March 13, 2010 Work Day at the Helen Wright Center
Written By: Cindy Sinicrope
SWOOP returned Saturday, March 13th to the Helen Wright Women’s Center in Raleigh for an encore performance, with a twist. This facelift of the main dormitory area was sponsored by the Infinity Diamond Club (IDC), with SWOOPers providing the labor to match IDC’s supplies. This is the second time in recent years that SWOOP has worked on the downtown Raleigh women’s shelter. SWOOP Co-founder LeAnn Wallace remembers painting the center back in July of 2000.
The partnership with Infinity Diamond Club is a new one for SWOOP, which was honored by the social empowerment organization at its 2009 women’s conference. Co-founder Priscilla Coleman says when IDC needed workers for the women’s center project, SWOOP was a natural choice. Saturday about two dozen SWOOPERS refurbished lockers and patched and painted the main dormitory area while IDC supplied lunch and materials for the job.
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