{"id":14897,"date":"2017-04-12T20:47:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=14897"},"modified":"2017-04-12T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:47:58","slug":"community-foundations-womens-legacy-fund-hosts-spring-luncheon-for-contributors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2017\/04\/12\/community-foundations-womens-legacy-fund-hosts-spring-luncheon-for-contributors\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Foundation\u2019s Women\u2019s Legacy Fund hosts spring luncheon for contributors"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 12, 2017) \u2013 Nearly 100 Women\u2019s Legacy Fund contributors and Prima Donors recently attended the Fund\u2019s spring luncheon. The luncheon was complimentary and exclusively for WLF contributors and Prima Donors in celebration of the Fund\u2019s 10th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary.<\/p>\n

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Carolyn Conant, Dawn-Marie Driscoll & Nori Ann Reed<\/p><\/div>\n

A fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation<\/a>, the Women\u2019s Legacy Fund is a group of women who foster the immersion of women in philanthropy and develop the region\u2019s next philanthropic leaders.<\/p>\n

The luncheon included facilitated discussions around the three grant focus areas selected by the WLF grants committee including STEM programs\/vocational training for women and girls, micro-lending programs for women and business\/market support for women.<\/p>\n

In its first 10 years of existence, the WLF has been able to provide $142,000 in grants to benefit people and communities in Southwest Florida. Currently, the Fund has $638,000 in endowment that will continue to help fund local issues now and in the future.<\/p>\n

Contributors to the WLF give a minimum of $250 each year ($100 for women younger than 25). The first half of contributions is pooled for the purpose of immediate annual grants, while the second half is pooled into the WLF\u2019s endowment fund which provides additional grants to be made both now and in years to come. Prima Donors are local women who have contributed $10,000 or more to the WLF endowment and are committed to making an impact in their community through charitable giving.<\/p>\n

The Southwest Florida Community Foundation, founded in 1976, cultivates regional change for the common good through collective leadership, social innovation and philanthropy to address the evolving community needs in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. It partners with individuals, families and corporations who have created more than 400 philanthropic funds. Thanks to them, the Foundation invested $5 million in grants and programs to the community last year. With assets of $93 million, it has provided more than $67 million in grants and scholarships to the communities it serves since inception. The Community Foundation is the backbone organization for the regional FutureMakers Coalition and Lee County\u2019s Sustainability Plan. Based in Fort Myers, it has satellite offices located in Sanibel Island, LaBelle (Hendry County) and downtown Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

For more information, call 239-274-5900 or visit\u00a0www.floridacommunity.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Carolyn Conant, Dawn-Marie Driscoll & Nori Ann Reed<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ruth Condit & Barbara Yeomans<\/p><\/div>\n

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Deb Penuel & Nina Paight<\/p><\/div>\n

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Connie Lizak & Kathryn Kelly<\/p><\/div>\n

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Christina Harris Schwinn & Karen Benson<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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