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Suncoast Hospice TV Commercial  Mari's Testimonial May 2009 Advance Care Planning  Mari's Interview 07-13-2009
Grandkids April 11, 2009 I AM SO BLESSED I LOVE MY LIFE! 
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Wings of Inspiration supports charitable organizations by sponsoring, organizing and conducting volunteer programs and community service projects locally and globally. We encourage the family and community participation in creative service activities to initiate a ripple effect, one at a time, of spreading truth around the world through love and awareness. |
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Get inspired by some of our inspirational projects that have been possible by the involvement of family, friends, spiritual communities and co-workers. They have contributed to the unfolding of my vision of "In Oneness, become instruments of Spiritual, Personal, and Social well-being around the world."
2009 Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009Jack White Stadium at Clearwater High School Clearwater, Florida This was our family's third year of participation. We get up early and kids and grandkids enjoy a 5K trot through Clearwater Streets. We had a blast!!!!! A great way to give back on a very special day "Thanksgiving Day"! Proceeds from the St. Petersburg Times Turkey Trot will be donated to many local charities, including the West Florida Runners Club Scholarship Programs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Pinellas County and the Children's Heart Foundation. We'll be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items in the stadium on race day. All collected foods will be given to the Food Pantry Program at Religious Community Services, Inc. Photos of the event. What's Mari up to for Spiritual enrichment? Mari has joined a pilot program for Kimberly Home as a Bilingual "Personal Pregnancy Companion", working mostly with the Hispanic community of northern Pinellas. Kimberly Home is a non-profit, non-denominational pregnancy resource center that offers assistance to women in unplanned or troubling pregnancies. This is a very rewarding opportunity where she gets to work one-on-one with women and their babies providing guidance during and after their pregnacies, the program extends until their babies are six months old. Kimberly also provides counseling, material assistance, infant and toddler daycare, and transitional housing as well as referrals to resources throughout the community. She is loving it!!!!On May she launched a new venture Spirit Speaks Spanish, providing services as Interpretor, Media Translator and other talents developed during her 27+ years in this country. On March 2008 she completed a 24 hour Interpreter training with the Hispanic Outreach Center and the Clearwater Police Department to work as a Professional Intepreter and Translator. She has a contract with various local social service organizations including the County Sheriffs Office, Mental Health Department and others to serve as an Interpreter. On June 2009, she acquired her "Victims Services Practitioner" designation which will allow her to work with a broad group of victims. With the confidence and motivation gained through Toastmasters at EpiCenter and Valpak, Mari completed the Speaker's Network Training and Interpreter Training courses through Suncoast Hospice and is an Outreach Community volunteer and spokesperson on their behalf. Once a week she visits an assisting living facility or nursing homes providing companionship or family respite. Mari identifies with this incredible organization because she has been touched during times of grief and loss by the compassion, warmth and loving services provided by ALL the Hospice people. I knew the depth of giving with an open heart by being a volunteer, then as a recipient of their services I experienced the power of receiving uncoditional love, which goes hand in hand with the mission of Wings of Inspiration. For more information on volunteer opportunities visit Suncoast Hospice. She also supports Project Grace's mission to empower, promote, and educate professionals and the community about effective Advance Care Planning and have been asked to become a spokesperson for this great cause. For more inforamtion on Advance Care Planning e-mail: pgrace@projectgrace.org Mari completed her Core Competency Advocacy Training in October 19, 2007 and obtained her FCADV (Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence) certification, she currently volunteers as a Bilingual Legal Advocate for The Haven of RCS, helping women, men, and teens in the injunction rooms filling out restraining orders. Facilitating domestic violence support groups in spanish when needed. The Haven of RCS is an organization that empowers victims of domestic violence to become survivors, offering shelter, legal advocacy, 911 phones, individual and group support, preventative education and more. As an active community advocate, she has joined the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Community Task Force; joining other non-governamental organizations on developing materials and presentations to support a consistent 2009 Campaign message to raise "Human Trafficking" awareness in the Tampa Bay area. She helped Soroptimist International of Largo Mid-Pinellas with the design and translation of their Human Trafficking bookmarks project, this bookmarks are being distributed in Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. |
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