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Education

Through monthly Saturday morning training sessions, volunteers committee members, and friends of the organization spend an hour learning about health related issues such as Breast Cancer Awareness, Women and Depression, Homophobia, Health Care, and more. Inservices start with the following times:

***NEW Volunteer General Meeting Times, effective June 13, 2009***  Education session is open to general public, not just volunteers.  Please review the upcoming speakers and topics

 

9:30 - 10:15 - Teams meet with light breakfast, food vouchers are picked up by volunteers & announcements
10:15 -10:30 - Circles
11:00 - 12:00- Education

Meetings now being held at Bering Methodist Church, unless otherwise noted.

Past Presentations

• Below are the Education In-service material scheduled for Second Saturday Meetings. These topics will be of absolute interest and help promote excellent benefits for everyday life.

• Danny Simmons of OPES Services Corp.  Presenting "Going To The Wall".A unique, humorous and compassionate look into common issues a volunteer faces each day.  Attendees can expect the interactive dialogue to be energetic, creative, fun and a simple thank you for being you. 
  "Danny's Letter" A warm and sensitive perspective of AssistHers
  
• October:
  

  Presented by Debra E. Hunt of Moore & Hunt, Attorneys. "Help me help YOU: Document Planning for Illness and Demise"
  DEBRA E. HUNT is a 1987 University of Houston Law Center graduate. Debbie’s legal practice centers on personal document drafting, estate planning, probate litigation, contract negotiations and disputes, corporate and small business formations, and real estate matters.
  
  
• November:
  Vicky Hennigan - Law of Attraction:  Reducing Negativity in our Lives
  
• December: 
  Volunteer Appreciation Month.  Volunteers celebrate another wonderful year in the Christmas spirit.  
  
• January:
  Andrea Washington: Recognizing Mental Health changes in our clients and what should or should not be done to help them." 
• Upcoming Presentations
  
• February:
  Feb. 13   Arden Eversmeyer :Old Lesbians Oral "Herstory" Project
  
  The focus is on women born before 1930, but being 70 years of age is criteria for an interview. The intent is to record a missing part of our herstory. There is now a web site, the first of three books, and a permanent archive home. And the work continues.

 

Meetings held at Bering Methodist Church, on the 2nd Floor.   
 
Our speakers and topics are constantly being updated so please check our web site frequently.  If you'd like to be added to our distribution list for updates please email us at contact@assisthers.org