Blogs
Congratulations! Children of Vietnam's Program Ranked in Top Ten
Children of Vietnam, an organization featured by DFW in April 2009, has been recognized as providing one of the ten top programs in Vietnam for serving people with disabilities.
September's Featured Program: Somaly Mam Foundation
Sex trafficking is truly the 21st century’s version of slavery. One of the differences from 19th-century slavery is that many of these modern slaves will die of AIDS by their late 20s.
--Nicholas Kristof, NYT Columnist, “The Evil Behind the Smiles”
BeadforLife Party a Smashing Success
Amy Schiek, chapter leader in Skaneateles, NY, reports the chapter's BeadforLife party on Wednesday, August 18th, drew a record crowd, generous media coverage, and raised over $5,000. Here, she shares how the chapter spread the word:
'The Students Were Dancing in the Classroom'
Longitude, featured program in May, is already seeing results from DFW's donation, as this thank you letter attests:
How to Host Your Own Bead Party
Dining for Women and BeadforLife joined hands in March 2009 with incredible success, raising more than $55,000 through the month's donations and the BeadforLife parties. BeadforLife is the featured program again in August.
Here's how to host a BeadParty: [Click VIsit Our Blog to continue.]
1. Decide when you'd like to host your BeadParty.
New Leadership Summit Brochure Available!
You can now view, download, print, and share the brochure detailing our third annual Leadership Summit, September 2
3-26, in Atlanta.
"Women Empowering Women" Art Quilt Illustrates DFW's Core Beliefs
"Women Empowering Women" mixed media art piece is a collaboration between the Quilt Divas and the Ithaca, NY Chapter of Dining for Women. Read on and click Visit Our Blog at the bottom to find out how you can
win it!
"Dining for Women AND Children: Or how we survive meetings with 10 to 20 children included!”
By: Denise Woods, MS MA
'A Girl is Worth About Six Cows in Our Culture'
Patricia Andersson, Chapter Leader in Portland, Oregon, writes about her experience traveling with DFW to Africa and shares photographs in an in-depth article appearing in the Oregonian. Patricia vividly describes meeting Hellen Nkurayia, a Maasai woman and school principal, and touring her village and innovative school. She describes Hellen's determination to provide Maasai girls with opportunities for education.
Volunteers Needed
DFW is fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers.
We're a grassroots organization, and we thrive on the generosity of members who donate their time and talents to DFW.
We're looking for even more generous folks who are skilled--and interested--in the following specific areas:
