doing in our community. You are encouraged also to visit our website at www.inwestmoreland.com/WomensCommission.

Congratulations to Bonnie Lewis, Executive Director, on the 50th Anniversary of the YWCA of Westmoreland County. A personal congratulations to Bonnie on her 20 year anniversary as the YWCA’s Executive Director!! We wish you and the YWCA many, many more years.
To all of you, have a Happy and Safe July 4th Holiday weekend. See you on July 24th!!!
 

Mary Catherine Motchar - Chairperson