Women's Giving Circle
March 21, 2017
Mark Your Calendars
Quarterly Meeting

Please make plans to attend the 
next meeting of the Women's Giving Circle

Wednesday, April 26
5:30 p.m.
Children's Museum of the Ohio Valley
(1000 Main St., Wheeling - parking available in the 10th Street Garage) 

Agenda items include voting on officers, discussing the  Mother's Day Initiative (follow the link for details!)
 and learning more about projects supported by
recent WGC grants.

This is also the annual bring a friend meeting - please consider bringing a guest who may want to learn more about the Giving Circle.  New members are always welcome!

Please RSVP by  emailing Susie.
The grant reception held March 16 was well received by grantees and the media.  

Your support of these opportunities is always appreciated and helps extend the mission of the Women's Giving Circle.  


Here are a few pictures from the event -



Here are the 2017 grantees -

Organization
Project
Amount
Belmont County Student Services
Continuation and expansion of project supporting at-risk girls
$5,279
 
Crittenton Foundation, Inc.
Driver's License Accessibility
$2,443
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council
Girl Scout Leadership Experience
$2,000
Habitat for Humanity - Wheeling
Support for builds benefiting female heads of household
$1,000
Oglebay Institute
Tuition assistance for girls PK-12 to attend 2017 camps
$2,000
SMART Center
Support for GEMS Camp - Girls Enjoying Math and Science
$2,105
The Children's Museum of the Ohio Valley
Girls Who Code - creating opportunity and access to learn basic coding through a club
$3,000
The Greater Wheeling Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
Female Empowerment Program
$5,000
Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center, Inc.
"Ask Angela" dating safety program
$1,000
Wheeling Health Right, Inc.
Farmacy - Access to fresh, organic produce for female patients managing chronic illness
$2,000
WVNCC Foundation
Emergency Assistance for Female Students
$5,000
YWCA - Steubenville
GLAD - Girls' Leadership and Development program
$3,000
YWCA - Wheeling
Appliances for emergency safe shelter and program support for Women Inspired in New Directions program
$9,000
Youth Services System, Inc.
Support for transitional living program to help girls move forward through completion of education, job training and basic living skills
$7,000

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