Welcome to the Spring 2007 W.A.R.M. Newsletter! In this edition:
W.A.R.M. THANKS YOU!
 W.A.R.M. celebrated it’s 8th annual International Women’s Day Brunch & Silent Auction on Saturday, March 3, 2007 with guest speaker: NADJA HALILBEGOVICH writer, storyteller & singer who escaped the war in Bosnia. Thank YOU! to all who donated items for the Silent Auction, to all who attended the event, to the volunteer students from Brock, to all our volunteers who gave hours of their time and skills to make this event possible! If you missed the event you also missed the unveiling of our WARM quilt—it is now on display at the W.A.R.M. office.
WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUPS
W.A.R.M. continues to offer weekly and bi-weekly support groups within the Niagara Region. If you are new to W.A.R.M. an intake must be completed prior to attending a group session. Please call the office 905-871-9195.
These groups are led by a professionally trained counselor at each location. For a group/time in your area see below:
- Fort Erie (40 Jennet St.): Weekly Monday mornings 10:30 AM and Weekly Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM.
- Niagara Falls (5645 Morrison St.): Bi-weekly at St. Andrew’s United Church every other Monday evening at 7:00 PM. Please note * Individual counselling sessions are held at 5017 Victoria St. Niagara Falls. Next Niagara Falls group meets April 9, 23, 30, May 14,June 4, 18.
- Welland (26 McCabe Ave.): Bi-weekly at Briar Rose Co-op every other Monday evening at 7:00 PM. Please note * Parking is at the building on LEFT-- Group meets in the building on right. Next Welland group meets April 2, 16, May 7, 28, June 11, 25.
Arid & W.A.R.M.’s Annual Walk & Roll-A-Thon
The date is set for Saturday, May 5 at 10:00 am. Registration closes at 11:00 am. Choose either 5k or 10k. We start at the Old Fort Erie and travel along the scenic Niagara Pkwy path to the South End and return to the Old Fort. This is a joint fundraising event with Arid Group Homes. Proceeds will benefit ARID and WARM! Call WARM 905-871-9195 or ARID 905-871-7041 to join the fun! [T-shirts provided to all registrants with a minimum of $25 in pledges. BBQ provided and sponsored by Enbridge for all participants.]
Pledge sheets will be online soon. Stay tuned for more information!
AGM-New Date!
W.A.R.M’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on Tuesday, June 19 at 7:00 pm this year at The Well, 243 Garrison Road [across from Canadian Tire], Fort Erie. Renew your MEMBERSHIP to retain your voting privileges. Not a member? JOIN now! Contact the office at 905-871-9195. Meeting packages will be available from the office mid-May.
2007 ‘Make a Difference’ RECOVERY FUND
We are often asked the question “What can I do to support W.A.R.M.’s programs and services?” This year we are pleased to extend an opportunity to those who desire to give something back to the community and to W.A.R.M. You can join other members who have committed to our growing ‘Make a Difference’ RECOVERY FUND initiative. Please read on…
*Our Recovery Fund Goal for 2007: 25 monthly sponsors for 12 months. Your contribution will help to:
- decrease addiction issues among women/families
- increase individual & community awareness
- promote healthy communities.
For more information on becoming a sponsor contact Karen Beach, Client Services Development Officer at the W.A.R.M office: 905-871-9195 or email: warmniagara@bellnet.ca. Thank YOU for your support in ‘making a difference’ in a life. [Tax receipts available for donations over $25].
CALLING ALL GOLFERS!!!!
W.A.R.M ‘s 11th Annual Fundraising GOLF Tournament is scheduled for August 18 2007 at the RIO VISTA GOLF COURSE in Fort Erie. 1:00 PM start. More details will be posted on our website @ www.warmniagara.org.
WOMEN IN RECOVERY RETREATS
The next Retreat will be Sept 14 – 16, 2007, Mount Carmel Centre, Niagara Falls – STEP 11. Get your name on the list!
Spring Workshop-- MANAGING OUR LOSSES
These workshops fill up quickly so Call Today! to reserve your spot. This 4-week Grief Workshop is being offered Tuesday mornings beginning May 15, 22, 29 and June 5.
Are You Supporting The ThinkGreen Program?
We never stop looking for new ways to raise funds to keep our programs available for our community. This one is bigger than that. The ThinkGreen Program takes on an environmental perspective, and can really make a world of difference. This program is more for our children and grandchildren when you consider that Canada’s landfills are full of inkjet and printer cartridges that often take up to 500 years to decay. We had to learn the hard way what batteries did in our landfills, lets be smarter with these just as toxic ink cartridges. Over 300 million empty printer cartridges are generated in North America each year. That’s 900-million pounds of waste per year that usually ends up in the landfill. Martha Willmore is spearheading this program for us, as part of Greentec International’s Environmental Program. They will pay us for returned cartridges as well as plant a tree for every 12 cartridges we collect. We all win with this program!
How you can help:
- Bring your used cartidges into WARM
- Take a box to your workplace and spread the word
W.A.R.M. Staff
- Diane Doneff, Program Director / Counsellor
- Karen Beach, Client Services Development Officer / Counsellor
- Kathy Comerford, Office Manager
- Mary Minor, Counsellor
- Nicolle Kelly, Counsellor
A HUGE thank you to our staff, board and supporters / volunteers!
Special thanks to our Volunteer Co-ordinators for 2007: Kim Bacon (Walk & Roll-a-Thon), Bev Hayes (Bingo), Mike Horne (Golf Tournament) and Evelyn Janke & Merle Richards (Women's Day Event).
W.A.R.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006~2007
- Executive Members:
- Ann Marie Guilmette, President
- Claire Duthie, Vice President
- Wendy Wilson, Treasurer
- Barb Hopkins, Secretary
- Board Members:
- Evelyn Janke
- Merle Richards
- Judy Rigsby
- Elaine MacKenzie
- Cheryl Booth
- Winnie Swalm
** And finally, thanks to the mother-daughter team who volunteered to do our spring newsletter as well as to Mark Kawabe at The Web For Business.com for updating and hosting our website!
W.A.R.M. is supported by Fort Erie Bingo, The United Way and your donations.
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