Carteret County Women's Resource Center

Winter 2010 News

We are now handicapped accessible with a new location at 704B Arendell St

From Our President: Happy New Year! I must say the year 2010 is off to a fantastic beginning and we have lot of great things planned for the WRC this year. As you know, we held our Open House and Annual Meeting in November and it was a great success. Thank you to the Carteret County Chamber for help ‘bringing in’ the crowd! We received positive response at the Open House and have since had the opportunity to speak with several WRC members regarding our long term strategic planning. Life member and one of the “founding mothers” of the WRC, Joan Lamson, of Pine Knoll Shores attended our board meeting earlier this month and we had a very productive meeting with regards to our strategic plan for 2010. Thank you again Joan for your time and valued advice.

We are continuing to reevaluate our mission statement, goals and objectives and we will be updating our web presence and handouts with our ‘new look’ very soon. The primary goal of our ‘new look’ is to make the WRC more visible and to make ‘what we do’ known to all. Including our new events and services, you will find below a list of ‘what we do." Tina Rodriguez

Upcoming Events: Coastal Women’s Fair; Women’s Agenda Assembly Day; Legislative Report Card; Educational seminars.
Services We Offer: New Choices Displaced Homemakers Program; Women 2 Work ~ Clothes Closest & Job Hunting; Meeting Place/Lending Library/Access to Computer & Internet; Referral and Resource Center for Community and Government Services

Women's Fair 2010: Please mark your calendar for May 1, 2010 to attend the Coastal Women’s Fair to be held at the Civic Center in Morehead City. Booths are available and sponsors are always welcome.This year we are highlighting women-owned businesses and women's organizations. Volunteers, Vendors and Sponsors should contact Carol Lovelace at caplovelace@msn.com or 342-3407

Meetings: Members are encouraged to attend upcoming meetings so we may have everyone’s input. The next board meeting is set for February 11, 2010, at the Women’s Center office located at 704B Arendell Street at 6:30 p.m. We hope to have our next seminar in the early spring regarding canning and preserving fruits and vegetables of which will be just in time for spring gardening plans. Suggestions for topics are welcome and you can send them to ccwomenscenter@msn.com or PO Box 687, Morehead City, NC 28557.

[left] At the last Domestic Violence Luncheon, Nancy Toothman accepts the CC Council for Women's "Distinguished Woman in the Arts 2009" award; [right] Our WRC Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at the ChamberWednesday, November 18, 2009

Outstanding in the Community: Several of our members, Carol Lovelace, Joyce Smith, Donna Tipton, Tina Rodriguez, Nancy Toothman and Katrina Winters have been recognized for outstanding achievements in the community over the past year. We are delighted to have them as members of our Women's Resource Center.

Consider joining the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: WILPF works to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all.
If this sounds good to you or if you would like more information please contact the Director of Operations.

Meetings are held at 6pm on the second Thursday in the new office space. We publish "Women's Words," a quarterly newsletter which is available online and is mailed to over 75 members and organizations. The WRC office space is offered free of charge to small groups and individuals to conduct meetings or consultations. We keep a log of all calls we receive and referrals we make. We contribute to the Domestic Violence Program and we are a member of NC Women United [NCWU].