Hello Friends!!! Wanna know how to support TWC??? Join the Domestic Violence Taskforce at Bloomsburg Hospital in collecting garbage bags for the month of April!

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

Ride against Rape

The Women’s Center, Inc. of Columbia/Montour counties, in partnership with Scoreboard Sports Tavern, will hold their “Ride against Rape” motorcycle run. The event is held on Sunday, April 29, 2012 from 10a.m. – 4p.m. at Scoreboard Sports Tavern at 6190 4^th St. Bloomsburg.

Registration begins at 10a.m. the day of the event. Pre-registration is available and will be accepted at Scoreboard Sports Tavern until Saturday, April 28, 2012. The event will be held rain or shine. Free t-shirts will also be available to the first 50 riders!

The motorcycle run is a family-oriented and we encourage you to come join us even if you don’t want to ride. All vehicles are accepted. There will be donuts/coffee in the morning and a delicious dinner including pulled pork, macaroni and cheese, and wings after the ride.

For the gamblers, a 50/50 drawing, Chinese auction, and poker run will be available as well.

For more information, please contact Charlotte at (570)204-7783 or Katie at (570)784-6632.

If you’d like a copy of out flier, click here!! scpd bike run flier

Cocktail Party

Sunday, April 22, 2012

5:00-7:30pm

Located at:

Stone Fired Grill

1323 Columbia Blvd.

Bloomsburg, PA 17815

The Women’s Center, Inc. will host its first cocktail party at Stone Fired Grill. The event will be on the beautiful patio.

Appetizers will be provided.

A cash bar will feature signature teal drinks in honor of  Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Proceeds from entry fees and cash bar will directly benefit victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

Tickets are $25/person in advance

OR

$30/person at the door

A special thank you to Stone Fired Grill for all their generosity!!

For more information, please call (570)784-6632.

Sexual Assault Vigils

Wednesday, April 11th:

Outside Montour County Courthouse from 6-7pm

Located at 29 Mill Street,  Danville, PA 17821

Wednesday, April 18th:

Outside Columbia County Courthouse from 6-7pm

Located at 35 West Main Street,  Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Renaissance Jamboree

Saturday, April 28, 2012 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

Downtown Bloomsburg Rain or Shine!

Be sure to get your Philadelphia Style Soft Pretzel at the Main Line Pretzel Company! A portion of these proceeds will benefit The Women’s Center, Inc.

Did you know: According to RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, “Only three out of every 100 rapists will ever spend even a single day in prison, according to a new analysis by RAINN of Justice Department data. The other 97 will walk free, facing no consequences for the violent felony they have committed. Because rapists tend to be serial criminals, this leaves communities across the nation at risk of predators.

While the percentage of rapes reported to police has risen in recent years, a majority — 54% — still are not reported, according to the Justice Department. But increasing reporting alone won’t solve the problem: only about one out of four reported rapes leads to an arrest, and only about one out of four arrests leads to a felony conviction and incarceration.

RAINN’s new analysis is based on the most recent available Justice Department data, using an average of the five most recent years when available. Based on older data, RAINN had previously estimated that about 6% of rapists ultimately go to prison for their crime.

“This staggering statistic sends a clear message to offenders that they can commit this horrible crime and get away with it. The single most important thing we can do to prevent rape is to put more rapists in prison,” notes Scott Berkowitz, RAINN’s president and founder. “That’s why we have made it a priority to pass the SAFER Act and eliminate the backlog of untested DNA evidence from open rape cases.”"

DID YOU KNOW:

“According to the Workplace Bullying Institute 2010 & 2007 U.S. Workplace Bullying Surveys, 35% of adult Americans (an est. 53.5 million Americans) report being bullied at work; an additional 15% witness it.”

Please take a moment of your time to participate in a NEW survey we’ve created about Workplace Violence!

You may click on the link below to take the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DKLM6BJ

Title:

Term: Tenure

Committees:

Ex-officio Member

All Board committees

Term: July 11 – June 12

Quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

Committees:

• Executive
• Personnel, Chair

Major Accomplishments:

• Ph.D. in Social Welfare from University of Pennsylvania

Term: July 11 – June 12

Committees:

• Membership/Nominating
• Public Relations
• Executive Budget & Finance

Term: July 11 – June 12

Committies:

• Personnel
• Fundraising

Quote: “Truth is the daughter of time.”

Major Accomplishments:

• Juris Doctorate Dickinson School of Law (1971)
• Columbia County District Attorney (1991-1999)
• Bloomsburg Town Council (2008-present)
• VOCA Board Member (1995-present)
• Senior Partner of Kreisher and Gregorowicz Law Offices (1972-present)

Term: July 11 – June 12

Quote: “Few of us have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events.” – Bobby Kennedy

Major Accomplishments:

• M.S. Columbia University, New York Graduate School of Journalism
• BU Mass Communications Faculty
• Former President PA Women’s Press Assn.

Term: July 11 – June 12

Committees:

• Planning
• Membership/Nominating