Wishing you all a joyous and peaceful Holiday

We are challenged to rise above the narrow confines of our individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all of humanity…. We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thank you‚ each and every one‚ for all that you are‚ and for all that each of you contributes to our community. Those of us at the Front Royal Women’s Resource Center wish each of you and your loved ones a Peaceful and Joyful Holiday Season. May we all do our part to further the process of peace in the world and offer compassion and love to those around us who are in need. It has been our great privilege to share another year with you.

With much love and gratitude‚
JoEllen and the FRWRC Board of Directors

Planning Meeting – Developing New Directions

Our annual planning meeting was held at Molly Steadman’s beautiful home on November 5 with twelve members attending. Molly directed the meeting and helped guide us through the process of setting new directions for the coming year.

The Front Royal Women’s Resource Center invites you to our Holiday Soup & Soul.

When: Friday, December 9th from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Where: The Calvary Episcopal Church at 11 N. Royal Avenue, Front Royal, VA

Please bring a Potluck dish to share, a guest(s), a $5 surprise gift to share (wrapped), and Canned Food donation for C-Cap.

See the Holiday Soup and Soul flyer.

Our collective hope for the day was to create a clear direction‚ with action steps‚ for the following year and beyond to keep the FRWRC alive‚ relevant and growing.

Our primary challenge is the need for more membership participation and leadership succession. JoEllen has headed the organization for 15 years and is needing to step back (not away) from her position while many of the Board members have served for six or more years. Like many other organizations‚ we find ourselves needing to attract younger members in order for the us to stay vital and growing.

With wonderful participation from all present‚ by the end of the afternoon we had created our schedule of events and activities for the following year‚ planned a fundraiser and membership mixer and found newly engaged members to step forward to take on event committees.

We are planning another membership mixer on January 10^th (weather permitting)‚ please note the date so you can plan to attend. We are asking that all members with a stake in the FRWRC and hope to see it continue will join us for this very important gathering. Last year’s membership mixer was such a success and we hope to repeat it again this year. We were able to see many familiar faces that we hadn’t seen in awhile and many brought guests. Once again‚ we plan to have an informative evening along with the opportunity to meet and greet each other and hopefully‚ we will get Barbara Arnett to come lead us in a couple more wonderful dances.

Change is really the only consistent thing in this world. As we ride the currents of change‚ we hope that you will join us and help us chart our way through these new passages. As always‚ we are only here because of you‚ our members and your support. Thank you for continuing to stay with us through it all.

Some pictures from our successful Annual Yard Sale!

Connect with our local Business women at Business Connections!

It’s Time to Dare to Dream

Take classes, start a business, purchase a computer, learn a new skill, train for a profession, start a non-profit, anything you can dream…

Applications are now being accepted for 2012 Dare to Dream Grants
Grants up to $1,000 are presented each year to local women to help make their dreams come true.

Women living in Warren County and ages 18 years and older are eligible for funding.
Applications are accepted from December 1 to February 1. The recipients will be announced in March,2012.
Applications are available at the following locations:
1. Samuel’s Public Library
2. Royal Oak Bookshop
3. The Front Royal Women’s Resource Center office (316 N. Royal Avenue, upstairs from St. Luke’s Clinic).
4. Call or email the office at 540–636–7007, wrc@frwrc.org
5. Download one from our website here.
The application deadline is FEBRUARY 1, 2012. All entries MUST BE MAILED to our office at PO Box 1748, Front Royal, VA 22630 and MUST BE POSTMARKED by 5PM on February 1.

See a movie at our local Royal Cinemas and watch the 30–second spot that United Way did that includes our Dare to Dream star, Teresa Bergida‚ along with the name of the FRWRC! While brief‚ this is a HUGE plug for our Dare to Dream program… and it plays 75 seconds before every feature film there until mid-January… Go see it!!

FRWRC Events

Click here for the information on upcoming FRWRC and Member events. Don't forget about the Holiday Soup and Soul on December 9.

FRWRC Now Has a Facebook Page!

We’ve seen the writing on the wall and know that it is time to participate in this internet networking opportunity. Some of us have been led kicking and screaming to the realization that there is nothing quite like Facebook for connection with others so our web savvy Catherine Wolniewicz created a page for us. If you are already on Facebook‚ please check out our Facebook page. If you don’t have a Facebook page yourself‚ you may need to create one to view it. If you do have a facebook page‚ open your page and type into the search box “FRWRC”. Be sure to ‘like’ us to help spread the word and build our online community! If you are not a Facebook member‚ please consider joining to share in the fun!

For more about the FRWRC and Membership

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