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More than 50 people gathered in Monroe Park in the Jefferson-Westside neighborhood to celebrate Mother's Day with crafts and activities for kids of all ages, thanks to the Eugene-based Women Leaders in Cannabis, a group of local women working in the cannabis industry.
The booths gave kids and adults the chance to paint birdhouses, make Mother's Day cards, plant flowers or have their faces painted, with members of the organization leading each station. Attendants also could donate to -support the nonprofit Kind Tree – Autism Rocks and the organization's annual prom for people with disabilities.
Co-founder Bethany Sherman said that the organization provides a way for local women business leaders in the cannabis industry to "strengthen each other's businesses through collaboration and philanthropy."
Sherman is the founder and CEO of OG -Analytical, a quality assurance lab in Eugene. Sherman said she hopes to bridge the gap between the industry and the general community through events like Saturday's fundraiser and celebration.
"(We can) show the community that we are all very professional," she said.
Sherman would love to see the organization expand, saying that women from Portland and Southern Oregon have approached her with interest in starting their own chapters.
Co-founder Lindsey Jacobsen added that the benefits for members of the group are the opportunities for networking and cross-promotional branding, "giving these women stability and a sense of community" in an emerging and -ever-changing industry.
Member Johanna -Williamson was giving -children "fairy hair" by tying sparkly strands of Thai garment silk, used to make saris and scarves, to single strands of hair.
"(Wearing fairy hair) is a great way to brighten anyone's day," she said. "Kids and adults love this stuff."
Williamson works as an account manager for the marijuana distribution company Highly -Distributed and has been a member of Women Leaders in Cannabis for about four months.
"It's a great way to get different female -business owners in the community together," she said.
Like Sherman, -Williamson said she is concerned by the stigma of working in the -cannabis industry where people assume "everyone involved is just about getting high."
She said while recreational marijuana is one side of the cannabis industry, the medical benefits of marijuana are "the important side."
While her grandchildren worked on crafts at one of the booths, Mary McCall said that she found out about Saturday's event through -co-founder Jacobsen's dispensary, Medication Destination.
"A lot of people assume that it's going to be marijuana stuff everywhere," she said. "If they came, they'd see (that it isn't)."
As her two grandchildren, 3-year-old Elizabeth and 8-year-old Connor, made Mother's Day cards, McCall helped them make designs in glitter glue and stamp "Mom" across the envelope.
"We're not just medical marijuana users," she said. "We're people, too."
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: OR: No Marijuana At Women Leaders In Cannabis' Free Spring Fling Outreach Event
Author: Francesca Fontana
Photo Credit: Women Leaders in Cannabis
Website: The Register-Guard
The booths gave kids and adults the chance to paint birdhouses, make Mother's Day cards, plant flowers or have their faces painted, with members of the organization leading each station. Attendants also could donate to -support the nonprofit Kind Tree – Autism Rocks and the organization's annual prom for people with disabilities.
Co-founder Bethany Sherman said that the organization provides a way for local women business leaders in the cannabis industry to "strengthen each other's businesses through collaboration and philanthropy."
Sherman is the founder and CEO of OG -Analytical, a quality assurance lab in Eugene. Sherman said she hopes to bridge the gap between the industry and the general community through events like Saturday's fundraiser and celebration.
"(We can) show the community that we are all very professional," she said.
Sherman would love to see the organization expand, saying that women from Portland and Southern Oregon have approached her with interest in starting their own chapters.
Co-founder Lindsey Jacobsen added that the benefits for members of the group are the opportunities for networking and cross-promotional branding, "giving these women stability and a sense of community" in an emerging and -ever-changing industry.
Member Johanna -Williamson was giving -children "fairy hair" by tying sparkly strands of Thai garment silk, used to make saris and scarves, to single strands of hair.
"(Wearing fairy hair) is a great way to brighten anyone's day," she said. "Kids and adults love this stuff."
Williamson works as an account manager for the marijuana distribution company Highly -Distributed and has been a member of Women Leaders in Cannabis for about four months.
"It's a great way to get different female -business owners in the community together," she said.
Like Sherman, -Williamson said she is concerned by the stigma of working in the -cannabis industry where people assume "everyone involved is just about getting high."
She said while recreational marijuana is one side of the cannabis industry, the medical benefits of marijuana are "the important side."
While her grandchildren worked on crafts at one of the booths, Mary McCall said that she found out about Saturday's event through -co-founder Jacobsen's dispensary, Medication Destination.
"A lot of people assume that it's going to be marijuana stuff everywhere," she said. "If they came, they'd see (that it isn't)."
As her two grandchildren, 3-year-old Elizabeth and 8-year-old Connor, made Mother's Day cards, McCall helped them make designs in glitter glue and stamp "Mom" across the envelope.
"We're not just medical marijuana users," she said. "We're people, too."
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: OR: No Marijuana At Women Leaders In Cannabis' Free Spring Fling Outreach Event
Author: Francesca Fontana
Photo Credit: Women Leaders in Cannabis
Website: The Register-Guard
