Mothers Arms Seeks Chapter Moms Nationwide
Newly Redesigned
site brings safety information to Web
MA Founder is qualifier for Woman of
the Year Award
Arizona-based Mothers Arms Appoints City
Coordinator
Arizona-based Mothers Arms Appoints
Maryland State Coordinator
Allegra Print & Imaging Awards Printing
Services to Safety Organization
Mothers Arms joins forces with
women’s resource center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Alicia Wadas Mothers Arms, Founder
800.464.4800
MOTHERS ARMS SEEKS CHAPTER MOMS NATIONWIDE
PHOENIX (August 19, 2005) - Mothers Arms, a national
non-profit organization of safety conscious women, seeks
nominations for Chapter Moms nationwide. Mothers Arms is
committed to informing, educating and supporting the
development of self-reliant women who consider it their
fundamental right and responsibility to protect
themselves, their children and their way of life from
human aggression and assault.
“Local representation is key to helping women learn about
their rights and their responsibility to protect
themselves and their children, through common sense,
awareness and training,” says Alicia Wadas, Mothers Arms
founder and mother of three.
The Chapter Mom positions are open only to women, although
men can participate in membership and fundraising.
Chapters are recognized once they attain 6 members,
including the Chapter Mom who starts the chapter. A
Chapter Mom conducts informal monthly gatherings for her
chapter members to discuss a variety of safety strategies
and techniques. Suggestions for topics to discuss at the
monthly meeting are provided by Mothers Arms.
Requirements for the Chapter Mom position include
membership in the organization, 5 people interested in
joining Mothers Arms, a willingness to hold informal
monthly meetings, and a belief in the Mothers Arms
mission.
To nominate a woman for a Chapter Mom, notify the
applicant and contact Wadas at (800) 464-4840 with the
email, phone number and address of the prospective Chapter
Mom. An information packet outlining the process to
become a Chapter Mom will be sent to the nominee.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-March 2,
2004
Contact:
Alicia Wadas Mothers Arms 1.800.464.4840
Mothers
Arms newly redesigned site brings safety information to
Web
(PHOENIX) – Mothers Arms,
a Phoenix-based non-profit organization, is pleased to announce
the launch of its newly updated bi-lingual, English and
Spanish language Web site, with a new design and format.
Through education and training, Mothers Arms promotes the
development of safety conscious women dedicated to protecting
themselves and their children from assault and aggression.
“The new Web site reveals
a powerful message, reminding women that they can protect
their children, family and themselves from crime and harm,”
says Mothers Arms president and founder Alicia Wadas. “Our
new Web site provides women with a place to go when they
are in need of resources, advice, or a place to turn for
help.”
The Web site features many informative
options including information about upcoming Mothers Arms
seminars that teach avoidance and prevention, and survivor
stories to let women know help and hope exists through the
experiences of other women. The site also features useful
tools for self-defense techniques and supplemental books,
videos and software that can be used to further educate
women.
The site includes links that
connect users to the Mothers Arms quarterly newsletter,
The Sentinel, which gives up-to-date empowering information,
questions and answers, facts and figures, safety habits
and tips, and pertinent news events. Through the Web site,
the Mothers Arm message of taking charge of one’s life
can be taught to women who may have no other place to turn
for help.
Mothers Arms is a nationwide non-profit organization committed
to informing, educating and supporting the development of
safety conscious women dedicated to becoming self-reliant
in order to exercise their fundamental right and responsibility
to protect themselves, their children and their way of life
from human aggression and assault.
MA
Founder is qualifier for Woman of the Year Award
Mothers
Arms is pleased to announce that Alicia Wadas, Founder &
President, is the July qualifier of the Beth McDonald Woman
of the Year award.
This award is sponsored by Clear
Channel radio station, KEZ 99.9 and Schumacher Mercedes-Benz.
The award recognizes outstanding women for their accomplishments
and contributions.
In February 2004, the monthly
qualifiers will be gathering for an event to recognize the
one woman of 12 qualifiers selected for the honor of Woman
of the Year.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Alicia Wadas Mothers Arms (800) 464-4840
Arizona-based
Mothers Arms Appoints City Coordinator
(PHOENIX May 22, 2003)—Arizona-based Mothers Arms has
named Laura Nunnelee-Riener, R.N., B.S.N., City Coordinator
for Alamogordo, N.M. Nunnelee-Riener is New Mexico’s
first City Coordinator for the national non-profit organization.
Mothers Arms is committed to reaching out to women, helping
them achieve their personal responsibility of keeping themselves
and their families safe through common sense, awareness
and training with safety rescue tools.
As a City Coordinator for Mothers
Arms, Nunnelee-Riener will bring the Mothers Arms message
to businesses and community groups in that state. As membership
grows, she will host regular local meetings about personal
safety issues.
“I believe that I can,
and will, make a difference in women’s lives, whether
it will save her life, or her loved ones,” says Nunnelee-Riener.
“With the knowledge from Mothers Arms, I can teach
women in my community to handle any situation without hesitation.
Self-defense is not a natural reaction, but a learned reaction.
The outcome of the attack can be determined by the response
of the victim.”
Nunnelee-Riener is a consultant
and project architect at a hospital software company based
out of Kansas City, Missouri. She is currently the project
manager for the implementation of a hospital-wide integrated
software system in Alamogordo. Prior to consulting, she
worked as an ER nurse and a Utilization Review Nurse. Married
and the mother of three boys, Nunnelee-Riener is actively
involved in her community. Through her involvement with
Mothers Arms, Nunnelee-Riener will educate women in New
Mexico about safety issues, including how to avoid potentially
dangerous situations and what to do in an unexpected attack.
Carol J. Smith, of Tucson, is
the Arizona Mothers Arms State Coordinator and Annette Witham,
of Phoenix, is the City Coordinator.
Mothers Arms informs, educates
and supports the development of self-reliant women who consider
it their fundamental right and responsibility to protect
their children and themselves from human aggression and
assault. The organization provides training and educational
resources for awareness and avoidance of crime and encourages
training with safety rescue tools.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Alicia Wadas Mothers Arms (800) 464-4840
Arizona-based
Mothers Arms Appoints Maryland State Coordinator
(PHOENIX, APRIL 2003)—Arizona-based Mothers Arms has
named Diana Thomas State Coordinator for Maryland. Thomas
is Maryland’s first State Coordinator for the national
non-profit organization. Mothers Arms is dedicated to educating
women through common sense, awareness and rescue tools about
personal safety issues that impact themselves and their
families on a daily basis.
As a State Coordinator for Mothers
Arms, Thomas will bring the message to local organizations
and community groups in the state. She will increase local
membership and be committed to involvement and growth using
Mothers Arms principles.
“I want to be a role model
for women in my community, teaching them the importance
of protection and defense,” says Thomas. “With
the knowledge from Mothers Arms, I can help women establish
their own personal safety plan focusing on the basics of
awareness, understanding, and readiness to act.”
Thomas is a certified marketing
teacher who prepares students to handle important real-world
situations on a daily basis. As a single mother of two children,
Justin, 14, and Heidi, 10, Thomas wants to educate and train
women in Maryland about safety issues, including how to
avoid potentially dangerous situations and what to do in
an unexpected attack.
Carol J. Smith, of Tucson, is
the Arizona Mothers Arms State Coordinator and Annette Witham,
of Phoenix, is the City Coordinator.
Mothers Arms informs, educates
and supports the development of self-reliant women who consider
it their fundamental right and responsibility to protect
their children and themselves from human aggression and
assault. The organization provides training and educational
resources for awareness and avoidance of crime and encourages
training with safety rescue tools.
For more information about Mothers
Arms, call Thomas at (410) 884-0084, the national headquarters
at (800) 464-4840 or visit the Web site at mothersarms.org.
Mothers Arms is a trademark of Safely in Mothers Arms, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April
10, 2003
CONTACT: Stephanie Armstrong Allegra Printing & Imaging
(623) 582-6133
Contact: Alicia Wadas Mothers Arms (800) 464-4840
Allegra
Print & Imaging Awards Printing Services to Safety Organization
(PHOENIX) – Allegra Print & Imaging recently presented
a $250 gift certificate for printing services to Mothers
Arms, a nonprofit organization. Mothers Arms is dedicated
to helping women learn how to protect themselves and their
children from assault by teaching awareness, common sense
and the use of safety rescue tools.
"We at Allegra Print &
Imaging believe Mothers Arms is providing a great service
to the women and children in our community, said Stephanie
Armstrong, Allegra community relations manager, “and
we are happy to support their efforts in this small way."
“Mothers Arms will immediately
put this much appreciated donation to good use as we need
to reprint our stationery package,” stated Alicia Wadas,
founder and president of Mothers Arms.
Mothers Arms is the third recipient
of 12 monthly awards being donated by Allegra Print &
Imaging this year to local nonprofit organizations as part
of the company's 20 year anniversary celebration. The other
recipients include the Muscular Dystrophy Association and
the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix.
Allegra Print & Imaging features
traditional and advanced printing technologies including
full-color printing, short-run digital printing, electronic
publishing and graphic design services, color copying, high-speed
copying, complete finishing services, and project consulting.
The company's trained professional staff works with clients
to provide total solutions to all of their print communications
needs.
For more information about Allegra
Print & Imaging, call 623.582.6133 or visit www.AllegraNetwork.com,
www.AllegraPrintAndImaging.com. For more information on
Mothers Arms, call or visit the web site at
www.mothersarms.org. Mothers Arms is a registered trademark
of Safely in Mothers Arms, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Jan. 28,
2003
Contact:
Contact: Alicia Wadas Mothers Arms (800) 464-4840
Lorri Paetz Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center (602)
261-7129
Mothers
Arms joins forces with women’s resource center
(PHOENIX)–Mothers Arms, the Phoenix-based national
non-profit organization committed to supporting self-reliant
women, has joined forces with a women’s resource center
to provide self-defense and safety education to women in
need.
Mothers Arms president and founder
Alicia Wadas will teach First Defense™ curriculum to
women at the Jewell McFarland Lewis Fresh Start Women’s
Resource Center in Phoenix as part of an ongoing partnership
between the two organizations. The seminar features defense
tactics and safety tips to inform women of ways to protect
themselves and their children against possible assault,
as well as awareness and prevention techniques to avoid
criminal confrontations.
“Through Fresh Start, Mothers
Arms can bring its message of safety and self-reliance to
more women and those seeking to take charge of their lives,”
said Wadas. “The training provides women with resources
to increase their personal safety and the safety of their
families through simple tools and techniques that they can
incorporate into their daily lives.”
The seminar is scheduled for
March 8 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Jewell McFarland Lewis
Resource Center, 1130 E. McDowell Road, in Phoenix. The
cost is $5, which can be waived due to financial need. The
seminar is open to women 18 years of age and older, and
free child supervision is available for infants and children.
The Jewell McFarland Lewis Fresh
Start Women’s Resource Center is a Phoenix organization
dedicated to supporting women in need who are seeking self-sufficiency.
The Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center is a place
for women to access comprehensive information, programs
and services for self-empowerment. For more information
about Fresh Start, contact Educational Programs Coordinator
Lorri Paetz at (602) 261-7129.
Mothers Arms is a nationwide
non-profit organization committed to informing, educating
and supporting the development of self-reliant women who
consider it their fundamental right to protect themselves,
their children and their way of life from human aggression
and assault.
