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Day Planner
June 17
Impacting Our Community
Power of the Purse
Grants Awards
6:00 pm
Sequoia Restaurant
Placerville
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Vote!
By now you should
have received your email ballots for the
2010 grant year.
The Women's Fund
will be granting
$40,000
to the nonprofits
you think are most
worthy of our dollars.
Please study
the description of each applicant's programs,
and respond by
May 14.
Your vote does count!
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FAQ's
What happens to
my membership contributions?
88.5% is granted to
nonprofit organizations
through your vote.
1.5% is applied to administration.
10% is contributed
to the WFED
endowment fund.
What are the two
levels of membership?
Keyholder*-$200
annual contribution;
*10% is contributed to
the endowment fund.
Pioneer**-$1,000 annual contribution:
** $200 is applied to
the annual membership,
$800 is contributed to
the endowment fund.
How else can I support
The Women's Fund?
Host an event.
Ask a cabinet member
to speak to your group.
Refer friends, family,
and associates for membership.
Bring a guest to
Women's Fund events.
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WFED Cabinet
Katy Peek-Chair
Judith Dillon-Co-Chair
Vera Nicholas-Secretary
Sheila Cardno-Treasurer
Liz Drummond
Kelli Hamby-Events
Nancy Herman-
Debra Kelley
Muriel Molho-Membership
Judy Morris-Grants
Katy Peek-Education
Committees
Focus Grants Committee
Nancy Weddle, Judy
Morris, Co-Chairs
Judith Dillon,
Claudia Draper,
Althea Hurley, Laurie
Waters, Mary Zaun
Impact Grants Committee
Candace Hale-Lightner,
Chair
Bea Crosson, Susie Davies
Vera Doettling, Dori Drake
Emogene Marbut
Sandee Marostica
Robyn Parker
Katy Peek, Kitty Peterson
Membership Committee
Muriel Molho, Chair
Maureen Carter, Debra
Kelley, Sandy Mathews
Jan Newell, Lori Warden
Education Committee
Katy Peek, Chair
Penny Lehman
Dickson Schwarzbach
Events Committee
Kelli Hamby, Chair
Sarah Henjun
Fran Ward
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The Women's Fund
El Dorado publishes Quarterly Notes
four times each year.
Nancy Herman, Editor
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Kelly Corrigan inspires at Education Presentation
Author and speaker
Kelly Corrigan may have started her April 29 workday in New York City speaking with Meredith Vierra on NBC's Today Show, but she ended it in the town of El Dorado speaking with us--an audience of 275 Women's
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Kelly Corrigan
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Fund members and guests--at Union Mine High School. Ms. Corrigan, a breast cancer survivor, discussed the background of her New
York Times best-selling memoir, The Middle Place, which she described as the "sliver of time when parenthood and childhood overlap before a parent's illness hurls you into full-fledged adulthood and the realization of your parents' mortality as well
as your own."
The event, a presentation of the Women's Fund Education series, produced enthusiastic responses from the attendees. One Fund member reported, "Kelly Corrigan's warmth and
humor and ease with her audience was refreshing. I came away with a better sense of how to deal with health issues, both for myself and with family and friends." And a guest commented, "I want to thank The Women's Fund for putting on the event. Kelly is the
kind of person you know you could have over for a glass of wine and feel like you've known her forever."
Ms. Corrigan also discussed and read excerpts from her new book,
Lift, an inspirational message on parenting, life and love, written as a letter to her two young daughters. An on-site Borders Books booth offered copies of both books for purchase, and she signed them for buyers after her presentation.
All proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Threads of Life in Placerville (Judie Stewart, founder), which supports cancer resources for patients and families, and
the Pink Ribbon Fund of the El Dorado Community Foundation (Judy Mosbacher Pickett, founder), which is dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness. Our thanks to sponsors Carter/Kelley Construction, Snowline Hospice of El Dorado County, Raffetto Enterprises,
The Barsotti Family Juice Company, El Dorado Savings Bank, and Western Sign Company, as well as event underwriters Marshall Medical Center and the El Dorado Community Foundation.
See photos of this event at
http://www.eldoradocf.org/index.php/gallery
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Find The Women's Fund El Dorado on Facebook!
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Praise follows WFED Community Needs Forum
According to the overwhelmingly positive responses of members and guests who attended the Community Needs Forum on March 25, they
left with a broader knowledge of the problems faced by some of their
El Dorado County neighbors in these challenging economic times. Of the approximately 100 attendees, 62 submitted response cards. Responders declared they were far more aware of local needs because of the forum, citing "phenomenal speakers," "important topics,"
and "comprehensive presentations." Since the purpose of the forum was to help members be well informed when casting their May grant-making votes, the Women's Fund considers the event a success.
Held at the Sequoia Restaurant in Placerville, the forum was a presentation of the Women's Fund Education Series, and it featured a panel of four speakers, each versed in
one of the focus areas for the 2010 grant making.
Basic Needs:
Matt Huckabay, Executive Director, The Center for Violence Free Relationships, spoke of the value of women's collectives, the importance of doing what is required, and the power of working together. "Look at us now," he said, referring to the difference
that the Center's programs, assisted by the Women's Fund grants, have made in people's lives.
Education:
Dr. Vicki Barber, Superintendent of El Dorado County Schools, said that the county has lost $1,350 per student since 2007, while stressing that the schools score higher than the state average on every criteria. She discussed the importance of innovation
in education for the county's teenagers, and she discussed the need for a self-esteem "Bill of Rights" program for girls.
Health and Wellness:
Jon Lehrman, M.D., Family Practitioner and community health care advocate, talked about how deep budget cuts are endangering teen health in areas such as eating disorders, mental illness, substance abuse, and dental health.
Women and Girls:
Kelly Plag, Director of Development, The Center for Violence Free Relationships, discussed the importance of educating and empowering women and teen girls who are in abusive relationships.
"Obviously," one member wrote in her response card, "there are more needs than most are aware of."
This is why our membership in the Women's Fund, through the impact we make by pooling our funds and voting wisely, is so important to our community.
See photos of this event at
http://www.eldoradocf.org/index.php/gallery
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Aiding those in need: Joyce Amlick
Women's Fund pioneer launched The Crisis Angel Network
Pioneer member
Joyce Amlick joined the Women's Fund by way of the El Dorado Community Foundation. She became a Foundation board member in 2000, a position she still holds. She also sits on its grants committee.
"When the Women's Fund El Dorado was launched through the Foundation more than two years ago, I saw it as an ideal way for individuals to give locally," Joyce explains. "By
donating through the Women's Fund, members can vote on where their money goes, and can see how it is spent. This is a very rewarding experience."
Until recently, Joyce served on the Women's Fund cabinet, using her board experience with the Foundation to help lay the Women's Fund framework, such as its policies and procedures.
But Joyce, an accomplished oil and pastel artist, and past owner of the Chablis Art Gallery in Placerville, saw another need in the community--that of the immediate financial
crisis.
"The nonprofits
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Joyce Amlick
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I worked with through the Foundation and through the Women's Fund would sometimes come across situations that called for immediate
financial help," she says. "They couldn't wait for a grant process."
So a little more than a year ago, Joyce and her husband launched another fund through the El Dorado Community Foundation, the Crisis Angel Network, to help individuals and
families in dire need. Nonprofit agencies associated with the Foundation can request emergency financial help from the Crisis Angel Network, which is funded by donations, for prescreened clients--whether it be for prescription drugs, a month's rent, means
of transportation, or a number of other urgent needs. Joyce and Crisis Angel Network committee members
Judith Dillon and Barbara Goyette then make sure the clients' needs are met.
"Nonprofits are facing some of the most challenging times of their existence," Joyce says. "We're honored to work with the community, partnering to affect positive change
in the lives of its residents."
For more information on the Crisis Angel Network, visit
http://www.eldoradocf.org/index.php/crisis-angel-network
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Our Women's Fund Historian
Women's Fund member Kathleen Biechley has graciously agreed to be our WFED Historian. As such, Kathleen will be photographing Women's Fund events--you may have seen her clicking away at the recent Kelly Corrigan event--for our website, newsletter, and
outside publications. Women's Fund members Kelli Hunter and Debra Kelley are Kathleen's back-up photographers.
Many thanks to all three of you!
See photos of of Women's Fund events at
http://www.eldoradocf.org/index.php/gallery
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The Women's Fund El Dorado assets are managed and invested through
the El Dorado Community Foundation, a nonprofit 501c3 organization responsible for clerical, legal and financial assistance and oversight.
For more information about The Women's Fund El Dorado,
please visit our website at
http://www.eldoradocf.org/index.php/womens-fund-el-dorado
3097 Cedar Ravine Road, Placerville, CA 95667
Phone (530) 622-5621. Fax (530) 626-7100
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