Women's Center of Greater Lansing

Valentine’s Day Cupcake Fundraiser 2012

WCGLadmin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:36:38 +0000

This Valentine’s Day give a special treat to your loved one with the help of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing’s annual cupcake fundraiser.

These amazing homemade, hand decorated cupcakes are packaged and ready to give!

Flavors:

Chocolate (Also in Vegan)
Vanilla
Dark Chocolate/Raspberry

Frosting:

Ganache
Butter cream
Raspberry butter cream

Fondant Toppings:
Red Roses
Hearts
Polka Dots
Bows

Price:

Single Cupcake (Ready to eat) $3
Single Boxed Cupcake $5
4 Boxed Cupcakes $15
6 Boxed Cupcakes $25
A Dozen Boxed Cupcakes $40

ORDER YOURS TODAY

Call the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing at 517-372-9163

Last chance to order is Friday, February 10th!

January is National Stalking Awareness Month E! Investigates: Stalkers

Cindie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:05:30 +0000

Video Presentation and Discussion
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Time: 7pm

Location: MSU Union Parlors A, B and C
Stalking affects 3.4 million people each year. Harvette Williams, Michigan resident and mother of two, was one of those people. She couldn’t have imagined that Kevin Gary, a man she met at a networking event, would end up obsessively stalking her for years.

Join us for a video presentation of the documentary E! Investigates: Stalkers, which details the stories of several stalking victims. The presentation will be followed by a panel Q&A featuring Harvette Williams and campus/community representatives.

January is National Stalking Awareness Month. This year’s theme – “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.” – challenges everyone to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it. Stalking is a series of unwanted actions that make you feel afraid or in danger, including phone calls/texts/e-mails, following, damage to property, and other behaviors to control, threaten or frighten you.

For more information and resources, visit: www.safeplace.msu.edu

To view the event on Facebook, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/312699195437048/

Good Grief – a Grief & Healing Support Group

Cindie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:58:43 +0000

Wednesdays beginning January 18 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Cost is FREE but pre-registration is required. Call 372-9163 to register

At time all of us feel like Charlie Brown at Christmas – dismayed, depressed, anxious and sad. Although the holidays are a happy time for some people, many of us are grieving. You are not alone. This support group is for those who are dealing with any kind of loss: job, home, relationship, life-dream, safety & security, physical health, etc.

Beat the Winter Blues or S.A.D. doesn’t have to run your life

Cindie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:40:38 +0000

Wednesdays starting January 25 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Cost is FREE. Pre-registration required due to space limitations. Call 372-9163 to register.

Do you experience a loss of energy, enthusiasm or motivation during the winter? Join the Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) Support Group and bring positive energy into your life one week at a time. Group meetings will center on the following:

Building an understanding of S.A.D., its causes and symptoms; different activities each week focused on rejuvenating and mixing up personal energies.

What have you got to lose except feeling yucky? Come on down and join us for 90 minutes of fun, frolic and frivolity. Banish the crabbies.

Embodying Our Nature Writers’ Program Feb 17-18

Cindie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:37:02 +0000

This writers’ program is running for its second year. The 2012 theme explores relationships between gender expression, nature, and bodies. The weekend offers
workshopping, talking circles, self-directed writing, and a reading by participants.
Sessions may be attended in part or in whole. Partners include the LBGT Resource Center of MSU and the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing.
The program is held Friday, Feb. 17, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, and Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Due to the food-service venue, participants may not bring outside drink or food. Exceptions may be requested for health reasons, which need to be indicated upon registration. Register by email or phone: (517) 372 – 9163

HerStories Project 2012 – Reading by Marycela January 27 7pm

Cindie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:34:58 +0000

Visiting author Marycela reads from her novel El Libro
de Marcia. The fantastical story follows a woman who
escapes to the sea to write, and is inspired by
Marycela’s experience as a domestic-violence survivor.
The bilingual program is in English and Spanish.
Seating begins at 6:30pm, and the program at
7:00pm. Event partners include the Capital Area
Response Effort (CARE), End Violent Encounter (EVE)
Inc., and the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing.
Resources about domestic-violence services will be
available. Register by email or phone: (517) 420 – 6888.

Anger Management Workshop Registration open now!

Cindie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:30:03 +0000

This interactive class is open to both men and women and uses a structured, cognitive behavioral approach to anger management. Weekly reading and homework assignments will be given. Topics include triggers for anger; the negative impacts of anger on physical and mental health; relationships and employment. Class will provide tools to: stop blaming, generalizing, catastrophizing and other thoughts that lead to expression of inappropriate anger.

Starts Thursday, January 26 ends March 29, 2012
Class starts promptly at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm
Participants will receive a certificate of completion when they finish all 10 weeks of class. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Please call the Center at 372-9163 to register.

Save a Life – Make YOUR Donation Count in 2011

Cindie — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:15:04 +0000

The women and children we serve at the in Women’s Center appreciate the support of this community and we could not survive without it. If you would like to make a year-end gift and ensure it counts toward your 2011 tax return, please go to: http://womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org.
You can submit an online donation right up until 11:59:59pm on December 31, 2011 and still receive credit this year. Any donation sent via traditional mail that is post-marked in 2011 will be counted toward this year. Much gratitude for your support of our work. Have a wonderful new year!

Top 10 Reasons to SAY YES! to supporting the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing

Cindie — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:38:07 +0000

1. When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.” Client comment: “You give us hope when we are weighed down with despair.” The majority of women who seek services from the Center tell us that we are the first organization that gave them an immediate “yes” when they ask for help.

2. Yes! Your donation is tax deductible and will remain so. We are not negatively impacted by the change in tax law.

3. Women get hired faster by using the Center’s services to retool themselves. Yes!

4. Women can access more than one service at a time here and most do. We all know that life doesn’t hand us only one thing at a time to deal with. Yes!

5. Eighty Percent (80%) of money donated to the Center goes to programs and services. Yes!
6. Client comment: “The Women’s Center is the #1 service provider in the area for single women who don’t have kids.” Yes! We raise funds and write grants specific to providing basic services for single women and others who fall through the cracks of traditional public services.

7. Client comment: “offering a hand up, not a hand out; the opportunity to help create a better tomorrow for ALL women no matter what their status in life is.” Yes!

8. Client comment: “Women have a safe, welcoming place to truly realize our potential as a woman, mom, caregiver, friend, spouse or partner, and employee or even an employer.” Yes!

9. All services are tailored to the woman’s specific needs. Yes!

10. Client Comment: “It takes a village to raise us all. The Women’s Center is the village.” Yes!

PLEASE DONATE NOW – THANK YOU

SHE LAUGHS VII – January 20, 2012

Cindie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:23:43 +0000

What: The seventh annual comedy event to raise operating expenses for the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing and banish the winter blues at the same time!

Where: The Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing

When: Friday, January 20 at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6pm. Silent Auction items available for bid.

Cost: Tickets are $25

How to buy tickets: Purchase tickets by calling the Women’s Center at: 517-372-9163 or go to the website and purchase through the donate button.

Featuring the comedy of local funny women Kathie Dunbar, winner of the best female comic at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival 2007, Kate Brindle, Christine Sayers, and Linda Parks. Kelly Rossman of the Truscott Rossman Public Relations firm will emcee the evening. A guaranteed good time so don’t procrastinate! Get your tickets today! They are flying out the door.

All proceeds raised go to the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, a community
based private non-profit organization that provides services to women in the
Lansing area. Since its doors opened in 2005, the Women’s Center has served over 2,800 women. The Women’s Center helps women realize their potential. Services provided include career counseling and job search assistance, individual counseling, a wide variety of support groups and workshops.

1712 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912

Email: womenscentergl@yahoo.com

517-372-9163 (office) 517-372-7981 (fax)