Yuma Center

The clock is ticking! 🕐 Just a few days left to secure your spot at Yuma Center's Annual Cocktail Benefit on June 4th. An evening of friendship, cocktails, and live music you won't want to miss. 💛

🎟️ Get your tickets now at https://www.yumadc.org/benefit

⚠️ One week left to grab your tickets! Yuma Center's Annual Cocktail Benefit is just around the corner — an evening that inspires women and impacts generations. Don't wait! 🥂🎶

🎟️Please use this link for tickets: https://www.yumadc.org/benefit

💛 Behind every great woman is a community that believes in her. Yuma Center's Annual Cocktail Benefit fuels mentoring, cultural, and educational programs that help women integrate their careers, personal lives, and service to society. Come celebrate. Come give back. Come be inspired.
🎶 Cocktails | Hors d'oeuvres | Live Music
🎟️ https://www.yumadc.org/benefit

🌸 Mark your calendars! Yuma Center's Annual Cocktail Benefit is almost here — the perfect start to your summer. An evening of friendship, heavy hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and live music, all in support of women and girls integrating life, work, and service.

To purchase your tickets please use this link: https://yumadc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/yumadc/eventRegistration.jsp?event=8204&

See you there! 🥂✨

We depend on your generosity of our Annual Benefit Sponsors and invite you to consider one of the sponsor levels above.

To sponsor our event, please use this link: https://yumadc.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2026-annual-benefit-sponsor

Thank you for your invaluable support.

We hope to see you all Thursday, June 4th, from 7:00pm - 9:00pm for our annual Cocktail Benefit!

A new Silver Linings Blog has been posted!

Lessons in Downsizing

Silver Linings, Vol. 4, No. 3
By Mary Elizabeth Naegele


My new friend Gale and I were waiting to buy postcards at Mount Vernon recently when she spoke a bit about her move from New York last fall. She said she’d relocated with very few of her belongings. The cashier, a woman in her 70’s, overheard us and said she too had left most of her things behind when she moved from South Carolina to her daughter’s Northern Virginia basement.

It was surprising to be in the company of two women who had quickly and ruthlessly downsized, making Swedish death cleaning, a favorite topic, look like a walk in the park.

Last month, before we left for our annual drive to Western Wyoming for a long visit, I did a usual pre-trip cleanout and got rid of bags of clothes, purged stacks of notebooks and mail from my study cabinets, and supervised the emptying of a large closet. As time passes, superfluities become clearer. Items like old athletic equipment surface from the deep. (When did al fresco daughter, almost 22, play lacrosse – middle school?!) Perhaps most striking in these exercises is how much remains.

Below, four thoughtful women tell how they effectively downsized their possessions … and then their homes.

Want to continue reading? Please use this link: https://www.yumadc.org/silverlinings/

Art: Cosy Corner by Carl Larsson, 1894

“He is not here; He has risen.” — Luke 24:6 ✝️
Wishing you a blessed and joyful Easter filled with His peace 🌷

Are YOU interested in making a global impact? Apply today to our leadership program for girls from across the U.S. and around the world for a transformative one-week experience! Choose between Domestic Affairs or Global Affairs and gain insider access to top institutions. Engage in dynamic seminars, private meetings, and behind-the-scenes discussions with influential leaders shaping our world!

Deadline for Applications & Letters of Recommendation: April 10th

Program Dates:

Domestic Affairs: July 12th - 18th
Global Affairs: July 19th - 25th

Early Bird Fee: $675 if paid by June 1st

Includes overnight accommodations, meals, and materials.

Please use this link to apply: https://yumadc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/yumadc/eventRegistration.jsp?event=8169&

We hope to see you and your friends applications soon!