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Durling's project supports widows in India

BONSALL – Peggy Durling is the newly elected president of the Bonsall Woman's Club. Each new president chooses a special project for her two-year term of office. Durling has chosen to support The White Rainbow Project, founded by Linda Mandrayar, a Bonsall resident and member of BWC.

The White Rainbow Project is an outreach to women of India who are stigmatized by widowhood. These women are not only suffering the loss of a spouse but also have lost their basic human rights and dignity in addition to their livelihood. They may be forced from their homes, lose their land or trapped into other bad situations of begging and coerced into a life of shame. Forced to wear white is still another means of shaming these otherwise colorful Indian women.

The White Rainbow Project is a nonprofit humanitarian organization with a focus on teaching women sustainable skills such as jewelry making and handmade silk accessories.

To kick off her project, Durling will be participating in "The Walk for Widows Worldwide." She has committed to walk 2.3 miles for the White Rainbow Project on behalf of the Bonsall Woman's Club.

Each year, the United Nations observes June 23 as International Widows Day, focusing on widows the world over to help in the support of their needs. Anyone who wishes to support the widows of the White Rainbow Project by sponsoring Durling's walk can visit

https://secure.piryx.com/donate/BnheRmop/The-White-Rainbow-Project/peggydurling.

Submitted by the Bonsall Woman's Club.

 

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