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Girl Rising
Thursday, March 7th
5:00 PM
Snowden Square Stadium 14 Theater, Columbia
$10 per ticket
Having just had its 10-minute trailer previewed at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Girl Rising is rolling out nationwide in March.
The Women's Giving Circle has obtained the rights for a screening of this powerful film about how educating girls can change the world, making Columbia/Howard County one of the first sites for its viewing. It tells the stories of nine girls from different developing countries and shows how access to education would change their lives.
Click here to register.
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Women in Wine
Monday, April 8th
6:00 PM
Iron Bridge Wine  Company
$55 per person
Join us for our third annual Women in Wine event. Features wine tastings, education and small plate specialties from the Iron Bridge kitchen. Half the ticket price; 20% of wine purchases; and 10% of dinner sales will be donated to the WGC.
Click here to register.
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Dear WGC Donors and Friends,
As we embark on the twelfth year for the Women's Giving Circle in Howard County I would like to take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights of this past year.
It is gratifying to see how the WGC has been so widely embraced and integrated into the fabric of Howard County. The Young Women's Giving Circle, now in its third year, is making quite a name for itself and was even given a "shout-out" by County Executive Ken Ulman during his State of the County address last month. In 2012 the WGC Circle Team was 50 women strong and raised funds and attracted donors to the WGC via its Iron Girl effort. Last year was the eighth year for our signature program, Journey, where the WGC grants scholarships for 25 girls in partnership with Maryland Leadership Workshops. And 2012 also was the year that the WGC was honored by The Mall in Columbia as part of their new community outreach program titled City Gives. The Women's Giving Circle has a large group of donors - nearly 1000 - but only a small group of volunteers that keep all the activities and efforts moving forward.
And so as we close the door on year 11 and enter year 12, I find myself once again, so grateful to be associated with such an amazing group of women in such a giving and supportive community.
Caroline Sherman, Chair
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Once again this year, the WGC is excited to promote Maryland Leadership Workshops' Journey camp. Applications are now available for summer 2013. Journey is a weeklong residential leadership development program for Howard County girls entering 8th and 9th grade in the fall of 2013. Maryland Leadership Workshops will run Journey from Sunday, July 14 - Saturday, July 20 at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. The cost of the camp is $700. Financial assistance is available. Requests for financial aid should be mailed by March 22, 2013. The application deadline is March 28, 2013.
Since its inception in 2006, more than 200 Howard County girls have completed the program. The 2013 program will serve 25 girls, and every effort will be made to include girls from all four corners of the county. During last year's intensive camp experience, participants participated 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 provides grants to Maryland Leadership Workshops to provide support for Journey. MLW has been providing leadership training programs for middle and high school students in the state of Maryland for over 55 years.
Click here for this year's application.
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WGC Annual Meeting
June 10, 2013
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
"The Changing Face of Philanthropy"
Howard Community College
Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall
Room 400
Stay tuned for further details!
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Kossiakoff Center, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
This annual Girl Power event targets middle and high school girls exploring careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It includes hands-on activities, demonstrations and displays with opportunities to talk directly with women in STEM careers. No registration is necessary and the admission is free. Parents are invited to accompany their daughters. 
Event presented by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in partnership with the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County.
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