Thank YOU! THANK you! THANK YOU!

You were AMAZING at our Time Out for Women SPRINGFIELD event! We hope that the event was just the perfect “time out” that you needed.  We just can’t thank you enough for ALL that you did to help fill those seats and find the women that needed to be there.  We could not do these events without our team…and even if we could, we wouldn’t! You are SUCH an important and FUN part of the event.

We loved working with and meeting you at the event. A huge thanks to our team leaders for leading our team.  They have such an incredible passion for the event and for the women in your area and it shows in everything they do.

The comments have been SO great about the experience the women had… from the moment they entered the venue doors, to finding their seats, and enjoying the event, they experienced TOFW at its best. And we know a huge part of that is because of your great help. Be sure to watch for the THANK YOU email from TOFW and SHARE it once you get it.

FINAL COMMENT CORNER:

Please take a minute to SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE and/or TAKE OUR SURVEY.  Your opinion as team members is especially valuable to us.  

And be sure to keep in touch with us by following us on our WEBSITE or FACEBOOK. 

We love you and hope that you have had a great year SEEKING THE GOOD! 

Until we meet again…

Tennisa (and all the rest of the TOFW staff!)

IT'S HERE! AND EVENT ASSIGNMENTS!

 

Hey Ladies! It's here...and we can't wait to share the SEEK THE GOOD TOUR with you and the incredible women in SPRINGFIELD this weekend. Thank you for being a part of it! 

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Event Assignments 

You should have heard from your Team Captain by now what your Team Event Assignment is.  If you haven't heard, please call and ask her!  We've just added a new tab to our blog with descriptions of each of the different areas that you may have been assigned to.  Take a minute to READ THE ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS and make sure you know what your specific assignment entails.  If you have questions, you can ask your Team Captain and of course you'll want to make sure you don't miss...

TEAM TRAINING at the Event

At our team training meetings, you will be given details and information specific to your venue and in depth instructions for your area.  It's time to become a "Know it All" again!

Friday 4:00pm: TEAM LEADER training (Team Lead, Team Captains, Scholarship Coordinator )

Friday 4:30pm: TEAM training (All Team Members)

Saturday 7:15am: TEAM training (All Team Members)

Are you getting excited????  We are!!!! 

Please review the last two posts (this one and last week's) for a reminder of all of the IMPORTANT event information YOU need to know!

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SHARE CHALLENGE  

You've just gotten an email from us! We've sent it to every woman who is registered for TOFW Springfield with lots of important event details including info on parking, lunch and an event schedule.  Once you get the email, send it on to anyone you think might have missed it!  Especially those ladies who might be a little less savvy with their inboxes and junkmail filters.  

{SHARE THIS LINK: http://tinyurl.com/tofwspg1wk}

 



 

COMMENT CORNER:  Sign your name when you've read the last two posts. You need to know ALL of the information in the last two posts. PLEASE READ!! We should have comments from EVERY Team member signifying that you are READY for your event!!

So excited to see you on Friday!

A Time Out for YOU! (Event Details)

WEEKLY UPDATE

It's time to CELEBRATE!  Congratulations on all your hard work with registration! This is going to be an amazing event because of YOU!

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Event Information
We're so excited to be talking about all the EVENT DETAILS today because that means we're that much closer to being with you in Springfield!!! Woo Hoo!!!  After all these weeks of telling other women why TOFW is perfect for them, you can finally step back and think about how this weekend is really going to be perfect for YOU too!  And we're going to celebrate together.  Can you feel it?!  I honestly do not have enough exclamation points in the universe to let you know how excited I am so I'll just stop right there.

REGISTRATION & ATTENDEE INFO

1. PRE-EVENT EMAIL: We will be sending an email to the registered attendees (including YOU and scholarship recipients) the week prior to the event. This email will include parking information, lunch details and a reminder about the service project donations. Please tell people to watch for it. TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED, this email will have ALL of the information they will need about the event.  

2. EVENT INFO: The SPRINGFIED Event Webpage also gives all details about parking, lunch, special needs etc. You should also familiarize yourself with the Team FAQ tab if you haven't reviewed it  for a while, as you will be getting LOTS of questions from people that know you are a team member.  Attendees will turn their printed ticket in at the door in exchange for a WRISTBAND that will give them admission for the weekend.  They MUST have their wristband on Saturday when they return to the event.  If they are checking in at Will Call, they will be given their wristband at will call.   Doors open on Friday at 5:45pm and on Saturday at 8:15am. 

3. SERVICE PROJECT: Be sure to share with your groups about the donation items for our service project. You can PRINT the list here: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/possibility_packs

TEAM MEMBER EVENT ASSIGNMENTS

TEAM ASSIGNMENTS: You will be receiving information from your team lead or captain in the next week about your event assignments and next week’s blog post will have information about what your assignment will entail.

TEAM REGISTRATION: Team Members have been registered for the event.  You will get your staff badge at our Team Meeting and that will serve as your "proof of registration," you do not need to print your ticket! 

TEAM MEETING FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Please arrive at 4:15pm on Friday and 7:00am on Saturday for our team meetings that will begin PROMPTLY at 4:30 pm on Friday and 7:15 am on Saturday. GO TO THE WILL CALL TABLE and you will be directed to our meeting room. PLEASE give yourself enough time to travel, park, and walk to the team meetings. We will have A LOT to cover in a LITTLE time, so please do not be late. ;) 

Team Attire: Nice Casual (no jeans for team members). You will see women in slacks, skirts and everything in between. Wear whatever you feel great in! 

Reserved Seats: For Team Members with an Event Assignment we will allow you to reserve a seat for you and one other. You will be asked to NOT save entire rows. Please note that if you have a larger group we ask that they come when the doors open and save you a seat. 

Watching the Event: You will be released from your station when the event starts or just shortly after, so you shouldn’t miss anything! 

COMMENT CORNER: What is the number one reason YOU need a Time Out in 16 Days???

More to Find!

WEEKLY UPDATE

We want to make you famous!

 

Send us a story (500-700 words) about a journey you’ve taken, a goal you’ve reached, or what you’re doing to SEEK the GOOD. The WINNER will have her story featured in the “Women Like You” section on tofw.com, have two reserved seats on the front row at the TOFW event (tickets not included), and enjoy a lunch backstage with the presenters! Email stories to npickett@deseretbook.com by October 5th.

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CONGRATULATIONS on having over 700 women registered during pre-registration!

We have found a GREAT amount of women to join us, Let's find MORE!!!

WE STILL HAVE SEATS LEFT, Let's FILL 200 MORE TOFW  seats to reach the attendance we had last time we were in your area!

Please keep thinking about the women you know who have not registered and let's see how we can get them to join us.  The feedback in recent weeks is that people needed to wait to register until they knew fall schedules better.  So, as those schedules fall into place REMIND THEM to REGISTER.  ;) 

REGISTRATION REMINDERS
1. SCHOLARSHIP  has reopened and submissions are being accepted again thru Monday, September 10th for those in need or until new limits are reached.
2. REGISTRATION Prices Online are CHEAPER than "At the Door" so be sure to tell them not to wait! (registration online only available thru Wed. September 5th).
Online Registration Thru Oct 17th
Full Weekend $72
Saturday Only $62
At The Door Registration (no full weekend discount)
Friday $20
Saturday $65

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SHARE CHALLENGE

Let everyone know that registration is still available and less expensive than it will be at the door!

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COMMENT CORNER: We want your thoughts! What can TOFW do to share the event with more people while still encouraging them to register?

LAST DAY!

SHARE THIS!!

{Share Link: http://tinyurl.com/tofw4wkspr}

And read the post below if you haven't already and comment there!

Here we go, here we go, here we go now!

Last 2 Days to Pre-Register!

WEEKLY UPDATE

This is the THE WEEK!!!!  It's your chance to see all your hard work come to fruition!

We saw some GREAT progress in registration in the last week, and we're close to our goal. If 700 more people register before Thursday night, we'll hit our goal!!!  Won't that be awesome?  And if anyone can make it happen, it's Team Springfield! In all you're doing this week, please help women gather groups and register!

Pre-reg & group prices will be open until midnight September 20th!

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~Have you followed up with everyone you emailed?

~Have you posted a reminder about pre-registration ending on your Facebook page?

~Have you CALLED women about joining a group? Sometimes a call is all it takes!

~Have you scheduled a REGISTRATION PaRTy to help bring groups together to register? If so, don't wait until the last minute, do it SOON!

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SHARE CHALLENGE

Along with the checklist above, share the "LAST WEEK" email that was sent from TOFW last week to those that need to be reminded! 

{Email link: http://tinyurl.com/tofw5wkspr}

COMMENT CORNER:  What will you do in the last 2 days of pre-registration to make sure everyone who wants to be at TOFW gets there at the discounted rate?

Who Will YOU Find?

{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}

Be sure to comment below so we know you've been here!

WEEKLY BUSINESS

8 DAYS LEFT TO SAVE! WHO WILL YOU FIND?

Comments: Thank you for sharing how you are gathering groups!  And thanks for reporting if you know groups are still gathering.  It looks like we have more work to do following up on groups and SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS.  ;) 

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As of today we have 352 women registered,  32 women on scholarship.  Add 50 mighty team members and that fills just over 400 seats at our event! We still have women to find and remind to reach our registration goals of 1150!  
We can DO IT!

So, let's share the GOOD and ask ourselves...
WHO WILL FILL THESE SEATS?
WHO NEEDS TO BE UPLIFTED?
WHO NEEDS A TIME OUT?
WHO NEEDS TO "SEEK some GOOD in her life?"

WHO can YOU INVITE TODAY to join you for the SEEK THE GOOD 10th Anniversary TOFW Tour?

Hopefully this little series of questions has brought at lease ONE woman to mind that you know could use a TIME OUT. So go on. Invite her. Offer her a scholarship. She will thank  you, I promise. And YOU with thank YOURSELF for doing some good. INVITE THE ONE! We can't wait to meet her!

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SHARE CHALLENGE

We will be sending a  "LAST WEEK for PRE-REGISTRATION" reminder via email to all the Deseret Book customers in your area tomorrow, but the team gets a sneak peek!  

{SHARE THIS LINK: http://tinyurl.com/TOFWspg5wk}

We need your help to spread this email to EVERYONE you can so the word gets out to the people not on our lists!  Please share the email with your groups and friends and Facebook.  Let's remind everyone that Atlanta TOFW is the place to be October 19-20! 

COMMENT CORNER: Name one person (other than you) who you know needs a Time Out.  Now...go invite her to register or offer her a scholarship if she needs it! 

Gather Your Groups!

{Please check registration progress at right and check the REG BY CITY.}

15 Days left for Pre-Registration!

WEEKLY BUSINESS

Registration: We are at 22% of our registration goal for TOFW but we should see it fly in the next few weeks as you get those groups that you've been gathering registered!  Your excitement about TOFW in Springfield is contagious and everyone is going to catch on!  Keep going!  
Checking in: Captains will be checking in with you to get a report on how you feel the word is spreading in your area.  Be expecting a phone call from your team captain in the next week and be prepared to give her a report.  If you really want to make her day, you can CALL HER!  Everything you report to them will be reported back to me, so please make an effort to give a good report so we at the TOFW office have a really good feel of the TOFW pulse in Springfield!

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GATHER YOUR GROUPS!

Our group DISCOUNTED pricing is only available through SEPTEMBER 20th, so make sure EVERYONE knows that the best time to register is NOW! We would like each team member to try to find at least 4 women to take the lead in registering a group. That will be 16 women (at least) per team member, which means that together we will be able to find another 800 women and reach our GOAL!

Here are some ideas of how to gather a group:

1) Have a registration party!  Invite everyone over for some treats and then register together at the party so you can all get the group discount and gather money at once. But don't wait too long...in case of early sell out!  A "virtual" party works too.
2) Do a shout out on Facebook to see if anyone out there needs a group to register with.  If they respond, add them you YOUR group!
4) Ask everyone in YOUR group to invite 1 friend to join the group.  That would DOUBLE the size of the group!
3) Dress in a tiara and evening gown (modest of course) and stand on the corner with a "TOFW or Bust" sign.  

4) OK, so 3 wasn't very realistic, but use your creative mind and determined excitement for TOFW and get those groups to register before prices go up!   

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SHARE CHALLENGE!

An e-mail from TOFW: A few posts ago I mentioned that we sent an email to all of our Deseret Book customers in the area reminding them that Time Out for Women pre-registration is in full swing!  Please share the email with everyone just in case they didn't get it from us.  And make sure they know the deadline is FAST APPROACHING!

{TOFW SHARE LINK:http://tinyurl.com/10wkSPR }

COMMENT CORNER: How many people do you know registering a group in the next 15 days for the event? Also, share the fun ways you are gathering groups!

Presenter Highlight: Julie DeAzevedo Hanks

WEEKLY BUSINESS
The countdown continues....
21 DAYS until Pre-Registration ends!!!!

We have a lot of ground to cover in the next 21 days to make our goal, so please shout, post, email, share, give, talk.talk.talk. about TOFW!!

Follow Up: Thanks to those of you who reported on your brochures.  We still haven't heard from most of the team...is everyone just busy with the end of summer, start of school???  Don't forget to check in on the blog and comment that you've read it even if it's just signing your name.  AND be sure to share ideas with each other on your Facebook group so you can give out ALL of your brochures in the next 2 weeks.

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PRESENTER HIGHLIGHT: JULIE DE AZEVEDO HANKS

You might remember Julie's voice from her long and successful career as a singer/songwriter.  But did you know that she's also a celebrated therapist, life coach and advocate for women's mental health and well being?  Julie will bring the intimacy of a chat session with a wise girl friend to the Springfield TOFW event as she dishes about how to find your own voice in the wild world of being a follower of Christ.

Presenter Bio & Product Page: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenter/1566

Seek The Good Snippet:  http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenters

Stories & Posts on TOFW.com: http://tofw.com/author/51

TOFW YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/v96zPjXQr-g and http://youtu.be/Myl_aJAUX-A

Julie's Website: http://www.juliehanks.com/

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SHARE CHALLENGE
Share this videos or a TOFW.com story from Julie.  Your friends will FOR SURE want more!

{Share Link: http://youtu.be/v96zPjXQr-g}

COMMENT CORNER: Julie reminds us that our feelings are information.  Tell us how you're feeling about TOFW in Springfield!  If you don't have extra time, just sign your name...I think Julie would agree that that's OKAY!

Brochures EVERYWHERE!

{Please check registration progress at right and check the REG BY CITY.}

WEEKLY BUSINESS

Comment Follow Up: Thank you for sharing the good you saw in yourself this week...I know it lifted my heart and I hope it helped lift yours.  You're going to need strong cheerful hearts as we head into the final stretch of pre-registration...because:

There are ONLY 28 DAYS left of pre-registration!!!  We've reached about 18% of our registration goal, but there's still more to do!!!  and now it's time to get those brochures out and start registering the groups we've been helping to cultivate.  You're awesome and you do awesome things! Keep doing them!

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BROCHURES EVERYWHERE!

Have you had fun sharing your brochures? Do you still have some left? We mailed several thousand brochures to all of our customers in your area this week, and so it's time to follow-up and make sure everyone knows they can come to YOU for questions or to get in a group.  Brochures might seem obsolete in this wild world of SOCIAL MEDIA...but don't let progress fool you into thinking we don't need to hand out brochures!  The life span of a brochure is a lasting reminder of TOFW.   Think about this:  You give it to a friend (1 look) and she puts in her bag.  It comes out of the  bag (2 looks!).  It goes on the counter (3,4,5 looks unless she's much more organized than me).  Facebook posts get buried so quickly, but your brochure lasts forever (or at least until you buy your tickets and then recycle it :))

Maybe this is also a good time for a refresher on where and when and how you CAN  (and can't) distribute your brochures so that you're meeting the guidelines.  There's been a little confusion about this, so please read this part carefully.

YOU CAN SHARE YOUR BROCHURES AT CHURCH 

Bring them to church with you and as you see friends, hand them out!  Be sure to let them know what TOFW is, where and when it is and that you are proudly on the TOFW team! 

The guidelines do say that we can't use church resources to mass distribute our information.  We want to avoid making it look like TOFW is a church sponsored event.  Specifically that means YOU CAN'T do the following: 

1. Leave them on a table for people to pick up with no explanation of what TOFW is.
2. Stand at a door and give one to everyone that enters a room.
3. Post one on the bulletin boards in the church halls.
4. Put them on cars in church parking lots.

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SHARE CHALLENGE
BROCHURES:  Please make an effort to follow-up with your friends & family to see if they received a brochure. Then ask them if they have a group to join yet...if not...you now know who to help. Let's make sure all of our brochures are distributed in the next week or so.

Here are a few easy, fun ideas for distributing your brochures:

1. Give a friend some brochures and have her help you by giving them to her friends
2. If you know a local business with lots of LDS customers, ask the owner if you can post a brochure.  Just make sure it is in a place where customers will recognize that it is primarily Mormon messages because it is presented by Deseret Book.
3. Write a message on the back of the brochure telling your friend why they would enjoy TOFW.  Give your name and phone number and deadline of when you are getting your group together so they can join you.
4. Make sure to point out the tear out cards, so the person receiving the brochure can form a GROUP.  
5. GET CREATIVE and share your ideas on the team FACEBOOK page!

TOFW EMAIL: Earlier this month we sent an email to all of our Deseret Book customers in the area reminding them that Time Out for Women  pre-registration is in full swing!  Please share the email with everyone just in case they didn't get it from us. 

{TOFW SHARE LINK: http://tinyurl.com/10wkSPR }

COMMENT CORNER: How many brochures do you have left?  Share a great idea with the team about how you are distributing them.

Presenter Highlights: DeAnne Flynn & S. Michael Wilcox

{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}
WEEKLY BUSINESS

FOLLOW UP:  I have one word to describe the way you serve the women of New England: AMAZINGLY.  It was fun to read your creative ways to serve and I hope the exercise got you excited to participate in and publicize our GOOD MEAL project to the ladies in your area...

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 PRESENTER HIGHLIGHT: DEANNE FLYNN

DeAnne’s energy and enthusiasm for life, motherhood, and TOFW is contagious!  A mother to seven children, you will love her dynamic personality and energetic approach to  life, kids and service.

Presenter Bio & Product Page: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenter/19525

Seek the Good Snippet: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenters

Author Page on TOFW.com: http://tofw.com/author/3

Story on LDSLiving.com: http://ldsliving.com/story/64386-why-dont-moms-like-mothers-day

DeAnne’s Mother’s Mite Website: http://mothersmite.com/

YouTube Video Link: http://youtu.be/KAn-UjofvwA

PRESENTER HIGHLIGHT: S. MICHAEL WILCOX

His unmatched gospel knowledge will interest you and his gentle, storytelling method of teaching will inspire you.  A TOFW favorite for sure!

Presenter Bio & Product Page: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenter/310

Seek the Good Snippet: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenters

Author Page on TOFW.com: http://tofw.com/author/13

Stories on LDSLiving.com: http://ldsliving.com/search?x=0&y=0&q=S.+Michael+Wilcox

YouTube Video Link: http://youtu.be/vtEV_-JP92c

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SHARE CHALLENGE!

Share DeAnne’s website with someone so they can learn about The Mother’s Mite Initiative.  Share this video with your friends so they can be reminded to allow themselves to celebrate they GOOD they do!

 {SHARE LINK: http://youtu.be/KAn-UjofvwA}

Share this video of S. Michael Wilcox with your friends so they can have some insight into understanding the “Great Goodness of God”.

 {SHARE LINK: http://youtu.be/vtEV_-JP92c}

COMMENT CORNER: In the spirit of DeAnne’s challenge, let’s celebrate the good you did today!  Tell us ONE good thing you did or accomplished today.  Or, you could take Michael's advice and share something you've experienced the "Great Goodness of God."

Giving Back at TOFW (Scholarship & Service Project)

{Please check REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}

WEEKLY UPDATE

Follow Up:  Only 12 comments last week :(  Maybe this is the FIRST year of TOFW for some of you so you weren't sure what to do?  If you don't have a TOFW memory or a comment at all, you can just sign your name and let us know you were on the blog!  We sure like you ladies!

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Giving Back, TOFW- Style

#1 GOOD MEAL PROJECT~ Our 2012 Service Project is called THE GOOD MEAL PROJECT.  We will be creating bagged meals at the event that will be donated to the Food Bank in each city that is part of the 2012 Tour.  The process will be much like our Possibility Packs and Hope Kits from prior years.

 ~Attendees will be asked to bring the following items as donations when they come to the event (letter corresponding to the first letter in their last name):

A - F Chili (TWO - 15 oz. cans)

G – K Biscuit Mix ( TWO 8 oz. "just add water" mixes)

L - R Green beans (TWO - 14.5 oz. cans)

S - Z Teddy Grahams (ONE 10 oz. box)

~Team members will collect and sort donations Friday evening and Saturday morning.

~During lunch on Saturday we will have 2 assembly shifts where attendees can assemble meals into bags that will be donated to the food bank.

I've attached a PDF information sheet about the project to your email today so you can share it with everyone you know coming! 

#2 SCHOLARSHIP~Please take some time to think of a few ways you can find women and girls to participate in the scholarship program (click here if you need a reminder about how the program works). Our Scholarship program is ONLY RUN THROUGH THE TEAM and so you are the only ones out there to tell the women about it. For a reminder of what the scholarship program is click here. Please take note at the right the scholarship coordinator's contact information and scholarship submission deadline. 

   

IDEAS FOR SHARING the Scholarship:

     

1. Send an email to all your friends and family and ask them if they know of anyone that wants to go, but cannot afford it. You might say something like this: “Have you talked to someone who would love to go to TOFW, but can’t afford the full-price? As a team member, I have the opportunity to offer a few women scholarship registrations. Please send anyone you know that is in this situation to me and I will help to get them registered. We don’t want ANYONE to miss this!”

     

2. Ward leaders: Although we do not advertise this event to the members of your ward through church channels, you might want to contact your ward Relief Society President and let her know that you are a team member and have access to the “scholarship program.” Tell her that if she becomes aware of a woman who is in this situation, to have them contact you and you will take care of them. The woman needs to come to you personally, rather than having the leader submit their name to you, just so we can make sure she is fully aware of how the program works and is committed to it. We also want to make sure that she never confuses this with being something the Church donated for her. PLEASE UNDERSTAND that we do not want any church leader to be in a position where they feel like they are informing a woman about TOFW. And please do not contact leaders outside your natural friendship circles.   

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SHARE CHALLENGE

Of course, the share challenge this week is all about service! 

Share the Service Project video and Donation list with women you know are coming to TOFW and those you think would like to be a part of this exciting project!   

  {Share this link: http://youtu.be/WEIKqzMESqg}

****Also, find one scholarship recipient this week! ***

COMMENT CORNER:  Using ONLY ONE word, describe your favorite way to serve (get creative!)