DAMSEL IN DEFENSE DIRECTOR, SAFETY EDUCATOR
Laura retired after working for 25 years at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, a CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Home ) for military Veterans located in Washington DC.
She held two positions; Recreation Director and Safety and Occupational Health Manager. Upon retirement, Laura wanted to find something that would be meaningful and provide a purpose.
In Jan, 2019, Laura joined Damsel in Defense with its mission; to protect, prepare and prevent people from being victims of crime. This was a win win opportunity for her next chapter.
Laura is here today to share her experience as a survivor of a crime, to talk about how important it is for us to pay attention to our surroundings and to carry protection.
Laura was a victim of a random assault in her mid 20’s. Her mindset was that “nothing was going to happen to me” She was unaware and unprepared for what COULD happen.
She is like many of us, commuted, worked, raised a family and unfortunately was assaulted during the day!
Having a plan A and B is necessary so you can be PREPARED NOT SCARED!
Laura resides in Venice, Florida with her husband Jim. Together they have two children and 5 grandchildren, all residing in Northern Virginia.
Please help me welcome Laura to speak with us about Situational Awareness and her personal safety experience.
Welcome to March. I remember when I lived up “North” I used to love to open the windows on a warm spring day and let the air in. March is the month that we present the slate of officers for the coming year to be voted on by our members. Then in April the officers will be installed. We have a very interesting speaker lined up for March. I hope you’ll plan on attending our meeting to hear her. We’ve got some great plans for the upcoming year and we need you all to help us succeed and be the best LO we possibly can. Happy Spring!
Cyndi
For those of us who never knew her, I’d like to take a moment to introduce the lady our scholarship awards are named after.
Christine Davis was a BPW member for over 50 years, first in New York State and later in Florida. Her energy to promote BPW was astounding. She served in every office the organization had to offer, short of State or National President. She served on many committees and especially enjoyed being chair of the scholarship committee until ill health required her to resign from too many obligations. Her beautiful smile, her eagerness to be always willing to help and her efficient handling of any task she elected to do or help with, will not be forgotten by the BPWEV members, but will be missed.
The Christine Davis Memorial Scholarships will preserve the love and devotion she championed to achieve equality for all women.
At the BPW Florida State Conference in June, 2023, the Proposed Public Policy was presented and approved. The new Public Policy for 2023 – 2024 is below:
Since the inception of BPW/FL in 1919, BPW/FL has always supported women’s rights. BPW/FL continues to support the ERA as a basic foundation of our Public Policy Platform, even as we understand that passing the ERA grows more difficult with the passage of time. BPW/FL firmly believes that equality of rights under the law should not be abridged or denied by the United States or by any state on account of sex, and the rights of women require constant vigilance.
BPW/FL supports public policies that:
BPW/Fl supports public policies that:
BPW/FL supports public policies that:
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