..
...because the words homeless and veteran
should never be in the same sentence
Who:
Founded in 2009, Women Veterans Interactive (WVI) serves women veterans who, after serving side-by-side with male counterparts, still do not receive the same level of post-military support and recognition. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, women veterans, including single mothers, are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. Like their male counterparts, women veterans do not become homeless overnight. Often it is the result of a series of circumstances, including unemployment, underemployment, depression, hopelessness, financial illiteracy, and other transitional uncertainties that they are unprepared for as they return to civilian life. With members nationwide, WVI provides outreach and support services tailored to address the unique – and often unrecognized – challenges facing our nation’s 2.3 million women veterans.
The Atlanta Woman's Club, a philanthropic organization made up of women who work together to improve our local community, is extremely proud to host and sponsor Jocks & Pearls, an event in support of Women Veterans Interactive. Learn more at www.atlwc.org.
When:
Thursday, June 13, 2019
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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Contact:
The Atlanta Woman’s Club is proud to partner with Women Veterans Interactive to host this celebration event through its Seeded Event Program at its beautiful historic venue, The Wimbish House, one of Midtown Atlanta’s most beloved landmarks. For additional information about The Atlanta Woman's Club's Seeded Event Program please contact events@atlwc.org. For additional information about Women Veterans Interactive, please contact Ginger Miller at gm@womenveteransinteractive.org.
Transportation & Parking:
Park Place (located at 1100 Peachtree, adjacent to The Wimbish House).
Colony Square (located at NE corner of 14th Street and Peachtree)
UBER (on-demand transportation via mobile app, download at uber.com)
LYFT (on-demand transportation via mobile app, download at lyft.com)
MARTA Rail: Arts Center Station (0.33 miles NW, located at 1225 West Peachtree Street NW) Midtown Station (0.41 miles SW, located at 41 10th Street NE)
Please join us for
Women Veterans Interactive’s
2nd Annual Jocks and Pearls
a gala evening and silent auction
to raise awareness and funds to support
women who served and sacrificed for our country
Thursday, June 13, 2019
from 7:00 until 10:30 in the evening
"Cocktail Attire"
Held at The Wimbish House, one of Atlanta's few remaining
historic mansions, Jocks and Pearls will feature
heavy hors d'oeuvres • cocktails • live music
silent auction • wine pull
Hosted by The Atlanta Woman’s Club
Tickets are $100.00 per person and can be purchased online through the button below.
Proceeds benefit Operation Safety Net and the Women Veterans Transition Space programs. (see below)
Why Support the Jocks and Pearls Gala?
Jocks and Pearls Gala will benefit WVI's Operation Safety Net program, which provides emergency funding and financial literacy programs for women veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The Women Veterans Transition Space is a proactive program that provides career and workforce development skills to transition women veterans from service to success.
About Women Veterans Interactive
The mission of Women Veterans Interactive (WVI) is to meet women veterans at their points of need through Advocacy, Empowerment, Interaction, Outreach, and Unification, in order to break down the barriers that lead to homelessness. Women Veterans Interactive addresses the unique, and often unrecognized, challenges facing our nation’s 2.3 million women veterans as they return to civilian life. Having representation nationwide, WVI provides outreach, connection and support services to thousands of women veterans through the three pillars of transition: empowerment, leadership and diversity. The WVI mission offers tailored programs, training and resources to equip women veterans at all stages of their military transition.
