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Women In Need
HANDS UP!
Monthly Newsletter
Community Cooperative
Hands Up! May & June 2012
Fashion with Passion - Great Success, Packed with Fun!
Thank you to everybody’s passionate support, we had a fantastic evening on May 4th! It was our 4th annual Fashion with
Passion Fundraising Gala at Delta Ocean Pointe. We would like
to thank all our sponsors, supporters, models and guests, we
were able to raise just over $17,000 from the silent auction and
sponsorships.
All photos below courtesy of Fetching Image Photography
Our fabulous models’ “Vogue” shot in the hotel lobby pre-show
Back Row: Buchanan Elliot, Louise Hartland, Charlayne Thornton-Joe, Dale Gann, Hazel Braithwaite, Scott Piercy, Dale Olsen
Centre: John Kinahan, Sanna Pallatt, Ava Lee, Shannon Kowalko, Asmira McConnell, Brittany King, Nikki de Goey, Patty
Macintyre-Gray
Front Row: Travis Moore, Yukari Peerless, Madelaine Lee, Rob
Reid
Fashion with Passion
Event Sposnors
Thank you, Media Sponsors!
CTV Vancouver Island
107.3 KOOL FM
CFAX 1070
Times Colonist
Thank you, Event Partners!
Delta Ocean Pointe
Coast Capital Savings
Richard Mar School of Hair
and Esthetics
Outlooks for Men
Croy & Co Stage Lighting
Soundworks
Insite Display
Crocker Web Design
Bliss Spa
Thank you, Model Sponsors!
Victoria Fire Department
Dr. John Kinahan
Ladies in Philanthropy Society
(LIPS)
Peninsula Co-op
Vancouver Island Technology
Park
Bring your Friend & Get
25% off!
Between June 4th and 30th,
bring your friend and share
the secrets of shopping at
WIN and you can both receive
25% off discounts! Come and
visit our three stores between
June 4th and 30th, and enjoy
truly a WIN-WIN shopping
experience!
Rob Reid, Owner of Frontrunners and New Balance Victoria
For more information on how
it works, please ask our staff!
What’s Coming Up in
Transformational
Learning Program
Wednesday June 13th - Self
care and parenting through
stress facilitated by Renee
Lindstrom
Shannon Kowalko, Promotions and Community Relations Manager of Times Colonist
Our Carbon Footprint on Mother Earth
is Getting Smaller!
Last year, we took a Climate Smart Inventory to measure our
carbon footprint. We recognized areas to reduce waste and
implemented an extensive recycling program. This year, we
re-measured our carbon footprint and we have achieved a 33%
reduction! We have gone from net emissions of 131 metric
tonnes of CO2 to just under 88! This is not to mention that we
also divert enough waste from the landfill to account for the
avoidance of 732 tonnes of CO2 equivalent!
Wednesday July 11th - Job
searching and career planning
facilitated by Janet Rowley
Our biggest reduction has been in the amount of garbage - and
we have made some gains in electricity as well by retro-fitting
our lighting at both our Cook and Pandora stores. When you
make a donation to WIN, you can feel good about both
community support and environmental protection.
WIN’s Self-Sufficiency Program
Since November, we have issued just over $13,000 to women
to support their journey towards self sufficiency in their lives!
Here is a recent quote from one of our program recipients:
“WIN’s Self-Sufficiency Program is like dollars from heaven! I am
a single mom that has been out of the workforce for 8 years.
WIN’s willingness to back me has really boosted my confidence.
If they believe I can do it, then maybe I really can. I know that
there are many women out there who really care about women
like me.”
Pembroke Mews Gives
Housing a Hand-Up
We all know that when the
roof is leaking or other things
go wrong at home, the expression “comfort of home”
no longer exists. Whether
you rent or own, you understand how expensive it is to
maintain a home. Pembroke
Mews, located at the corner
of Pembroke and Government
Streets, was just completed
recently and now offering 25
bachelor and one bedroom
units to low-income, working
singles. The City of Victoria
contributed $250,000 to the
project through its housing trust fund since housing
affordability is the region’s
biggest challenge.
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