Press release from Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro:
Believing that an informed and engaged citizenry is critical to understanding our community, the Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro presents a series of discussions entitled “Metro Talks” throughout the year.
The next talk will be on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the YWCA, 185 South French Broad St. in Downtown Asheville.
Denise Gonzalez, Crisis Team Manager of the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Western North Carolina will speak about being there for survivors in the immediacy of a personal and traumatic event. Denise knows she can make a significant difference in the way that the trauma affects the person’s life. She has supported at-risk youth, trained therapeutic foster parents and managed treatment facilities for victims of abuse and human trafficking. She is trained in Nonprofit Management and holds a Bachelors in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University.
The TIP of WNC is a nonprofit that works with local First Responders to assist individuals who have just experienced a traumatic event in their lives. TIP Volunteers are trained to provide emotional first aid and practical support to those in need. TIP is dispatched to the scene of a traumatic event through the emergency 911 system, 24 hours and 365 days a year. TIP of WNC works in partnership with Buncombe County, the City of Asheville and the City of Hendersonville.
The Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro was chartered in 2012, and is dedicated to service, both locally and internationally. Recent recipients of grants from the Club include ABCCM, The Buncombe County Drug Court, and the Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust. The Club also sponsors a prosthetics clinic in Ecuador, as well as The Rotary Foundation and its drive to end polio. Every month the Club volunteers at MANNA FoodBank to help alleviate hunger in our community.
Be informed, be involved, learn something new!
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