Entries from June 2009

June 10th, 2009 by: Ashley

Champions 4 Her 2009 in T-minus 10 days

For months, eleven artists have been creating beautiful street paintings designs with clients and staff from the nonprofit partners of the Norton Women’s Pavilion Champions 4 Her Festival.  These designs will be translated onto the sidewalk of Witherspoon at Water Front Park the morning of Saturday, June 20th, which coincides with a 5k walk/run.

Last year’s event and street paintings were a huge success.  The goal was to raise $100,000 for the participating nonprofit partners, but instead over $170,000 was allocated to the organizations.

Join us this year to see the street paintings unfold at your feet, participate as a walker/runner, and check out all of the educational/health booths.  You can register here for the 5k.

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And thank you to the artists for all of their hard work and service:

June 8th, 2009 by: Ashley

‘Women of Mass Construction,’ Joi Boyd


11″ x 14″ oil on masonite board.
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Gallery caption:

Women 4 Women envisions our community as one of the best places for girls, women and their families to live and work.  This vision guides our mission, which is to dedicate ourselves to improving the health and economic well-being of women and girls by increasing awareness, expanding resources and creating solutions to strengthen our community.

Joi’s experience with Women 4 Women has been specific to their “Finance 4 Her” financial education program.  Joi started as a student, learning to more effectively manage her budget and save.  She now serves as an instructor/volunteer financial coach for the program.  Joi teaches other women how to gain the same financial independence she has established by securing their own finances.  She’s seen improvement in their quality life, as well as her own, by getting out of financial ruts, even while on the tightest budget.

Joi’s quote in the painting:

I’m going to start with this much and end with this much more.  When you write all of it down, it makes you realize what you can really do.

June 2nd, 2009 by: Ashley

Painting in progress, 6.2.09