Following the success of our first project on Gulf Coast Gives, we have initiated another project, intended as enrichment to our life skill class participants.  With your help, we aim to take twelve women to a Women’s Empowerment Conference in Orlando at the end of January.

These are women who have never been to a hotel, a conference, or anywhere independently. The effect this weekend will have on their confidence, their growth, their future, and their children’s future is immeasurable. We’re letting everyone know of this opportunity to help pay for the hotel (4 to a room) and van rental, giving a woman a chance to blossom and change her world.

Our goal is to raise $850 by January 22^nd and we’ve already had a donation of $100.  Any amount you can give will get us closer to the goal and will be very much appreciated.

The second SCLO Women of Wisdom Awards Evening will be held on November 3rd at 6pm in the Community Room of the Sarasota Herald Tribune Building, honoring Pam Carter (JH Floyd Sunshine Manor), Shirley Walker (Goodwill), and Pastor Robinson (Living Hope) for their huge contribution to our community. 

These special Women of Wisdom have shown they are strong, safe, survivors – matching the goals of the SISTA Project and therefore it seemed fitting that our SISTAs host the Women of Wisdom Awards Evening. These newly empowered young women surprised themselves by being able to plan the event from the start, which included interviewing the three honorees who served as their role models. 

As these SISTA Project graduates are now able to be mentors to younger ladies in the community, their involvement in the Women of Wisdom evening serves two purposes. Firstly, it reinforces the importance for the graduates to have a strong, selfless role model and of gaining the confidence to become mentors themselves.  Secondly, it also gives the SCLO volunteers a project they can take ownership of, giving them the satisfaction of following something worthwhile through to completion. 

Please call 360-8660 to rsvp if you are able to join us on November 3rd to celebrate the accomplishments of these three very special women.