What is Team Wench, Inc.?
Team Wench was started in 2000 when groups of
Maryland Renaissance Festival
enthusiasts (many of whom were
International Wenches Guild
members) decided to form teams to walk for
Breast Cancer
and Multiple Sclerosis.
The 2001 MS Walk in Annapolis,
MD was the first event
completed by the Team and the
2001 Capital Area Avon 3-Day Walk
for
Breast Cancer was the second event. Despite the "Wench" in our name,
Team Wench has included both women and men as members and walkers from
the beginning, and is a very inclusive group.
Among our varied charitable efforts, the Team has held clothing drives
for shelters, sewing bees to make cancer turbans and pillows, food
drives, and fundraising sales for a variety of causes. Team members
have participated in the
Relay for Life
and other 1, 2, and 3-day
walks for
Suicide Prevention,
Breast
Cancer,
Colon Cancer,
Help the Homeless,
and
Multiple Sclerosis.
The Team has held fundraising events
including the
Privateer Feast
(every year since 2002!), the MS Fantasy Ball,
the
Dickens Tea,
and
Charity Yard Sales, to benefit a
number of different charities.
Team Wench, Inc.
is a
501(c)(3)
non-profit all-volunteer organization,
and its members receive no income from their work. Team Wench and its
members have donated
more than
$200,000
to charity since the Team's inception.
Please browse our website to get more information about our events and
walks! If you’re interested in volunteering for an event or wish to
join Team Wench, please contact an Event Coordinator (contact
information is listed on event pages) or one of our Board members.
New members and volunteers are always welcome!
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