2012 women’s retreat: Apr. 20-22, 2012 District Women’s Retreat, Highlands Presbyterian Camp and Retreat Center, near Allenspark, Colo.

Thank you from the Family Abuse Center

Those who attended the 2011 Women’s District Retreat in March donated 12 handmade comforters to The Family Abuse Center, Waco, Texas. The center’s executive director, Kathy Reid, was presenter at the retreat. The District Office received in the mail a letter of thanks to the women at the retreat:

Dear Friends at Church of the Brethren/Western Plains District-Women
     The staff and clients of The Family Abuse Center are very grateful for your support of our mission to eliminate domestic violence in Central Texas by sheltering victims and by preventing abuse from occurring through intervention and education. The shelter is once again at capacity, and more than half of our clients are children. The staff will help each family through a process of safety planning, legal advocacy, case management, and counseling as they lay the groundwork for a new life free from violence. The challenges to making that change are enormous, and your donations are essential to their success.
      We look forward to the spring weather, and the completion of the new meditation garden so generously provided by Sandy Creek Power Partners. The last traces of the disastrous flooding damage caused by the February freeze are disappearing as repairs are completed. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the victims of abuse, and for the support and kindness of our community donors. Thank you for helping to transform the challenges into possibilities.

Sincerely,

Kathy Reid, Executive Director

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