May 8 - June 26
Saturdays
1:00-3:00 p.m.

Registration required
$80 C4W Members
$140 Non Members

Empowerment Group

Writing From Your Senses

In this creative writing workshop, poets, journalists, memoir writers, and writers of fiction will be encouraged to employ all of their senses in order to find new ways of expression, bring beauty to their writing, and learn to observe the world more closely. Through in-class writing prompts and weekly writing suggestions, you will be able to more fully develop characters, describe scenes, and go deeper in your writing than you ever imagined. Come prepared to write! Lisa Chewning, Write-It-Right

May 3 - 24 Mondays
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Registration required
$40 C4W Members
$70 Non Members

Empowerment Group

Daughter's Grief

A bereavement group for adult women who have experienced the death of a mother. This is an opportunity to explore the unique challenges of mother loss in a supportive environment and learn how to cope with loss in ways that lead to healing and growth. Facilitated by Faye Slater, M.A., LPC. 

May 5 - 26 Wednesdays
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Registration required
$40 C4W Members
$70 Non Members

Empowerment Group

Finding Happiness

Have recent life stresses left you feeling anxious and depressed? Start the journey back to reclaiming your best life by joining with other women experiencing similar challenges in a confidential, educational, and fun peer empowerment group. The group will focus not only on validating your experience but also on problem solving around life challenges, accessing and mobilizing inner resources for change, and developing strategies for overcoming obstacles and setbacks.
Group facilitator:  Mary W. Hopkins, Ed. D., LPCI

May 6
Thursday
6-8 p.m.

Cynthia Rowley,
341 King Street

Special Event

Cynthia Rowley & Center for Women Shopping Event

Complimentary Wine, water & a nibble will be served.

*C4W Members will receive a 10% discount on purchases made during the event.
*10% of the total sales made during the event will be donated to the C4W.

May 8
Saturday
8:30 am

Registration required
$25 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.

Blackbaud Stadium, Daniel Island

Special Event

The Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation for Postpartum Depression Awareness will host the 2010 Moms’ Run, which will start at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island. The 5K walk/run will begin at 8:30am and proceed down Daniel Island Drive, through the beautiful Etiwan Park neighborhood and back to Blackbaud Stadium.

Participants are invited to stick around for post-race festivities: food from Daniel Island Grille, live entertainment and family-friendly vendors. The event is sponsored in part by the Center for Women, Lowcountry Parent and The Mom Spa. This is a family-friendly event. Strollers are welcome.

Click here to register for the run, make a donation or learn more about the cause.

May 11
Tuesday
6-8 p.m.

Registration
required
$20 C4W Members
$40 Non Members

Entrepreneurial Woman Series

For all women who create, manage, and grow business

Personal Branding

How do you come across to potential clients? What is your niche in the marketplace? Learn how to define, create and roll out your custom brand for maximum effect. Shauna Heathman, Mackenzie Image Consulting and Cheryl Smithem, Strategic Marketing and Public Relations

Business Sponsors: SunTrust
Media Sponsor: Charleston Regional Business Journal

May 13
Thursday at Noon
FREE

Registration required:
Call (843) 763-7333 or email to register.

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon

Overcoming the Super Woman Syndrome

Do you feel that you're running on the treadmill of life, found yourself breathless and feeling the more you haven't accomplished your tasks to the BEST of your ability? We dedicate other people and projects than to ourselves and eventually, we must pay the price. This information will help you to step off the treadmill and into a more healthy life. This workshop is for every woman who has ever looked into the mirror and said, "Why am I doing this to myself?"

Jayne M. Fountain, Ph.D. is an international motivational speaker, published author and media commentator on Women's Issues, Professional Development and Diversity.

Title Sponsor: Mary Helen Condon Moore, CFM and Lynn Anne Gillen, CIMA, Merrill Lynch
Business Sponsor: Belk
Media Sponsor: The Little Black Book for every busy woman

May 15
Saturday
10:00 a.m. - Noon

Registration required
$25 C4W Members
$50 Non Members

Women Writers Forum

The Successful Novelist: Cassandra King and Nicole Seitz

Meet two novelists who have successful track records in the publishing industry and popular press.

Cassandra King portrays strong and memorable characters who struggle with the same timely issues and dilemmas that readers face in their own lives. Her novels include: Making Waves in Zion, The Sunday Wife, Queen of Broken hearts and The Same Sweet Girls. King currents lives in the Low Country of South Carolina with her husband, novelist Pat Conroy.

Nicole Seitz is an author, artist and speaker whose work is deeply influenced by her faith and the mystique and charm of the Lowcountry. Her novels include The Spirit of Sweetgrass, A One Hundred Years of Happiness, Trouble the Water and The Spirit of Sweetgrass. Seitz currently lives in Charleston with her husband and two children.

This program is funded by a generous grant from the James O. and Harriet P. Rigney Endowment of Coastal Community Foundation of SC

In Partnership with Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts.

May 19Wednesday
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Registration required
$20

Family Circle Tennis Center
61 Seven Farms Dr, Conference Rm, 2nd floor,
Daniel Island

East Cooper Series

How to Get Dressed in 10 Minutes

Have you ever felt frustrated figuring out what to wear? Great style does not have to be hard. Discover how to get easy and effortless style in ten minutes or less. Lee Heyward, Charleston Style Concierge and Ashley Brook Perryman, ABP Make-UP

Networking & refreshments 5:30pm -6:00pm. Program begins at 6:00pm.

Sponsor: East Cooper Medical Center
Food & Beverage Sponsor: Dish & Design
In Partnership With: Family Circle Tennis Center

May 20
Thursday
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

5:00-6:00pm Preview

Auction 6:00pm

South Carolina Thrift & Resale, 1670 Hwy 17 N, Mt Pleasant (next to new CVS)

Special Fundraiser

SC Thrift & Resale Auction
Come participate in a very fun, entertaining and non-threatening live auction. Most pieces go for under $25.00. The C4W receives 100% of all auction sales.  Join us for wine, cheese and take home some great inexpensive finds! www.scthriftandresale.com

Please donate your gently used furniture, lamps, paintings, household goods, etc. to auction on our behalf. Call 843.971.0552 if you need larger items picked up. You have something hiding in your closet that can benefit the C4W!

May 22
Saturday
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Registration required: $20

Job Counseling

Job Search Workshop
A 3-hour workshop to help you land a great job! Experienced job coach, Jane Perdue, CEO, The Braithewaite Group, will cover:

• Developing your job hunting strategy
• How to use the internet to look for and apply for jobs
• Creating a great resume and cover letter
• Interview preparation and professional appearance
• Dealing with the emotion of change and transition

Sponsors: BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and MeadWestVaco

May 25
Tuesday
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
FREE

On exhibit May 25 - August 31

Special Event

Celebrating Women Exhibit

Piccolo Spoleto and the Center for Women present “Celebrating Women,” an exhibit featuring works by eight members of the Women’s Caucus for Art Charleston.

Works by Karole Turner Campbell, Betsey Carter, Beckie Dobbs, Leigh Ann Davis, Linda Elksnin, Kate Landishaw, Laura Szweda, and Lillian Trettin.

Explore the diverse ways women are celebrated. Contact wcacharleston@yahoo.com for more information.

May 27
Thursday
6-8 p.m.

Registration
required
$20 C4W Members
$40 Non Members

You Can Do It Series

How to Network a Room: Learn How to Network Like a Pro

Don't know who to approach, or how, or have no clue what to say first? Break through the barriers and learn SPECIFIC strategies and dialogue to use at any networking or social events. Danna L. Helms, Financial Advisor, Financial Management Group

Business Sponsors: Danna Helms, Financial Advisor, Financial Management Group, Inc. and Mary Peters of Care For Life Eldercare Experts