Why Your Support Matters
I’m dancing because I was inspired by my Mother, Flora May Hansen (our nonprofit's namesake). My parents had 9 children, yet somehow my Mom found time to consistently volunteer her time and creative ways of giving - to anyone who needed help.
She also loved to dance. I must have hundreds of photos of her dancing around Orange & San Diego Counties, with her grown kids (and grandkids) at her side. She was dancing until age 96 when she passed away, almost 3 years ago. My Mom is my inspiration, and always will be.
I'm also committed to challenging myself physically. Last year I fell 8-10 feet off a ladder, landing on my right foot. It was broken in 3 places and I'm still rehabilitating. I was bedridden for 4 months, used a wheelchair, and couldn't drive. I don't have feeling in most of my right foot, but can make it move! By participating in DWTS, I'm pushing my physical boundaries, and past the discomfort. In the name of charity and my Mother, Flora May Hansen. She wouldn't let a bum foot drag her down, not a chance! Chanelling her strength 🙏.
About my work:
- Founder & CEO of The Flora May Foundation
- Board Member, Arts for All
- Nonprofit Advisory Council, OneOC
- Ambassador, Success With Purpose
- Advisory Council, Passkeys Foundation
For the last 9 years, The Flora May Foundation has helped strengthen families by addressing both emotional and economic stability.
I believe families thrive when parents are supported emotionally and empowered economically. That’s why The Flora May Foundation is built upon two equally important pillars:
Parent Support Services and Working Women Winning (WWW).
Parent Support Services:
When a child struggles with mental health, depression, anxiety, truancy, substance abuse, or high-risk behaviors, the entire family is affected. Parents are often forced to make life-changing decisions with little guidance or knowledge, including whether inpatient or outpatient treatment is the right path for their adolescent.
Our team, made up entirely of mothers with lived experience raising at-risk children, understand the journey many parents are enduring. We provide no cost confidential consultations, guidance, education, therapy through our health partners, crisis intervention, emergency transportation, parental support groups, yoga, and tai chi.
Working Women Winning (WWW):
Economic stability is equally important to a family’s well-being. Our award-winning Working Women Winning workforce development program empowers women to build brighter futures through career readiness, digital skills training, Microsoft Office certification, personal finance education, résumé and interview preparation, internships, job placement assistance, and professional clothing through our partner Working Wardrobes.
At The Flora May Foundation, we believe families deserve more than hope. They deserve a detailed and reliable roadmap moving forward, from those who've walked in the very same shoes.
Thank you for considering purchasing your tickets, sponsoring or donating to my campaign! This is new territory for me, and I'm giving it 100% of my effort.
www.thefloramayfoundation.org
Office: (949) 899-3247
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