Upcoming Events

Strike Out Domestic & Sexual Violence
Bowling Tournament

Bowling 2012 Flyer

Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012

Location: Century Lanes, 478 E. 16th Street, Holland MI 49423

Time: 5:00-8:00pm

Fee: $50 per bowler

Sign your friends and colleagues up for the 5th Annual DELTA Project Strike Out Domestic and Sexual ViolenceBowling Tournament fundraiser. Bowl on a team of two in support of prevention education! Your support provides over 100 school presentations on healthy dating relationships each year, annual sexual assault prevention programs at local colleges, and valuable community trainings. Your registration fee includes three games of bowling, shoes, and a pizza dinner. Full payment is required at time of online registration and all payment is due by March 15. Enjoy the 50/50 raffle, a $50 gift card prize drawing, and red pin strike prizes!

TEAM Two-person teams compete in the tournament. Each team member bowls three games and the combined team score determines the tournament champions. We can assign you a bowling partner if needed.

LANE The team captain may recruit up to two other teams to join their lane for a total of six people. Encourage your co-workers, friends, family, student organizations, church group, sorority, or fraternity to bowl on your lane of six!

Ways you can help:

Register to bowl
Recruit six bowlers to fill your lane
Sponsor a Bowler for $50
Sponsor a Team for $100
Sponsor a Lane for $300

Teens, Sexts & Media – Second Chance Date!

Date: February 17, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Holland Meijer Campus 515 S. Waverly Road – Rm 102
RSVP: http://www.gvsu.edu/women_cen/module-event-index.htm

Teens are more connected now through cell phones and social media than ever before! Lesley Coghill, coordinator for the DELTA Project in Ottawa County will provide information on sexting trends, consequences, laws, media literacy and prevention. This training is for individuals working with youth, social workers, educators, parents, faith based leaders, students and community members. Social work and general CEU’s will be available at the door for $15.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will have a deeper understanding of sexting trends among teens.
Participants will be able to identify prevention resources to share with teens.
Participants will have a heightened awareness of issues of sexual objectification in media and media literacy.

Pornography Panel Discussion – Save the Date!

Date: March 23, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Holland Meijer Campus 515 S. Waverly Road – Rm 102
RSVP: Check http://www.gvsu.edu/women_cen/module-event-index.htm for upcoming registration.

Free, $15 optional fee for social work continuing education credit hours, approved for 1.5 hours. The series is free. Please call 616-331-2748 or email womenctr@gvsu.edu and reserve a space for you and your staff members. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches. For individuals requiring special accommodations please call the Women’s Center at 616-331-2748 or email at: womenctr@gvsu.edu.