4th Annual Walla Walla Sunrise Rotary .5KThe “Race” For The Rest Of Us Sunday, Sept. 181–3:30 p.m.Register onsite at Quirk, 12:30–12:50 p.m. Proceeds benefit:YWCA youth prevention programsFriends of Children of Walla WallaSunrise Rotary
Thursday | 22 September 22 | YWCA Walla Walla Benefit Gala & Auction | Yellowhawk Resort | 2901 Old Milton Hwy | 6–9pm Live & Silent Auctions | Tapas | Wine & Dine Wall * * * Believe sponsors * * * If you can’t attend, we hope you’ll join us in supporting YWCA women … Continue reading Believe party sparks hope
Trilogy Recovery Community and College Place Prevention Coalition (CPPC) joined YWCA this April and May in our community’s REDress Project. Jaime Black started the REDress project in 2010 to represent missing Indigenous women and girls. Her first exhibition was in a museum in Winnipeg. (Photos on the Métis artist’s website show several of these powerful … Continue reading Red Dress Day observed locally
Thanks to YWCA USA and our Board of Directors, staff members are empowered with new online tools and funding to promote rest and resilience. “Wellness couldn’t be more important,”, said Executive Director Anne-Marie Zell Schwerin, “especially now.” For the last two years, she said, “we have endured a lot at work and home.” We’ve survived … Continue reading YWCA wellness matters
Board of Directors explores adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Suggested by board member and CASA Volunteer Genny Mills, the YWCA board is reading The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. The book explores the groundbreaking scientific research behind adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Two-thirds of us have experienced at least one ACE, like bereavement, divorce or … Continue reading YWCA Book Club news
Presented at the 2022 Leadership Luncheon by Megan Toliver, YWCA board member I am so glad I was asked to introduce our 2022 Leader of Distinction. She is someone you most likely won’t know, and she likes it that way. She doesn’t lead a high-profile life; instead, she works in the spaces where people need … Continue reading Mary Byrd named 2022 Leader of Distinction
IT’S NO SECRET that Anne-Marie Zell Schwerin, YWCA Executive Director, radiates positive exuberance in just about any situation. But as noon on Wednesday, May 4, approaches, she is even more joyful than usual because of the upcoming luncheon. “As giddy as I am about being back in person,” said Anne-Marie, “I don’t want anyone to … Continue reading RECAP: In-person YWCA luncheon celebrates love
On Fridays at Edison Elementary, 16 fifth graders meet during their lunch/recess break, getting to know each other through games, crafts, and some friendly competitions. Over at Prospect Point, so many girls wanted to participate that two groups meet each week. Making it happen at Edison is Bethany Hermann, a Whitman College junior. At Prospect … Continue reading Mariposa leaders and students build resilience
From left: Peggy, Andrea, and Carol. Soon, Carol Allen, YWCA Board President, will hand the baton to President-Elect Molly Phillips. After a recent Executive Committee meeting, Carol reflected on her term with Andrea Unck, Secretary; Peggy McClung, Treasurer; and Anne-Marie Zell Schwerin, Executive Director. Carol’s two-year term began in January 2020. A few weeks later, … Continue reading President wraps up 2-year term
Pictured: The Jolly Green Giant (upper left), a folk art reminder of days when Dayton was a major asparagus canning hub, overlooks the proposed site of a new YWCA childcare center. The Columbia County Health System has recently completed a grant requesting funding for a new childcare center in Dayton. And when the grant called … Continue reading YWCA working with Columbia County to solve childcare crisis