#ywca130

0⃣6⃣0⃣6⃣ The countdown is ON for #OWA37! ⏳⌛ Have you gotten your ticket yet? Visit the link in our bio to save yourself a seat at the #RVA region's largest celebration of women in leadership. • • • We are #OnaMission to #empowerwomen & #empowerRVA! #YWCA130 (at YWCA Richmond)

#TBT from the @RTDnews archive: Our 1984 Outstanding Women Awards honorees! These incredible women made huge strides to advance social justice and create positive changes in the Richmond region. This April, we celebrate our 37th year of OWA, and hope you'll join us at this signature event to celebrate women in leadership! • • • 🎫 Link to get tickets for #OWA37 & our #OWAforum in our bio. 📷 Courtesy of @rtd_photo #empowerWomen #empowerrva #onamission #ywca130 (at Greater Richmond Convention Center)

....And the winner of our #YWCA130 raffle is... Patricia Murray! 🙌🎉 Thank you so much, Pat, for the 130th Birthday gift to our Empowerment Fund during our #YWCA130 challenge, to support the women, children, survivors and families we serve! We're sending Pat a YW swag bag including our @bonfire #OnaMission tee! She can't make it to the @lucky_13rva benefit concert, so two tickets are still up for grabs. 🎫🎫 Stay tuned for our ticket announcement. Thanks to all who donated to and participated this mini-campaign. We had a lot of fun with it and loved hearing your stories! #empowerRVA #RVA (at YWCA Richmond)

Thanks for the #YWCA130 love, @divabootcamprva! 💛 #Repost - #stepbacksaturday to that time we raised money and can goods to support @ywcarva We love partnering with local businesses and charities to #dogood for our #rva community. Our sister business, @massagesbykiara , has also partnered with @ywcarva to provide free chair massages💆🏽 to both staff and survivors. This month marks the 130th anniversary of the @ywcarva ! Thank you @ywcarva for all the amazing work you do in our community to 🙌🏽💖 #ywca130 #socialenterprise #musclesandmindfulness #divasgiveback (at YWCA Richmond)

PT 2: YWCA Richmond is proud to have been at the forefront of advancing social change in #RVA for 130 years. Unfortunately, this quote from a 1961 article in @RTDNews is all too relevant today. @ywcarva is committed to eliminating racism and helping individuals overcome the psychological, sociological and economic barriers standing in the way of self empowerment. * * * If you want to support our work to #eliminateracism & #empowerRVA click the link in our bio to join the #YWCA130 Challenge! (at YWCA Richmond)

PT 1: YWCA Richmond is proud to have been at the forefront of advancing social change in #RVA for 130 years. This clip is from at 1961 article in @RTDNews about @ywcarva integrating its facilities & promoting inclusiveness in the community. We still work to fight racial injustices and #empowerRVA today. If you want to support our work to #eliminateracism click the link in our bio to join the #YWCA130 Challenge! (at YWCA Richmond)

One of our favorite finds in the #YWCA130 archives: here's a snapshot that accompanied a 1963 @RTDnews announcement of our site reopening after a major renovation. The women pictured are then-board chair Mrs. Frankie King and then-executive director Mrs. Minnie Lee Rice. We're proud to have acted under the direction of strong women for 130 years! ✊ If you believe in creating and advancing opportunities for women in leadership, consider joining the #YWCA130 challenge to support @ywcarva's work to #empowerRVA. Link in our profile. (at YWCA Richmond)

Look familiar? Before it served as a meeting place for staff and all-women board of directors, our library was a reception area for women coming to our downtown building for housing, vocational training, physical fitness programs, meals and more. 📷 @RTDnews, 1963 #YWCA130 #empowerRVA (at YWCA Richmond)