Newsletter 
  September / October, 2018
  Women United 
  United Way of Knox County, Ohio

In This Letter
Annual Luncheon

United Way
2018 Campaign Event

Ruling Our eXperiences 

Facebook Page

Grant Allocations

Senior Fresh Food Vouchers

Women in Recovery Breakfast

Bags of Love Event


Join us!

Women United
Upcoming Events

October 11, 5 - 7 p.m.
Bags of Love 
Mazza's Restaraunt
Local Italian Food and preparing diaper bags for new moms in need
RSVP to Elizabeth or by phone 740.397.5721

Join Our Friends!

Upcoming 
Community Events
 

September 24
Crunch Out
in all 4th grade Classes and Physical Education Classes in Knox County
Contact us at 740.397.5721

October 18
Poverty Simulation
Join us by RSVP
 RSVP to Lisa or by phone 740.397.5721

1st Monday Each Month, 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
the Freedom Center
Family Education Session
106 East Gambier St Mount Vernon

May 1 through Summer
Ariel Foundation Park
Summer Fitness Schedule - Free Events
Ariel Foundation Park 
Schnormeier Event Center

Saturdays May-October
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Mount Vernon Farmers Market
Open Market
1 Public Square, 
Mount Vernon.   

Ongoing:
Get Healthy Knox County

Email for more details or to share your organization's events in the next newsletter!
In the News!

Recent Program  and Community Events

Resilience
documentary showings took place in the community
The Mount Vernon Municipal Court
Released an informational video about their MERIT court program

New Directions
Color Run
MERIT Court at the Mount Vernon Municipal Court
Celebrated graduation and rank advancements in ceremony at park

Email for more details or to share a story or event for the next newsletter.
Get Involved!

Active Volunteer and Enrollment Opportunities

Women United 
Utilizes the power of women to advance the common good in our community.

Imagination Library 
Encourages learning by providing free books to children birth to age 5.
To become a sponsor or to donate to the program, Contact  Lisa

SPI Where Science and Play Intersect Discovery Play Space,  
Offers a  

Knox County YMCA
Promotes health & fitness programs for all ages.

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"We can be the women who create the authentic and genuine shift that will allow girls to see strength and beauty in female relationships."

- Dr. Lisa Hinkelman
Founder and 
Executive Director of 
Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc

As Women United we can serve as an example of strong and confident female leadership.

 
Women United Annual Meeting

On Thursday, August 2, members of Women United held our second Annual Luncheon. We celebrated accomplishments and announced the projects planned for next year.



Union Home Mortgage partnered with Women United this year to help collect money and purchase school supplies, donating $1,270.00 and bags of school supplies for our Stuff the Bookbags event,



Over 200 bookbags were filled with school supplies and delivered to the Salvation Army as well as to the Mount Vernon Municipal Courts  to be given to eligible children. Thank you to all of the ladies of Women United who volunteered their resources to help with this initiative.

Event information and photo gallery are available on our website.

Women United Campaign Kickoff Event
As part of our United Way Campaign Kick Off Week, Women United members met on  September 11 at 3:30 p.m at The Winter Sanctuary where they learned about United Way's new afterschool tutoring and enrichment programs offered in Elementary schools in Knox County and contributed to cleaning up the shelter!


At this volunteer round-up, Women United members were introduced to the East and Dan Emmett Elementary School afterschool tutoring and enrichment programs.  The programs offer a hot meal, homework help and exposure to new activities such as Zumba, Yoga, crafts, and board games to students who are at risk of falling behind in their academics.  The programs depend on volunteers - tutors and enrichment visitors - in order to be successful. Ladies learned more about the program from East Eagles' Nest coordinator Marilyn Nagy and signed up to volunteer throughout the school year. 


Hand-on volunteering preparing The Winter Sanctuary for guests at the September 13 United We Sleep Campaign Kick-Off Week event. Women United members cleaned the interior of the shelter and gardened. Thank you for your efforts so that the shelter was at its best for the community guests.

To learn more, visit our website or call 740.397.5721


ROX Growing in Popularity

Students are back to school, which means the co-curricular program Ruling Our experiences (ROX) is back as well. This year, East Knox school district will for the first time be offering ROX to students. They will be working closely with United Way and our partner agency New Directions to offer both ROX and Coaching Boys into Men programs in East Knox Schools. 



With East Knox joining the ROX movement, the program now reaches all public school districts in Knox County. This popular program teaches healthy relationship skills, communication, body image, and stress management. It also includes a self-defense component, introducing girls to body language, verbal skills, and physical force as methods of self defense.  

 
Like our Facebook Page!
We are delighted to introduce you to our new Women United Facebook Page! Use the page to stay current with Women United news and events. We will also be sharing updates and information from the programs that Women United supports. Give us feedback on what else you would like to see on the page!

Women United Grant Allocations
Applications for Women United Grant funding for projects to occur August 2018 through August 2019 have been received, reviewed, and announced! Visit our website to review the list of projects planned for the year!

For more information, please email Elizabeth or call at 740.397.5721.

Mount Vernon Farmers Market Senior Fresh Food Vouchers
We are happy to announce that Women United will be supporting the Senior Fresh Food Voucher Program by funding $500 in Mount Vernon Farmer's Market vouchers.


The vouchers are intended to promote healthy eating for those age 60 and older who may not have the resources to purchase fresh local foods. Thus far, 72% of the senior vouchers that have been distributed by the Knox County Task Force in the 2018 market season have been redeemed.

Vouchers will be distributed on a weekly basis at the Mount Vernon Farmer's Market to individuals over 60 years of age. The market is open Saturday's 9 a.m. to noon at 1 Public Square in Knox County.




Women In Recovery Breakfast
Thursday September 20, 7:30 a.m. we held this Fall's Women in Recovery Breakfast at the Alcove. Thank you to the 32 ladies who joined us for a lovely start to our day.




Kelly Brenneman shared the most recent Recovery House updates from a recent visit to the house on September 6 (pictured above). The updates were timely as our guest speaker, Courtney, described her path to recovery and highlighted the need for safe, sober living accommodations to promote individuals in their path to recovery.
We also heard from Matt Kurtz of Job and Family Services and Courtney Lower of JDFS Levy Committee about community issues.

Bags of Love

The Bags of Love social event is scheduled for October 11. Join Women United at Mazza's restaraunt at 5 p.m. for local itlalian food and a night of socializing as our members prepare Bags of Love - diaper bags for new moms in need. 

RSVP on the Facebook Event Page,  by emailing  [email protected] , or by calling 740.397.5721 !


 

United Way 2018 Campaign 

Ladies,

I am humbled by your commitment you have shown through your donations, activities and fundraising to make Women United a success and a leader in our region. This year Women United will be investing over $60,000.00 into programs that will touch the lives of so many individuals and show them that Women United cares and we are a powerful force in Knox County to create change.

Our United Way Campaign theme this year is "Hear our Stories, your gift changes their stories." At United Way and at our partner agencies, we hear these stories over and over again. They are emotional, uplifting, inspiring and humbling. They occur because of the financial gifts that our donors provide to United Way. Your gift CAN change their story.

Please remember to think of United Way as we raise $1,150,000.00 to fund programs in Education, Health and Financial Stability. Your donation enables United Way to continue to fight drug abuse, domestic abuse, provide medical assistance to mothers with newborn children, the list goes on and on. Please login to our Investment Agenda to see how we are investing in our community.  

Join us and LIVE UNITED.
Your gift will continue to change stories all over Knox County.

Warmest Regards,
Kelly