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Community Service Projects
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Los Angeles County
San Fernando For You Network members at the 2009 Revlon Cancer Walk
San Fernando For You Network members at the 2009 Revlon Cancer Walk San Fernando Valley For You Network received support from throughout the For You Network at their first annual Revlon Cancer Walk. Because of the team effort, San Fernando For You Network was successful in raising $1188.00. "We had SO MUCH FUN" stated Dalia Hayon, a For You Network member, and "we are determined next year to double both our wonderful team and contributions. A special thank you to Linda Behar, owner of "Signs of LA" in Sherman Oaks, who made the "For You Network" signs that listed the people we were walking in memory or in honor off.
A special thank you to Laurie's daughters Carissa and Chiara that volunteered to walk with the For You Network sign that made it possible to be recognized by the media and fellow walkers.
Picture taken by Laurie Gaynes-Basile: (not everyone was there in time for the photo-op) Barbara Weitzberg; Braelin Johnson; Bunni Lite; Carissa Basile; Cheryle Tessler; Chiara Basile; Connie Kremples; Christin Miller; Dalia Hayon; Danielle Scott; Debbie Price; Donna Oran; Donna Pick; Dorene Lehavi; Gisella Thomas; Iris Weinmann; Jamie Spell; Jensen Darrow; Joyce Barkin; Judy Bernstein; Karen Locke; Laurie Gaynes-Basile; Leslie Milke; Linda Behar; Linda Radell; Lisa Marie Platske; Michelle Darrow; Nada Komell; Aimee Kark; Pamela Brooks: Patricia Jordan; Rhoda Rosen; Robbie Motter; Rochelle Cohen; Sheila Beckman; Sheri Porath Rockwell; Stacy Parker; Susan Levine; Susie Jacobson.
Sojourn - Services for battered women & their children.
Established in 1977, Sojourn provides battered women and their children a safe space to regroup, rebuild, and reestablish their self-esteem and lives. Sojourn fosters solidarity among women and children, educates the community and society, and is committed to effecting political and social change through grassroots activism and a philosophy of individual empowerment. The Sojourn crisis center provides 4-6 weeks of supportive services, including legal and social services advocacy and clinical therapy, in a confidential location. The Adams Family Foundation House is Sojourn's second-stage shelter, which is for clients whose trauma experience is too great to move directly from the crisis shelter to a transitional facility or independent living. Women and their children receive up to six months of therapeutic programming and volunteer support necessary to assist the healing process. They also provide the OCEAN program ( On-call Emergency Advocate Network) for immediate, in-person crisis intervention, in association with law enforcement and medical facilities. In addition they provide a 24 hr hotline and a children's program.
Orange County
For You Network North Orange County
American Cancer Society Relay For Life®
July 14 – 15, 2007
FYN Event Organizer Amy Nowakowski
Whether it’s a friend, a family member, or the neighbor down the street, we all know someone who has been touched by cancer. Many of you know that I have had cancer too. I am glad to say I am Surviving Strong. Many of us are concerned about this disease and want to do something to make a difference. I am now involved with the American Cancer Society helping to raise funds to support finding a cure. That’s why I’ve decided to take part in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®. The Relay For Life® is an event that brings together the whole community and helps raise funds for the fight against cancer. I know you care about finding a cure too, and I would love you to join me as part of my Relay team. You can help my team, Surviving Strong, by signing up to walk on July 14-15 for as little as ½ hour, or by helping to raise funds by pledging on our team website
http://www.acsevent.org/relay/ca/Orange/Surviving_Strong
San Bernardino County
FASHION ~ FUN 101
October 18, 2008: A Fundraiser For the San Gabriel Connection - For details, click here.
FYN Event Organizer: Mardi Arnold
Inspire - Educate - Motivate
Sponsored: FYN High Desert Connection - Joan Rudder-Ward and Lillie Montgomery
When: Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 9am-2:30pm
Where: Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Rd, Victorville, CA 92395 Goal: Inspire girls to discover what’s unique and “beyond just average” about themselves–that which makes each one special with their own unique purpose in lifeMotivate them to be empowered to make positive choices for their livesEducate them by giving them practical tools to deal with challenges they will face in reaching goals, and in resisting peer pressure and negative behaviors.There will also be workshops for parents and guardians and some of the information covered will include effective communication with your teen, tell-tale signs of depression and other issues that can adversely affect girls in this age group, and more.Continental breakfast served
We 're looking for gift baskets, door prizes, goodie bag items, monetary donations, you name it--- to help us make this a roaring success and to impact girls here in the High Desert.
For additional information: www.a-day-for-you.com
Luminaria Ceremony
FYN Organizer: Ritchie Wills
At the event, on July 14 @ 10am through July 15 @ 10am, we will camp out overnight, walk around the track, and meet many new people with incredible stories of survival and courage. There is an awesome tribute to cancer survivors and caregivers, called the Luminaria Ceremony, that starts off the night at sundown. This is a very moving ceremony honoring those who have fought the disease. You can have your own luminaria bag with a $10 donation (details on the website using the "luminaria donation" link). You then decorate the bag in honor of or in memory of a loved one. Each bag is lighted and read during the ceremony. I can truly say Relay is unlike anything else you will ever do. It’s a night full of fun, hope, and remembrance.
Please help with the For You Network Redlands Fund Raiser
Bring your Pull-Tabs to For You Network meetings!
The Redland For You Network Connection
asks your assistance to collect
“Pull-Tabs”
for the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House
- Pull-tabs are the aluminum tops off your soda or beverage cans.
- Our House collects tabs all year around and they can be dropped off at any time.
- The tabs are recycled and the funds are used to help support our House and the children and families we serve.
At the 2006 Collect-A-Million Day, hundreds of dedicated collectors delivered 20 million pull-tabs and raised $10,000 for the House.
San Diego County
2009
FYN North San Diego assisted the women of the YMCA San Diego Shelter.
Riverside County
2010
FYN Murrieta received the toiletry donations from the 2010 "You Gotta Have A Heart." The members elected to present the donations to the Riverside County Door of Hope during their March 2010 Meeting.
2009
FYN Redlands provided Funds on December 15, 2009 to three branches of the military. The monies were given by member Ritchie Wills in the name of the For You Network and to show our appreciation for the troops.
2007 ‘Gotta Have Heart’ Donations
FYN Event Organizer: Gisella Thomas
For the Gotta Have Heart event, a large group of women from For You Network Burbank (Linda Ornelas, Carole Sanchez, V. Gall), San Bernardino (Natasha Flowers, Ernestine Branch), Redlands (Ritchie Wills, Darlene Merkler, Elizabeth Christiansen), Corona (Robbie Motter, Fannie Green, Olga Shin), Murrieta (Gisella Thomas), Santa Monica (Suzanne Mann), San Gabriel (Karen McCarter, Evelyn Gray), and countless others, donated towels and toiletry items to fill two large 8 foot tables. These items were distributed by the boardmembers of the For You Network Moreno Valley to the Community Assistance Program.
 The Community Assistance Program is a community nonprofit of Moreno Valley that donates household items, clothing, food, etc., to the families that are struggling and qualify for assistance based on there household income.
Jerry Casillas, Director of CAP and Kristy Horn, representative thanked everyone for the generosity. It was such a wonderful feeling to be able to present Kristy with the knowledge of what the For You members did out of the kindness of their hearts, and can hardly wait to see her face when she sees how much was collected for them. |
