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Community Service Club of New Fairfield
Presents Women's Center with Donation

The Community Service Club of New Fairfield presented a $4,552.88 check to The Women's Center after a very successful "Laughing for Lisa" Comedy Night fundraiser at the Palace Theater in Danbury this May.

Lisa Muller, who had been a staunch supporter of The Women's Center and had for years co-chaired fundraising events on our behalf, lost her battle with cancer a year ago. The "Laughing for Lisa" Comedy Night was a dual fundraiser for both the Lisa B. Muller Memorial Foundation and The Women's Center.

L. to R. Chrissy Deep, Volunteer Coordinator, Women's Center of Greater Danbury and member of the Community Service Club of New Fairfield; Pat Zachman, Executive Director, Women's Center of Greater Danbury; Karen Hess, Community Service Club of New Fairfield.

The "Merrell Mamas" raised $5,750 for
The Women's Center!!!!

Meet the “Merrell Mamas” – a fast and fun Newtown/Southbury team of women who recently raced relay style, day and night (May 21 & 22), a full 191.2 miles through New England in the “Ragnar Relay Race” (www.ragnarrelay.com/boston/index.php) to support
The Women’s Center.

They are 12 runners and 4 volunteers (with 38 kids and 2 vans between them), a nutritionist, 4 fitness instructors, an ex-Rockette, several tri-athletes, one Powerbar sponsored elite team athlete, a pediatrician, a physical therapist, a Team Connecticut hockey player headed to the US hockey nationals, a few “in it to win it” racers, a few that just want to have fun, and all in it for experience and the party at the end!

2007 Goddess Program high school participants & instructors

The Goddess Program

Empowering Amazing Young Women in the Wilderness!

A collaboration between The Women's Center of Greater Danbury & Great Hollow Wilderness School - A program of the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut -
The Goddess Program is grant funded and offers full scholarships to all participants.

Now entering it's 7th year, The Goddess Program is pleased to offer four fabulous programs for our 2010 season! Serving young women in middle and high school, this is absolutely the time to give a Goddess trip a try. We combine camping, backpacking, rock climbing, art, poetry, journaling, yoga, and exploring nature into a program that is designed just for you. It's about empowerment and excitement - you'll be amazed at how strong, brave, and beautiful you really are. Whether it's your first wildnerness experience ever or you're a veteran Goddess girl, we've got just the trip for you!

Goddesses develop leadership, self-reliance and community as well as a unique connection with the natural world. While building self-confidence and positive, diverse relationships, in The Goddess Program each girl sees herself as a strong, inspired, and caring individual. In the beauty of the wilderness, each girl is encouraged to be true to herself, make intelligent decisions, and learn to apply the lessons she's learned to the rest of her life.

The Goddess Program takes place on Great Hollow's 890-acre wilderness preserve and on the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut and Southern Massachusetts. Hiking through some of New England's most beautiful landscapes, living outdoors, rock climbing, camping, cooking, and traveling as a team - girls have the opportunity to grow as individuals and as a group in this unforgettable environment.

Explore. Uncover. Empower.

The program is challenging - both physically & emotionally. Goddesses take responsibility for their actions, make decisions, and deal with conflict. However, nothing is beyond the means of any girl willing to explore living up to her fullest potential!

2010 Dates

Girls entering grades 7-8: Backpacking

June 28-July 1 or July 6-9

Girls in grades 9-10: Backpacking & Rocks I

July 19-23

Alumni & Girls in grades 11-12: Backpacking & Rocks II

August 9-14

If you have questions, would like more information or to register, please contact Sheree Surdam at 203-731-0506 or Great Hollow Wilderness School at 203-746-5852.