I Choose To Win

I Choose to Win will host this fun, unique and special workshop on January 28, 2018 from 3-6 pm at D-Hive as part of its newly launched: Explore U! Led by facilitator Richii and shot by photographer Nikki Lenore, participants will embark upon a journey of self-exploration and self-love and appreciation immediately before a photographic application. Our participants will deliver the true essences of themselves as we explore the freedom and promise in being “Unapologetically Me!” Come prepare to fall in love with the person in your photos. Workshop Description: Want to see yourself as the most ideal subject to tell your story through visual images? Join us to hear from our model facilitator who will share the importance of being authentic behind the camera to deliver the best photos that will tell your unique story in images. Ready to put the selfies aside and be captured professionally?  Interested in joining us? Visit exploreUphilly.com for more information. Registration required. Cost is $55 per person. Includes workshop session, photo shoot and up to 10 edited images of your favorite shots. Click here to register.

Happy New Year. Welcome 2018 with a Bold Intention. Register Here for this free event. Let’s join together in a quiet space to engage in intimate dialogue & publicly state ONE BOLD INTENTION we are trusting God for in 2018. If it’s your intention for 2018 to do something ridiculously bold, requiring audacious faith, join us. This is a workshop to edify, empower and equip you on mission to win. We will discuss vision casting, action planning and share resources to ensure we have what we need to deliver on our bold intentions.  We are women who will come together to support one another, identify ways to overcome internal struggles and beat personal barries and beliefs that limit us. We edify, empower and equip one another on our respective journeys to WIN in life. Together, we WIN. Reservation is Required. Seating is limited to 12 participants. Women Only. Free Event. (Donations Accepted) Last year, several women made bold intentions to start a blog, write a book and launch a new business. And these women did just that at the “I am. I will. 2017 Bold Intentions Event.” To get a glimpse, check out the photos from last year’s Bold Intentions Session. Click to view photos. Learn more at ichoosetowin.org. Or, visit us @ichoosetowin on instagram.

During the Christmas Break, we take a moment to thank God for the many blessings He has bestowed upon each of us volunteers individually, and this organization collectively. We think on the true meaning of Christmas and pause for a moment to remind ourselves the reason for the season, so not to get too caught up into the materialistic holiday rush it has become. And, for the many gifts we’ve been given in order to operate as well as we do, we just want to express our gratitude for each and every one of you. May God bless you. We Thank you and wish you a Merry Christmas. Sincerely, I Choose To Win Volunteers and Board Members

**Rescheduled for a date in January 2018 – I Choose to Win will host this fun, unique and special workshop as part of Explore U! Led by facilitator Richii and shot by photographer Nikki Lenore, participants will embark upon a journey of self-exploration and self-love and appreciation immediately before a photographic application. Come prepare to fall in love with the person in your photos. Workshop Description: Want to see yourself as the most ideal subject to tell your story through visual images? Join us to hear from our model facilitator who will share the importance of being authentic behind the camera to deliver the best photos that will tell your unique story in images. Ready to put the selfies aside and be captured professionally?  Interested in joining us? Visit exploreUphilly.com for more information. Registration required. Location and other details provided to registered participants.

Donate Today! It’s Giving Tuesday. Donate here. Thank you in advance. For a limited time, if you donate $50 or more, you will receive a copy of our one-time, limited release of the exclusive book Time To Choose written and compiled by our own Melonie Butler.

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November 2017 –  It is with absolute excitement and an overjoyed spirit I have completed this task: putting my journey on paper. Through a creative compilation of stories, images, poems and reflections, I share the intimate struggles I faced when I decided it was time to choose differently. It was time to trust God, His word and His promises with renewed vigor. It was time to accept what God had for me, not what I planned for me. It was time I accepted His will and purpose for my life. It was time I said “Yes,” and surrendered. This was a very complicated and difficult journey for me, so I share my introspective reflections to help you understand where my passion for I Choose To Win, our program, organization and mission derives. Please reserve your copy today. This book is not for sale. However, it is made available to generous donors for donation of $50 or more toward I Choose To Win, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization during this period November 22, 2017 – December 23, 2017. Also, a tax-exemption letter will be mailed to all donors whose gifts are $50 or more. Your donation supports 2018 I Choose To Win programming, which seeks to edify, empower and equip women on their journey to define a winning life and embark upon it. This book, though reserved now, will be released in 2018 and distributed ONLY to those whose donations were received in that timeframe. Thank you so much for your generosity in advance. Click here to donate. Melonie Butler, Founder I Choose To Win

Join us for pottery, serenity and modeling/photography. This month is the final month of activity for the EXPLORE U program in 2017 before we get into 2018 programming. We have a special line up to close out the year. November 5th:  Explore Pottery in the Park (Jazz, Light Fare $40) November 11th: Explore Serenity (Overnight Trip to Lancaster $70) November 18th: Explore Modeling (Self-Love and Acceptance Lesson + Photo Session $50) To join us or learn more, visit exploreUphilly.com to get additional details on each session, register and pay. Explore U is a membership program offered by the Philadelphia-based 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, I Choose To Win. It offers ADULT women (age 21+) an opportunity to intentionally explore who they are by design and seeks to identify what awakens them to their purpose, causes them to engage life more fully. Learn more at ExploreUphilly.com.  

October 21st 3-5 pm join us for this informational session with facilitator Ashley Coleman, offered through our EXPLORE U: Program Series. Is there a book trapped inside you, but you don’t know how to get it out? It’s okay. We have a few self-published authors & bloggers willing to walk you through their journeys from idea to completion and share their success principles, such as organizing your thoughts and creating disciplines. Come with your book idea & planner. Details provided to all who sign up. Learn more and sign up at www.exploreUphilly.com. Check it out. And see the other sessions that are coming up, too.

Check out what we’ve been up to, learn what’s next and figure out how you can continue to support our mission to edify, empower and equip women to WIN in life. Read on: Click Here.