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2009 HUG A MOM
Handcrafted Sterling Silver embossed link bracelet. 7.5 inches $85
Whimsical Angel Pins. Bronze, gemstone, polymer & sterling. $55
Assorted Bronze & Sterling Earrings $45
One-of-a-Kind Bronze PEACE Choker with cotton fibers and recycled glass. $175
One-of-a-Kind Woodlands Sterling Choker with bronze, polymer & gemstones. $175
Large Patina Ceramic Pendant with handcrafted Sterling bail & chain. $90
One-of-a-Kind Bronze POD with freshwater pearls and bronze links. $125
Beautiful one-of-a-kind hand sewn Mandela Bracelet with sterling & pearl toggle. $90
Faux Polymer Ivory Mahjong Tile Bracelet. $65
One-of-a-Kind Handcrafted solid Bronze Cuff Bracelets with sterling or gemstone. $80
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A. Olive glass beads with hand sewn antiqued brass beads with pink glass bead tassel
accent and brass clasp. $50
B. Faux Polymer Jade Bangle with solid Sterling Silver embossed band. $75
C. Mixed Gemstone Necklace with Sterling Silver clasp and assorted charms. 18 inch and
20 inch. Made to order. $70
D. Handcrafted Note Cards with original photographs by Linda Phelan. 6 cards to a bundle. Your choice: Nature Series or Garden Series $16
E. Dipped in Chocolate! Ceramic and Sterling Silver Earrings. $65
F. Ceramic & Sterling Globular Lobulars! $60
G. Sterling Choker with faux polymer jade medallion and gemstone charms. $55
H. Pale Pink Cotton Tee with Strong Message. S . M . L . XL $10
I. Bronze & Amethyst Ring with Sterling Anchors. Made to size $60
J. Hand-carved Solid Bronze Medallion Pendant on Silk Cord $90
2009 HUG A MOM CAMPAIGN
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Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.
-Hank Rosso
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THE HEALING CO-OPERATIVE
Overview of Giving….
Eight-Year Revenue
Year ending Dec. 31, 2001
$61,490
Year ending Dec. 31, 2002
$68,677
Year ending Dec. 31, 2003
$67,061
Year ending Dec. 31, 2004
$65,717
Year ending Dec. 31, 2005
$64,827
Year ending Dec. 31, 2006
$65,882
Year ending Dec. 31, 2007
$82,308
Year ending Dec. 31, 2008
$117,745
Foundation Support
Rhode Island Foundation
Harmon Foundation
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource
Foundation
St. Mary’s Community Fund
Newport, RI
The Healing Co-Operative has supported thousands of women
and family members since opening our doors here in Middletown nearly 9 years ago. We’ve grown in ways we imagined and
in ways we had not.
And now, in an effort to keep up with our growth, we’ve put together a wish list which you will read about on the following
pages. With the addition of Guest Cottages and more sleeping
spaces, we will be able to accommodate more women during our
Renewal Retreats for women with cancer. Another important
addition would be a dedicated space for yoga, meditation and
movement therapies—the Yoga Yurt.
We owe you, our community, a heart full of thanks as together
you have helped us raise over $593,707 over the past eight years.
Those funds are what have moved us forward each year making
it possible for us to continue the important programs for women
and their families as they make their way through the difficult,
and often times confusing, diagnosis of cancer. We are calling on
your help with the task of raising $280,000 in funds needed to
accomplish this next important phase of our growth here on
Mitchell’s Lane where women and families have left thousands
of footsteps in our 80 foot meditation/prayer labyrinth, carried
buckets full of wild blueberries from the field and cut nearly
2,000 bouquets of flowers from our large Cutting Garden. We
know we can do this with your help and we look forward to
working with you, our community.
With Gratitude,
The Healing Co-Operative Board of Directors
Linda Phelan, Founder & Executive Director
Carol Solimene, President
Christa Johnson, MD, Secretary
Terrance Gavan, CPA, Treasurer Frank Spinella, Officer
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I break off a fragment to send you. Please take this grain of hope so that mine won’t shrink.
Please share your fragment so that yours will grow. Only so, by division, will hope increase,
like a clump of irises, which will cease to flower unless you distribute the
clustered roots, unlikely source—clumsy and earth-covered—of grace.” - D. Levertov
2008 Source of Funds
2008 Expenses
Cancer Support
Programs for
Women &
Family
Members
Events
Administrative
Donations
84.2 %
40.4 %
34.8 %
12.1 %
3.7 %
15.3 %
HopeCraft™ Shop
Sponsors 4.1 %
Fundraising
United Way 1.3 %
Grants 4.1 %
Our Goal
An estimated 23,650
Rhode Island women are
living with cancer. An estimated 2,310 are expected
to die from cancer.
ACS Cancer Facts & Figures 2009
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$280,000
With your
help we can
get there.
This year alone an estimated 3,400
Rhode Island women will be diagnosed with some form of cancer.
Please consider making a donation
of $100 in honor of one woman and
know that your contribution will
help to ensure the future
generations of her family.
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THE HEALING CO-OPERATIVE
Naming Opportunities…….
Our Retreat Cottages will be a
wonderful way to honor and celebrate
somebody dear to your heart.
With a gift of $17,000 your cottage will
feature a handcrafted ceramic plaque
made by the women of the Co-Op on the
exterior. Inside the cottage will be a handbound booklet, also handcrafted at the
Co-Op, telling the story of honoree.
Has a loved one in your life been gifted
with a “green thumb.”? You may want to
consider naming a section of our 60 foot
Healing Garden in her name with a gift of
$6,000 your loved one’s name will mark a
section of our cutting garden.
2009 HUG A MOM CAMPAIGN
Buy a Brick in the name of a loved one. $200
With a gift of $6,000 a handcrafted wall plaque
will be displayed in one quarter section of the
Yoga & Meditation Yurt along with a
hand-bound booklet telling the story of the person
named.
Themes are as follows:
HOPE . FAITH . COURAGE . INSPIRE
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