Community Give Back Committee

During the past several months, an interested group of NJAWBO women got together to create the Mercer Chapter's Community Give Back Program. At the request of our President, Lisa Snyder, Committee members Eileen Entin, Suzanne Rosenblum, Grazina Crisman, Lynn McDougall and Arlene Schragger were guided by Community Give Back Committee Chair Linda Richter in discussing the goals, guidelines and plans to move this project forward. The following structure has been designed to do just that:

Goals - The objectives for the Program are:

• To help enhance community spirit in the Mercer Chapter
• To give back to the community
• To support women-related issues and activities

• Non-political
• Non-religious
• Support women's issues or support women-sponsored initiatives

Activities will be planned for each fiscal year (June1 through May 31). The Committee hopes to hold up to three different types of activities per year under the umbrellas of:

1. a "walk" to individually raise funds for an outside organization
2. a donation drive-- of goods such as clothing, cell phones, food, school supplies, etc.
3. a Chapter sponsored fund raiser with these funds designated to provide several different types of scholarships to Mercer Chapter members

Some suggestions for fund raising events include a miniature golf night, a game night, a special dinner/cocktail party, a progressive dinner, a night or afternoon at the Grounds for Sculpture, a goods and services auction. Plans for a clothing collection drive are underway for the November 2004 dinner meeting. Additionally, a NJAWBO team is walking in the Race for the Cure on October 17 at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Lawrenceville.

Visit our web site and check future newsletters for updates on the Committee's initiatives. Committee Chair Linda Richter welcomes comments and suggestions at our new email address: mercernjawbogiveback@yahoo.com