May 15, 2014
Will You Answer?
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Leading the Women's Way
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Answering the Call
Julie Kumble, Interim CEO

 

During this month of Mother's Day and graduations, of bulbs pushing upward and buds bursting open, I'm filled with a sense of gratitude.  I want to rush up a mountain like Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music," arms wide open, and burst into song in corny, schmaltzy glory! 

 

Look around!  Look at our mothers and the women who have been like mothers to us.  Look at the graduates, our younger sisters and brothers who have worked so hard and to whom we've said, "You're smart, you're going places, I believe in you."  This is a month of celebration, promise and gratitude. 

 

For the Women's Fund it's also a time to answer the call. We are finalizing selection of our newest grantee partners, answering the call to support each of the four western Massachusetts counties in advancing social change for women and girls.

 

Thank you, Women's Fund Friend, for celebrating the women in your life. I invite you to keep the celebrations and gratitude going right through to the end of the month at the May 29 graduation for the 38 women completing our Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact.  We honor all of these incredible women along with four other women of distinction.

 

Join us on the bus to the Massachusetts State House with other committed women on Advocacy Day on May 21 and celebrate our Standing on Her Shoulders honorees and photo exhibit. 

 

Finally, take a few minutes to read about an extraordinary mother/daughter pair of LIPPI graduates. Virginia and Carol Constant are answering the call to their passions in ways that will make you want to celebrate them and sing, with your arms wide open.

   

 Warmly,

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Jules

Will You Answer the Call? 

 

This week, our staff and volunteers are placing calls to friends of the Women's Fund, asking for participation in our effort to collect 300 gifts of support, of at least $30 each, in three days. The first 100 gifts of $30 are being matched.

 

We hope you'll answer the call. Give today at bit.ly/WFWMgive or call (413) 529-0087, x10.

 

Your support helps us prepare girls and women to lead. 

UPCOMING EVENT
FOUR women shine the light on FOUR years of LIPPI!
Join us in celebrating the fourth graduating class  
 with Keynote Speaker Charlotte Golar Richie and local leaders:
Elizabeth Cardona and Gladys Lebr�n Martinez,
recipients of the Women's Fund "She Changes the World Award,"
and a special video message from Massachusetts
Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Thursday, May 29 ~ 6:00 - 8:00pm
The Log Cabin, Holyoke
Register by contacting Julie Holt at (413) 529-0087 ext. 10, or [email protected] / $30 per guest

Leading the Women's Way: A Legacy of Leadership

 

Carol and Virginia Constant 
L to R: Carol Constant (LIPPI 2013)
and her daughter Virginia Constant (LIPPI 2014).
Mother and daughter LIPPI pair Carol and Virginia Constant share with 2012 LIPPI graduate Claudia Pazmany their thoughts on LIPPI, leadership, and how they approach their lives. Read the full interview here.

 

Carol: "She used her wits so generations of women could use their minds." Mary Lyon, Founder, Mount Holyoke College

 

I see myself this way. I might not be a brilliant visionary, but I have the ability to work hard and work with others to create a shared vision for something new and interesting...

 

Virginia:  I hadn't thought of myself as a leader but LIPPI has helped me recognize that I have the ability to turn my passion into action...   

100 Good Men Campaign Kick-off a Success

The "100 Good Men" kick -off event was a big success!  On May 1, more than 130 guests celebrated the Women's Fund at Twin Hills Country Club, Longmeadow. We raised over $15,000 through the generosity of our guests, sponsors, honorary hosts, and all the men who stepped up to pledge $1,000 over two years.  

 

A hearty THANK YOU to ALL of our friends!

The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts advances social change philanthropy to create economic and social equality for women and girls in Western Massachusetts through grantmaking and strategic initiatives.


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