KPCC News - June 2014

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June 2014 Is Charleston a Bad City for Married Folks? On April 4, 2014, the Wall Street Journal named Charleston the worst city in the United States to be married. The article was called "Where good marriages Go to Die." A March 18 Men's Health article noted "If you want to avoid divorce, run far, far away from Charleston, West Virginia."    How'd they come up with this, you may ask.  Well, we have a divorced population of 13.6% (15th in the country) and a divorce rate of 5.5% (5th in the country). At last count, in 2009, in Kanawha County, we had 1352 marriages and 1129 divorces. Combine these numbers with a dearth of licensed and trained marriage and family therapists and a few other factors, and here we are, #1 again. KPCC is taking this personally. Our mission is to help people have better relationships with themselves and others. Clearly, we need to be doing better! What ideas do you have about this? We would love to hear from you! What Does it Take to Have a Good Relationship? Click here to comment In our next edition: how KPCC is working to make Charleston a better place for relationships! Sky Sky Kershner Executive Director, KPCC sky@kpcc.com    Jeannie Robertson Returns! KPCC's 21st Annual Jim Dent Dinner Save-the-Date Tuesday, October 21, 2014 KPCC is excited to announce the 2014 Jim Dent Dinner! This year's event will be held Tuesday, October 21 at Embassy Suites Charleston. The dinner will feature returning entertainer Jeanne Robertson whose stories about her husband "Left Brain" represent the tradition of Southern storytelling at it's finest.  KPCC has served over 45,000 people in our 44 year history. We have so much to be grateful for and celebrate. The proceeds from the dinner help KPCC focus on our mission: helping people have better relationships with themselves and others by providing counseling and community workshops at an affordable rate in the context of a spiritual, bigger picture, appreciation of life. Please save the date! We look forward to seeing you Tuesday, October 21! Motivational Interviewing Workshops help professionals address addictions Jack Stringfellow and other community health professionals learn effective methods to help people find the positive motivation they need to make significant changes in their lives.  KPCC holds Motivational Interviewing workshops the third Thursday of every month. Click here to learn more and register for our next MI workshop. Bollywood Night WV 2014: A Huge Success! Dance is a universal language.  And an event that seems to capture the spirit of this most fully is Charleston's Bollywood Night. This year's event on May 17 was full of amazing color, sounds, rhythm and movement.   Dances from India, the Philippines, the Middle East and Latin America all swirled together for a magical evening celebrating the universals of life and love. Of special note were the dances from the Charleston Ballet, choreographed by Kim Pauley, and the dances choreographed by Lacy Hughes and Celeste Diaz from January's Studio of Dance.    Amy Burdett and Aaron Lee Smith brought high energy to the stage, while Moumita Banerjee's beautiful choreography kept the event grounded in its Asian and Indian roots.   The dancers were all volunteers and they gave of their time, energy, heart and spirit to make a magical evening for everyone.   Through the inspiration of the Bollywood Committee, the massive support of the India Center and the generosity of the 750 guests and donors, over $150,000 in funds were raised for Manna Meal, Inc., WV Health Right and Kanawha Pastoral Counseling Center through the theme, "Bellies, Bodies, and Brains." Give Back to KPCC! Did you know that donations to KPCC help us provide assistance and services to those who otherwise couldn't afford it? If you've had a positive experience with KPCC, please consider clicking the link below to make a quick, one-time donation of $10. The $10 you give truly will make a difference in someone's life. Thank you for your support of KPCC! Click here to donate now.	KPCC Staff KPCC continues doing what it does best: providing quality counseling at an affordable cost with sensitivity to a spiritual understanding of life. Our therapists are  Open Accepting Positive Available We help people build better relationships with themselves and with others. Call us if you or someone you know could use a little extra help! 304-346-9689 www.kpcc.com  Counselor Spotlight: Andy Count  Andy Counts, a counselor with KPCC, recently completed five speaking engagements at various locations across the Kanawha Valley. Topics included "The Healing Power of Humor" and "With Heart and Voice - the Spirituality of Music and Singing." If you're interested in Andy's services, you can contact him at 304.346.9689, ext 214 or acounts@kpcc.com.  KPCC Board The KPCC Board of Directors continues to be committed to the mission of providing counseling at an affordable rate to everyone. KPCC Board
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Bollywood Dinner - Last Chance

Dear KPCC Friends,

If you were waiting until the last minute to pick up your tickets to the Bollywood Night Dinner, this is it! Our phone lines will be open until tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. Call (304) 389-5512 to reserve your tickets NOW.  
We only 10 tickets remaining.

This year's celebration is your only opportunity to bid on a fabulous getaway to Los Cabos! Who doesn't want to their chance to win a 5 night stay at the Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos, Mexico, with airfare for 2?

Bollywood Night is truly a unique intercultural experience of food, music, fashion, and dance, and not to be missed!

This event does good while having fun: you will be supporting three outstanding charities: KPCC, WV Health Right and Manna Meal, Inc.
 

If you are amoung the 750+ people who already has your ticket, thank you so much! We will see you there!

If not, we only have 10 tickets left. If you want to join us, Buy your tickets on line NOW at

 http://www.kpcc.com/bollywood-night or call

(304) 389-5512

We look forward to seeing you Saturday, May 17 at the Charleston Civic Center for Bollywood Night 2014!

Sky


 

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Bollywood Night 2014 Tickets Now Available!

Bollywood Night WV
May 17, 2014
Charleston Civic Center

What would Bollywood be without amazing food, music, dance and fashion? This week there are over 100 dancers in rehearsal for this event. All of the Bollywood committees are working full speed to be ready for the event in less than 3 weeks! 
 

 

Do you have your tickets already?

If not, it is easy. Call us TODAY! Call 304-346-9689 or email me at sky@kpcc.com or buy on-line

All proceeds after the cost of the dinner will go to the three partner organizations: Manna Meal, Inc., WV Health Right and Kanawha Pastoral Counseling. These three charities provide essential services that help hold together the fabric of our community.
 

 

Saturday, May 17 will be an unforgettable evening of delicious food, great fun and gathering, the spectacle of fashion, rhythm, music and dance, smiles and laughter. It is a chance to celebrate the diversity of our community and to give back to it through supporting our organizations. This is a night you will not want to miss and we can't wait to see you there! 

Don't hold off!

Every Bollywood event has sold out; we do not want you to miss out. We would love for you to join us! 
 

Buy your tickets today - call 304-346-9689 to reserve your spot now! 

You can also buy tickets on-line at our website: 
http://www.kpcc.com/events/bollywood-night/

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Sky Kershner
Executive Director, KPCC

 

P.S. Need some inspiration?
Check out our video 
Bollywood in 60 Seconds
http://youtu.be/oy_GVP3XuLY

Like Bollywood Night on Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodWV

 

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KPCC News - April 2014

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April 2014 Spring has Sprung (We hope!) Spring has returned.  The Earth is like a child that knows poems.  - Rainer Maria Rilke One of the blessings of these past few months has been the invitation we received to be part of this year's Bollywood event to be held Saturday, May 17 at 6 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center. Bollywood Night WV is a fundraising event sponsored by the India Center with proceeds going to a local charity. This year KPCC, Manna Meal, Inc. and WV Health Right were chosen as the beneficiaries. We are humbled to be in the company of such important community organizations.  Tickets for the event are $100 each, with the proceeds split equally by the three groups. The event always sells out, and here's why: great fun, great food, 800 guests and 100 dancers. We hope to see you there! Click here to purchase tickets. CARLA Celebrates 10 Years! Congratulations to CARLA on 10 outstanding years! For those who don't know, CARLA is the Charleston Area Religious Leaders "Association." CARLA is a trust-building/social-capital-building group for ministers and religious leaders from all faith traditions in our area.  The group meets on a monthly basis to get to know each other better and to provide support for each other in our various forms of ministry. Click here to read the Daily Mail article. Click here to learn more about CARLA. Motivational Interviewing  Workshops Join Jack Stringfellow and other KPCC therapists as we discuss methods to help people find the positive motivation they need to make significant changes in their lives. MI workshops are held the third Thursday of every month. Click here to learn more and register for our next MI workshop. Give Back to KPCC! Did you know that donations to KPCC help us provide assistance and services to those who otherwise couldn't afford it? If you've had a positive experience with KPCC, please consider clicking the link below to make a quick, one-time donation of $10. The $10 you give truly will make a difference in someone's life. Thank you for your support of KPCC! Click here to donate now.	KPCC Staff KPCC continues doing what it does best: providing quality counseling at an affordable cost with sensitivity to a spiritual understanding of life. We are  Open Accepting Positive Available We help people build better relationships with themselves and with others. Call us if you or someone you know could use a little extra help! 304-346-9689 304-205-WELL www.kpcc.com  Congratulations, Rosie!  Rosie Hefner, a counselor with KPCC, recently completed the requirements for the Leadership Coaching Specialist Program. For more information on how Rosie can help you move through life transitions, you can contact her at 304.346.9689, ext 215 or rhefner@kpcc.com.  KPCC Board Welcome lunch for new board members Matthew Rucker, Arnett Foster Toothman, and Kelly Shafer, Suttle & Stalnaker pictured with KPCC board president Nick Oxley and executive director Sky Kershner. The KPCC Board continues to be committed to the mission of providing counseling at an affordable rate to everyone. KPCC Board
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