Last December Women in Design - Hampton
Roads hosted a holiday event to benefit Operation Write Home.
Serving military deployed throughout the world, Operation Write
Home collects and distributes greeting cards to troops away from
home. This non-profit organization which formed in 2009 has
sent over one million cards to American troops deployed
overseas. Women in Design - Hampton Roads attendees
participated in a holiday potluck and learned how to craft homemade
greeting cards. At the conclusion of the evening, WiD-HR
created many beautiful handmade blank greeting cards.
Attendees enjoyed an evening of holiday festivities and experienced
the joy of helping others. For more information on how
you can help Operation Write Home go to http://operationwritehome.org/index.html
Many thanks
to all those who participated and donated towards our team in the
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. We surpassed our goal of
raising $500 by nearly tripling it! In total we raised
$1,461!
If you
would like more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure
please visit their website at www.komen.org
WiD-HR
participated in United Way's Day of Caring. Volunteers spent the
day assisting The Salvation Army with projects including
landscaping, painting doors at the Corps Community Center and
painting the red kettles in preparation for the annual Red Kettle
Campaign. WiD-HR is proud to have participated in the United
Way's 20th Year celebration "Neighbors Helping Neighbors to Build a
Strong Community" Thanks to all of our generous and hard working
WiD-HR volunteers!
Sharon
Roadcap & Lorri Roadcap-Clower have created some of the
country's most innovative art glass commissions and WiD-HR got a
look behind the scenes in their studio. This mother-daughter
duo shared the evolution of their work, their process, and a
glimpse into some of their new and developing ideas. Thank
you to Kioo Glass Studio for sharing with us your wonderful
talents!
If you
would like more information about Kioo Glass Studio please visit
their website at www.kiooartglass.com
WiD-HR's
first official event was a HUGE success! Thanks to our wonderful
panel who shared insight into their successes and struggles with
starting a Woman-Owned business and for providing encouragement to
those attending for being a woman in a design profession.
As we begin
2012, we would appreciate feedback from our members about our past
year and ideas for planning future events. Please take a few
minutes to complete a short online survey. Tell us how you
found WiD and what the organization can bring to you in the New
Year.
We look
forward to seeing you at our next event!