Connor and Jacqueline of Investor’s Group Surrey are presenting Glamour and Gifts, a relaxing shopping experience in support of local women in business and Surrey Women’s Centre.
When: Friday, Dec 2nd 7pm – 10pm
Saturday, Dec 3rd 10am – 3pm
Where: 100 – 10428 153rd St, Surrey
RSVP: 604-581-8005
Bring your donations of clothing, toys, gifts, games and gift cards and your name will be entered into a draw for a gift basket or a manicure!
ContinueThe event organizers at Royal LePage Coronation Park cordially invite you to an Exclusive Holiday Shopping Event!
The event will take place on Wednesday November 30 at the luxurious Eaglequest Coyote Creek golf course located at: 7778 – 152 Street, Surrey from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. There will be light snacks, refreshments including a cash bar, door prizes, 50/50 draw, raffles (and more!) to enjoy while you search for the perfect gift for each of your loved ones from fine retailers such as:
For those of you whose family members are notorious ‘no list-ers,’ or for husbands with wives who are more than particular, personal shoppers will be on hand to assist in finding that special item for your special someone.
It promises to be an evening filled with fun and excitement; truly a shopping trip you won’t soon forget!
Royal LePage Coronation Park promises to make your holiday shopping a little easier; in turn you will be support Surrey Women’s Centre.
Surrey Women’s Centre would like to thank you and the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation or your ongoing support this holiday season.
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Maria Catroppa was born on September 28, 1940 in a small town in southern Italy. Her life was brutally cut short on November 24, 2009 when her husband murdered her in their home.
Dr. Innocenza Tuason, Maria’s daughter says, “Our mother touched many lives. Mom was our light, our rock, our friend, our confidante, our protector, our provider, our guide, our father, our mother and our hero.”
In memory of Maria Catroppa, Surrey Women’s Centre has collaborated with her family, the City of Surrey, and local residents Alison Soroka and award-winning film maker John Banovich on a campaign to help women identify risk factors for domestic violence and access critical resources such as the Surrey Women’s Centre. It is our hope to honour the life of Maria by helping other women living in fear for their lives.
It has been a privilege for Surrey Women’s Centre to learn Maria’s story. We have had the honour of sharing in private memories, photos and stories. The Catroppa Family’s immeasurable grief is only matched by their infinite compassion to tell her story to save others.
The family has created the Maria Catroppa Memorial Award Fund at Kwantlen Polytechnic University to help single mothers who may not otherwise be able to further their education. “What better way to honour her memory and to help women in need than to create an award in her name?” says Giuseppina Osterman, Maria’s daughter.
Join Maria’s family and the Surrey Women’s Centre in helping women and their families escape violence.
Click here to donate a gift in honour of Maria.
Maria, may you rest in peace.
ContinueCitizenship and Immigration Canada’s proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act will see a “Conditional Permanent Residence” introduced to the Act which will apply to family class or spouse or common-law partner sponsorship class.
This amendment will put women at risk for many reasons, one of which being that women will be forced to stay in an abusive relationship.
Many immigrant and refugee women who experience violence fear that they can be deported – fortunately, this is not the case – these changes would place more power into the hands of their abusers and further marginalize and endanger immigrant and refugee women.
See the original government press release here.
Surrey Women’s Centre has signed the Canadian Council for Refugee’s Joint Statement in opposition to this amendment. Read the statement here.
ContinueThe RCMP made a press release on November 8th:
“Surrey RCMP was well represented at the Surrey Coalition Against Domestic Abuse conference on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Newton. The conference included a film screening of ‘The Honest Truth’, a documentary which highlighted the case of Maria Catroppa who was murdered by her husband in Surrey in 2009.” Read the entire release here
Photo (l-r): City of Surrey Crime Reduction Manager Colleen Kerr, City of Surrey Councilor Barinder Rasode, Maria Catroppa’s daughters (Dr. Jay Tuason and Pina Osterman), Surrey Women’s Center Miriam Palacios, Alison Soroka, John Banovich, and Corpoal Drew Grainger
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