Women's Giving Circle of Howard County eNews
A monthly overview of WGC news and information
March 2010
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Be Informed!
On March 3rd, WGC's 2010 Annual Meeting and "Women's Philanthropy: Empowerment, Passion & Impact" was a huge success!
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Over 200 women joined us in our joint
celebration of women's philanthropy with The Columbia Foundation. At
this event, we reflected upon the meaningful work and accomplishments
by the WGC in the pa st eight years, discussed the impact the WGC and
the Columbia Foundation have had on our community and highlighted the
continuing needs of women and girls in Howard County.
A special thank you to our Keynote Speaker, Sondra-Shaw Hardy who led a discussion on the power and impact of women's philanthropy through the 9 "C's" of why women give: Create, Change, Commit, Connect, Collaborate, Celebrate, Control, Confidence and Courage. There are so many philanthropic women across our country by whom we can be inspired!  
We are excited that our first "Power of the Purse" auction was a great success in raising money for the WGC! Thank you to the amazing local artists who donated their time and talent to this effort!
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Be Engaged!
2010 STEM event: another successful event, exposing girls to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math...
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 On March 14th, The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and Math Engineering Science Achievement and the WGC hosted The Girl Power STEM Careers Expo for Girls for middle and high school girls. This free event attracted 500 young girls and their parents. Attendees met and talked with professional women in their fields of interest, participated in hands-on STEM activities and visited displays on careers in aerospace, chemistry, computer science, engineering, geology, information technology and more. AAUW (formerly known as American Association of University Women) recently published a research report examining why there are so few women scientists and engineers. This fascinating report can be found on the AAUW website.
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Be Involved!
Help us support women who own businesses and are community minded...
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Several business women in our community have approached the WGC wanting to support our efforts to help women and girls in Howard County. We invite you to learn more about their ventures while supporting the WGC!
Eve's Custom Creations, an online boutique specializing in custom party favors and personalized gifts will be donating 25% of all sales to the WGC during the month of April! Eve invites you to visit www.evescustomcreations.com to see the variety of unique products she offers. Eve will also be hosting an in-home party during which 40% of proceeds will go to the WGC. For updated information please visit the WGC website.
Coreworks Fitness Studio presents a Spring Wellness Seminar Series to raise money for the WGC. Beginning April 15th, a series of 15 speakers will conduct hour lon
g sessions on a variety of health and wellness topics. All proceeds will go to the WGC.
Life Coaches, Wendy Hickson and Maryellen May invite you to attend an educational workshop, Taming the Tornado of Life. They will lead you through a day of exploration, leaning and "aha" moments to help you own your life again. You will leave this co-active workshop motivated, aware, excited and with an plan of action. The workshop will be held on March 27th, 9am-3pm at the Hilton Garden Inn, Columbia. Please contact Maryellen at 443-745-0590 or mmaycoach@gmail.com for more information.
On Saturday, May 1st from 5-8pm, Stretchalicious, an exciting and unique womens activewear retail clothing store, and Between the Lines Medispa, will be hosting a Ladies Happy Hour during which a portion of proceeds will go to the WGC. Stretchalicious features fashionable and functional active wear to take you from day to night. The store is located at 10040 Baltimore National Pike, E-120, Ellicott City. Click here for additional details about upcoming events.
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Journey 2010
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Applications for the Journey 2010 summer program are still being accepted. This residential summer camp will include 40 girls entering 8th -9th grade in the fall of 2010. Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc. (MLW) will operate Journey, as it has since its inception. Journey will run from Sunday, June 27 - Saturday, July 3rd at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. Click here for more information and an application.
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Save the Date!
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May 4th - Book Signing Event, 7pm at Borders' Bookstore in Columbia Crossing. Linda Gordan & Susan Schafer, authors of "Too Close for Comfort" will discuss mother and daughter relationships.
June 30th - Movie & Discussion, "Nana, Mom & Me," 7pm at the Miller Branch Library. Join us for a viewing and discussion of this documentary film examining generational relationships within a family.
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WGC donors are leveraging their dollars for change, and having a
profound effect on the growth of women's giving in Howard County.
We
have established a variety of giving levels with the overall goal of
being as inclusive as possible.
We are encouraging women of a number of generations to join us in building this
fund that will assist our community both now and in the future.
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