PALS - Partnering Ambassadors for Life and Service
Partnering Ambassadors for Life and Service (PALS) was founded in 2007 by Women To The World
President and Founder, Doris Aldrich, for the purpose of bringing light and hope to the lives of
suffering women and children within the United States. www.DorisAldrich.com
With the help of local volunteers in Athens, Georgia, a fresh approach to equipping adult women for
stable employment is now being realized. In genuine pursuit of a life of dignity, self-worth, and
independence, many women have responded to this unique educational opportunity.
PALS has provided an effective educational opportunity unlike any other. The dream is now being
realized by many unemployed mothers, or those desiring career training and advancement.
Through Computer Education, GED certification, job placement and skill application training, adult
women face the future with fresh hope.
In partnership with the
Sparrow's Nest Mission in Athens, Georgia, PALS teachers, mentors, and life-skills counselors
are transforming even more lives by offering the PALS creative Christian-based curriculum to those
seeking freedom from poverty, dependency, and abuse.
Women to the World is uniquely qualified to lead the charge that eradicates roadblocks to personal
development, such as domestic violence, spousal abandonment, previous drug abuse, and joblessness.
Women to the World has been effective in relief, development, and rescue programs around the world
since 1985. (See www.WomenToTheWorld.org). The
PALS Program
is resting upon the same solid foundation of effective helps through developmental programs that train and
educate for practical self-sustaining workforce goals, reaching suffering women and children throughout the
developing world.
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The PALS Program of Athens, Georgia Provides:
- GED Certification and Testing
- Computer Skills Training
- Resume Building
- Life-skill Mentoring
- Personal Devotional Opportunities
- NEW LOCATION: Rocksprings Community Center
- 2012 Classes begin January 9th
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This Program provided at NO COST
This unique developmental program, designed for disenfranchised adult women and their families, is offered in
Athens, Georgia at NO COST to the recipient. This is a program capable of duplication throughout the United States.
Please contact pals@womentotheworld.org or call (706) 548-0000 for information regarding starting a PALS Program in your community.
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STUDENT ENROLLEES
(Athens, Georgia)
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Who?
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Any Adult Female in Need of PALS Program Services (Ages 16-68)
PALS Business Skills and GED Training Program, with Completion Certificate
Every Mon. and Wed. Afternoon, 11:15 - 4:30 PM
PALS NEW LOCATION: Rocksprings Community Center, 250 Rocksprings Court
Phone (706) 548-0000 for pre-enrollment, and to set appointment time for GED placement testing
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Mentors offer on-going support as students advance at their own pace.
Enrollees may attend classes according to our schedule, shown below.
Enrollees are asked to commit to the program, and to faithfully make
every effort to attend the weekly scheduled classes.
Students are assigned a personal mentor and work at their own pace until job placement
or GED testing is secured.
Women to the World and PALS will scholarship the State of Georgia GED testing fee.
Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:15 am to 4:30 pm
Class schedules subject to change without notice, so please call (706) 548-0000 for more information.
Please call (706) 548-0000 or write to pals@womentotheworld.org for more information.
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Special Local PALS Partners Include:
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Key PALS Classroom Leadership includes:
Mrs Doris Aldrich
Mrs Sue Alewine
Mz Carla Sadek-Cameron
Dr & Mrs Evan Brown
Dr Elizabeth Eidson
Dr John Haar
Mr William Koscinski
Dr Jane Russell
Ms Marlene Walston
Mr Kip Tanner
Mrs Sherri Tanner
Mrs Samira Cheepoo
Mz Julia Jones
Miss Jenny Bailey
Mrs La Vonne Palusky
Miss Kim Halastra
Mr Bob Bitowft
Mrs Sue Koscinski
Mz Rita Finch
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A host of local volunteers generously serve this program as mentors, donors, and teachers from the Athens Community.
Like to help? Here's how...
There are no fees charged to the students enrolled in the PALS program,
eliminating one of the biggest roadblocks facing these young men and women who
so desperately need hope and need someone to care.
We rely on your generous loving support to sponsor our students. The cost per
student is $250.00, which covers the materials needed for their instruction, and
the $100.00 State of Georgia GED testing fee.
If you would like to contribute, please CLICK HERE.
Become a Teacher/Mentor
Volunteering your time and expertise can be one of the most rewarding ways to help
others in need. Please consider becoming a PALS program Class Leader or
Mentor.
Our volunteer contact form is HERE.
Mentors to GED preparation students are needed to help tutor students in language arts and mathematics.
Computer skills program needs mentors to help the students learn and practice basic computer skills using
such programs as MS Word and Excel, as well as basic email and internet programs.
NOTE: PALS, PARTNERING AMBASSADORS FOR LIFE AND SERVICE, is a Tax-Exempt, volunteer community service
program, founded by Doris Aldrich, for the purpose of bringing light and hope to the lives of suffering
women and children within the United States. Women to the World, Inc. is the parent organization of
Partnering Ambassadors of Life and Service. Women to the World operates vocational and training institutes
in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Africa, Kenya, Africa and the U.S. Past project locations include Turkey,
Peru, Ukraine, Pakistan, Honduras, and FIW (Fellowship of International Women), based in Chicago. U.S.
offices of Women to the World are located in Athens, Georgia, with offices in Europe, Central Asia and
Africa, since 1985.
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