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'100 Women Who Care'
A new community service group to
Ar join the ranks in Huron County
A new service group will
be joining the ranks in the
Town of Goderich, offering
service to Huron County.
'100 Women Who Care;
invite women of Huron
County to an information
session and first meeting,
on Saturday May 6, from
10:30 until 11:30am.
The meeting will be held
at 110 North Street; Goder-
ich, in the Huron County
Museum.
The groups mission and
hope is to assist local groups
as they effect positive
change, meeting real needs
in Huron County.
'100 Women Who. Care'
will gather four times a year,
for a one-hour meeting. In
these meetings, each mem-
ber will write a $100 cheque.
to a local charity or non-
profit organization that the
group votes on and selects.
The combined donation
of all members will make a
real impact, without time-
consuming fundraising
events and planning.
'100 Women Who Care;
warmly invite members of
the community to join if
they feel stretched for time,
yet vivant to help those in
need.
It is a commitment of giv-
ing $100 and one hour, four
times a year,•so those who
wish to contribute to their
community in such a way
are welcome to jhin.
100 percent of the groups_
donations will go directly to
a local charity or non-profit
in the community, which is
to be selected at each
meeting.
If you want to learn more
about the many worth com-
munity service programs
and organizations in Huron
County, and meet other
philanthropic women,
please join '100 Women
Who Care:
Any questions, comments
or a request for a Commit-
ment Form, please email
Deb: deb@debshelley.ca or
100womenhuron@gmail.
corn.
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Real Estate Agents Trek to Iceland
Royal Lepage Agents raise funds to
support Huron Women's Shelter
In July 2017, Layne Lavis
and Kathy Dawson, local
Royal Lepage Real. Estate
agents will #fie trekking
100km in Iceland in support
of the Huron Women's Shel-
ter and the Royal LePage
Shelter Foundation.
Together they are raising
funds to support women and
children in Huron County
who have experienced all
types of abuse.
In 2015, Kathy and her
daughter, Loreena Homan,
trekked in Peru and were
able to raise $10,000 to sup-
port the Iluron Women's
Shelter through the Royal
Lepage Shelter Foundation.
All money raised will go to
the cause, with 80%going to
the Huron Women's Shelter
and 20% to education pro-
grams teaching children
about healthy relationships.
For 7 days with friends
and colleagues from Royal
LePage offices across Can-
ada, we will be trekking
100km in challenging ter-
rain, sleeping in tents, going
without cell service and
experiencing just 3 hours of
darkness in a day.
Layne and Kathy pay their
own individual costs for
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trekking and flights so that
100% of the funds raised go
directly to supporting local
women and children.
Layne and Kathy are busy
raising funds and preparing
for the physical and mental
challenges they will face in
Iceland. To be eligible to
participate in this trek, Layne
and Kathy must raise a mini-
mum of $5,000 each.
There is great support for
the work of the Huron Wom-
en's Shelter across Iluron
County so Layne and Kathy
are confident that their goal
can be met.
It is likely, you know
someone who has been
affected by violence or
abuse, either in adulthood or
as a child.
67 percent of Canadians
say they personally know
someone who has experi-
enced 'abuse and one in
three teenagers have
reported dating.violence.
The services provided by
Huron Women's Shelter
annually help over 400
women and children dealing
with the impact of violence in
their lives through the shelter,
second stage housing units as
well as counselling and
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(From left to right): Donna Jean Forster -Gill, Executive Director of
Huron Women's Shelter Second Stage Housing and Counselling
Services; Layne Lavis and Kathy Dawson of Royal Lepage
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education services through-
out the county.
Thankfully, the Royal LeP-
age Shelter Foundation is
also helping to put an end to
the violence and abuse
across through these fund-
raising treks.
Please help Layne and Kathy
reach their fundraising goals!
To donate cash or cheque sim-
ply drop by the Royal Lepage
Goderich Office. •
Cheques can he made
payable to the Royal LePage
Shelter Foundation. If you
prefer to make an online
donation, email us at kathy-
dawson@royallepage.ca or
lavisrealestate@gmail.
com and we'll send you a
fundraising link. Tax
receipts are issued for all
donations of $20 or more.
Thank you for supporting
women and children in
Huron County who are
rebuilding their lives.
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