2010 -- A year in review (November 4)

PoPP is the first in a possible series of projects under a program called: Writing to Succeed - Fostering Creativity through Poetry. The purpose of PoPP is to build creativity that powers imagination and therefore prepares children for the challenges of the 21st Century.

As a result of donations from: The Crown Point Community Foundation, Write-on Hoosiers, Magic Hour Writers, personal donations from members of IWC and the general public, the IWC pilot project: Power of Poetry Project (PoPP) became a reality.

Through the cooperation of Crown Point's Lake Street School principal and staff, arrangements were made possible for four IWC members to visit the teachers and 370 students at the K-5 elementary school in November.







Many thanks goes out to Katherine Flotz, Sharon Palmeri, Judy Whitcomb and Jackie Huppenthal, who shared their enthusiasm and knowledge of poetry to help the children foster and build skills that will strengthen creativity and develop poetry appreciation.

2010 -- A year in review (November 3)

Indiana Writers' Consortium participated
in the 2010 Great Lakes Award Initiative
sponsored by:

The Legacy Foundation
(Lake County’s Community Foundation)

Above, left to right:
Kathryn Page Camp, Sharon Palmeri, Katherine Flotz

This year Indiana Writers' Consortium was selected to participate in the Great Lakes Award Initiative Program for non profit organizations.

The program, which ran between April and September, consisted of seven training workshops on topics which included: Strategy, Fund-raising, Clarity, Roles, Accountability and Resources.

The Great Lake Award Initiative focuses on flexibility and perfecting the roles that each of us play in creating and sustaining robust nonprofit organizations.

Members who participated in the program were: Kathryn Page Camp, Katherine Flotz, Janine Harrison, Sharon Palmeri and Judy Whitcomb.

The photos on this page were taken and shared with us by the Legacy Foundation at the November 3, 2010 Legacy Foundation's Annual Community Reception.

Kathryn Page Camp explains the mission of IWC

Legacy Foundation at the 2010 Annual Community Reception on November 3
First row, second person: Sharon Palmeri joins the GLAI participants

2010 -- A year in review (October)

The Road to Publishing Banquet
Second Annual Banquet and Writers Panel
was held on October 28, 2010 at
Strongbow Inn, Valparaiso, Indiana



(above) Several tables were set up for authors. Picture is Sandra Tooley







(Above) Pre-dinner networking




Outgoing President Sharon Palmeri recaps the history of IWC from 2007-present




Left to right: Kathryn Page Camp served as moderator; next to Kathryn are authors Katherine Flotz, Peggy Archer, Michael Poore, Cynthia Echterling, and Kate Collins


Below are readers from the poetry slam that followed the banquet



(above) Michael Poore



Gordon Stamper



Ken Alexander



Heather Stamper

2010 -- A year in review (July)

The 2nd Annual Networking Picnic was held on
Saturday, July 17th, 12 - 4 PM
Community Park at Lions Shelter
Munster, IN




(above) Author Peggy Archer discusses the craft of writing for children




Preparing for the "white elephant" fund-raising auction




Good eats



Let the auction begin....