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Save the Dates
May 20, 2015
WIF Annual Meeting
Byron's South End
October 15-17, 2015
WCGN Conference
Ballantyne Hotel
(WIF is hosting)

Please note that the April 27, 2015 dinner event featuring local food and discussion with experts on sustainability and local products will now be held in the fall of 2015.

 

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WIF Grant Helps Launch Veterans Legal Services Program

By Katie Hallaway
Ken Schorr pictured at WIF Wine & Wisdom with WIF members Katie Hallaway and LuAnn Ritsema
Ken Schorr pictured at Wine Wisdom with WIF members Katie Hallaway and LuAnn Ritsema

Ask Ken Schorr how his agency's Veterans Legal Services program got started and he'll quickly credit the Women's Impact Fund.

 

Schorr is executive director of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont (LSSP). At this year's Wine & Wisdom event, Schorr said an $80,000 WIF grant launched the program that provides legal assistance at little to no cost to low-income veterans.
  

"This initiative is assisting Charlotte area veterans with disability compensation, discharge upgrades and other complex issues related to their service," said Schorr, speaking at this year's Wine and Wisdom.  "With the support of the Women's Impact Fund, we are able to provide the legal counsel and system expertise to help individuals successfully resolve cases that have major implications for their lives."


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The Ballot Is Coming, The Ballot Is Coming...       

 

In less than two weeks, the WIF Grants Ballot will arrive in your Inbox. Each WIF member is encouraged to review the materials developed by our Grants Committee and VOTE.
 
Here are the finalists...

Meet new member Ruthann Granito Niosi

Ruthann Granito By Susan Patterson

I've yet to actually meet Ruthann, though she lives across the street from a good friend in Myers Park. But even via email, I found her to be warm, generous and available. I hope to connect with her in person soon.

 

Tell us about you, your work and how you got to Charlotte. I have two daughters, one living in New York and one who recently married and moved to Charlotte.  I bought a home here in Charlotte to better enable me to run back and forth between them.  For work, I have a law firm headquartered in New York, and a Global Corporate Advisory company with offices in Europe and the US, whose work I can really oversee from anywhere.  

 

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