Charities We Support: Haven House Donations Accepted at The WELL

CLOTHING DRIVE TO SUPPORT HAVEN HOUSE

Keeping in step with the WELL's mission to serve young people, we're collecting clothes to donate to Haven House Services, a local agency that provides comprehensive services to Wake County youth and families. As you prepare for this back-to-school shopping season, please consider donating your gently used clothes to Haven House through our clothing drive. There is a particular need for plus size men's and women's clothing.

It is preferred that clothes are washed/dry-cleaned before dropping them off at the WELL. For more information about the clothing drive, contact Brianne Gill atBGill@wade.org or 919-856-9355.

Neighborhood News: Wade Edwards Learning Lab (WELL)

Hello from the Wade Edwards Foundation and the Wade Edwards Learning Lab (WELL)!
Hope you're having a great summer. Here's the latest on what's going on this fall...

WELL FORUMS ARE BACK!

We're kicking off this FREE Wednesday speaker and activity series with an informative session on College & Financial Aid. Planning and paying for college can be a challenge. You may be wondering: How can I afford college? What does it mean to get financial aid? Get the answers to all your questions at the College & Financial Aid Forum!

Join Sarita Broadway (College Foundation of NC) Kevi Dixon (NC State University Financial Aid Office) and Danny Bland (NC Teaching Fellows) on Wednesday, September 1st from 3:15 to 4 pm at the WELL. (714 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh NC 27605, brick building, blue awning just across from Broughton High) to find out more about YOUR future and how to prepare for a great college experience! Plus, we'll be serving FREE PIZZA to forum participants. View our forum poster by using this link:http://wade.org/financialaidforumflyer(2).pdf

For more information visit www.wade.org or contact Dakia Davis, Foundation Assistant at (919) 856-9355 or foundation@wade.org.

Neighborhood News: The Wade Edwards Learning Lab

The WELL is located across the street from Broughton High School at 714 Saint Mary's Street (brick building, blue awning), Raleigh, NC 27605. To learn more about The Well's purpose and mission, Contact them online at www.wade.org or call 919-856-9355. The WELL and its activities are sponsored by the Wade Edwards Foundation. Contact Sarah Lowder at 856-9233 for more information.


NEW STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT!!
In the meantime, please join us as we welcome back a longtime friend of the WELL. Dakia "Kia" Davis served the Wade Edwards Learning Lab and Foundation in several roles (foundation and program assistant, volunteer, lab assistant, etc.) from 2000 to 2005. Kia will coordinate WELL Forums, the Student Advisory Board and provide general foundation and program support. We're excited that Kia will be joining us once again as Foundation Assistant. 


Kia is returning to us from Greensboro, NC where she studied social work, women's and gender studies and nonprofit management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). After graduating she worked as the Administrative Coordinator for the Greensboro Hope Project, a youth gang prevention initiative and served as a volunteer counselor for the Women's Resource Center of Greensboro. She will be with us until winter 2010 when she heads for Washington, D.C. to attend Howard University for a master's degree in social work. Follow her journey to D.C. here!

Neighborhood News: FREE COMPUTER & JOB TRAINING AT THE WELL

FREE COMPUTER & JOB TRAINING AT THE WELL
Whether you're looking to brush up on your computer knowledge or gain some transferable skills for today's job market, free computer courses at the Wade Edwards Learning Lab could be just what you need! 


The International Free Computer Training and Charitable Center (IFCTCC) will administer 9 week courses in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SQL (programming/database management), web-design, keyboarding, and more. Schedule, registration, and orientation information for fall 2010 can be viewed online at http://wade.org/IFCTCC/free_computer_training.htm.


Classes are open to the public in Wake County and the surrounding area.
Contact (919) 835-1313 or IFTCC instructor Joe Mabiala at jmabiala2001@yahoo.com
for more information.