Brochures and Mugshots!

[Does that say "Sandals"? What?]

We have a ton of brochures available that talk about New Beginnings and the services we offer. Does the place you work, the gym you go to, or the coffee shop you stop by at every morning have a place for brochures or posters? If so, let me know and we'll set up a time for you to stop by and pick some up. Heck, you could just even have a stash in your car to have handy.





And...

Volunteers, we're creating a Volunteer ID Card of sorts. Nothing fancy, just a way for staff and other volunteers to know who you are at the place where you volunteer. We'll print it out and set it up at the Help Line, Shelter, etc and then you can watch your card become decoarted with all sorts of achievement stars and stickers--no joke. Please send me a headshot of yourself so we can include you! If you don't want to send in a picture or have your name up, that's totally fine!

New Beginnings on New Day Northwest (again!)

[In stores now]

New Beginnings, along with the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV or "wiss-cuh-div" as the kids call it), appeared on King 5's New Day Northwest to talk about a great teen dating violence simulation/exercise that has been launched.

Volunteers, most of you have gone through the "In Her Shoes" simulation as part of your volunteer training and this is the same idea except it's focused on teens/young people as they too, experience dating/relationship violence.

Read the official WSCADV media release on In Their Shoes here. 

Thanks to everyone that came to show their support as members of the studio audience!

Love The Way You Lie

[Recovery somehow doesn't seem like the most accurate album name]

A quick note about a great discussion going on on our Facebook wall about the song "Love The Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna. You can hear the song and read the lyrics there.

*Trigger Warning: The song contains violent and disturbing lyrics.*

It's #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #2 in the UK, #1 in Canada, #1 in iTunes Sales, the #1 Downloaded Ring Tone...

Dig deep folks because it looks like this song is going to be here for a while.  

Shelter Tour Part II

[Tour time is at 4:30pm]

Hey folks, we've got another shelter tour organized for this weekend at 4:30pm. If you are a volunteer and would like to join to learn more about the shelter and see what you can do as a volunteer there, let me know!

Your tour guide for the afternon will be: Tamara!

New Beginnings on King 5 Part II

[We're just going to saute all the ingredients on high...]

Hey all, if you’ll remember a while back, New Beginnings appeared on New Day Northwest on King 5! Well, we’ll be back on the show on July 27th to talk about teen dating violence and a simulation called “In Their Shoes” which is similar to “In Her Shoes” if you remember back to your Volunteer Training.


New Beginnings staff, board members, volunteers and supporters will be on hand for the taping and it’d be great if you could make it! Please let me know if you’ll be attending after you’ve signed up on the website below so we can get a rough headcount.

The other details: audience members need to be in the studio by 9:15am. Taping starts at 10:15 and finishes around 11:30. Tickets must be requested at this link: http://www.king5.com/new-day-northwest/about/89532157.html
**Be sure to identify yourself when you request tickets as being from New Beginnings**