Say "So Long" to the charity committee and "Hello" to the WE-Care Committee.

Our new name reflects WEO's efforts to support women and children community-wide, particularly women of all ages who own or desire to start businesses. WE-Care (Women Entrepreneurs Care) assists nonprofit organizations that support women and children, provides WEO members with meaningful social activities, and offers members opportunities to promote their business through community involvement.

WE-Care Committee still sponsors fun activities that require no advance work to participate. And this year we will toss in a couple projects that showcase WEO members' businesses. So continue to look for our activities and antics in the newsletter, on the website, and at meetings. And please join us in demonstrating to the community that WE-Care.

Join us in WEO's WE Care Committee's (our new name) Caring Project on March 24th.

VIDA'S ARK, a home for pregnant and parenting teens in Vancouver is having their annual Tea Party & Fashion Show in which we are invited to take part and help out.

Women who are interested can take part in the following activities:

o Help prepare food the night before.
o Help prepare food the morning of the event.
o Help facilitate the day of the event to include:
     Check in Supervise Key Club student servers
     Model for the Fashion Show

Also, other ways WEO members can participate include:
Host our own WEO table and invite seven guests. Tickets available on Vida's Ark website for @25.00 per person.

Feature your own vendor table. A donation of 10% of sales to Vida's Ark is required to participate.

Please contact WEO sister, Roxanne Brasfield, for more information, 360-817-9092.

A mid-February meeting will be held at the Luepke Center for all interested in helping out and taking part in the worthwhile fun project.

The founder of Vida's Ark, Julie Hanke will join us at our February 15th WEO gathering and tell us more about the Tea and Fashion Show.

Know that Vida's Ark is a 501 © 3 nonprofit homeless shelter for teen mothers and their children. They provide safe, supportive living conditions while teaching these young mothers life parenting skills to become self-sufficient, educated, healthy parents themselves.

Please check their website, www.vidasark.org.

Tea Party & Fashion Show Saturday, March 24th, 2012
Noon to 2 pm
Luepke Community Center
1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98661