[Wamvan] Four Women's Groups Need Help!

Thu May 5 11:53:34 PDT 2011

Dear Amanda,

I see that the tickets for this fundraiser are $75 each, although
dessert-only is $35.  CJSF radio can run public service announcements for
nonprofits, but our current policy caps the price of the events we promote
on air at $40.   Let me see what I can do when I get back to the station on
Tuesday, maybe just promote the dessert!

Sincerely,
Frieda

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Amanda Reaume <areaume at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi WAMers!
>
> On Friday, May 27th at the Yaletown Roundhouse, I’m coordinating an
> evening called* It’s in the Bag: A Purse Auction Event*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEN2rb42fo>in conjunction with three other local Vancouver women’s organizations
> (Soroptimist International of Vancouver, Wish Drop in Centre, and A.W.A.R.E)
> and *we’re currently having a difficult time selling tickets.*
>
>
> *We're small groups doing great work...
> *
>
> Amongst the four of us,* *we provide *leadership training* to girls and
> young women, *scholarships *for single mothers, *affordable housing *for
> senior women, *encouragement to girls* to use the arts as a vehicle for
> social change, and* a drop in centre for women* in survival sex work*.*And that’s just a sampling of our work!
>
>
> But our work has been making a difference and getting recognized! In fact,
> two of these organizations’ founders have been named *Young Women of
> Distinction by the YWCA* (Saara Banji of A.W.A.R.E. and myself). One
> organization received *a Vancity $1 million Award*. Another organization
> just *celebrated its 85th birthday* by handing out scholarships to young
> women leaders. Just this week, I was mentioned in the Vancouver Sun for an
> award that I’m receiving from* The Minerva Foundation*.
>
>
> Together, we show that* its not the size of our budgets that matter but
> it’s the passion that we have* for the work that we do. But, as I’m sure
> you’ll agree, the size of your budget does matter! Each of our organizations
> has wonderful and ambitious plans about what we want to do to help and
> support women and we need to raise money to make those dreams a reality.
>
> *
> *
>
> *We're organizing It's in the Bag to make our dreams reality...*
>
>
> We want to provide a fun way for women in Vancouver to have a Girl’s Night
> Out and support us! But It’s in the Bag is a first time event and sometimes
> its hard to convince people to attend something new. As I’m sure you know,
> there are a number of different events for a number of different causes. *So,
> you might be asking, what makes our event so unique or worth anyone’s time
> or money? *
>
>
> *Well, first of all it will be a great evening! *
>
>
> Picture being greeted at the door with a delicious *Hagensborg Truffle Pig
> *only to enter into a beautifully decorated Roundhouse Centre. A talented
> musician will be playing in the background as you make your way past the
> tables upon tables of purses on auction towards the bar.
>
>
> Perhaps on your way there you will run into one of the models wearing the
> fashions of Vancouver *designer Malene Grotrian* and showcasing one of our
> Live Auction handbags by brands like *Coach, Sienna Ray and Dorothy Grant
> *or one of the purses donated by a celebrity. At the bar, you will get a
> fun drink and from there maybe find a friend to go see *Vancouver
> photographer Doug Batchelor* where you’ll have *your own personal
> photoshoot *and get your picture printed on the spot.
>
>
> By that time, you will want to take a seat so that you can enjoy the
> delicious food catered by a *famous Yaletown eatery* before making a trip
> to the *Dessert Buffet* where you will sample the delectable red velvet
> and vanilla cupcakes and admire the beautifully sculped Red Purse cake by
> *Berliosca Cakes*! While you’re eating your dessert, MC Valerie Casselton,
> the Executive Editor of the Vancouver Sun will then take the stage to help
> auction off the best handbags live!
>
> *
> *
>
> *Sound like fun?* *I think so too!* I can’t wait for the event, but I want
> to make sure that it’s a success and I need your help. *Can you please
> help me out by:
> *
>
> *
> *
>
>    1. Buying a ticket or two<http://www.ticketstonight.ca/ticketstonight/event.details.php?id=3545>(or even a
>    table <http://itsinthebag.ca/buy-here/>!) and inviting your friends to
>    come (www.itsinthebag.ca).
>    2. If you can’t come, sending your friends and colleagues e-mails
>    encouraging them to come out. And posting on Facebook or other sites about
>    it. And doing everything and anything you can do to help us sell tickets.
>    3. Also, if you can’t come, would you *consider making a donation* to
>    the event at our website www.itsinthebag.ca.
>
> *
> We appreciate anything you can do...*
>
> Anything that you can do would be very helpful and very much appreciated.
> Because we’re all relatively small organizations even a little bit means a
> lot to us! We will use your help and support to expand our service and
> engage in exciting new projects like The Antigone Foundation’s forthcoming National
> Leadership Tour,<http://antigonefoundation.wordpress.com/projects/dreams-for-women-leadership-tour/>for example!
>
>
> If you have any questions or would like to chat, please feel free to give
> me a call at 604-324-0043. Please also, check out our website
> www.itsinthebag.ca. *Thank you in advance for your help. It means so very
> much. *
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Amanda Reaume
>
> Executive Director
>
> The Antigone Foundation
>
> www.antigonefoundation.wordpress.com
>
> www.itsinthebag.ca
>
>
>
>
> *Amanda Reaume*
> *Executive Director, The Antigone Foundation*
> www.antigonefoundation.wordpress.com
> *It's in the Bag: Vancouver's Purse Auction Event*
> www.itsinthebag.ca
>
>
>
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-- 
Frieda Werden, Series Producer
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
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