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Women's Auxiliary

Spring Conference: March 17-18, 2023

Speaker: Pam Tebow
Music: MVNU Students

About Pam Tebow

Pam TebowPam Tebow, alongside her husband Bob, have impacted many through their time as missionaries, as well as supported orphanages, Bible Schools and a safe house for rescued girls.

Pam loves speaking for events in many cities across the country. Her notoriety increased when her youngest son Tim, quarterback for the Florida Gators, became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.

Pam is passionate about encouraging people of all ages to trust the Lord with all their hearts for all their lives and use the incredible influence God has given them to eternally impact their world.

Cost & Schedule:

Friday & Saturday
  • $35 Early Bird Registration before Jan. 31
  • $40 Regular Registration until March 15
  • $45 Walk-in Registration after March 15

Friday or Saturday
  • $20 One Day Registration until March 15
  • $25 One Day Walk-in Registration after March 15

Schedule
  • Friday
    • 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Registration
    • 7:00-9:00 p.m. - Day 1 Conference
  • Saturday
    • 8:00-9:00 a.m. - Registration
    • 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Day 2 Conference

Mission Statement

The MVNU Women's Auxiliary exists to accomplish the following:

  • Provide scholarships for MVNU students
  • Provide fellowship for the ladies of the East Central Educational Region (Eastern Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia)
  • Provide for the campus of MVNU through ongoing Campus Projects

Other useful resources:

 
To contact any member of the Women's Auxiliary group, please click here.
Organized:
1980 - Expanded from a campus organization for women called The Lakeholm Ladies, to include ladies across the Mount Vernon Nazarene University educational region: Ohio, Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. The first on-campus retreat was held in 1981. Annual average attendance has been between 600-800.

Purpose:
To provide a broader knowledge of university affairs across the MVNU region; to provide service in special areas; and to contribute gifts for special projects. 

Membership:
Membership is included with registration for the annual Spring Retreat; however, ladies may join at anytime during the year (March 1- end of February) for $5.00. Membership includes voting privileges, a subscription to THE ROSE, which is the Women?s Auxiliary information newsletter mailed twice yearly, and all other mailings. 

Government:
The work of the Auxiliary is directed by a council made up of the wife of the university president, elected officers, a representative from each of the eight MVNU supporting districts of the Church of the Nazarene.

Projects:

Scholarships - The Auxiliary has awarded more than 340 scholarships, ranging from $300 in the beginning to the current annual 15 scholarships of $1,000 each. Approximately $287,000 has been awarded in scholarships to date.

Gazebo - Raised approximately $2,000 for the construction of the Gazebo in the grove on campus.

Chapel/Auditorium - Donated $12,500 to provide platform furniture for the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium: chairs, pulpit, altar and communion table and a number of choir chairs.

Scholarship Endowment - Established a scholarship endowment that has grown from $20,000 to just over $100,000. We gladly receive donations to the endowment at any time.

Resident Missionary Home - Refurbished this home at 115 Parrott Street at a cost of approximately $6,000.

Prayer Garden - Contributed approximately $4,000 to the Prayer Garden, located near the Gazebo, to complete the path around the area and to place Scripture Stones at various locations throughout the Garden.

Campus Benches - The Auxiliary raised over $6,500 and provided 22 benches throughout the campus for campus beautification. Many of these have been given in memory or honor of someone and a plaque is displayed on those benches.

Cecil & Novice Morris Waterfall in the Prince Student Union - $19,300 was raised to construct the waterfall in the atrium of the Prince Student Union. This project is in memory and honor of Cecil & Novice Morris for their many years of loyal support to Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

Campus Center Ladies Restroom Renovation - The Ladies Restroom on the first floor of the Hyson Campus Center was completely renovated in 2006 at a cost of $10,000.

New Robes for the Treble Singers Choir - The Women's Auxiliary was able to provide all new robes for the Treble Singers Choir in 2007 at a cost of $7,000.
  • Interim President - Trinia Huddleston (thuddles@mvnu.edu)
  • Advisor - Sharon Spaulding
  • Vice-President - Sandy Burrier (sburrier@rocketmail.com)
  • Secretary - TBA
  • Treasurer - Loretta Wirzfeld (wirzfeld@sbcglobal.net)
  • Projects Co-Chair - Janet Lutz (janet.lutz@yahoo.com)
  • Boutique Coordinator - Mary Shafer (mks345@roadrunner.com)
  • Membership/Retreat Registration - TBA
  • Communications - TBA
  • Silent Auction Coordinator - TBA
  • Survival Kit Coordinator - Trinia Huddleston (thuddles@mvnu.edu)
  • East Ohio District Rep - Jennifer Moore
  • Eastern Kentucky District Rep - TBA
  • South Central Ohio District Rep - TBA
  • North Central Ohio District Rep - TBA
  • North Western Ohio District Rep - Laura Knapp
  • South Western Ohio District Rep - TBA
  • West Virginia North District Reo - TBA
  • West Virginia South District Rep - TBA
2019 Project: Lighting in the chapel lobby

Past Projects:
  • Scholarships – The Auxiliary has awarded nearly 460 scholarships totaling more than $370,000. They have ranged from $300 scholarships in the beginning to $1000 scholarships currently. At minimum, at least 15 scholarships are awarded each year.
  • Gazebo – Raised approximately $2,000 for the construction of the Gazebo in the grove on campus.
  • Chapel/Auditorium – Donated $12,500 to provide platform furniture for the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium: chairs, pulpit, altar and communion table and a number of choir chairs.
  • Scholarship Endowment – Established a scholarship endowment that has grown from $20,000 to over $185,000. We gladly receive large or small donations to the endowment at any time.
  • Resident Missionary Home – Refurbished home at 115 Parrott Street at a cost of approximately $6,000.
  • Prayer Garden – Contributed approximately $4,000 to the Prayer Garden, located near the Gazebo, to complete the path around the area and to place Scripture Stones at various locations throughout the Garden.
  • Campus Benches – The Auxiliary raised over $6,500 and provided 22 benches throughout the campus for campus beautification. Many benches were given in memory or in honor of someone.
  • Cecil & Novice Morris Waterfall in the Prince Student Union – $19,300 was raised to construct the waterfall in the atrium of the Prince Student Union. This project is in memory and honor of Cecil & Novice Morris for their many years of loyal support to Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
  • Campus Center Ladies Restroom Renovation – The Ladies Restroom on the first floor of the Hyson Campus Center was completely renovated in 2006 at a cost of $10,000.
  • New Robes for the Treble Singers Choir – The Women's Auxiliary was able to provide all new robes for the Treble Singers Choir in 2007 at a cost of $7,000.
  • Campus Center Post Office Renovation – A new doorway was added for $1,200 to the current Post Office to reduce the draft during cold weather months.
Silent Auction & Boutique - During the annual Spring Retreat in March, the Silent Auction & the Boutique have items available for sale that have been donated. The Silent Auction is for items valued at $25 or more and the Boutique offers items with a value of less than $25. We seek to offer nice items and the items donated can be anything of your choice. Some examples are handcrafted items, nice wood-crafted items, baked goods, jams, jellies, etc., etc., etc. 100% of the funds raised from the items sold in the Silent Auction & Boutique go toward scholarships given to MVNU students.

Survival Kits - Women's Auxiliary make Survival Kits just before Final Exam Week at the end of the fall and spring semesters. These can be ordered by anyone who would like to send them to students. Many volunteers are needed to help pack the kits. 100% of the profit from the Survival Kits go toward scholarships given to MVNU students as well. Order your survival kits today!
 
If you would be interested in volunteering for these projects or in any other way, please click here. Someone will contact you as soon as possible.
Membership is included with registration for the annual Spring Retreat; however, ladies may join at any time during the year (March 1- end of February) for $5.00. Membership includes voting privileges, a subscription to THE ROSE (which is the Women's Auxiliary information newsletter mailed twice yearly), and all other mailings.

To become a member of the Women's Auxiliary, mail a $5.00 check made payable to "MVNU Women's Auxiliary" to:

MVNU Women's Auxiliary 
800 Martinsburg Road 
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
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Women's Auxiliary
740-397-9000, ext. 4050