in the clique
is my small way of proactively
contributing to the community in
which I live.
As a single mother, wealth mentor
and financial literacy coach, I
want to raise awareness of the
vulnerability of many women to
being left on the streets when they
are impacted by the economic
triple D of Divorce, Disease or
Death.
Women who flee abusive
households also often have little
or no money, no accommodation
and young children to support. The
situation is immensely challenging,
and immensely sad.
Every single day in my business,
I am contacted by women who
are about to become or who are
currently homeless. These are
smart, educated women who have
experienced the collision of an
unplanned life event with their own
lack of financial literacy.
Often the safety net and support
services Vinnies provides are vital
to their survival and re-integration
to society. There are also those
that are the misplaced of society,
the long-term homelessness,
and those without family or
social connection. Vinnies
is often the main resource
keeping these people ALIVE!
Rightly or wrongly, I prefer
to keep company with those
who have similar values, and
to be honest, there is kind of
an unspoken expectation from
me that my staff and suppliers
will support and contribute to
my efforts. All have so far!
My goal this year was $7,777 and
now that has shifted to $11,000
for which I am still $1,700 off. I
have chosen a strategy of “active
engagement” with my business
community and even strangers
via LinkedIn and social media. I
have been tenacious, indeed
MARION MAYS, CEO OF THALIA STANLEY GROUP
shameless, in reaching out to
other women, my business
community and those I know
have the resource to help my
personal campaign. I have also
shared the responsibility of fund
raising with my team so that they
are engaged and have ownership.
Whilst I love the challenge and
hustle of business, I have found a
much greater fulfillment in doing
something like the Vinnies Sleep
Out. It’s nice to focus on something
that is not about me, or my needs
that is purely about being in service
to others…simply because I can.
fellow women in the business
community.
Our character is only defined
by our actions and leadership
is a verb, so I openly invite all
WNA members to donate to
my personal Vinnie Sleep Out
campaign.
Sponsor Marion Mays:
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Hear from Bernadette
Eriksen of Flavour
Creations
My message to other WNA
members is to be supportive of
other women trying to do good.
There will come a time, be it
for business or social causes that
you will wish you had been more
generous and supportive of your
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