8/2/2009 11:02:00 PM
Power industry golf tourney helps get women on their feet
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"I'm hoping we can get women back on their feet with this $20,000 donation," Joe Cascia of Irwin Industries said after he presented the check to Stepping Stones in a ceremony at its Step One Coffee House.
Robin Burke, Stepping Stones executive director, said, "We are extremely grateful to be chosen by the Power Open committee members to be the recipients of the proceeds from their golf tournament.
"More than providing for the operations of our shelter, transitional living, and community advocacy programs for a month, this donation will provide countless women and children participating in our programs with hope and healing from all forms of abuse, homelessness and victimization."
The money came from this year's Power Open golf tournament in Show Low.
Cascia, who lives in Prescott Valley, said this is the 10th year the Power Open committee, which is made up of six representatives from the power companies and other firms involved with them, has made a donation to a charity in Arizona.
The first check was for $1,500, while 10 years later the check is for $20,000. A total of 144 golfers and 32 vendors participated in this year's golf tournament, he said.
Cascia, said each committee member gets to decide which charity receives the donation every six years. This year was his turn, and after checking out different charities in the Prescott Valley area decided on Stepping Stones Emergency Shelter.
Mayra Enriquez, community outreach officer, said the $20,000 will go into Stepping Stones' operating budget to help offset the state's significant budget cuts and smaller donations.
"We estimate that this donation will allow us to operate for about one month. This includes shelter, transitional living, advocacy and community outreach programs," Enriquez said.
She said Stepping Stones doesn't have fundraisers. Instead, it depends on the money the Step One Coffee House and its three thrift stores generate and donations to support its operations.
"We serve about 100 women and kids a year (in the Emergency Shelter.) This year we've already had 70 women in the shelter, so definitely need this money," she said.
The shelter, Enriquez said, has 16 beds and five cribs.
Enriquez said Stepping Stones provides transportation, clothing, daily essentials and medicine for each woman while she is in the shelter. Each woman can stay up to 120 days at the shelter. During their stay, Enriquez said, Stepping Stones' advocates work to help the woman find a job and long-term shelter. "We want each woman to be truly empowered and self-sufficient by the time they leave," she said.
For the women needing additional help, Enriquez said Stepping Stones added transitional housing - five apartments, where women can stay up to an additional two years for a subsidized rent.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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