A message from the YWCA Executive Director What a roller coaster ride we have all been on! How are you doing? Whether you are an introvert who has spent your life preparing for this worldwide quarantine, or an extrovert who craves constant social interaction, I think we can all agree that staying connected with the … Continue reading A time to keep calm
The theme for 2019 came to Anne-Marie Zell Schwerin during a sleepless night in December. “It was after the new board orientation. Our board member Liza Jacobson advises Leadership Academy at Blue Ridge Elementary and told us that YWCA Mariposa girls are the core of that group. Leadership Academy students do service projects for their … Continue reading One of our own to speak for YWCA Leadership Luncheon
YWCA Walla Walla’s Fireside Room was festive on Monday, February 4, when nearly 80 friends joined staff and board members at the 101st Year-in-Review Luncheon. The annual event celebrates the previous year’s accomplishments and those people who have helped YWCA staff serve women and families. YWCA LiNC Director Deana York spoke about the program’s first … Continue reading YWCA reviews ‘FEARLESS’ past year
Assistant Manager Eric Dean (left) and Store Manager Josh Hooker present check to YWCA representatives Jan Asher Dolph and Anne-Marie Zell Schwerin.
PROUD TO HAVE SERVED: Thelma Tryon bucked rivets for the Marines, and husband Robert was a cook for the U.S.Navy. “Sometimes I tell people I was a Rosie the Riveter during World War II,” said 96-year-old Thelma Tryon. “Nobody has heard of Rosie the Bucker!” While her partner held the rivet gun, she would crawl … Continue reading Real-life ‘Rosie’ living in Walla Walla valley
Thank you to Allstate volunteers Machelle Colligan, Agency Owner, and Steve Skurka, Amanda Dross, Brianna Coffland, and Terri Collette, Personal Financial Representatives, for their generous support of YWCA Walla Walla. “Allstate challenged each of us this year to become involved in The Allstate Purple Purse Foundation,” said Machelle. This foundation, established in 2005, is dedicated to helping … Continue reading AllState volunteers secure 5 grants for YWCA
Kids of all ages are invited for a sweet afternoon of building holiday houses from graham crackers, super-stiff icing, and lots of fun candy at the YWCA on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The cost of this holiday tradition is $5 plus one non-perishable food item per child to share with the YWCA domestic violence shelter. Space is … Continue reading “Hansel and Gretel” house event coming to YWCA
A new Sexual Assault Victims Advocate for Whitman College has joined the YWCA staff. Jessica Matthews recently arrived from Seattle, where she worked for the Firland Northwest Tuberculosis Center at Harborview. Prior to that, she served as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in Malawi, leading efforts to establish a men’s HIV and violence prevention program … Continue reading Jessica Matthews named YWCA campus advocate
YWCA van takes games, library books, crafts to underserved neighborhoods in the Walla Walla Valley This summer’s Fun Factory team touched the lives of more than 2,500 children all over the Walla Walla Valley. The team was especially excited about visiting Dayton, where no other summer park activities were offered, and the VA grounds, where … Continue reading You sent the Fun Factory rolling into parks
Wednesday, May 2, YWCA Walla Walla had the pleasure of hosting Paola Gianturco, our keynote speaker at the YWCA Leadership Luncheon. The theme of the 2018 event? FEARLESS. Paola recently published Wonder Girls: Changing Our World in collaboration with her 11-year-old granddaughter Alex Sangster. The pair documented the work of 15 girl-led nonprofit groups in … Continue reading Paola Gianturco inspired Walla Walla crowd at Leadership Luncheon