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Getting Involved
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Since October of 2003, Sisterfriends has volunteered manhours at the YWCA.  The YWCA offers the only battered women's shelter in Oklahoma County, serving more than 1,000 women and children.  The YWCA Passageway Shelter for Battered Women is a place of refuge, of comfort, of safety and offer many services to help survivors regain control of their lives. 
 
Domestic violence is a daily fact of life for thousands of women and children in the Oklahoma City area. Unfortunately, domestic violence does not take a holiday.  For families where abuse is a daily occurence, holiday stress can escalate the violence in the home. 
 
 
During the holiday season, it doesn't take much for the violence to spiral out of control and bring many women and children to the shelter with sometimes only the clothes on their backs. 
 
Each year, Sisterfriends donates T-shirts, sleep shirts, socklets, tolietry items, hair products, makeup, perfume, books, toys and volunteer "santa helper" hours to create the YWCA "Santa" store.  The "Santa" store is stocked (by helping elves such as Sisterfriends) with generous donations from caring citizens that allows the resident to select several new toys for their children and the children can shop for mom.  

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 Committees

Community Outreach
This committee's mission is to raise the community's awareness on health alerts, prevention and screening information, to participate in partnership workshops to assist women in realizing their dreams of personal growth through education and skill training, and introduce  literature and personal stories to teach children the importance of diversity and model positive behavior.  
  • Awareness Seminars
  • Outreach Programs
  • Partnerships Workshops
  • Mentorship Programs
  • Book Drives
Just for my Sisters Committee
The sole purpose of this special committee is to participate in an ongoing celebration of Sisterfriends spirit, camaraderie, and empowerment. The focus is to create and plan joyful, enlightening activities for emotional and spiritual growth. Such activities could be held monthly, quarterly or annually.  Examples of gatherings could be but not limited to:
  • Book clubs and Poetry nights
  • Breakfast Club
  • Pamper Parties

 

Social and Networking Events Committee This committee's focus is to generate fundraising efforts. It requires obtaining sponsors to underwrite organization, operational and activity cost to enable the organization to fund scholarships, mentor programs, mammogram screening for uninsured women and the AIDS Foundation.

  • Black Tie Affair
  • Summer Dance
  • Special Occasion Dinner
  • Fashion Show
 
Community Events Committee
This committee's objective is to obtain donations and contributions on a smaller scale to fund Adopt-A-School Program, Back to School Supplies for needy children, Domestic Violence "Hobo" bags. Our fundraising efforts are continuous throughout the year. 
  • Garage Sales
  • Bake Sales
  • Fish/Chicken Dinners
  • Car Wash
  • T-Shirt Sales
 
Newsletter Committee
This committee will be responsible for distributing our local newsletter to our members and gathering information. Working closely with our service committee they will keep our members abreast of what is going in our communities such as: Activities, events, members news, announcements, job listings, announcements etc.....

Choosing a Committee

Choosing a committee is simple. We all have special   gifts and talents we can share with each other as a  Sisterfriend to achieve a common goal. If you are  intrested in serving on one these committees click here

Want to become a member?

Getting involved is the great way to meet new people and make a difference in your community. Or maybe in life of another Sisterfriend. For information on how to become a member click here.

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