| DWU Tea Party
"A
Saturday Tea in March"
to celebrate Women's History Month
| Birth
of an Idea!
At our
2003 DWU Board Retreat in Orlando, Florida, members of the
DWU Board came up with the idea of having our own Signature
event, the DWU Tea Party! We wanted something of our own that
would be identified with DWU, just like Pink Ribbons are associated
with Breast Cancer Awareness and Red Hats are worn by members
of the Red Hat Society that honors women ages 55 and up. We
felt that hosting a tea party with lots of Deaf Women having
tea together is the perfect combination to showcase what DWU
means: friendship, sharing, and unity! |
|
Inaugration
by the DWU Board
The first tea parties were held in the hometowns of DWU
board members in November, 2003. Those inaugural parties took place
in Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Frederick, Maryland; Rochester,
New York; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In addition to fostering
friendships and publicizing DWU, the tea parties served as a fundraiser
and membership drive, and in that purpose were a huge success; we
raised about $2,000 and recruited many new DWU members!!
It's Official!
The DWU Board
agreed in our January 2004 meeting that "A Saturday Tea" would become our signature annual event. We want
this event to take place among Deaf women from all places, and in
the process unite and strengthen Deaf women and make DWU more visible.
We encourage Deaf women, small group or a DWU affiliate chapter,
to host "a Saturday Tea in March" as a fundraiser.
It's
simple and fun!
Any organization that would like to host "A Saturday
Tea in March" can do so as long as it meets the following
fun and simple criteria:
- Tea
Parties are encouraged to be hosted by DWU or DWU-affiliate members
- Simply
serve varied flavored tea. Variation represent Diversity of our
DWU organization.
Purposes:
- Fundraiser,
the proceeds goes to Deaf Women United, both local and national,
to help with the operation fee of the Board and the Affiliate
Chapters. The more operable the Board and Chapters are, we will
have more programs and services provided for Deaf Women.
- Promoting
DWU by informing women what DWU is all about!
- Membership
Drive, the more members we have, the stronger our organization
will be!
It really is a fun and rewarding event, so why don't we all sign
up online together and each host "A Saturday Tea in March"
to celebrate Women's Herstory Month! Hopefully, even more cities
around America will take up the challenge. If you are interested,
please contact Jennifer "JAC" Cook, dwufundraising @ dwu.org
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