Champion eNewsletter

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Champion eNewsletter Archive
May June 2012 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Thank you to our many supporters! | Recent Deaths in Washington County | Students Make a Mark at Monika’s House

April 2012 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Run/Walk for Child Abuse Prevention on April 28th | Craft Project Sparks Creative Buzz in Shelter | Savor Strawberry Shortcake and support safe, healthy relationships!

March 2012 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Weekly Shelter"Tea Time” provides therapy, community | New statistics on domestic/sexual violence in the U.S. |
Flex some muscles and use your voice!

January February 2012 Champion eNewsletter
Including: As important as looking ahead, so too, is reflection on the past | “Let Your Heart Rule” | Stalking Awareness Month | Thanks for Voting!

December 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: It’s not too late to make your 2011 tax-deductible donation and Help Open New Doors! | “Stronger than you seem, braver than you believe” | December 12th Open House Celebration

November 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Looking to give back this holiday season? | Open House Celebration at New Hillsboro Family Advocacy Center | DVRC featured in The Oregonian’s 2011 Season of Sharing Wishbook | Pumpkin and costume donations made for a festive Halloween at shelter | Help us plan two Holiday meals at shelter

September October 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: DVRC Opens New Hillsboro Family Advocacy Center ! | Autumn Affair 2011 | Thoughts from Survivors

August 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Tickets to our 4th Annual Autumn Affair are now available online! | It’s Back to School Season!

July 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Domestic Violence Resource Center Now a Beaverton Chamber Member! | Jungle Birthday Party last week | While you’re out shopping… Toiletry Requests | Safeway Classic Golf Tournament Tickets

June 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: 4th Annual Autumn Affair Date Announced | Thank you, Tigard Area Farmers Market! | Will you be prepping your home gardens for the fall/winter season?

May 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: As spring arrives, farewells follow | DVRC staff members head to the Capitol | Garden partnerships flourish | Thank you for supporting the Strawberry Shortcake Benefit! | Mark your calendars for Safeway Classic Golf Tournament! | May in-kind donation needs

March and April 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Pint Size Designs Sponsors a Room Make-over at Monika’s House! | Mark your Calendars for Strawberry Shortcake, May 7th and 8th | Family Nights at Monika’s House | Ways to Support this Spring | More Collaboration to Come

February 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including: February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month | Students at Riverdale High School Take on Dating Violence Awareness | New Spring Projects Budding at Monika’s House!

January 2011 Champion eNewsletter
Including:January: a call for continued awareness,a month for reflection and action | A Recap of 2010: Our work over the past year

December 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Thank you to all of our community supporters this season! | Monika’s House receives kennels for pets | Volunteer finds creative way to support DVRC during the holidays | Still looking for holiday gift ideas?

November 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Autumn Affair was a great success! | Join us in welcoming our new Development/Event Coordinator! | Holiday Giving Program | Homemade holiday gifts for self-care and empowerment | November Needs at Shelter | Holiday Hours for Clinical Services office and Protective Order Advocacy Program

October 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Join us for Domestic Violence Awareness Month | We hope that you will join us this Friday at the 3rd Annual Autumn Affair: a Celebration of Oregon Wine—our largest event of the year to support survivors! | Annual Dine4DV Event on October 21st | Measure 34-179: Washington County Safety Levy Up for a Vote this November | New Monika’s House Shelter Social Enterprise Products Now Available | Domestic Violence Resource Center receives $295,000 grant to serve young adult survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking

September 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: 6 aspiring students need school supplies at Monika’s House | Announcing the Featured Wineries for Autumn Affair 2010 | Thank you to new Champion Sponsor: Les Schwab Tire Center | Welcome to our new Community Outreach Coordinator! | Fun Avon open house to benefit our services on 9/17

August 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Announcing the Third Annual Autumn Affair | Thank you to our Champion Sponsor Providence Health & Services | Domestic Violence Resource Center partners with United Way on DV summit | Come out and enjoy the best in women’s golf with us in August at the Safeway Classic | We are thankful to Keiko at Nordljus food blog for donating her artwork for this year’s Autumn Affair poster!

July 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Two fatal incidents of domestic violence in our community in June | Come out and enjoy the best in women’s golf with us in August at the Safeway Classic | Thank you to our childcare volunteer at Monika’s House Shelter | New Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on domestic violence related gun laws

June 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: “My Experience at Monika’s House” | Home Depot & Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue update children’s spaces at Monika’s House | Century H.S. student builds awareness about domestic violence & raises funds to support services | New informational class for friends & family of survivors of domestic violence | Thank you to New Seasons, Soroptimists & all of you who went out and ate shortcake!

May 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Leadership Beaverton organizes people & businesses to renovate Monika’s House Shelter! | A BIG THANK YOU to our AMAZING 2009-2010 team of interns! | Eden wins advocate award during Crime Victims’ Rights Week | Volunteer writes grant and organizes yoga group for survivors at Monika’s House Shelter

April 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Amazing kids make strides in our Children’s Intervention Program | April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month | Soroptimists Against Violent Environments (SAVE) works to support local shelters | Domestic violence in the news

March 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: 40-hour training now open to the public | Benefit Show on Saturday, March 27th | Volunteer Feature: Charlotte Corelle | Survivor Letter to Our Supporters | Thank You!

February 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Survivor Testimonial: a letter update from one of our past clients | THANK YOU! | This Saturday: Sheena Mendoza Memorial Tournament | 40-hour training now open to the public | Now Accepting Applications

January 2010 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Annual Ask Progress: We’re almost there! | Sheena Mendoza Memorial Tournament | First survivor and her child placed in new transitional house on Dec. 31st | Car Donated by Mike & Keri Bloom

December 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: From the desk of La Donna Burgess, Executive Director: “Hope out of Crisis” | Thank you to our incredible volunteers | PROOF: Santa Claus Exists | “My Story” by Eva, Survivor

November 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Local Tragedies Bring Issue of Domestic Violence to Forefront | Newly renovated house donated to the Domestic Violence Resource Center! | Thank you to Beaverton Women’s Club for their three-year sponsorship of two bathrooms, and the Beaverton & Washington County Rotary for their sponsorship of a bedroom at Monika’s House Shelter | Mauss Company, CPA: Champion Sponsor | “Volunteers don’t necessarily have the time, they just have the heart.”- We need volunteers!

October 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: October Awareness Month Events Last Chance: Halloween Costume Contest | Only one week left to take advantage of these special offers! Local businesses join together to make a difference for survivors | Survivor Story: New Beginnings | Thank you to everyone who came out to support us at Autumn Affair | Schedule a presentation in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

September 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Autumn Affair: Friday, October 2nd, 2009 | Survivors at Monika’s House this summer share their hope, joy and gratitude with our staff | Henningsen Cold Storage: a Legacy of Excellence | Community Garage Sale to fund our move | October Awareness Month Events | New Clinical Services Office Grand Opening Event

August 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Rosa’s Story: a 10-year old and her cupcake | We’re expanding to Beaverton! | Community Garage Sale to fund our move | New Office Grand Opening | LAST CHANCE to sponsor Autumn Affair 2009

July 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Survivor Story: Joseph’s Perseverance | Last Stop on Champion Restaurant Tour this Thursday, July 9th | J. Jill partners with the Domestic Violence Resource Center | St. Andrew Legal Clinic’s Creative Fundraiser | Sponsor Autumn Affair 2009

June 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Anna’s Courage: Finding Safety, Self-Worth, and Getting Her Children Back | Century High School Senior Project encourages local middle schoolers and high schoolers to speak out for their rights | Champion Restaurant Tour TODAY through June 24th | Thank You to Spirit Mountain Community Fund | Promote your business as a champion of survivors of domestic violence! | Strawberry Shortcake Fundraiser Draws $1600 for Monika’s House

May 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Eat Shortcake on Mother’s Day Weekend & Support Survivors in Shelters Across the Portland Area! | Honoring Mothers in Shelter: Caring for Survivors this Mother’s Day | A Fond Farewell to Sheryl Rindel, Family Violence Intervention Program Director | Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available! | Support Survivors in Your Community

April 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: A Preventable Tragedy? | Argus Feature: Domestic Violence Resource Center | Shortcake Fundraiser at a New Seasons Near You | Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available! | Touching thank you to our clinical interns | Protective Order Advocacy Program Office Hours Change

March 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Domestic Violence Resource Center Presents Personal Safety Program at Fern Hill Elementary | Autumn Affair Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available! | Adopt a Room at Monika’s House Shelter | Rihanna & Brown situation increases public awareness of domestic violence: where do we go from here? | Legislative Awareness Day in Salem

February 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Verizon Foundation grants $9,900 to Domestic Violence Resource Center | Restore the Floor Volunteers Help Out at Monika’s House | Domestic Violence Resource Center Partners with Beaverton Police Department | National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: February 2009 | Stalking Awareness Month Raffle a Big Success!

January 2009 Champion eNewsletter
Including: Thank You | Advocates Make a Difference | Support Stalking Awareness Month | Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service | Significant Increase in Reported Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault | Domestic Violence Resource Center in the News

December 2008 Champion eNewsletter
Including: A Christmas Story at Monika’s House | Editorial: Volunteers’ Nimble Fingers, Big Hearts Inspire | Spring 2009 New Media & Marketing Internship Position: Now Accepting Applications | Washington Square Mall Hosts Event for Domestic Violence Resource Center

Champion eNewsletter: November 2008
Including: Introducing L.A.Z.O.S./Introduciendo a L.A.Z.O.S. | Preparing for a Season of Giving | Thank You | Voting & Safety

Champion eNewsletter 2.1 (July 2008)
Editorial: Making Exceptions for Exceptional Gifts
Update from the Family Violence Intervention Program
We’re Hiring!

Champion eNewsletter 1.11 (June 2008)

Editorial: PIE – More Than Just an Irrational Number or Delicious Dessert
Report: 7th Annual Crime Victim Law & Litigation Conference

Champion eNewsletter 1.10 (May 2008)

Editorial: Open House Opens Hearts
House Rules: Rivermark Leaves a Mark
Invitation: Become a Sponsor

Champion eNewsletter 1.9 (April 2008)

Editorial: Spring Has Sprung
House Rules: Random Rings of Kindness
Invitation: Open House

Champion eNewsletter 1.8 (March 2008)

Editorial: Taking Care with Domestic Violence
Alert: Last Chance for the Roses!
Journeys of Survival: Anonymous
Wish List: March ‘08
Invitation: Holiday Giving Program Training

Champion eNewsletter 1.7 (February 2008)

Editorial: The Good, the Best, and the Downright Peculiar
Invitation: Giving Back
Journeys of Survival: Sandy M.
Report: Stalking Awareness Month

Champion eNewsletter 1.6 (January 2008)