Week in Review July 28 - August 3

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Women’s Intercultural Center July 14-27, 2013

Young women learn how to become more confident about themselves

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I’m a perfectionist at heart. It has taken me years to overcome my need to be perfect in everything I do. I passed on my perfectionism to my children. Seeing them upset when things go wrong or when they fail reminds me of how I used to be and how hard and demanding I was as a mother.

It took me a while to realize that it’s okay to fail. When I was younger I was terrified of not being perfect so I did everything I could to never mess up; but when I did...I did it royally. I would fall flat on my face. My mess up or my failure would make up for the other 364 days of the year that I was mess up/failure free. Now as I’ve gotten older I fess-up. I accept my human imperfection and admit to my mistakes. In doing so, I have gained strength to meet and overcome my frustrations whenever things don’t go my way or when I fail. Fessing up has made me accountable, it has been part of my spiritual and emotional growth. I am continuously growing, gaining insight, and learning from my daily experiences. I’ve learned to accept my failures as my greatest life lessons. I’ve chosen to learn from failure rather than to let it frustrate and crush me. This is why I encourage the participants of the Women’s Intercultural Center to fess up about their messes and failures. Together we find a way to find out what that experience will teach them. We work very hard to help women improve themselves and in doing so we provide fess-up friendship through our peer support network. In doing so we teach them that their mess ups/failures are never final, but opportunities to learn and do better the next time.

A place where WOMEN learn and work together to develop their SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL, ECONOMIC, and POLITICAL POTENTIAL.

Letter From the E.D. What others say about us...

Kim Harris I had the pleasure of working with some of the women at The Women's Intercultural Center and I must say that they were super helpful and professional! Mary Carter and her team worked alongside members from Project Back to School to help distribute backpacks. They offered their space to us for distribution and then went above and beyond by also providing volunteers for us. Their building was also beautiful and clean, making this an overall AWESOME experience!

Please join us in prayer for Daisy Solis, former WInC volunteer, and her family as her new born son battles for his life.

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Feminine Fuerza Camp Erin Kelso, former Border Awareness Participant, facilitated the camp during her stay in the El Paso area. Guest speakers presented on an array of topics such as dealing with health issues, self-esteem, planning for college, scholarship applications, and so much more. Presentations favored by participants Psychologist Miriam Rivas de Madrid had a very interesting presentation. Her personality was also very engaging. The girls really liked her. What really worked about her presentation was that she told her own personal success story about working her way through college and starting her own practice. A story the girls could relate to and be inspired. The girls found the nutrition presentation by NMSU interesting and relevant to their lives. The presentation by WInC Ex-ecutive Director, Mary Carter, about scholarships was relevant to the girls, all of which were of high school age with a majority already planning to go to college. Special thanks to the presenters, interns, staffers & volunteers that help put this year’s camp together.

Psychologist Miriam Rivas de Madrid doing an interactive activity on self-esteem with the girls.

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Pad made out of recycled paper & old vanilla folder.

Ball made out of coffee beans & sunflower seeds

Floral basket made out of clothes pins & the flower made out of rope & coffee beans by Mirtha Anguiano.

Mirtha Anguiano made these rings out of juice pull tabs & gems for a Princess party.

Suki & Ilse teaching Nancy how to make a fondant cake.

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The Women’s Intercultural Center is a nonprofit located in Anthony, NM. The Center depends on the generosity of its donors, grantors, programming and social enterprise revenue to fund all of its operations to keep its doors open to the public and continue to provide programs in the areas of alternative education and personal development, economic self-sufficiency, civic engagement and leadership. Our facility can rented for Business Training Seminars, Corporate Banquets and Events, Dinner Parties, Fundraisers, Galas, Private

Receptions, and Weddings.

Our Gallery covers 1,147 square feet and can comfortably accommodate up to 100 people. The gallery is a great space for all manner of activities from private receptions to large fundraiser parties. Catering services are available through our caterer of choice Omar Burciaga. Other rental areas include the Multi-purpose Room, ESL Room, Sewing/Art Room, Healing Arts Room and the original Center which is able to accommodate 15 overnight guests. This space includes access to a

kitchen, dining area, private bathroom and free wi-fi access. When you rent the facilities at the Women’s Intercultural Center, you are helping support the education, empowerment & engagement of the women of Southern NM and West TX. For more info call us at 575-882-5556 or to download our facility us-age/rental request please visit http://www.womensinterculturalcenter.org/images/pdfs/.facilityrequest_rentalagreement.pdf.

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Interested in teaching a class, scheduling a workshop, presentation or training at WInC? We are always searching for Volunteer Instructors to teach in their areas of expertise. We currently have a special need for a haircutting instructor. For more info, contact Ilse Arrieta, Program Coordinator at 575-882-5556 or via email at [email protected].

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dates to remember For additional information please contact us at 575-882-5556 or the contact number listed next to the event announcement.

Diabetes Workshops: Learn about the 5 most impor-

tant Diabetes tests; how to talk to your health provider about your health and the medical exam results; how to prepare healthy meals for you and your family; and why it’s important to be physically fit. The workshops will take place on Fridays from 1-3pm on July 5, 12, 19 and on September 27. Olga Hernandez and Amir Hernandez will facilitate classes.

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We can always use help for our programming and services. This includes food donations for us to continuously fill our emergency food pantry which provides food for those in need. Thank you Gloria Talavera, WInC participant, for helping us fill this need through your donation of fresh cucumbers. Getting fresh fruits and vegetables is always a treat for the individuals seeking assistance. Other Simple Ways to Help WInC Other ways to help us through everyday tasks can be found at our website at http://www.womensinterculturalcenter.org/donate. If you have other creative ways to help, please don’t hesitate to contact Mary Carter at 575-882-5556 or via email at [email protected].

Thank you for your

August 32 Hour Intensive Domestic Violence

Training: Increase knowledge about the dynamics of domestic violence. Determine how to safely assist & provide support to those in violent situations through referrals & providing safety planning information. Work to decrease shame & silence around domestic violence. (32-hour training, 8-hrs a week every Friday presented by La Casa, Inc.)

16-Sept. 6

Health Sciences Academy Free Informa-tional Luncheon: Learn about the benefits of the Health Sciences Academy (HSA) & then join us in support at the Community Input Hearing.

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Women’s Intercultural Center WHERE IT STARTS

303 Lincoln Street / PO Box 2411 Anthony, NM 88021

575-882-5556 Fax: 1-866-285-7245

www.womensinterculturalcenter.org

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Week in Review July 28 - August 3