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Sixth annual Women Can/Women Do fundraiser planned at Castle Farms

Designers meet to plan the annual Women Can/Women Do luncheon, a fundraiser for the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan, (front row, from left) Jon Bautel, Nancy Suzor, Nancy Whitley Balchik; (second row) Sarah Hagen, Jodi Bingham, Kari Davis, Diana Hickey, Sandy White, Linda Weston, Miranda White, Cheryl Hofweber, Rhea Dow and Ivy Ratliff with Wren.

 


The Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) will host its sixth annual Women Can/Women Do fundraising luncheon on Wednesday, June 20, at Castle Farms in Charlevoix.  The event is crucial in raising funds for the Women’s Center to help support a multitude of programs and services relied on by thousands of women, children and families every year.

Luncheon guests at The Castle will be treated to the unique and stunning table designs of more than twenty-eight Charlevoix County designers who have agreed to donate their time and talent.  Their elaborate and creatively themed tables are a highlight of the event.

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Women’s Wellness Night Out – A benefit for WRCNM

Breath of Life Chiropractic invites you to a Women’s Wellness Night, hosted by the National Wellness Foundation, on Thursday, March 29th from 6 to 9 pm. It will take place in the Community Building at the Emmet County Fairgrounds, with all proceeds going to the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Catering will be provided by Green Plate Catering. Presentations from six local business owners will take place from 6:15 to 7:45 pm, with time after to visit vendor booths. 

For more information, contact the National Wellness Foundation at (231) 622-8828.

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Women’s Center FUNdraiser is March 15 at cava

If you want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a few days early, you are in luck!  The Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan will host their annual FUNdraiser with a St. Paddy’s day theme on Thursday, March 15 at cava in Bay Harbor. 

The event begins at 6 p.m. and will feature an array of creative hors d’oeuvres prepared by cava’s culinary team.  Attendees may participate in the silent and live auctions bidding on items such as MSU football tickets; roundtrip tickets to Beaver Island; an authentic  gourmet Italian dinner for six; an American Spoon Foods gift basket filled with their award-winning artisanal fruit preserves; 18 holes of golf for two including golf cart at Harbor Point Golf Club; two VIP guest passes aboard Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry; restaurant gift certificates to Whitecaps and Palette Bistro; an interior/exterior car detailing from Tri-Rivers Collision; and a sailing excursion for four aboard “Brilliant” an Ensign sailboat with WRC Executive Director Jan Mancinelli as your captain and WRC Finance Director Gail Kloss as your first mate.  Many more items will be up for bid during this festive FUNdraiser.

 

“The event is fun and celebratory, however the dollars raised during this event are absolutely critical to the agency in helping us reach out to those in the community who are seeking and needing our services,” said Jan Mancinelli, WRC Executive Director. “We look forward to seeing many of our friends and supporters in the community at this annual benefit and hope to see some new faces, as well.”

Proceeds from the event will benefit WRC programs and services which help thousands of families every year.  The WRC has been committed to caring for women, children and families in northern Michigan for 35 years

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