The Women's Fund's 18th Annual Luncheon Celebration
On Wednesday, November 8, The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem held its 18th annual luncheon celebration at the Benton Convention Center, themed Strengthening Connections. Activating Change.

Nearly 400 friends and members of the Fund gathered to celebrate the impact of our collective time, talent, and treasure. Women's Fund board chair, Lori Fuller, opened the program with exciting Fund updates, captivating the room with her passion and charming wit.

Wanda Starke joined the stage and announced nine grants totaling $135,000 to organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Forsyth County. Guests then made their way to smaller breakout rooms. Over lunch, grantee representatives shared what inspires them to engage in their work and the ways community members can support grantees’ work beyond grantmaking.

We're overjoyed by the positive feedback we received about this year's luncheon experience as well as how many of you appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from our 2023 grant recipients in a more intimate format.

Visit our luncheon webpage to learn about our 2023 grant recipients and view a list of this year’s luncheon sponsors and tribute gift honorees.
Join Us in Supporting Local Women & Girls
When you join The Women’s Fund, you're joining a community that shares your passion for creating an equitable and inclusive future for local women and girls. Thanks to the collective support of our members and volunteers, the Fund is able to invest in organizations that are committed to investing in women and girls who have historically been under-resourced.

We are so grateful to our members for going above and beyond by donating complimentary memberships. Thanks to you, additional women were able to join as Fund members this year. Many contributed their voice to the 2023 grants process and even joined a volunteer committee. We're so excited to see our membership base grow in new ways.

As you consider renewing or joining as a member for 2024, we hope you will embrace the opportunity to further build and strengthen our membership by covering additional membership costs if you're able. We also encourage you to spread the word that membership with The Women's Fund is available to all, regardless of one's ability to pay. 

Every woman's voice matters, and we're grateful to see local women who are closest to the issues help lead the work we're focused on.
A Special Thank You!
A special thank you to our Women’s Fund advisory board volunteers who are completing their board service this year: Shaheen Towles and Natasha Castellanos. Thank you for all that you have done to move the work of the Fund forward these last six years.
 
We are also excited to share that 3 new women leaders will be joining the Women’s Fund board in 2024: Allison Breaette, Véronique George and Kristin Giordano. We’re thrilled to have you support the Fund’s mission in this way.
The Women's Fund looks forward to engaging with you in 2024 & wishes you a healthy & peaceful holiday season!

THE WOMEN'S FUND OF WINSTON-SALEM
751 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Winston-Salem NC 27101
(336) 725-2382 | info@womensfundws.org | womensfundws.org