The Women's Giving Circle's is committed to
engaging the next generation of philanthropists in Howard County. By including girls and young women in the efforts of the Circle, we ensure a long-term investment in our community.
Liz Watson is just completing her term as this year's Youth on Board member with the WGC. She has provided us with great insight into the issues and concerns of young women in Howard County and we thank her for her ideas, perspective and committment. Recently, she provided her thoughts on our
Annual Meeting:
"On Wednesday, March 18th, the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County held our annual meeting and social for 2009. Keynote speaker, Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabes spoke about the issues that many parents face during the pre-teen years. She spoke about the roll cell phones should play in a child's life, how to stop the "eye rolling" and what age a child should be allowed to have a Facebook. Overall, her discussion was very inspiring and well-received. All attendees, parents or not, left the meeting feeling empowered and proud to be associated with the Women's Giving Circle. As the youth member of the advisory board, it was very rewarding to see such an amazing turnout of supporters of the Women's Giving Circle. I feel pride in knowing I am a part of something so influential."
Find more information on the 2009 WGC Annual Meeting:
Annual Meeting Program,
2008 Annual Report, and
WGC's "Highlights" Publication.
We will continue to engage multiple generations of women and families in our community through
philanthropy-related events such as: the May 9th
WGC Yard-Sale-A-Thon, and the
WGC's Circle Team, and
programs like the STEM Event; "Standing on My Sisters Shoulders"; WGC's Annual Meeting with Rosalind Wiseman, author of "Queen Bees & Wannabes"; the
Mean Girls Workshop Series; Money Matters for Girls; the recent community panel on Dating and Violence; and
Journey.
Please visit the Calendar of Events section of the WGC website for information on all other scheduled events.
During this challenging economic time, nonprofits are
struggling to raise funds. The WGC is facing this challenge by
developing creative ways to encourage philanthrophy in our community.
Mother's
Day is just around the corner and what better way to honor your mother
than with a donation to the WGC. We invite you to purchase a 
