Democratic Women Luncheon

May 27. 11:00 a.m.  Cori Burke, Lead Advocate for Stepping Stones Agencies, will speak on the group’s 35th year of helping women victimized by domestic violence in the Prescott area, at the Wednesday, May 27 Democratic Women of the Prescott Area luncheon. Burke is the third generation of women in her family to work in a non-profit group serving women and children experiencing domestic violence, homelessness, and all forms of victimization. She trains advocates and volunteers in the dynamics of intimate violence, drug and alcohol addiction, and childhood trauma, as well as in the best practices of emergency shelter operations, such as answering Stepping Stones’ 24/7 helpline and creating safety plans and action plans for the women and children the shelter serves. Luncheon choices are: Chicken Salad Sandwich with fruit, Summer Salad and Preskitt Cheesesteak. Please email reservations and luncheon requests to DWPrescottArea@gmail.com by Monday, May 25. If you cannot email, call (928) 458-5689. If you need a map, one can be emailed to you. Lunch costs $15 per member or $17 per nonmember. Contact DWPA immediately if you need to cancel. Registration begins at 10:30; the program starts at 11.