Cadillac Area Women's Giving Circle: 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

Giving Circle in the news!

Happy Holidays to all!
We have been continuing to do great things in the Cadillac area. Our last grants have been put to good use. The Stehouwer Free Clinic has been using the dental grant to help women in need get their teeth fixed. We helped start a new exercise program at Cooley Alternative Schools. We do good and can feel good about it!
Check out the wonderful article by Mardi Suhs that was in The Cadillac News today.
After the holidays, please join us at our next roundtable at Hermann's on Monday, February 6 at 6:30pm. Bring a friend if they are interested in learning about our group.
Check out our new website if you haven't already: cadillacareawomensgivingcircle.org

See you all in 2012! It is going to be another great year!

Do Good Feel Good

Tania LeBaron

Goals and Founding Values:

Our Goals:

1. To expand philanthropy and increase giving by local women.

2. To increase the life skills of women and girls.

3. To encourage the healthy development and personal autonomy of young girls.

4. To raise awareness of gender disparities in our community.

5. To be able to sustain the giving circle for future generations.

6. To build a permanent endowment fund.

Our Founding Values:

1. All Cadillac Area women and girls have a right to an adequate and sustainable quality of life and an opportunity to develop their full potential.

2. Healthy development for girls is achieved through education, life skill training, and a sense of personal autonomy and safety.

3. The needs and concerns of all women and girls in the Cadillac Area should be fully understood, acknowledged, and addressed.

4. A moral and ethical imperative is to recognize and address gender-based disparities that prevent women and girls from fully participating in and contributing to society.

5. Available resources should be directed to achieving systemic change in the the political, social, and economic institutions that influence the lives of women and girls.

6. Philanthropy is not measured by the amount of a gift but the intent of the giver.

7. Women's philanthropy has the power to improve the lives of women and girls in the Cadillac Area now.

8. Education is the cornerstone of understanding and giving.

9. Women of concern, compassion, and generosity can make the greatest difference by working together for change.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Giving Circle in the news!

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