Established in 2004, the Circle of Hope Society is reserved for CWS donors who contribute $1,000 dollars or more each fiscal year. We began our renewal process in May and would like to thank our renewing members for their dedicated support of CWS. We would also like to thank and welcome our NEW Circle of Hope members. In addition to supporting the important life saving services CWS provides to the community, Circle of Hope Society members receive:

1. A Circle of Hope Society Reception in January
2. Special VIP benefits at the annual Gala in February
3. An appreciation BBQ in June (combined with our volunteer BBQ)
4. A special acknowledgement during domestic violence awareness month in October

Although it is only summer, we are busy preparing for our two big annual events, the Harvest of Hope Luncheon in the fall and the Gala & Silent Auction this winter.

Harvest of Hope Luncheon This year we will host our annual fundraising luncheon on Wednesday, October 11th at the Gray Gable Estate in Milwaukie, OR. The Harvest of Hope luncheon is a wonderful time to introduce people you know to Clackamas Women’s Services. We provide lunch and ask you to introduce us to someone you believe would like to be a CWS supporter. Our presentations are always informative, the food delicious and it is a nice way to honor domestic violence awareness month in October. If you would like to be a table host at this event and bring 3-7 folks with you to the luncheon, please contact Meghan at 503.722.2366 x104.

Gala & Silent Auction Grab your sunscreen and sarong, because this year CWS is taking you to paradise! Join us Saturday, February 24th at the Abernathy Center in Oregon City. More details to come soon...

CWS volunteers, staff, Clackamas Community College (CCC) students and community partners joined together on the CCC campus April 19, 2006 to march, share personal experiences with violence, and speak out against sexual assault. Traci Boyle, CWS Outreach Coordinator and organizer of the night's festivities, introduced the evening as a first for Clackamas County. Over the past three decades, Take Back the Night events have provided countless college students, activists and community members with an opportunity to voice their outrage while challenging the stereotypes and myths that perpetrate sexual violence. The partnership between CWS and CCC will hopefully create more opportunities to expand TBTN within Clackamas County, perhaps making it an annual event.

CWS has a fresh batch of new volunteers, 12 to be exact! These new recruits will join our current volunteers by assisting CWS staff in the Children’s Program, Office Assistance and Fundraising. Thanks to the Lake Oswego Mom’s club, who often volunteer to help out during event preparation, we will be the recipients of donated goods during their annual Christmas In July food drive. This is a great opportunity for CWS as donations often run low during the summer months. We also just celebrated our first Volunteer Appreciation BBQ at the M.S. Young Park in West Linn. It was a great opportunity to thank our volunteers for all their hard work and dedication to our cause.

If you are interested in learning more about our volunteer opportunities or in-kind donations, please contact Irene, CWS Volunteer Coordinator at 503.722.2366 x105.