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February
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Thank you Marco’s Pizza for this fundraising day! And a huge thank you for doing this the first Wednesday of every month going forward. When: Wednesday, February 5, 2024 (And future
Event Details
Thank you Marco’s Pizza for this fundraising day! And a huge thank you for doing this the first Wednesday of every month going forward.
When:
Wednesday, February 5, 2024
(And future first Wednesdays.)
Times:
All Day!
Where:
Marco’s Pizza
2355 Health Drive
Wyoming, MI 49519
Also online, either via their website or app.
When ordering on the website or app, please enter our WARFEB code in the FUNDRAISING CODE section. Thank you!
Note | Marco’s Pizza in Wyoming will be offering this fundraiser for future first Wednesdays. If you have plans on Feb 5th… there is still Mar 5th (WARMAR), Apr 2nd (WARAPR), and so on.
Mark your calendars for every first Wednesday. We hope to see you there!
Time
February 5, 2025 All Day(GMT-05:00)
Event Details
Join the WAR Chest Boutique for our Galentine’s Extravaganza on Saturday, February 15, 2025, from 10:30am to 1:00pm. Gather your girlfriends and join us at the WAR Chest Boutique on Saturday,
Event Details
Join the WAR Chest Boutique for our Galentine’s Extravaganza on Saturday, February 15, 2025, from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
Gather your girlfriends and join us at the WAR Chest Boutique on Saturday, February 15 for our annual Galentines Extravaganza. Let us show you a little love with some special savings, free gifts, and treats on us! Stay for a while, check out what’s new, and relax in a welcoming environment!
What can you expect? Here’s the scoop!
~ Door prizes will be available for the first 25 guests who arrive between 10:30am-1:00pm. Hint: the door prizes will include an exclusive product made for you in our U.S. Training Center from our spa line, and smells fabulous.
~ Eat, drink and be merry. Treats will include yummy chocolates and fruity punch!
~ Sign up for a gift basket drawing (valued at $50+)!
~ Enjoy special savings on specific products.
~ Plus, receive a free gift with your purchase! #Shoptorescue
Bummed you can’t make it between the hours of 10:30-1:00? The store is open on Saturdays until 3:00, so if we still have door prizes or gifts-with-purchase available, we’ll keep giving them out until they run out that day!
Date:
February 15, 2025
Time:
10:30am – 1:00pm (ET)
LOCATION:
War Chest Boutique
2790 44th St SW
Wyoming, MI 49519
We can’t wait to see you!
Time
February 15, 2025 10:30 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
WAR Chest Boutique- Grandville
2790 44th St. SW
WAR Chest Boutique- Grandville
March
Event Details
Thank you Marco’s Pizza for this fundraising day! And a huge thank you for doing this the first Wednesday of every month going forward. When: Wednesday, March 5, 2024 (And future
Event Details
Thank you Marco’s Pizza for this fundraising day! And a huge thank you for doing this the first Wednesday of every month going forward.
When:
Wednesday, March 5, 2024
(And future first Wednesdays.)
Times:
All Day!
Where:
Marco’s Pizza
2355 Health Drive
Wyoming, MI 49519
Also online, either via their website or app.
When ordering on the website or app, please enter our WARMAR code in the FUNDRAISING CODE section. Thank you!
Note | Marco’s Pizza in Wyoming will be offering this fundraiser for future first Wednesdays. If you have plans on March 5th… there is still April 2nd (WARAPR), May 7th (WARMAY), and so on.
Mark your calendars for every first Wednesday. We hope to see you there!
Time
March 5, 2025 All Day(GMT-05:00)
Event Details
Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 9am to 4pm The WAR, Int’l Course, led by founder and president Rebecca McDonald, will cover key facts about Women At Risk, International. Topics will include
Event Details
Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 9am to 4pm
The WAR, Int’l Course, led by founder and president Rebecca McDonald, will cover key facts about Women At Risk, International. Topics will include the history and mission of WAR, Int’l, how programs and partnerships are developed, the handling of product and sales with artisans, specific ways to get involved, and more.
Originally designed as a training for WAR, Int’l speakers, it is now open to anyone desiring to learn more about who we are and what we do.
We are offering this training in person only at our U.S. Training Center located at our headquarters. There is a $15 fee that includes lunch and valued resources.
Date:
March 15, 2025
Time:
Check-in begins ~ 8:30am (ET)
Course ~ 9:00am (ET) to 4:00pm (ET)
Our WAR Chest Boutique will be open extended hours.
Where:
Women At Risk, International
2790 44th Street SW
Wyoming, MI 49519
(616) 855-0796
Join us for an enjoyable time of learning and interacting together.
Registration deadline is March 12, 2025.
Time
March 15, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Women At Risk, International Headquarters
2790 44th ST SW, Wyoming, MI
Speakers for this event
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Rebecca McDonald
Rebecca McDonald
President and Founder of WAR, Int’l
President and Founder of WAR, Int’l
Registration
We’re so glad you’ve decided to register for The WAR, Int’l Course on Saturday, March 15, 2025. If you have additional questions, please write to info@warinternational.org or call 616-855-0796.
June
Event Details
Rebecca McDonald, founder & president of Women At Risk, International (WAR, Int’l) and Dr. Phil McDonald, Author & President of LEAD, will be presenting at First Baptist Church in Holland, MI. When:
Event Details
Rebecca McDonald, founder & president of Women At Risk, International (WAR, Int’l) and Dr. Phil McDonald, Author & President of LEAD, will be presenting at First Baptist Church in Holland, MI.
When:
June 8, 2025
Times:
9:30am | Adult Sunday School | both to present, leaving time for Q&A
10:45am | Worship Service | both will provide a 3-minute ministry update
Where:
First Baptist Church
1066 E 8th Street
Holland, MI 49423
Mark your calendars and join us – we hope to see you there!
Time
June 8, 2025 11:15 am - 12:00 pm EDT(GMT-05:00)
Location
First Baptist Church | Holland, MI
1066 E 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423
July
Event Details
We are hosting our first Estate Sale for Freedom event. WHERE: WAR Chest Boutique 2790 44th Street SW Wyoming, MI WHEN: July 21 through 26, 2025 Monday trhough Friday, 10am –
Event Details
We are hosting our first Estate Sale for Freedom event.
WHERE:
WAR Chest Boutique
2790 44th Street SW
Wyoming, MI
WHEN:
July 21 through 26, 2025
Monday trhough Friday, 10am – 5pm
Saturday, 10am – 3pm
NOTICE: Donations will be accepted through July 1st. Items will be accepted by Joy, our boutique manager, during regular business hours Monday-Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm, or by appointment on Saturdays. Please sall 616-855-0796 and ask for Joy (or email info@warchestboutique.com) with questions you may have.
Read Rebecca McDonald’s (founder & president of Women At Risk, Int’l) call to arms here!
We hope to see you there!
Time
July 21, 2025 10:00 am - July 26, 2025 3:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
WAR Chest Boutique
2790 44th St SW
October
Event Details
100,000 – 300,000 U.S. kids at risk of trafficking National Center for Missing
Event Details
100,000 – 300,000 U.S. kids at risk of trafficking
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1/3 teens lured toward prostitution within 48 hrs of leaving home
National Runaway Hotline
15 (average number of times a trafficked minor sold per day)
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Every 30 seconds a person is trafficked globally.
No longer do we have the luxury of deciding whether or not we need to know about human trafficking. Learn how to become a circle of protection around the loved ones in your life by coming to one of our Civilian First Responder (CFR) conferences. Here, you will learn what makes a community susceptible to trafficking, how to identify a victim, how to respond to and report suspicious activity, and more. Discover helpful tips, action plans, and ways to protect the innocent.
This highly sought-after conference brings the U.S. government, Homeland Security, law enforcement officers, human trafficking survivors, and the president of Women At Risk, International into one room to educate communities on this dangerous crime.
Three Good Reasons to Host or Attend a CFR Event
- You will learn to recognize the signs of trafficking in your community
- You will learn healthy ways to respond to crisis situations
- You will learn how to share this information with community members, of any age
Sign up today! Registration ends October 22, 2025
Unable to attend? Check out our Digital Civilian First Responder Program.
Time
October 25, 2025 9:00 am - 4:30 pm EST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Women At Risk International Headquarters
2790 44th ST SW
Schedule
- October 25, 2025
- 9am Session one9am - 10:30amDo you feel like you don’t know what trafficking is or how it found its way into our communities? This session will show you why it is vital for everyone to know the signs of human trafficking. You will also hear firsthand from a trafficking survivor as she shares her journey to freedom, bringing this topic home in a real way. Come and learn to “see the unseen.”Speakers: Rebecca McDonald
- 10:30am Break10:30am - 10:45am15-minute break
- 10:45am Session Two10:45am - 12:45pmThis session will explore common 22 lures used by sexual predators, discuss 21 trafficking flash points, and the demographics in Western Michigan, and teach Homeland Security guidelines for Civilian Responders. The session will include interviews with law enforcement, teenage traffickers, Homeland Security, as well as a testimony about how one phone call rescued a woman and changed her life.Speakers: Rebecca McDonald
- 12:45pm Lunch12:45pm - 1:45pmLunch Break
- 1:45pm Breakout Sessions1:45pm - 2:30pmChoose from a variety of Breakout Sessions that will be led by various professionals involved in the fight against human trafficking. Session topics may include Counseling, Parenting, Pornography, Law Enforcement, Hospitality, Outreach, or Survivor Testimonies.
- 2:30pm Break2:30pm - 2:50pm20-minute break
- 2:50pm Session Three2:50pm - 4:30pmIn this session, you will learn how to use your knowledge to respond to a human trafficking situation. You’ll also uncover helpful and appropriate ways to talk to children about this sensitive subject. Come find out how to be a beacon of light in the darkness, and discover the hope that is ours as we fight against human trafficking. Also, there is a Q&A panel during this time for questions we receive throughout the day.Speakers: Rebecca McDonald
- 4:30pm Q&A - The Experts Panel4:30pm - 5:00pmThe Panel: The day will end by a time of Q&A taken from your question cards and answered by our panel of session leaders, speakers and survivors.
Speakers for this event
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Rebecca McDonald
Rebecca McDonald
President and Founder of WAR, Int’l
President and Founder of WAR, Int’l
Registration
Thank you for signing up to attend our Civilian First Responder (CFR) Training Conference! We can't wait to see you! (Registration closes October 22, 2025.) If you have additional questions, please write to info@warinternational.org or call 616-855-0796.
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