Wow, What a Night!

WGC's March 8, 2022 Virtual Annual Celebration: Celebrating 20 Years of Impact

Wow - What a Night!

Thank you to all those who joined us tonight for the WGC's March 8, 2022 Virtual Annual Celebration on International Women's Day! 
 
We celebrated our 20th Anniversary year with Keynote Speaker Jeannie Infante Sager, Director of the Women's Philanthropy Institute, who discussed "Gaps and Growth in Philanthropic Support for Women and Girls".

And then we followed with a conversation on our new State of Women and Girls in Howard County with Jennifer Bodensiek, Candace Dodson-Reed and Sabina Taj.

​Finally, we provided highlights of our last 20 years, and discussed what we have planned ahead. 

After announcing that we are giving $200,000 in grants this year, we were proud to make a surprise announcement that we are giving our 10 Emergency Response Network partners $20,000 in grants - $2,000 each in honor of our 20th Anniversary! 

If you were unable to join us you can view our 20th Anniversary Tribute video here, view remarks from County Executive Calvin Ball here, and for fun, watch the video we made on our 10th Anniversary here.

If you are as inspired as we are to continue making a difference collectively, we hope you will get involved with all we have going on this 20th Anniversary year, including:
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• WGC's Coffee Chat on The State of Women and Girls in Howard County - Friday, April 22 at 8:30 am - Register here
• WGC's Pink Party in the Park - Wednesday, June 15 at 5:30 pm - Learn more here
• WGC's New Big Give! - Open until Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - Sign up here
• WGC's Four Distinct Ways to Give - Learn more here
• WGC's 20 Years, 20 Stories - Read here
• WGC's 2022 Feminine Hygiene Product Drive - Give here
• WGC's 2022 Our Giving, Our Stories - Read and nominate here

Thank you once again to our 60+ 20th Anniversary Year Sponsors - we appreciate your investment in the WGC, and thus women and girls in Howard County! We invite additional sponsors to join us now, and throughout the year - learn more here.

We truly believe that women’s philanthropy is shaping the future for women and girls through the power of collective giving. 
 
Thank you all for being a part of it. 

Sincerely,

Barb Van Winkle, WGC Advisory Board Chair
Jennifer Bodensiek and Candace Dodson-Reed, WGC 20th Anniversary Co-Chairs
​Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz, WGC Executive Director​
​WGC 2022 Advisory Board​

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