Tag Archives: Treetops Collective

TreeTops Collective speakers series begins on International Women’s Day

3-bottom, Area Education, Community Health, Health, Non-Profits, Upcoming Events, WKTV Projects, , ,

By K.D. Norris

ken@wktv.org

Treetops Collective is hosting a four-part speaker series, “Women are Resilient,” beginning today, on International Women’s Day, March 8, and continuing throughout the month of March.

One of Treetops Collective’s core values is a “posture of listening” that recognizes that “each person is an expert of their own experience,” according to supplied material. As a practice of this value, the Women are Resilient speaker series is “an invitation to learn from the strength, creativity, and leadership displayed by women throughout West Michigan who are engaged in transformative work and relationships.”

All four events will take place online and are free to the public.

According to the Treetops Collective website the group’s focus is making West Michigan a place “where refugee women can sink their roots down and flourish with their families for generations to come.”

Also, the March program includes a special opportunity to support local businesses and the work of Treetops Collective by purchasing a cocktail kit for our final celebration of women entrepreneurs.

This series is supported by the partnership of Eastern Kille Distillery and Emme’s Plantain Chips.
 

Learn more and register for all four events at treetopscollective.org/resilient2021. 

Treetops Collective to celebrate cross-cultural friendship and refugee leadership

3-bottom, Community Health, Non-Profits, Upcoming Events,
Treetops Collective supports New Americans and local women leaders of many backgrounds. (Supplied/Treetops Collective)

By WKTV Staff

ken@wktv.org

Treetops Collective 4th Annual Celebration will be celebrated virtually Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m., sharing stories from New Americans and local women leaders about what is grounding them and keeping them connected and striving toward growth in this changing time.

“There is so much to celebrate, even as 2020 has looked much differently than anticipated, as women are saving for their future, finding new job opportunities, and building new friendships that bridge cultures and create a sense of mutuality that we need as we grow forward together,” according to supplied material.
   

Registration to the event will also include entry into the online auction from Sept.18 until the event begins on the Sept. 22.

“Auction items have been carefully curated from local businesses and creatives,” according to supplied material. “From modern quilts, luxury beauty, to travel and spa experiences — you are sure to find something you’ll love.”
 

Treetops Collective is a local nonprofit serving women and teens who have been resettled as refugees, offering “holistic support as they connected new neighbors to people and opportunities to create a more welcoming community where everyone feels a sense of belonging,” according to supplied material.

They are committed to walking alongside women “as they set goals for their future and use their creative gifts and skills to impact their new community” here in West Michigan.

To register for the virtual event and online auction visit here. For more information on Treetops Collective, visit treetopscollective.org.

See a WKTV Journal In Focus interview with Treetops Collective below.

Treetops Collective’s work for new American women detailed on WKTV Journal In Focus

3-bottom, City of Kentwood, City of Wyoming, Community Health, Going Local, Health, Local Faces, Non-Profits, Our Cities, WKTV Journal In Focus,

By WKTV Staff

ken@wktv.org

In Focus today is Treetops Collective, a Grand Rapids based group which helps New American women become part of our west Michigan community — to quote from their website, to help refugee women “sink their roots down and flourish with their families for generations to come.”

Peninah Mucyo

With us is Tarah Carnahan, Treetops Collective Business Development Director & Co-Founder, and well as Peninah Mucyo, social enterprise program participant with Treetops Collective.

The local non-profit’s past and present and future — including why they use the name “Treetops Collective” — is both informative and important; Ms. Mucyo’s personal story is nothing short of inspiring.

WKTV Managing Editor Ken Norris hosts.

WKTV Journal In Focus airs on cable television in the Wyoming and Kentwood areas on Comcast WKTV Channel 26 and on AT&T Channel 99 Government channel (see our Weekly On-air Schedule for dates and times). All individual interviews included in episodes of WKTV Journal In Focus are also available on YouTube at WKTVvideos.