Women in Service

Academic Scholarship Application for 2010

The Academic Scholarship Application for 2010 is now available.  Click here.  The deadline is June 1, 2010. 

Shared Vision Newsletter for Lay Volunteers

Renovations underway for Villa Madonna Dorm

WSA volunteers have always gathered at Villa Madonna in Vills Hills, KY.  We have stayed on the 3rd floor of the Villa Madonna Dorm.  Any WSA volunteer has their story to share about this historic building and the story it has to tell.  Beginning in 2010, the dorm will be closed for renovations.  Click here  to read the story.

Planning for 2010 

Anita Moody is serving as WSA's Admission Coordinator for 2010.  We will host 2 volunteer week in 2010.  Our traditional Summer Volunteer Week in July and a Fall Sewing Week in September.  The dates should be set by the end of the year. 

The 2010 Summer Volunteer Week application is available.  Your application can be submitted at any time, and once the dates are set will will confirm your intention to participate.   

Fall Sewing Week has been scheduled for September 18-24, 2010 in Vanceburg, KY.  There are a variety of ways you can volunteer for this week.  You can participate in the actual sewing week in Vanceburg.  Click here  for an application.  If you can't attend in person, there will be opportunities to collect fabric and supply donations.  We will also need people to cut fabric and assemble sewing kits.  Watch for more details in late Spring. 

Annual Board of Director Meeting

We bid farewell to Barbara Stygles (One of our Founding Mothers).  While she will continue to be active with WSA, she has resigned from our Board of Directors to pursue other interests.  Anita Tokos also leaves our Board this year.  We welcome Diana Perney and Sally Arnold as new members of our Board.

We will host two volunteer opportunities in 2010, A Summer Volunteer Week in July and the Fall Sewing Week in September.  Watch our website and Facebook for more details. 

We will offer of WSA Scholarship in 2010.  The 2010 Application is under development and will be posted on our website once it is available.  We will follow the same format as prior years.

Fall Sewing Week Update

WSA partnered with The University of KY Cooperative Extension - Lewis County for a new volunteer opportunity during September 19-25, 2009 in Vanceburg, KY.   The project was a great success. 

 WSA and local volunteers gathered for 2 1/2 days of sewing beginning on Monday 9/21/2009.  We had 14 people working over the days with an average of 8-10 volunteers at any one time.  It proved to be a time of good fellowship and camaraderie as we worked to complete the promised items for The Golden Living Center in Vanceburg.   

We completed 210 pillowcases (2 for each resident - 1 for their bed and one for the laundry), 30 wheelchair caddies, 10 walker caddies, 10 bedside saddlebags and 10 clothing protectors. 

Fall Sewing Week Presentation of items to The Golden Living Center

 

Finished items on display

  On Thursday 9/24/2009 we presented to sewn items to the residents of the center.