Women's Giving Circle of Howard County eNews
A monthly overview of WGC news and information
February 2010
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Be Informed!
Register Online Now for The WGC's Annual Meeting and Joint Celebration of Women's Philanthropy with The Columbia Foundation...
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"Women's Philanthropy: Empowerment, Passion & Impact"Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
The Spear Center, Columbia WGC's Annual Meeting and a Joint Celebration of Women's Philanthropy with the Columbia Foundation! Keynote speaker Sondra Shaw-Hardy, noted philanthropist, co-founder of the Women's Philanthropy Institute, and author of the upcoming book " Women's Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World".  Featuring the "Power of the Purse" Auction, showcasing purses created by local women artists in celebration of the 9 "c's" of why women give. Thank You to Our Sponsors! |
Be Engaged!
Join the WGC and our partners for the 2010 STEM event; a career expo for middle and high school girls ...
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Once again the WGC will join The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and Math Engineering Science Achievement in hosting The Girl Power STEM Careers Expo for Girls for middle and high school girls. This free event will introduce girls to the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Attendees will be offered opportunities to meet and talk with professionals in their fields of interest, participate in hands-on STEM activities and visit displays on careers in aerospace, computer science, electrical engineering, geology, information technology, science education, space mission engineering and more.
STEM will take place on Sunday, March 14th, 3-5pm in the Kossiakoff Center, The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel.
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Be Involved!
Spread the word about Journey 2010 ...
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Applications are now available for Journey 2010. Journey is a week-long residential leadership development program for Howard County girls entering 8th and 9ths grade in the fall of 2010. Journey will run from Sunday, June 27 - Saturday, July 3 at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. The cost of the camp is $550. Financial assistance is available. The application deadline is March 30, 2010.
Since its inception in 2006, a total of 150 Howard County girls have completed the program. The 2010 program will serve 40 girls, and every effort will be made to include girls from all four corners of the county.
Students participate in a confidence course, as well as workshops on self-awareness, building successful relationships, and decision making. Individualized goal-setting with one-on-one advising is also a component of the program. Survey results at the end of the program indicated that the girls gained self-confidence and interpersonal skills as a result of their participation.
WGC partners with Maryland Leadership Workshops to provide Journey. MLW has been providing leadership training programs for middle and high school students in the state of Maryland for over 50 years.
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WGC's Response Network
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On February 21st, the Baltimore Sun featured an article on the power of the WGC's Response Network. Check out "Women Helping Out Women."
Here is an example of the great work of the Response Network:
This month the WGC Response Network
appealed to our donors to assist a Korean client of the Domestic
Violence Center of Howard County who was fleeing a violent
relationship.
In order to
obtain a Korean speaking psychiatrist to help her heal and learn
lessons from her relationship, she needed $355 to supplement what
insurance could not cover.
Thanks to our
compassionate donors, the money was raised quickly and we were able to
help this single mother move forward with her life. |
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