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Twenty guest potters are supporting a POTTERY SALE to benefit S.A.F.E. STUDIO in Ipswich. The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center has merged this past year with Survivor Art for Empowerment Studio in Ipswich, bringing art therapy to the region. S.A.F.E. Studio is a place of support, safety and expression for abuse and trauma survivors. Its purpose is to enhance the current traditional therapeutic and educational services available to survivors. The unique and wonderful pottery has been donated by local North Shore artists in support of S.A.F.E. Studio. Join us on Friday, Dec. 3rd for an artist reception from 4 to 7 P.M., or on Saturday, December 4th 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at S.A.F.E. Studio, 18 D Mitchell Road, Ipswich, MA.
Engage Your Core Pilates is holding a "Brand New Body Challenge" to Support the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center. It begins on October 30 and lasts 10 weeks at Engage Your Core Pilates, Newburyport, MA. There is a $20 entry fee, with 100% donated to the Center. Participants who complete the challenge within 10 weeks receive a gift bag valued at $200 - $500+!
On Friday, Nov. 5th at 7pm, Author Allan Johnson and Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water Street in Newburyport, will host a book signing of The First Thing and the Last. 20% of the proceeds from sales will benefit the Center.
Monday, October 25th is Community Sponsorship Night at Michael’s Harborside. 15% of the proceeds from the evening will benefit the Center.
On Saturday, October 9th from 7-9pm, Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water Street in Newburyport, there will be a book signing of Birth of the Phoenix by Harriett B. Varney Miller. Jabberwocky Bookshop will donate 20% of the profit from sales to the Center.
Congratulations to thirteen-year-old Sevine Clarey of West Newbury! Sevine is the winner of the "What Peace Means to Me" art contest. Her artwork will be reproduced as the official button of the 19th Annual Walk Against Violence and Dorothy’s Run 5K on Oct. 17
First Congregational Church of Georgetown, MA is hosting a Girls Night Out! The Cheap Chic Fashion Show (Highlighting Gently Used Re-Sale Fashions), will be held on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00). Tickets $10.00; available at the door or reserve by calling the church at (978) 352-8443. Proceeds will benefit the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center.
The Law Office of Lynne A. Saben will be raffling off a genuine Coach bag at the Fall into Health, Fitness, Fashion and Fun Fair on Saturday, October 2nd from 11:00am -2:00 p.m. at the Merrimack Valley Hospital, 140 Lincoln Avenue in Haverhill. Raffle tckets are $5.00 each. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Center!
Tuesday nights in September, Not Your Average Joe's Newburyport will donate 15% of your purchase to Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center! Simply print this certificate and BRING IT WITH YOU Sept. 7, 14, 21 and 28.
The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center would like to thank the Institution for Savings and Mark F. Welch, President and CEO, for their continued generous financial support of our mission to empower members of our community to live free from fear, intimidation, violence or the threat of abuse by providing support, advocacy and education. Click here for more information and photos.
Kudos to Laura Slyk of Celebration Destination, who donated party products to the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center to be auction on eBay to raise funds for the Center. Celebration Destination is located at the Tannery Mall in Newburyport. Visit their website.
Kudos to Tokyo Joe’s Studios of Self Defense Salisbury, MA! As part of its commitment to a safer and more secure community, Tokyo Joe's offers a free self-defense class to women and girls on the last Tuesday evening of every month. Offered at no charge, they ask all the students of their women's self-defense class to make a $10 donation to the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center. To attend a class or for more information, visit their website.
Suzanne Dubus, Executive Director thanks Representative Mike Costello for announcing the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center's award of a $90,000 Byrne Grant for its efforts to fight domestic violence. The money will be used to support Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center's Greater Newburyport High-Risk Case Response Team.
Kudos to Paul, Will and Kyle, students at Merrimack Alternative Vocational School in Topsfield. They've provided their expertise carpentry skills (learned from shop teacher Mark Webster), building new shelves for our Amesbury office!
A girls' group in Newburyport worked hard to create a bagful of colorful blankets for the children the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center serves. Thank you for all of your hard work!
Thank you to the musically gifted (front row, left to right) Allison Russo of Newburyport, Laura Greenwald, William Greenwald, and Justin Knowlton of Amesbury for creating a special holiday CD, Believe - a holiday music collection to benefit the Center. Development Director Elaine Cohen greets the children at our door. Charles Nickou, DDS has beautified the Newburyport office yard for two years in a row, planting flowers, weeding and mowing. Thank you for making us look great. Community kudos to you! Thank you to individual donors who have made tribute and memorial gifts to the Center. Also, thank you to recent brides and grooms who graciously donated in lieu of wedding gifts.