Ginny Receives Leadership Award

Amethyst CEO, Ginny O'Keeffe, was awarded the Women's Leadership Award and the Ohio Women's Symposium 2010 in May. Her work on the state and national level has been recognized by many, and the OWN recognized her contributions to the field of women's gender-specific programming. She exemplifies a strong committment to empower women, continually working to change lives through building a community of support and connection.

Margo Spence was recognized for her leadership of the Ohio Women's Network. She remained President of OWN for a number of years, seeing it through its middle period of development, achieving both programming noteriety, expanding its membership and the development and completion of its tax-exempt status.

Giny and Margo are members of the Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers.

Congratulations, Ginny and Margo

Mandy McGlone of Amethyst is Forty Under 40 Nominee

Mandy McGlone, Director of Administrative Services for Amethyst, Inc. named one of Business First's Forty Under 40.

Mandy began working for Amethyst in 1997 as Client Services Director. Her long list of impressive accomplishments includes the development and implementation of SummerQuest (an intervention summer camp for kids), she serves MOMM board of directors and fund raises for Franconia Anemia. If that wasn't enough, she balances a successful family life with her husband and three children.

Congratulations Mandy!

Read the Business First interview with Mandy McGlone or check out other nominees!

Amethyst Client discusses "New Drug" with 10TV News!

Check out the video above of Amethyst client, Chanyta, interviewed by 10TV News!

WOCC Beautifies Amethyst Apartments

The women of the WOCC, Women of Color Connection at Chase, truly understand the importance of having a place to live that you can be proud of-- they understand how to make a house a home.

Previously, these ladies took it upon themselves to furnish and decorate an entire apartment for a family at Amethyst. The ladies worked hard to secure some additional funding and then asked Amethyst, "How else can we help?" The women were asked to roll up their sleeves and help plant, mulch and beautify one of the apartment buildings that was in need of some care. They took on the challenge with energy and smiles, realizing how important it is to have a home you can be proud of and care about. The women gave up hours and hours of free time to plan and design the new courtyard of the apartments. They met at 8:00 a.m on a Saturday morning to lay mulch, plant and pull weeds.

Thanks to the ladies of the WOCC the women of Amethyst have a more beautiful space to come home to! Click here to see a slideshow of pictures from the project!

Special thanks to:

Linda Alexander
Aureus Griffith
Kristie Hollinger

Join the Mission! SummerQuest 2010

Operating June-August, SummerQuest is a nationally acclaimed 12-week intervention day camp for children ages 6-14, whose mothers are involved in the long-term treatment program at Amethyst, Inc.

This year, the fund raising goal for SummerQuest is $20,000. We still have a long way to go and need your help to reach the goal and secure a summer of fun and learning for the children of Amethyst.

If everyone who receives Amethyst Connections donates just $5 to SummerQuest-- we would have more than enough to send one kid to camp for the whole summer!!! You can make a difference in the lives of children in Columbus.

• Just $50 sends one kid to camp for one day
• $250 can send one child to camp for one week
• $1000 can send one child to camp for one month
• $3000 can send one child to camp for the entire summer!

Special Thanks!

This year Zonta, an international women's service group, contributed over $250 worth of new supplies for camp. Thanks to these generous ladies the kids had new water toys, balls and toys to play with at camp this year. Thanks to all the ladies of Zonta for their contribution!

To get involved with SummerQuest, this year or in the future, contact Development. Or visit http://www.ilovesummerquest.org/ to make a donation today and learn more about SummerQuest programming and impact.