Thank you to Shunk Furniture in Marquette! Judy needed to replace her beautiful sofa and love seat. She wanted to donate the furniture to the Women's Center resale shop, Pak Ratz. When Shunk Furniture delivered her new items, they generously agreed to deliver the donated items to Pack Ratz! It is a Win-Win-Win for all parties! Thanks to all involved for sharing in a way that will help families in Alger and Marquette counties. |
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Huge thank you to all the people that supported our 2nd annual 100 Good Men Campaign. Thank you to our sponsors: The Mining Journal, Radio Results Network, & WLUC TV6. Aaron Peterson, Richard Alholm, Tom Argetsinger, Dave Aro, Tom Baldini, Mike Bath, Sam Bennett, Dan Bianchi, Timothy Bieber, Richard Bowerman, Bryan Bresser, Michael Broadway, Howard Broemer, Mike Burgmeier, Jim Cantrill, In Memory of Elson Carberry, Phillip Carlson, Dan Carpenter, John Centko, In Honor of Bob Chapman, Jon Christianson, Howard Cohodas, Don Corb, J. Harold Cotey, Sr., Joseph H. Cotey, Jr, Robert Cooks, Taimur Cleary, In Honor of John Cromell. William Davis. Brin DeBroux. Rod DesJardins. John Diddams, Jim Duehring, Dave Eglsaer, Mark Ehlert, In Honor of Bob Eiseman, Rick Eisemen in Memory of JoAnn Eiseman, Curt Erickson, Fritz Erickson, Scott Erickson, Robert Eslinger, D. Robb Ferguson, Bill Ferns, Mark Fuller, Richard Gatiss, In Honor of Clarke Gentry, Keith Glendon, Nathan Graves, Rick Gray, Marc Grove , Robert Grove, Larry Hatch, In Honor of Scott Hickman, Charles Hill, Gary Horwood, Jeremy Hosking, In Memory of Frank Irish, Robert Jensen, Richard C. Johnson, Dan Kill, In Memory of Randy Kivisto, Joel Klahn, Tom Knuff, Kent Koehn, Charlie Kronschnable, Jim LaJoie, In Honor of Vern L’Hullier, Tim Larson, Thomas Leone, Michael Lindquist, Walt Loope, Thomas Luckey, David Lynch, John Marshall, Dave Martin, Jerome Maynard, Dan Mazzuchi, Len Mercier, Brice Miller, Doug Miller, Hugh Miller, Roger Moore, James Murphy, Richard Nebe,l Phi Ollila, Gabriel Paavola, Ronald Parejko, Clayton Peimer, Andrew Plocher, Roman Politi, Kevin Rakers, Andrew Rickauer, Jon-Paul Robson, Greg Seiple, Tom Skoog, Dennis Smith, Don Snitgen, Steven Snowaert, Michael Somers, Judd Spray, Robert Stephenson, Jim Suski, Derek Swajanen, Steven Syrja, In Memory of Walter C. Taylor, Jim Thompson, Chip Truscon, In Memory of Tovio Uuro, Tom Vadja, David Van Kley, Andrew Wainio, In Honor of Gary Walker, Geoffrey Walker, Mike Walker, Chris Wattsson, In Memory of Bob Waudby, Dan Wengenroth, Allen Whitehead, Matt Wiese, In Honor of Luke Whitehouse, In Honor of Erik Wideman, X-Cell X-Ray Corporation, Brian Zinser The Women’s Center received a check from First United Methodist Church from a fundraising event sponsored, in part, by Thrivent Financial. Left to right, Michele Fortunato, WC, Lorna Addison, First United Methodist Church, Sarah Schnieider, WC, Amy Bilodeau, WC, Andrew Rickauer, Thrivent Financial, Bob Knaus, WC, and Alisha Young, WC. The ME Davenport Foundation will be matching this contribution The M.E. Davenport Foundation of Grand Rapids is supporting the Women's Center with a $105,000 grant that includes a $45,000 matching gift opportunity. Foundation Trustee Mary Sullivan presented the first installment to the Women’s Center on Thursday, May 26. “Our ability to truly affect the lives of abused women and their children is very much tied to our ability to help them feel safe, to put a roof over their heads, and to assure them they do not need to fear where their next meal will come from,” said Women's Center Executive Director Beth Casady. “No one can focus on life changing decisions and actions if their and their children's basic needs aren't met. Harbor House is our community's answer to this first crucial step in helping to create lives free of violence.” |
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Victim blaming can lead to unreported sexual assaults - TV6 report - Dec 2014 Domestic Violence Awareness Month puts issue in the spotlight - Mqt Monthly Oct 2014 Home Builders Group Gives Women's Center a 40th Birthday Present - Mining Journal - Sept 14, 2014 Women's Center Facade Remodeled by local Home Builders Association - TV6 News Story - Sept 15, 2014 Women's Center Recognized for 40 Years of Service - Mining Journal - Sept 10, 2014 Cliffs Donates $100,000 to the Women's Center Harbor House 40 Years of Helping Women - WLUC-TV - October 21, 2103 Greg Milligan Speaks - From Victim to Survivor - WLUC-TV6 News - October 22, 2013 & Interview with Greg Milligan Women’s Center changes lives, impacts futures - article by Renee Prusi, Mining Journal, Oct 16, 2013 Women’s Center formed to address specific needs in Marquette community - article by Renee Prusi, Mining Journal, Oct 15, 2013 Marquette Women’s Center traces roots to age of inequality, discrimination - article by Renee Prusi, Mining Journal, Oct 14, 2013. Women’s Center and Harbor House - Recognizing 40 years of community service, article by Leslie Bek - Marquette Monthly - Sept 2013 Society Must Do More to Battle Sexual Harassment - article in Mining Journal - April 28, 2013 Guys in heels walk mile to raise awareness of sexual violence - article in Mining Journal - April 17, 2013 A Resilient Community Asset by Leslie Bek - article in the Marquette Monthly - September 2011 |