Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Shop Local, Give Local!

 
Hello Friends,
 
Dave & I are teaming up with Dorothy Steele & Geraldine Foote this Sunday, Dec. 15th
 
to host an event in support of the women at
 
West Women & Children's Shelter
 
Please join us at the 510 Artspace in Lake Oswego
 
 
510 First Street, Lake Oswego, OR
11 till 3
Hot Cider & goodies will be served:)
Bring a small women's gift & receive a small handmade ornament!
 
Background:  The West is a domestic violence shelter, which handled 4,636 crisis calls in 2012.  The shelter can house 60 residents at one time, and throughout 2012 a total of 244 women & children stayed there.  In addition, 67 women & children had their lives stabilized in transitional housing, mostly apartments, provided by the shelter. 32, 850 meals were provided and 150 food boxes were delivered to survivors out in the community.
 
Small gift suggestions for women in the shelter;  gift cards, bus passes, movie passes, flashlights, umbrellas, sewing kits, mascara and lip gloss, lotions etc. as well as scarves, gloves, & warm hats.  Monetary donations also welcome with checks made out to:
 Salvation Army West Women & Children's Shelter.