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SWIC Director Receives Award Sarah “Sally” Casey, Executive Director of Schuylkill Women in Crisis (SWIC), was among 15 people from across the country selected to receive a 2010 Sunshine Peace Award. This prestigious award was established to honor the vital role that workers in the field of domestic violence play within our communities. The Sunshine Peace Awards are presented by the Sunshine Lady Foundation, founded by Doris Buffet, sister to investor Warren Buffet. Ms. Buffet established the Sunshine Lady Foundation in 1996 and to date has provided more than $100 million for various projects, including scholarships, fellowships, and assistance to women, children and families in need. SWIC would not be able to provide comprehensive services to about 1,000 victims of domestic violence each year without community support. Each month in this e-newsletter we list items most needed at this time for use by SWIC’s emergency shelter and transitional housing residents. It’s summer time! So for the month of July, we could use: · Bug sticks, medication to put on bug bites to stop itch and sting; · Feminine products; · Hand soap. If you are able to donate any of these items, please call SWIC’s office at 570.622.3991 or email swicagency@comcast.net to make arrangements. Thank you! NOTE: Due to extensive renovations underway on SWIC facilities, we are no longer able to accept general donations (clothing, toys, small household items, etc.) until August 2010. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please consider SWIC as a recipient of your used items again later this summer. Proceeds Benefit SWIC 
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Offices in SWIC's new Administration Building have undergone amazing transformations (see "Before" and "After" photos). For more photos illustrating the renovations underway in SWIC's Shelter Expansion Project, click here Don't miss progressive photos in future SWIC e-newsletters! Boyer’s Food Markets Caring & Sharing Rebate Program Boyer’s Food Markets runs a program to raise funds for nonprofit organizations called Caring & Sharing Rebate Program. Shoppers who have a small tab, which can be attached on a key ring, can allow the cashier at any of Boyer’s stores to scan the tab, and a certain percentage of that order is donated to the organization named. SWIC has tabs marked with SWIC’s name, and these tabs are free. Boyer’s has stores at the following locations: Ashland, Bernville, Berwick, Boyertown, Douglassville, Fleetwood, Frackville, Hazleton, Lansford, McAdoo, Mt. Carmel, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, Tamaqua, and Womelsdorf. If you would like to have a tab or tabs to distribute to an organization in which you participate, please call SWIC’s office at 570.622.3991. Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends On Tuesday, October 5, Boscov’s is conducting its annual Friends Helping Friends day. Nonprofit organizations, such as SWIC, sell 25% off Shopping Passes in advance for $5 each. The Shopping Pass entitles the holder to 25% off purchases, with some exclusions. Shoppers also can register to win prizes, such as a flat screen TV, a diamond pendant, and a $500 shopping spree (each store will give away a $100 shopping spree.) The cost of $5 for each Shopping Pass purchased from SWIC goes entirely to SWIC. If you are interested in purchasing a Shopping Pass to benefit SWIC, call the office at 570.622.3991. 
THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Schuylkill United Way’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign held at the Fairlane Village Mall. Since SWIC is a United Way member agency, many of the children SWIC serves will receive backpacks filled with school supplies in preparation for the upcoming school year. Next Volunteer Training in Fall The next Volunteer Training for Direct Service Volunteers will begin in September. The training is usually held two nights a week for six weeks. If you are interested, please contact Darla at 570.622.3991. |
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