Women Inspired Network (WIN) 

Committee Leads

Kelly Weyer
Sarah Anderson

Committee Members:

Chrissy Brackett, Cyndy Cross, Janet Friedberg, Joanne Hall, Mary Herold, Susie Hino, Deb Knaus, Kathleen Mercer, Jackie Ricketts, Marlene Vacknitz, Carolyn Vieregg, Stephanie Wasson, Michelle Sanoja

• Support the programs and goals of the Chapter
  • Participate and support of WIN focus: New Bethlehem Day Center
  • Attend WIN committee meetings (2nd or 3rd Monday of the month) –6:30 – 8:30 pm
  • Help staff Operation School
  • Help staff Fund Development events
  • Pay annual dues of $60 (voting member)  (June – May is our fiscal year) –Jan – Mar Dues $30 for prorated year
  • Support our fundraising events in a variety of ways (selling tickets, attending events, procuring items/sponsors, volunteering to help at the event, or making a financial donation (no set amount.)

2022-2023 BUDGET

Our WIN committee gathered to process all of the sock donations benefiting the needy. Thank you to all of the donors and members that participated in this event. 998 pairs of socks counted, sorted and boxed!  Well done!
UPDATE: We did it! We reached our goal with a few extra pairs – 1,019 pairs of socks!

-Information from Sarah Anderson, WIN Co-chair 2021-22
-Highlight submitted by Kendra Valentine, Websupport

Congratulations to our busy Grant Writing Team. We have received a $10,000 grant from The Norcliffe Foundation for the Operation School Bell Program. Grant writer was Kathy Friedrich.

-Submitted by Kathy Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair

7/21/21

We received a new grant from The Helen Martha Schiff Foundation in the amount of $2,000 for the Assault Survivor Kits program. Grant writer was Debbie Palmer.

-Submitted by Kathy Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair 2020-21

A grant of $5,000 was received for the Operation School Bell Program. The grant writer was Kristina Wayland. Thank you Grant Committee for your continued hard work!

-Submitted by Kathy Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair 2020-21 9/11

A new grant was received in the amount of $10,000 for the OSB Program. They have donated to this program each year since 2017. Grant Writer was Kathleen McConaha.

–submitted by Kathy Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair 2020-21

Some members of the H4H committee enjoyed a tour of Acres of Diamonds on Thursday. We learned lots about their program:

*Opened in 1995
*Acres accepts women and children. Although, single women are accepted too.
*Parenting classes and budget classes are a part of the program
*Everyone begins in the group (shared) housing and can graduate to an individual apartment after participation in classes and has full-time employment

Acres of Diamonds Tour, November 2019

-Deb Knaus, Co-Chair H4H, 2019-20

Thank you so much to Marilyn & Jim Hulsman for being a Friend sponsor of Holiday Home Tour!

-Liz Merker, Resource Dev VP 2019-20

For this fiscal year the grant writing committee efforts have resulted in $46,500 in revenue as of January 31 from the following: Catherine Holmes Wilkins Charitable Foundation, Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop, Holy Family Parish, Kawabe Memorial Fund, Byron & Alice Lockwood Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, and Windermere Foundation. They are also currently working on additional grants for $27,500 for this fiscal year and twelve “new to ALE” grants (hoping to generate new revenue for ALE for next year). Committee members are: Annie Franklyn, Karin Mathews, Kathleen McConaha, Stephanie Reimer, Sheri Stark, Carol Truex, Kristina Wayland, and Andrea Welker.

-Kathy Friedrich, Chair of the Grant Writing Committee