Pave the Way - Women`s Resource Center

News from
the Women’s Resource Center
Fall/Wiinter • 2012/13
‘Pave the Way’ to economic self-sufficiency during WRC’s
annual year-end campaign to build resources for 2013
$30,000 goal to support Center’s
core mission, Educational Program
Four years ago, Brittany thought she had found the love of her life.
They had planned to introduce each other to their parents during
Thanksgiving and planned a Christmas holiday together.
Then Brittany found out she was pregnant. He urged her to
get an abortion or consider adoption. He wasn’t ready for a
child. She wasn’t ready to give one up.
Now, she’s raising her son by herself and going to
nursing school at Pueblo Community College in Durango
with the help of an Educational Opportunity Grant
from the Women’s Resource Center.
“Your program will allow me to continue to
provide for my son and myself while I succeed in the nursing program,” she says.
Once I am out and more economically
self-sufficient, I plan on paying it
forward for other single mothers
who are battling their way to a
better life for their little
ones and themselves.
Countless research studies
demonstrate that
the more education a
woman
attains, the greater her
chances will be that she
achieves economic self-sufficiency and earns a sustainable income. With a
sustainable income, she can
purchase a home, accumulate
assets to pass on to her children,
and ensure that the next generation remains in the Cycle of Economic Opportunity and out of the
Cycle of Poverty.
That’s why the Center established the
Educational Opportunity Program, and
Brittany is one of 12 women who have benefited so far this year from its funds. The
program includes two scholarships with the
Fort Lewis College Foundation, including scholarships for a first-generation La Plata County high
school graduate and a non-traditional (older) La
Plata County woman to finish her degree
No other program like it:
The third program, the WRC-administered Education
Opportunity Fund, provides grants of up to $1,000 to
women for any kind of certified training or classes they
otherwise couldn’t afford.
Immediate assistance to fuel
the passion to succeed:
The Center awards Educational
Opportunity Grants every month so
that women receive educational assistance as soon as an opportunity presents
itself. Since March, the Center has
awarded more than $10,000 in funding to
women to help with college tuition, fees,
textbooks, and certification programs.
This year’s Year-End Campaign, Pave the
Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency with the
Power of Education, will be used to support the
Women’s Resource Center’s core mission and its Educational Opportunity Fund.
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Thanks to you, women have a chance
to pursue better life through education
“I am very happy and appreciative
that I was selected as the recipient of
the scholarship,” wrote Alex Kunkel in
a thank-you note to the Women’s Resource Center. “You have lightened my
financial burden, which al‘I am very thankful for the Women’s Resource Center
lows me to
focus
on nursgrant that covered fall tuition at Pueblo Community
ing school.
College. Without this funding, I would not be able to
This enables
me
to better
continue my studies. My goal is to be well trained
myself and
and able to obtain a full-time, permanent governone day give
back
to the
ment position, so that I can take care of myself now and into the
community
future. This wonderful program changed my life!’
with health
– Janet Marie Clawson-Cano care,” she
writes.
Gretchen Groenke has been workcreate a better life for themselves and
ing as a farm hand and self-employed
their children. Others are married or
gardener, but wants to support women
plan to be married but know they need
as a certified labor doula. Her grant
to have skills to be able to take care of
helped to pay for her educational mathemselves.
terials to pursue her goal.
Since our last newsletter in Au“I am very grateful for the potengust, we have awarded six more
tial opportunity to pursue both a life
grants to women who used the funds
and career path that will complement
for nursing school, certification as a
my values, the needs of my family and
birthing doula, and a master’s degree
benefit the great good of women,” she
in social work. All say they are comsaid.
mitted to giving back to the commuThe 12 women who have benefited from the Women’s Resource Center’s new Educational Opportunity
Program are from all walks of life.
Some are single mothers who want to
nity that has supported them.
As a teenager, Emily Campbell was
diagnosed with epilepsy and learned to
find solace in her horses. Then, when
she had her daughter, she realized she
had to pursue her dreams if she
wanted her daughter to do the same,
and that’s to start a wellness center for
trauma victims using animals as therapy.
Campbell is enrolled in an accelerated program at Fort Lewis College to
obtain her master’s degree in social
work from Denver University. But because she’s “technically” enrolled in a
master’s program, she no longer qualifies for a Pell Grant, a federal financial
aid program. Without the Pell Grant,
she can’t continue in school.
The support she received from the
Women’s Resource Center will allow
her to finish both her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees and to pursue her
dreams.
“Just as snowboarding, horseback
riding and my daugher gave me the
courge I needed to pursue my dream
and overcome life’s hurdles, I hope
upon completion of my MSW, I too can
help others succeed and realize their
greatest dreams.”
Read more about our scholarship
recipients online at wrcdurango.org.
Pave the Way
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NetWorks is published quarterly by the Women’s
Resource Center of Durango for members, sponsors, and the community.
Women’s Resource Center
679 E. Second Ave., Suite 6
Durango, CO 81301
970.247.1242 • www.wrcdurango.org
Staff
Liz Mora, Executive Director
Christy Schaerer, Programs Coordinator
Deborah Uroda, Marketing & Fund Development Director
Judy Abercrombie, Bookkeeping
Demand for Resource & Referral
services continues to grow
As with last year’s campaign for
$30,000, the first $15,000 in donations
will be used to keep our doors open five
days a week to help women find the resources they need to take care of
themselves and their families.
Thanks to your support, we’ve
served more than 646 women so far
this year: a 7 percent increase over last
year.
The remaining proceeds will be
used to build our Educational Opportunities Program so that we may continue
to help women like Brittany.
Look for your letter
the week of Nov. 5
You can help Pave the Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency in the following
ways:
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Fill out and return the form that
will be included with your Year-End
Campaign letter that should arrive
in your mail by Nov. 5.
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Make a donation online at wrcdurango.org.
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Scan the QR Code on Page 1 and
make a donation from your phone.
Help us reach our goal of $30,000,
and you’ll be paving the way to economic self-sufficiency for dozens of
women in the year to come!
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Mark Your Calendars:
Year-end activities include Speed Pampering, Womenade
Women’s Resource Center to offer super
low-cost legal assistance with divorce questions
The Women’s Resource Center now offers
low-cost, one-on-one consultations with attorney
Sari Benmeier for women
who plan to file their own
paperwork for divorce or
custody actions.
Four one-hour appointments will be available starting at 11 a.m. on the third
Monday of the month. Cost is $5 per
appointment, payable in advance, no
refunds.
The next appointments will be from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, because of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Deadline to make an appointment is
noon on Thursday, Nov. 15.
To participate, clients MUST FIRST
ATTEND the Pro-se Divorce Clinic offered from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the
Durango Public Library. No exceptions.
The Women’s Resource Center established the “low-bono” program to
address the growing number of requests we receive for legal assistance.
In 2011, more than 300 women requested legal assistance, and of that
number, more than 250 sought help
with custody or divorce. We provide
local attorney referrals; co-sponsor the
monthly Pro-Se Divorce Clinics along
with Colorado Legal Services and the
Southwest Colorado Bar Association;
and provide comprehensive “divorce
packets” that include all pertinent legal
documents that the court requires, information about representing yourself
in court, resources for personal support
during and following the divorce (counseling), and how to protect your credit.
In 2010, we provided 65 women
with divorce packets, and while not all
women may have filed for divorce using
the paperwork we provided, that number represented 28 percent of all individual divorce proceedings filed with
the Sixth Judicial District Court.
In 2011, we provided 83 divorce
packets or 33 percent of all divorce
proceedings in district court.
Services offered include legal advice, assistance with pro-se paperwork,
and explanation of procedural issues.
The Women’s Resource Center will not
represent the client in court or conduct
research on a client’s behalf.
“This is an important new service
that we will offer clients as a pilot program during 2012-13,” said Executive
Director Liz Mora. “Women who struggle with paperwork, procedural issues,
and delays cannot focus on the substantive decisions they need to make to
ensure that they receive a fair and equitable settlement, and if they don’t obtain a fair and equitable settlement,
they may take longer to achieve economic self-sufficiency after the divorce.”
After a year, the services most
likely will be offered by a new pro se
manager that will be hired by the Sixth
Judicial District in 2013, she said.
In the meantime, the Women’s Resource Center program will serve as a
pilot project to identify how best to
work with pro se clients.
The service is made possible by a
generous grant from the Colorado Bar
Association with support from the law
firm of Goldman, Robbins and Nicholson, P.C.
For more information about the
new service, contact Deborah Uroda at
247-1242.
Next Womenade scheduled
for Nov. 5, at Rochester
In a season of abundance,
our community still has women
who face many challenges
that prevent them from realizing their own economic self-sufficiency. You can help by attending a Womenade
event or making a donation.
The next Womenade — and the last event of
the year– will be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5,
at the Rochester Hotel. Bring $25 for the donation
fund and a potluck dish to share. You’ll vote for
the recipients who benefit from your generosity.
Can’t make the potluck? Consider a donation
to Womenade. Send your checks made out to
Womenade to the Women’s Resource Center at
679 E. Second Ave., Suite 6, Durango, CO 81301,
before Monday, Nov. 5.
Womenade is a grassroots fund-raising program that offers one-time financial support of up
to $500 per applicant to help women overcome
emergency expenses that may be getting in the
way of their success. Call 247-1242 for more information.
Back by popular demand:
Speed Pampering
Save that manicure for Friday, Nov. 30, when
the Women’s Resource Center will partner with
cosmetologists, fortune tellers, massage therapists and more for an evening of Speed Pampering
during Noel Night in downtown Durango.
Sponsored by Thrive: a Creating Wellness
Center and flo: a massage studio, Speed Pampering offers 15-minute pampering sessions from 5
to 9 p.m. We’re still negotiating with a downtown
business for location, so stay tuned to our Web
site for more information. We’ll start taking clients
on Monday, Nov. 5. Cost is $10 per session or four
sessions for $35.
Proceeds benefit the Women’s Resource Center, and the activities will benefit YOU by lowering
your stress levels before the holiday season gets
into full swing.
If you’d like to offer a service during
Speed Pampering -- and get your name before more than 100 women -- please call
Deborah Uroda at 247-1242.
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Girls Night Out raises nearly $30,000; 200 women enjoy party
More than 200 women – and
a few brave men – gathered at
Blue Lake Ranch's Ridgewood
Events Center on Friday, Aug. 24,
to celebrate "An Evening of Shining Stars," the fourth annual Girls
Night Out fund-raising event that
benefits the Women's Resource
Center.
Though rain earlier in the afternoon challenged event volunteers as they readied for the
evening, by the time the first
guests arrived, the clouds had dissipated and golden sunshine lit up
the lawn and two party tents set
up for the fun.
Guests spent their time between the Event Center, where
Sari Brown and her crew with The
Yellow Carrot had assembled a delicious and fun buffet of appetizers, including a water moat with
floating boats topped with sushi;
the "spa tent," where they could
pamper themselves with massages, manicures, up-dos, and
other delightful services; or the
main tent, where fortune-tellers
read palms or tarot cards and the
silent and live auctions tempted
bidders.
WRC Board President Margie
Deane Gray toasted the Women's
Resource Center's 25th anniversary and the assembled guests,
whose support makes it possible
for the Center to serve more than
800 women a year.
Gray also honored the oldest
woman at the party, 91-year-old
Julie Thomas, and the youngest,
19-year-old Alena Egner.
The highlight of the evening
was a raucous performance by
Eric Sirois and Joe Store, owners
of Rent-a-Man Maintenance Service, who donated 16-man hours of
labor for the live auction. Let’s
just say that their measuring
tapes got longer and longer as the
bidding climbed higher and higher.
The two men’s services were purchased for $1,200!
All in all, the evening gener ated $30,000 for the Women's Resource Center, funds that will be
used to keep our doors open five
days a week to women who come
to us to find the resources they
need to take care of themselves
and their families.
Thank you to all who helped make the event possible
Volunteers:
• Judy Abercrombie
• Marcy Branham
• Victoria FittsMilgrim
• Tami Graham
• Margie Deane Gray
• Will Gray
• Jonas Grushkin
• Moni Grushkin
• Pamela Hasperok
• John Heavenrich
• Sondra Joyce
• Liz Mora
• Susie Peterson
• Jen Prosser
• Michelle Sainio
• Christy Schaerer
• Ginny Segerlund
• Lynne Sholler
• Deborah Uroda
• Beverly Wells
• Daniel Wiggins
• Mandy Miller Winn
• Clay Winn
Vendors:
• Illuminarts Photography
• Beverly at Crazy Horse Salon
• Signature Salon and Day Spa
• Thrive: A Creating Wellness
Center
• Patty Kelly with Extreme Lashes
• Erin Tanner of Mary Kay
• Julia Hesse of Insights Tarot and
Leah Ilanah
• Palm Readings provided by Franci
Stagi
• Spiritual Readings: Crystal
Andasola of Sacred Space
• Wellness Readings: Celeste at
Kaleidoscope Community
Wellness
• Belly Dancing: Mataholla Moon
Belly Dancing
A Special Thanks to:
• W. J. Doyle Wine and Spirits
• Calvin and Pat Story with Treasure
Auction Service
Animas Surgical Hospital Durango Double draws
400 runners, 200 volunteers for two-day event
WRC staff members Deborah Uroda
and Liz Mora at the Durango Double
finish line after the Sunday marathon.
Who knew that so many men and women
like to run so long for so hard! Animas Surgical
Hospital obviously did when Chief Executive Officer Brett Gosney revived the Durango Double
Trail and Road Festival for Runners.
Under the direction of race director Matt
Kelly, the two-day event included a 25K and 50K
trail run on Saturday and a half- and fullmarathon run on Sunday. Of the 400 entrants
who ran the weekend of Oct. 6-7, 73 actually
ran both days -- thus, the Durango Double.
The Women’s Resource Center was the
charitable beneficiary of the event and will receive $10,000 from Animas Surgical Hospital.
The Center also organized nearly 200 volunteers for the event, from registration clerks to
course marshals to aid and water station
staffers.
Serving Life Chiropractic won the “Best Aid
Station” award and received an additional
$1,000 to donate to its favorite charity.
Next year’s event will be Oct. 12-13.
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Thank you to our corporate donors and sponsors
New and Renewing Memberships
August 16, 2011 to October 15, 2012
LIFETIME:
• Durango Sports Club
• Rochester Hotel
PLATINUM:
• 99X American General
Media
• Alpine Bank
• Animas Surgical Hospital
• April’s Garden
• ASAP Business Services
• Athena Communications
• BuzzTown.com
• Coca-Cola Bottling
of Durango
• Colorado Trails Ranch
• DirectoryPLUS
• The Durango Herald
• IlluminArts Photography
• Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company
• Thrive: A Creating Wellness
Center
• Women’s Foundation
of Colorado
GOLD:
• Blue Lake Ranch
• Bootleggers Society
• BP America Production
Company
• Celebration Events
• Spaaah Shop & Day Spa
• Blue Lake Ranch
• Durango & Silverton Narrow
Gauge Railroad
• Durango Area Association
of Realtors
• Durango Mountain Resort
• First National Bank
of Durango
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Four Corners OB-GYN, LLP
High Noon Rotary Club
Gail Harriss, LLC
Kiwanis Club of Durango
Mercy Regional Medical
Center
Red Willow Production
Company
Rent-A-Man
The Spaaah Shop and Day
Spa
Steamworks Brewing Co.
Wells Fargo Advisors
The Yellow Carrot
SILVER:
• Advanced Concrete
Solutions
• Being First, Inc.
• Durango Dermatology
• Durango Mountain Resort
• Durango Party Rental
• Durango Urgent Care
• Empowered Energy
• E.P.I.C. Empowering People,
Inspiring Community:
Conscious Living Magazine
• First Southwest Bank
• Glacier Club
• La Plata Energy Council
• La Plata Electric Round-Up
Foundation
• Ore House Restaurant
• Peak Exploration
• SOS Staffing
• Sutcliffe Vineyards
• Melanie Williams-Verce with
Williams Advertising and
Coldwell Banker
• White Elephant Foundation
Thank you
to our Lifetime Members!
• Gail Aalund
• Terry Bacon
and Debra Parmenter
• Richard and Mary Lyn
Ballantine
• Morley Ballantine
(In Memorium)
• Enid and Herb Brodsky
• Erteszek Family
Foundation
• Kay Byerly
• Candice Carson
and George Banker
• David Farmer,
Durango Sports Club
• Polly Garner & Bill Vega
• Lynn Gray
• Carol Griffith
• Betty Haskell (In Memorium)
• Nancy Henry-Lasley
• JM Jones
and Jim Mohle
• Susan Lander
• Lloyd B. Lifton, M.D.
• Jessie Morgan
• Carol Salomon
and Norman Broad
• Glen and Ginny
Segerlund
• Elizabeth “Bette”
Serzen, in husband
Russ’ memory
• Lenora Tracy
• Diane Wildfang
& Kirk Komik,
Rochester Hotel
• Howard & Marjie Wilson
BRONZE:
• aaha! design studio
• Advanced Massage Therapy
at Spa Evo
• ARAMARK: Farview Lodge
at Mesa Verde National
Park
• Black Label Wealth
Management
• Blu Boutique
• C&J Gravel
• Courtney Harshberger
Farmers Insurance Agency
• Crane & Tejada, P.C.
• Dental Associates Of The
Southwest
• Durango Auto Center
• Durango Coffee Company
• Durango Embroidery and
Print
• Durango Magazine
• Durango Mountain Bike
Specialists
• Durango Nursery & Supply
• Feminist Voice
• Flooring America
• Fredrick Zink & Associates
• Gazpachos Restaurante y
Cantina
• Goldman, Robbins and
Nicholson, P.C.
• Hanson Honda
• Holistic Dentistry, Dr. John
Rothchild
• Maria’s Bookshop
• Maynes, Bradford, Shipps
& Sheftel, LLP
• Mountain High Plumbing
• Mountain West Insurance
• Needle Art and Embroidery
• Nini’s Taqueria
• Norton’s Catering
• Ore House
• PASCO/SW Home Health
• Planned Parenthood of the
Rocky Mountains
• Rapp Corral
• Region 9 Economic
Development District
• Rivergate Pharmacy
• Sanders Skin Care Center
• Scrimshaw’s Ltd.
• Sinberg Capital Lending
• Ska Brewing
• Karen Skelly Photography
• Sonas Integrative Medical
Center
• Southwest Appliance
• Southwest Women’s Health
Associates.
• Specialists in Women’s
Care
• StoneAge Tools, Inc.
• Tami Graham Professional
Services
• True Life Coaching
and Retreats
• Wiesbaden Spa and Hotel
• Wild Rivers Expeditions
Zuke’s Pet Treats
CORPORATE FRIENDS:
• Alley House Grille
• Animas Bed & Breakfast
• Animas Detail
• Boar Glass Studio
• Castle Creek Winery
• DoubleTree by Hilton
• Durango Animal Hospital
• Durango Coffee Company
• Fort Lewis College
Community Concert Hall
• Fox Fire Farms
• General Palmer Hotel
• Ken and Sue’s Restaurant
• Music in the Mountains
• Mutu’s Italian Kitchen
• Oohs and Ahs Quality
Home Furnishing
• Red Cliffs Lodge
• San Juan Inn
• Season’s Rotisserie & Grill
• Silverpick Lodge
• Silverton Brewery
• Sow’s Ear
• Strater Hotel
• The Bon Ton Restaurant
• The Jewelry Works
• The Springs Resort & Spa
• Wolf Creek Ski Area
Thank You to the Backbone
of Our Organization: Individual Members
INSPIRING MEMBERS:
• Gail Aalund
• Laura Addington
• Cissy and John Anderson
• Karen Anesi
• Mary Lyn AND Richard
Ballantine
• Elizabeth Ballantine
• Jan Bovee
• Marcy Branham
• Karen Brucoli Anesi
• Reading Club of Durango
c/o Joyce Erickson
• Cindy Cole
• Cindy Coleman
• Cindy Cortese
• Cathy Crum
• Carolyn Dailey
• Flora Davidson
• Susan A. Davies
• Trefny Dix
• Christina Erteszek
• Moni Grushkin
• Al and Carol Harper
• Barbara W. Harris
• Pamela Hasterok
• Jan Bowler and Robert
Haugen
• Helen Ballantine Healy
• Susie Herb
• Mary Husemoller and Bill
Hobson
• Dana Ivers
• Lucia and Charles Jenney
• J.M. Jones and Jim Mohle
• Cecily and Terry Klingman
• Ken and Debbie Kurz
• Kim Martin and Stephen
Phillips
• Heather Martinez
• Dick & Foxie Mason
• Phyllis R. Max
• Mindy and Patrick Meiering
• Martha Tinsley Minot
• Carolyn Moller
• Christine Monk
• Liz Mora
• Sydney Morris
• Barbara Morris
• Michelle and Robert
Oppenheimer
• Carol and Ron Ozaki
• Ingrid Peterson
• Gina Piccoli
• Nancy Richmond
• Kelley Roberson
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Sheri R. Rochford Figgs
Kris Ryall
Ginny Segerlund
Dene and Gordon Thomas
Kristin S. Thomas
Carol and Gary Treat
Deborah Uroda
Ed Lehner and Julianne
Ward
Juliet Whitfield
Daniel Wiggins
Sharilynn Williams
Dana Wilson
Debbie Worthy
Patti Zink
EMPOWERING MEMBERS:
• Jill Alderton
• Peg Rogers
• Susan A. Davies
• Christine Deem
• Julie and John Gentry
• S. Maile & Olin Kane
• Mindy and Patrick Meiering
• Leah and Perry Pahlmeyer
• Justin Werts
• Keneen McNiven
• Dot Robinson
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Individual Members: The Foundation of the Women’s Resource Center
• Mary Ocken
• Susie Patalan
• Judy Hodges and Peter
Norton
• Mandy Mikulencak
• Susie and Richard Peterson
• Emily McCardle
• Anita Cribley
• Eileen Dawson
• Stephenie Brost
• Judith B. Aitken
• Carol Smith and Haeryon
Kim
• Linda Anderson
• Mary Lee Anderson
• Carol Appelbaum
• Sally Bellerue
• Maureen Brandon
• Marjorie and Scott Brinton
• Linda Bunk
• Lilly Burkett
• Susan and Wayne Caplan
• Dee Dee Carlson
• Cindy Cortese
• Janet Curry
• Deborah Demme
• Beth Drum
• Shakti Dudley
• Jim and Shari Dyer
• Claudia Engle
• Kathy Firestone
• Jo Fusco
• Charles Gandy
• Marlene Gebhardt
• Connie Gordon
• Deborah Gorton
• Sue Griffith
• Hope Hamilton
• Timothy Hanagan
• Pamela Hasperok
• John Heavenrich
• Michelle Hemingway
• Janalee Hogan
• Barbara B. Hunter
• Patty Isensee
• Anne Jackson
• Susan Koonce
• Connie Langenbahn
• Virginia Lashbrooke, MFT
• Ljuba Lemke
• LaVerne Luz
• Sweetie Marbury
• Emily McCardle
• Melanie McLean
• Keneen McNiven
• Tekla Miller
• Liz Mora
• Stephanie Moran
• Kristin Nielsen
• Mary Nowotny
• Penny O’Keefe
• Carol and Ron Ozaki
• Kerry Petranek
• Carol Rhan
• Grant Richards
• Ronald G. Ritz
• Kelley Roberson
• Delores Rodman
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Faye Schrater
Jill Schuman
Christine Serwe
Barbara Shore
Carol Simmons
Bunnie Smith
Ann Stringfellow
Marilyn Swanson
Beverly Wells
Lucy West
Linda and Tom West
Bob and Arden Westerwick
ADVOCATE MEMBERS:
• Drs. Mary F. and Clint
Barter
• Willa Beatty
• Tom Ann Casey & Walt
Walker
• Kerry Garey
• Moni Grushkin
• Holly Hagan
• Jennifer Kelly
• Karren Little
• Eilene Lyon
• Christine Monk
• Jeanne Parks
• Marie Roessler
• Charles Siegele
• Elizabeth Testa
• Annette Trick
• Marilee Jantzer White
FAMILY MEMBERS
• James and Toni Marie
Abbey
• Judy Abercrombie
• Carolyn Feller and David
Hammer
• Donna Bailey, c/o VPC
• Gigi and Mike Baty
• Beth and Alan Benefiel
• Cheryle Brandsma
• Ginny (Virginia Wood)
Brown
• Susan Bryson c/o SJMA
• Lourdes Carrasco
• Maria Carsburg
• Sheila Casey
• Cathy Craig
• Jim and Shari Dyer
• Louise Edwards
• Nancy Ehlenbeck
• Barbara Elliott
• Sunshine Lofton and Eric
Beeson
• Ann Flatten
• Sandra and Richard Gibbs
• Mary Gillam
• Jana Goldstein
• Gail Harriss and Charlie
Higby
• Michael Kane, M&M
Enterprises
• Susan Kroes
• Beth Lamberson
• Karren Little
• Suzy Lyons
• Ilza Aviks and John
Mahoney
• Janice and Stephen Martin
• Dick & Foxie Mason
• Mandy Mikulencak
• Christine Monk
• Allison and Tom Morrissey
• Rose Niederauer
• Andrea and Elena
Parmenter
• Aurelia Peterson
• Susie and Richard Peterson
• Mary Jo Rakowski
• Kathy Redford
• Jennifer Reeder
• Karen Reichenbach and
Thom Hanna
• Debra and Steven Ruddell
• Lori Rundquist
• Christy and Gerry Schaerer
• Jill Seyfarth
• Kathleen Shadell
• Kathy Sipley
• Lisa & Loren Skyhorse
• Anita Smith
• Joanne Spina
• Terry Stalker
• Bill and Dorothy Tarpley
• Kristin S. Thomas
• Linda Thompson
• Carol and Gary Treat
• Bob and Arden Westerwick
• Sandy Wheaton
• Joe and Jeanne Zeman
SUSTAINING MEMBERS:
• Shauna Agnew
• Mary Kay Aigner
• Judith B. Aitken
• Cathy Alfandre
• Caroline Arlen
• Elizabeth Bartley
• Karen Bell
• Mary Ann & Tom Berry
• Patricia Bilyk
• Ruth Bloom
• Lisa Blue
• Diana Boland
• Judy and Harry Bolton
• Suzanne Bolton
• Jan Bovee
• Sally Bradley
• Barb Brazes
• Rhonda Brown
• Lynne Bruzzese
• Katherine Burgess
• Tecumseh Burnett
• Ann Butler
• Victoria Calvert
• Stephanie and Mike
Cameron
• Judy Campbell
• Bobbie Carll
• Lynne Carpenter
• Chuck and Cheryl Carson
• Chris Cavner
• Pakhi Chaudhuri, M.D.
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Anita Cribley
Alison Dance
Kim Dickinson
Dianne Donovan
Nancy Ehlenbeck
Wanda Ellingson
Barbara Elliott
Mary Lou Falkenstein
Ginger Fisher
Valerie Foreman
Carlotta Frank
Maggie K. Galland
Alison Goss
Yvonna Graham
Cheryl Graves
Andrew Gulliford
Sharon Hargett
Frances Hart
Mary Havran
John Heavenrich
Sonja Hecker
Danielle Hennes
Linda Herz
Bonnie Hood
Barb Horn
Kellie Hotter
Betsy Janeczek
Ginger Jenks
Susan Kaiser
Raymond Kane
Andrea Katres
Jennifer Kelly
Christina Knickerbocker
Brigid Korce
Kathleen Koziol
Trudy Kremer
M. Elizabeth Kringel
Laura Kuniansky
Helen B. Kunz
Gwen Lachelt
Judith Laine
David Lawlor
Karren Little
Nancy Loftis
Annamarie Longfellow
Gisela Lott
Linda Mannix
Dick & Foxie Mason
Annie McGraw
Kimberly McKnight
Bethany McManus
Donna Medeiros
Leigh Meigs
Martha Tinsley Minot
Nanci Moore
Laura Moorefield
Liz Mora
Daniel and Polly
Morgenstern
Nikki Morrissey
Mary Anne Nelson
Lori Norton Welz
Antoinette Nowakowski, DC
Peg Ochsenreiter
Mary Ocken
Mary O'Donnell
Sandra Olson
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Beth Padilla
Jill Patton
Nancy Peake
Linda Peterson
Barbara Pevny
Anne Putnam
Christine and Howard
Rachlin
Jennifer Reeder
Michelle Reott
Nancy Richmond
Laura Rickard
Naomi Riess
Gay Robson
Kay Rowe
Haz Said
Shari Sanford
Viola Schaerer
Randi Schweitz
Kristen Searfus
Lisa Self
Karrie Sellke
Barbara Shore
Margaret Simon
Anita L. Smith
Mimi Smith
Janet Spear
Betsy Spencer
Ellen Stein
Jeanine Surber
Michelle Sylvain
Allyn Talg
Shai Teeter
Kathy "Ket" Thomas
Caroline Todd
Liza Tregillus
Joanie Trussel
Nancy Utter
Nancy Vanderwal
Tim Walsworth
Linda Ward
Julie Westendorff
Juliet Whitfield
Nancy Whitson
Molly Wieser
Ann Willard
Flow Wolf
Paula Wormer
Debbie Worthy
Suzanne Zerbe
TRIBUTE DONATIONS:
The following donations were
made in memory of longtime Women’s Resource Center volunteer Stuart Shore:
• Gail Aalund
• American Association of
University Women,
Durango Chapter
• Beth and Alan Benefiel
• Joe and Mary Colgan
• Bruce and Olga Howard
• Liz and Roland Mora
• Carol Salomon and Norman
Broad
• Suzanne Zerbe
omen’s Resource Center
How to make a donation
• Fill out form at right and mail it to:
WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER
679 E. SECOND AVE., SUITE 6
DURANGO, CO 81301
• Call us and we’ll take your credit card
over the phone: 970-247-1242
• Donate online by
scanning the QR
code below with
your cell phone or
go to:
wrcdurango.org.
WRC Board Members
Margie Deane Gray, Chair
Daniel Wiggins, Vice Chair
Michelle Sainio, Secretary
Melanie McLean, Treasurer
Tonya Gander Ensign
Victoria FittsMilgrim
Moni Grushkin
Beth McMacken
Lynne Sholler
Beverly Wells
Mission Statement: The Women’s Resource Center advocates for the personal empowerment and
economic self-sufficiency of women and girls in La
Plata County.
The Women’s Resource Center values a
woman’s right to:
Food, shelter and access to health care
Physical and emotional safety
Economic self-sufficiency
Workplace equality
Reproductive choice
A voice in policy
A supportive community
The Women’s Resource Center is an organization that:
Collaborates and builds partnerships
Provides leadership on women’s issues
Advocates for individuals
Brings women together
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‘Like’ the new Durango Motor Company on Facebook, and WRC receives $5!
Campaign could generate as much as $5,000 with matching donation
The new Durango Motor Company will
donate $5 to the Women’s Resource Center for every “like” it receives on its Facebook Page beginning on Friday, Nov. 1.
And if we reach 500 likes – or $2,500
– Durango Motor Company will double the
donation to $5,000!
“We’re a family-owned company that
believes in giving back to the community,”
says Marketing Director Megan Aus, who’s
father and mother, Mike and Jenae Aus
own the dealership. “We’re excited to become part of the greater Durango area.”
Mike and Jenae Aus purchased New
Country Auto Center in August. The two
also own a dealership in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, both of which are part of the Rydell Group, the largest dealer group in the
nation. The group has more than 100 independently owned franchises in 65 locations nationwide. The group prides itself
on helping employees
grow into owning their
own franchises.
Mike Aus began
his career with the Rydell Group as a technician and moved up in
the company managing
a number of different
operations. In 2001,
he became partner and
president of the Rydell
Management Company,
then in 2003, he and
his family became owners of GM and Toyota dealerships in Wisconsin.
“We bring to Durango the same commitment and philosophy ‘to be so effective
that we are able to be helpful to others’ as
all Rydell Group dealerships,” said Megan
Aus.
Durango Motor Company sells Ford,
Lincoln, Toyota and Kia vehicles.
To “like” Durango Motor Company and
generate a $5 donation to the Women’s
Resource Center, visit:
facebook.com/DurangoMotorCompany
Non-Profit Org.
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