June’s Inspire your Inner Artist was held for a group of motivated individuals recently at CVRM. WWW sponsors wonderful classes like this to provide an outlet for individuals within our community. Helping those who are interested Paint, Sip & Inspire’s Melanie Orr led this great turn-out! ~Create with the heart; build with the mind. Criss Read the full article…
What could be more fun than spending a class totally immersed in learning to make a beautiful quilt? Recently, another great learning activity sponsored by Women Working Wonders and Ralph’s Sewing & Vacuum was offered to women from the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. Ralph’s Sewing & Vacuum has served the Palm Desert community since 1976, Read the full article…
Photo taken of a recent knitting WWW class at CVRM. Proving learning with the hands is still an incredibly powerful way of educating.
~A book is a gift you can open and open again. Garrison Keillor. WWW Book Drive 2016 successfully donated 550+ books for CVRM.
What could be more fun than spending a class totally immersed in learning to make handmade jewelry? Appreciating beautiful jewelry is something we all can do! Another great class activity was held in conjunction with Women Working Wonders and Carol Tenwalde from Bling Beaded Baubles at Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. Judging by the smiles that Read the full article…
WWW is partnering again with Professor Dan Reynolds to offer KRAFT PSR-E453 HOME ESSENTIALS BUNDLE from KRAFT MUSIC. The Cruz Project works with the stipulation that a person will pay it forward by paying approximately $130. It’s quite simple just write a letter to Women Working Wonders why this digital keyboard will make a difference Read the full article…
February’s event Inspire Your Inner Artist was held for a group of motivated individuals in the Coachella Valley area. WWW has founded and sponsors a curriculum class weekly at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission /CVRM. We began this curriculum in April 2015 and the purpose was twofold…to provide a vehicle for individuals in our community Read the full article…
Women Working Wonders seeks to give back to the local Coachella community thru quality outreach programs, like resume building classes at a local rescue mission. In January 2016, we were reminded how important it is to empower women. Everyone has value and worth so often we forget this. Leslie Spoor of Concierge Business Solutions took Read the full article…
WWW has founded and sponsors a curriculum class once a month at Coachella Valley Rescue Mission CVRM. We began this curriculum in April 2015 and the purpose was two fold…to provide a vehicle for individuals in our community to volunteer to share a skill or interest with those in need and to provide the knowledge Read the full article…
The success of the Debbie Project!!!!! and Miss Debbie Dorsett!!! Her newest creation is a beautiful baby blanket she knitted for the Linus Project which distributes handmade blankets to infants & children in the community ……She visits often at the Yarn Company in Palm Desert getting inspiration & help!! If you don’t know Debbie’s Story please Read the full article…
The Poet Laureate Contest is an annual event at Palm Desert High School. The students are encouraged to submit up to 3 poems, keeping the poems as uplifting as possible.. This year’s theme was “POSSIBILITY” Women Working Wonders is honored to support this contest and provide the prizes to the 3 winners. FIRST PLACE: GISELLE Read the full article…
Debbie has had a busy spring! MAY 2013 She participated in the 5th Annual Braille Institute Golf Tournament. You can watch this video for a summary of the event. Debbie knitted small bags for all the volunteers and appears on the video around minute 19 distributing her bags. Debbie joined the Knitting Guild of Read the full article…
Update from Debbie!!!! WWW received a wonderful letter updating Debbie’s current status. To Whom It May Concern, Since receiving my iPad, I have accomplished more than I ever thought possible. I have added to my knowledge of technology this year by learning how to Skype. I now belong to a group of 13 other blind Read the full article…
Steve Lowery, currently on the Senior PGA Tour, was an early supporter of the Debbie Project and proudly carries her head covers in his bag . Lowery was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and is a graduate of the University of Alabama. He has PGA Tour victories in 1994, 2000 and the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. All three of Read the full article…
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission works hard to get homeless men and women clean and sober so they can re-enter the job market. In a joint effort, Women Working Wonders and the International School of Beauty provide vouchers for a professional grooming session of a free shampoo, style and make up application/lesson for homeless individuals ready Read the full article…
Coordinated sexual assault response teams or programs are generally designed to ensure that victims are provided with a broad range of necessary care and services (legal, medical, social services) and to increase the likelihood that the assault can be successfully prosecuted. Often, such programs or teams include a forensic examiner, a sexual assault advocate, a Read the full article…
WWW is pleased to have formed an alliance with the Red Cross to help families in need. These are families and individuals that do not meet the crisis requirements of the Red Cross but now Women Working Wonders can help in these situations. “Women Working Wonders has moved to the top of the list of Read the full article…
Our Network of Givers has made this a very busy, productive season. This year’s focus has been led with a concentration into five areas: education, children, homeless, seniors and illness. Listed below are just a few of the contributions we were able to make with every effort placed toward making a meaningful difference in the Read the full article…
An emotionally charged and spirited Cut-A-Thon was organized by WWW and the International School of Beauty to aid the seven children surviving the automobile accident in which their mother, Nohemi Sandoval, was killed. Nohemi, in addition to both her two sisters, was a student at the International School of Beauty. It was a very successful Read the full article…
Through our network, WWW learned of a dedicated wife providing care for her husband with Alzheimer’s who had not had a break from his continual care in over five years. We arranged for her to have a regularly scheduled four hour respite every other week in order to facilitate her ability to get out of Read the full article…
