Volume 6 Issue 10- October 18, 2019
P.O.W.E.R. October Monthly Newsletter
Check out the exciting things happening with our POWERful women's initiative group...
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Thank You To Ashley Himes State Farm for choosing POWER to be the "Quotes for Good" organization!! Please tell all your friends to get a quote from them in the month of November and $10 for each quote will be donated to POWER!
Click on Flyer below for details...
Kindergarten Tutoring 2019-20
Spread the word ...We have 7 slots left! Please share with anyone who may be interested!
Slots are from 9-10 am Monday through Thursday, specific openings are as follows:
Longfellow: Tuesday's - 1 slot available biweekly
1 slot available every week
Emerson: Monday - 1 slot available weekly
2 slots available biweekly
Thursday - 1 slots available biweekly
If you or someone you think may be interested, can volunteer once a week or once every other week contact Amy at Awest@ShelbyCountyUnitedWay.org or call the United Way office at 492-2101.
You too can make a real impact one child at a time! 
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Save the Date
Painting w/ Myla from Gallery 2:Ten
Dec. 5th 6-9 pm
Location TBD
POWER Business Luncheon
A big shout out to all those POWER members and guests who were able to join us for our POWERful Business Luncheon on Tuesday. And THANK YOU to our guest speaker and POWER Grant recipient Matt Meyer, Director of Student Services at Upper Valley Career Center, for sharing how the POWER grant they received is very much needed and making a true impact for professional mental health counseling for their students.
New Member Spotlight
Megan Burns
 Welcome Aboard!

Current Employer and position:  Premier Health; Physical Therapist
Significant others name and children names as well as their ages if applicable:  Nathan Burns, Caroline age 4
Favorite thing to do “Off the Clock”:   Exercise, run with friends, kayak, bike, be in the sun, play & bake with Caroline
Favorite Food:  I have too many! 
If you could learn to do anything what would it be?  I would love to be able to get this golf swing down so it’s fun to play with my husband and strangers! Ha
Favorite Quote:  Ephesians 6:7
Chore you hate to do?  Scrub the shower
Favorite vacation destination? Beach! Hilton Head and Anna Maria Island are 2 favorites
Why did you join POWER and what do you look forward to doing with the Women’s Initiative group ? I joined Power so I could help serve our community as well as to meet, surround myself with talented, giving women.
New Member Spotlight
Lori Frye
Welcome Aboard!!

Current Employer and position:  I am the HR manager and Sheriff Sales Coordinator at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, where I have been employed for 26 years.
Significant others name and children names as well as their ages if applicable: I am married to Jim Frye, I have two children, Hailey Wick who is 19 and is a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati. Kyle Wick who is 17 and a senior at Lehman High School.
Favorite thing to do “Off the Clock”:  I like spending my spare time in warm weather with friends and family. 
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Restaurant:  Anything Italian
If you could learn to do anything what would it be? Fly a plane
What would your autobiography of your life be called? "A Women's guide to surviving complete chaos."
Favorite Quote: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Chore you hate to do?  Cleaning the bathroom
Favorite vacation destination? Dominican Republic
Best job you could have besides current/past one?  Talk show host or have my own podcast.
Why did you join POWER and what do you look forward to doing with the Women’s Initiative group ? I joined Power because I feel I am a strong woman and have a lot to offer by giving back to our community working side by side with other strong women. I look forward to working with the women’s initiative group because I believe I can learn valuable traits from those women involved and can also provide insight from my own prospective
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Welcome Aboard New POWER Member:
Stephanie Klingshirn

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We are now are at 104 members strong!! Please share all the wonderful things POWER does and invite other POWERful women to join us and make a difference...


  Shelby County United Way Update
  • Inclusive playground almost finished at Tawawa Park - UW made a lead gift of $40,000 to help support this project.
  • Exploration Academy held at the fairgrounds with Workforce Partnership was big success with over 950 students from all SC school districts learning careers from our local companies.
  • Please join us for our Campaign Finale luncheon as we announce our totals and celebrate our success on Nov. 7th 11:30-1:00 pm.


Shelby County United Way Partner Agency Spotlight...
Compassionate Care of Shelby County
Compassionate Care is a non profit clinic in Shelby County that helps those who are living without healthcare. It is completely free to those who qualify. They operate strictly off of volunteers and donations, alone. They provide over 1,600 Shelby County, working class individuals life saving medical care.