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Letter to the Editor: Catonsville Women's Giving Circle

Group held first meeting of 2012 last week.

On Thursday February 9 over 40 women attended the Catonsville Women’s Giving Circle first meeting of 2012! The interest, enthusiasm, and networking demonstrated at the meeting was incredible!  Women of all ages and backgrounds gathered to socialize, learn, and create a plan for 2012. 

If you have not heard of it before, the Catonsville Women’s Giving Circle (CWGC) is a philanthropic organization established in 2011 as a means for women to collectively provide financial resources to organizations that improve the greater Catonsville area – the places we work, play, shop, school, and recreate. 

The CWGC is a nondenominational, nonpartisan, dynamic assemblage of women who raised $8,000 in its inaugural year!  The recipients of the funds in 2011 were The Children’s Home, Lighthouse, Neighbor Space, Rails to Trails, The Samaritan Women, and Turning Pages!  The women of the CWGC are by nature, interested in philanthropy, and in creating a larger culture of such in our community.

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Our goal is to enlarge the circle -- have 100 members by year’s end.  We welcome new members throughout the year and encourage members to participate in one of the four committees, as time and scheduling permits: Membership, Grants, Communications, and Education. 

The CWGC is a fantastic way to network with bright, talented and philanthropic women, learn about the needs of our community, and provide financial resources to organizations that improve the everyday life of community members. 

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For more information visit our website  http://www.catonsvillewomengiving.org/ or contact one of us.

A big thank you to Dimitris for providing space for our group to meet.   We appreciate the generosity.

 

Sincerely,

Joan Plisko, jplisko@hotmail.com

Almarie Wood,  Almarie1@verizon.net

Co-Conveners, Catonsville Women’s Giving Circle

 


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