BWGC Connect | May Newsletter
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Message from the Chair
Celebrating Five Years of Empowering Girls and Young Women! We have much to cheer!
We celebrate our members! You contribute the funds for impact grant making, volunteer your time to plan and present educational and engaging events, and thoughtfully invest in innovative programs. We also celebrate our grantees and the 2,100 girls inspired because of our grant making. Others have taken notice of this work as this month we were nominated for
Northern Virginians of the Year! Congratulations BWGC!
I want to thank you for being a part of the Circle and look forward to seeing you at the celebration event on June 12th. The event will also be an opportunity to renew your commitment for the 2019 grant pool.
The annual membership renewal period kicks off this month and we hope you will add your name to the list of renewed members today. This year's goal is to grow the grant pool to $70,000- that's 70 members! Please add your name today and invite your network to the celebration event so they too may be inspired to join the power of collective philanthropy.
Here’s to our next five years! I look forward to celebrating you!
Sincerely,
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Tanya La Force
2019 Chair
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One of the primary goals of the BWGC is to
invest
in innovative programs that empower girls and young women in Northern Virginia. Below are some BWGC program and investment highlights.
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RESET
The grant will help to provide computer science, coding, physical science, and other STEM programs to Girl Scouts in Northern Virginia. Programs will enable Girl Scouts to achieve their STEM merit and leadership badges.
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The purpose of this grant is to provide fun and engaging STEM projects to vulnerable 5th grade girls in Alexandria, serving 12 girls with the SOHO-Del Ray program, and 12 with SOHO-West End. This grant will also provide STEM-related activities for up to 90 girls during grades 6-8 with the SOHO Club.
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FILES Program Wesley Housing Development
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Funding will provide a creative outlet for low-income minority middle and high school girls to express themselves while learning advanced technological skills through film-making.
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Introduction to Trails for Youth
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Funding will support the Girls Rolling and Learning STEM (GRLS) program. This weekly club will use bicycles and physical activity to introduce and educate STEM principles to primarily at-risk girls in grades 5-8. While working on and riding bikes, girls will learn concepts such as hydraulics, ratios, resistance, balance, energy and movement all while getting exercise.
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Grantee Needs | Other Ways to Help
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- Space of Her Own (SOHO) - mentors needed to attend a meeting one night a week from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The program takes place during the school year and runs September through June of the following year. The minimum commitment is 12 months. Volunteers needed for Room Transformation reveal n April/May and Community Celebration end of school year.
- Trails for Youth - volunteers needed to share career experience while engaging in hands-on educational activities designed for 5th-8th grade girls. New program held at Lake Accotink Park in Springfield. Bike donations also accepted.
- RESET - volunteers experienced with cyber, AI and robotics are needed to help young girls Think Like a Programmer. Also program sites needed with access to labs, innovative space, computers.
- Wesley Housing Development Corporation - volunteers needed to help with FILES - Filmmaking Innovative Leadership Entrepreneurship and STEM after-school program helping young girls research topics and produce films for annual Film Fest. Centers are located in Fairfax and Arlington.
Please contact Ashleigh Dorfman or Kathy Renzetti, Capacity Building and Engagement Co-Chairs to learn more about engaging with our 2018-2019 Grantees.
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Fifth Anniversary Luncheon Celebration and Fundraiser: Celebrating Five Years of Empowering Girls & Young Women
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June 12, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM-1:30 PM
Westwood Country Club
800 Maple Avenue East
Vienna, VA 22180
Join us for an amazing luncheon where we will celebrate the impact the Business Women's Giving Circle has made over the past five years on our grantees and the girls and young women they serve.
Learn how our grants inspire girls and young women in our local community through educational programs focused around STEM learning, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Help us promote a future where girls and young women have the confidence, skills, and endless opportunity to be STEM leaders and change-makers.
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Follow the BWGC LinkedIn & Facebook Pages
In order for BWGC Members and prospective members to stay connected, and to share news about upcoming BWGC events and other important developments involving young women and STEM, we have “Public” LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
Click the Links below to join them.
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RECENT Q2 2019 BWGC EVENTS
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April Education Event: STEM - Let’s Talk Middle Skill Jobs
Thank you to Judy Redpath for hosting us in April as we had a robust panel on STEM and jobs. The panel discussion highlighted innovative ways businesses, community colleges, and high schools are creating non-traditional pathways to STEM job opportunities.
April New Member & Networking Coffee
Thank you to Melinda Merk for getting together our monthly coffee at LPQ in Tyson's. We discussed women, philanthropy and STEM as we welcomed new members and caught up with each other.
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Fifth Anniversary Luncheon Celebration and Fundraiser: Celebrating Five Years of Empowering Girls & Young Women
June 12, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM-1:30 PM
Westwood Country Club
800 Maple Avenue East
Vienna, VA 22180
Because this event is a fundraiser, guests will be asked to make a contribution to the BWGC by renewing their membership, joining the Circle or making a donation of any kind to support our grant-making efforts. There is no obligation to give nor is there a minimum or maximum gift requested. We want people to discover and celebrate the great work the BWGC is doing and to learn about and promote the power of collective philanthropy!
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Renew Your Membership by June 30th
We are very excited to kickoff our 2019 Grant Pool and look forward to having members renew before June 30th. We will be highlighting new members at the Luncheon and throughout our communications over the summer.
If you would like to join the Membership Committee and be part of our exciting growth, please contact BWGC Membership Committee Co-Chairs Melinda Merk (202-271-2727) or Marlissa Hudson (703-822-1947).
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The BWGC
inspires
others to join the power of collective philanthropy. An individual gift of $1,000 to any organization is helpful but our collective grants have
impact!
Our goal for 2019 is to get to 70 members and provide over $70,000 in grants to our next grantees.
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We Welcome our Newest Members into the 2019 Grant Pool
Angela Baker
Jennifer Bonadio
Victoria Dietz
Leslie Dupree Culman
Susan Dykstra
Sue Fajer
Cherylyn LeBon
Sumedha Mongia
Dianne Nolin
Cynthia O'Kane
Lynn Westine
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Thank you to our Members
who have already renewed into the 2019 Grant Pool
Jen Dalton
Emily Daniels
Angie Delboy
Tanya La Force
Kim Luu-Tu
Erin Norman
Judy Redpath
Stefanie Zeldin Sigel
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CONGRATULATIONS TO:
the Business Women's Giving Circle on being nominated for the 2019 Northern Virginians of the Year. We appreciate the support and engagement of Jen Dalton and Angie Delboy for being interviewed for the article. Thank you to Amy Kay, Tanya La Force, Sari Raskin, and Tara Nadel for providing additional input for the article.
Have news to share?
We want to celebrate you!
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The
mission
of the Business Women’s Giving Circle is to invest in innovative programs that empower girls and young women in Northern Virginia, connect meaningfully with members and grantees, and inspire others to join the power of collective philanthropy.
The
vision
of the Business Women’s Giving Circle is a community where all young women are empowered to make lasting impact through our legacy of collective philanthropy.
The Business Women's Giving Circle brings together engaged women who want to support positive change for girls and young women in our community. Launched in 2014 by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, the Business Women's Giving Circle (BWGC)
invests
in innovative programs,
connects
meaningfully with members and grantees, and
inspires
others to join the power of collective philanthropy.
BWGC has awarded over $230,500 to organizations providing exciting experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), Leadership and Entrepreneurship with measurable impact on the lives of over 2,100 girls and young women in Northern Virginia.
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