Berea, KY – Berea College’s Students Organizing Community Relations, a student public relations firm sponsored by Dr. Billy Wooten is partnering with the New Opportunity School for Women to raise community awareness of the NOSW’s mission and to celebrate their supporters.

On April 18, from Noon-2 p.m. at the Acton Folk Center on Jefferson Street, there will be a community wide cookout with free food, games, live music, and a raffle for door prizes (savings bonds, gift cards, gift certificates, crafts, and many more great prizes) all donated by local businesses. The event is being held to raise awareness about the New Opportunity School for Women, whose mission is to improve the educational, financial and personal circumstances of low-income women in Kentucky and south-central Appalachia.

Tickets for the raffle will be offered in exchange for an in-kind donation from the list below. The more items you donate, the more chances to win. Items on the School’s “wish list” are:

-Bottled Water
-Trash Bags
-Paper Supplies  (Paper towels, plates, cups, napkins, bathroom tissue, facial tissue, etc.)
-Office Supplies (postage stamps, white or colored copy paper, card stock, tape, pens, etc._
-Cards (Birthday, Sympathy, Get Well and Thank You)
-Cosmetic Products (new)
-Towels and Washclothes
-Women’s Business Suits (new or gently used, especially larger sizes)
-Gently Used or New Computers

To learn more about the NOSW, join us at the cookout on April 18th or contact Jan Gill, the Executive Director, at (859) 985-7200; ; www.nosw.org. For additional information on the event, please contact Dr. Billy Wooten at (859) 985-3762;