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Community Involvement
Joanna Herr Hanks is a board member of From Chrysalis to Wings Psychotherapy and Research Center and serves as Creative Director and is co-director of our A.W.O.L. Program.
A.W.O.L. (A Way of Life...after diagnosis) is a program specifically designed for women who have or have had breast cancer. As part of A.W.O.L., From Chrysalis to Wings conducts two yearly retreats to help breast cancer survivors tap into their grief and loss as a result of breast cancer diagnosis, the treatment, the loss of a breast and the altered body image. The retreats also give an opportunity to deal with guilt feelings, the anger and the "why me" question and provides an opportunity to express gratitude for their survival, and to remove the stigma of the disease. Retreats are held at a camp where a beautiful nature setting and a loving nurturing environment can be provided. In short, the 3-day (Thursday evening through Sunday morning) retreats are designed to help improve the quality of life and well-being of the survivors.
Women's Global Network - Global Business Partners Program
Joanna Herr Hanks - Director of Global Immersion Trips
WGC Immersion Trips have two goals: to promote understanding of different cultures aimed at building respectful collaborative relationships across the globe; and to provide education for grassroots women around the world as a means of promoting women's leadership and community development.
The members of WGN understand the importance of building support networks on a local level to assist them in their day-to-day affairs and are actively involved in their Branch activities. However, as the world becomes flatter and more accessible through travel, greater telecommunications and economic necessity, WGN is on the forefront in extending its talents and desire to get to know and support other women globally.
Through its Global Business Partners program, sister WGN branches throughout the world are being linked, creating support networks that connect women and inspire them to achieve their full potential. In effect, a WGN branch and their members adopt and become partners to women in villages in the developing world, raising awareness and encouraging their own communities to share their resources in a way that supports empowerment.
Through member donations, WGN members invest in microfinance programs that make small loans to women-owned businesses in underdeveloped countries. It has been observed that giving women the control and the responsibility of small loans raises their socio-economic status, which is seen as a positive change to many of the current relationships of gender and class. Loans to women tend to more often benefit the whole family as they allow mothers to feed, clothe and educate their children. WGN has researched some excellent organizations and its Branches have chosen to partner with sister cities through a number of different microfinance organizations on the ground working with villages all around the globe. WGN hopes to create true partnerships where we can celebrate the successes of women all around the world.
Mentoring for the Young Professionals Group
Joanna has taken an active role in mentoring a young professional through the YPG of Women's Global Network. YPG provides an instant support network of peers who are experiencing new professional challenges and who are seeking like-minded camaraderie as well as a chance to relax, unwind, and have fun while developing lifelong friends and important business contacts.
The Young Professionals are passionate about giving back to the local community. The group partners with non-profit organizations to plan fundraisers that are fun and educational. Examples of past events are beer tasting with Firehouse Brewery to benefit the families affected by the 9/11 tragedy, a clothing drive and fashion show benefiting the victims of rape and domestic violence seeking support at an emergency shelter, and a luncheon that brought together three generations of women through the Young Women's Leadership program.
