GWC Announces Our First Grant Awards!
Greenwood Women Care is pleased to announce our first GWC Grant Awards! Our collective funds received in memberships and other designated contributions enabled GWC to disburse $47,625 total in grant funding for eight nonprofits serving residents of Greenwood County in 2019. Grant recipients were determined by ranked voting by our Members.
GWC Grants were awarded to:
Beyond Abuse ~ mentoring program for 5th grade girls (through 6th grade)
Community Initiatives ~ Safe Haven after school and summer programs
Meg’s House ~ household supplies for 12 clients in Operation Impact program
Greenwood Community Improvement Foundation ~ Leadership Scholars program for middle & high school girls
Project Hope Foundation ~ training and supervision of ABA therapists serving children with autism
MODELS Academy ~ program and conference costs for MODELS Academy for African-American males, grades 5-12
Greenwood Community Theatre ~ production costs, including outreach performances & The Penguin Project
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home ~ furnishings for Family Care Program for single mothers and children
Congratulations to our 2019 GWC Grant recipients! We are grateful for all your excellent efforts to improve the quality of our community life in Greenwood County!
Save the Dates!
GWC Quarterly Meetings and other events are open to GWC Members as well as to all interested women who would like to attend as guests (whether on their own or with a Member). Please contact us at gwc@greenwoodcf.org if you’d like to find out more about GWC and any of our events.
2019 3rd Quarterly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, August 20.2019
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., reception & program
Venue: United Center for Community Care gym, 929 Phoenix St.
Program: TBA
2019 4th Quarterly Meeting
Date: Monday, November 4.2019
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., reception & program
Venue: Arts Center of Greenwood County gallery, 120 Main St.
Program: to feature presentations by 2019 GWC Grant recipients
RSVP Information for all events
Members, please RSVP to the GWC evite.
Guests are welcome! Please send an email indicating your plans to attend to gwc@greenwoodcf.org.
Special thanks to Catherine DiBenedetto, Karen Holubek, and Camille Woodiwiss for our event photographs!
