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Shine A Light!

Event Details

Time: May 9, 2012 from 5:30pm to 8pm
Location: Location: Nectar Tasting Room
Street: 120 N. Stevens (corner of Main & Stevens)
City/Town: Spokane
Phone: 509-217-3238
Event Tags: networking, foster, care, spokane, joanne, wilkinson
Organized By: Joanne Wilkinson
Latest Activity: May 9, 2012

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Event Description

May is National Foster Care Month.

Join us! Enjoy a glass of wine (or two), do a little networking and listen to local Foster Youth share their stories of courage and the challenges of living in the foster care system.

For high school students in foster care, graduation rates vary between 32 and 44 percent, the graduation rate for all students in Washington State has ranged between 70 and 75 percent. An even smaller percentage go on to college and graduate. Many end up homeless after they turn 18 as they
“age out” of the system. There is a tremendous need for mentoring youth in foster care to support them in their education, in pursuing their dreams of attending college and in finding jobs.

Please join us for:

Foster Youth Presentation
Networking
No host wine bar
Hors d'oeuvres
Vendor tables
More....

For more information about the event contact Joanne Wilkinson:

joanne.w@comcast.net 509-217-3238

Cost: $5.00

Please register at http://shinealighttonight.eventbrite.com/

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Comment by Joanne Wilkinson on May 9, 2012 at 3:30pm: Ok. We will miss you. Thanks for letting me know.

Comment by Karen Fournier on May 9, 2012 at 1:45pm: Joanne, we are not going to make it tonight as I got word that I get to have a table at the Third Day concert at the HUB!!!

Comment by Joanne Wilkinson on May 9, 2012 at 12:06pm: Reminder...Shine A Light! is Tonight! 5:30pm at Nectar Tasting Room! Friends, wine and an opportunity to support Foster Youth! Appetizers, drawings and more.. See ya there!

http://www.launchpadinw.com/events/shine-a-light

Comment by Joanne Wilkinson on May 9, 2012 at 6:28am: Excited and grateful for all the people that are not just supporting this event, but are reaching out in support and involvement of mentoring foster youth!

Comment by Joanne Wilkinson on May 5, 2012 at 8:22am: Thanks Karen! Looking forward to meeting you and learning more about Hearth Homes. What a great thing you are doing!

Comment by Karen Fournier on May 5, 2012 at 7:26am: We look forward to having a table at this event and sharing how we work to keep families together in the midst of turmoil and even with CPS to reunite the family. Thanks for the opportunity, Joanne!

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