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Wendy Seals Speaks at Rotary Meeting
Magee, MS. Wendy Seals, Director of Angel Wings Outreach Center (AWOC) in Mendenhall, MS, addressed the weekly meeting of The Rotary Club of Simpson County on Thursday, October 15, at Western Sizzlin’ Restaurant in Magee.
Angel Wings runs a shelter for women and children of domestic violence. Over the twenty years since it started, the Angel Wings ministry has catered to the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of women and children who have been left homeless trying to escape domestic violence.
“Mississippi is fifth in the nation in terms of domestic violence on women,” said Ms. Seals. AWOC’s mission is to provide a place of safety for women and women with children who are victims of domestic violence crimes. “What’s really sad is to see the children acting out what they witnessed in the home,” said Ms. Seals. They throw chairs around, and even hit or slap their mothers because this is what they see in the home.
In addition to emergency safe shelter, AWOC maintains a 24/7 crisis line (866-847-5802), provides individual and group counseling, public education programs, life skills, referral services, and even legal advocacy.
Ms. Seals asked Rotarians to continue to pray for them and the ministry they provide. “And we can always use cleaning supplies, too,” added Ms. Seals. Financial support in the form of a monthly pledge can be made by contacting Wendy Seals at the Angel Wings Outreach Center, PO Box 787, Mendenhall MS 39114, or calling her at 601-847-5802.
The Rotary Club of Simpson County, is one of five new clubs in the Central Mississippi District. The district has nearly 2400 members among its 48 clubs.
Rotary International connects leaders, links diverse perspectives, and builds lasting relationships to take action in communities at home and around the globe. The top two reasons people join Rotary are to give back to their communities and to connect with like-minded leaders and friends. Members stay with Rotary year after year for the same reasons.
Rotary International is 1.2 million members strong. There is a collective impact of the family of Rotary Clubs throughout the world. Rotary is made up of people whose sense of responsibility inspires them to give back, to step forward to tackle the toughest challenges, and persevere to create lasting change in communities around the world.
