3 rd Annual Fundraising Dinner Thursday, May 15, 2014

1. 3rd Annual Fundraising Dinner Thursday, May 15, 2014

2. Welcome to an unforgettable evening! 6:00 Welcome Reception & Cocktails Silent Auction 7:00 Dinner 8:00 Program Guest Speaker LCDR Laurie Coffey Close of Silent Auction

3. How we have impacted the lives of women and girls in our community.…

4. LIFE: Powered by YOU Empowerment workshops for at-risk middle school girls to help them take charge of their lives.

5. Preserving independence for elderly women A volunteer support program providing transportation, appointment help, shopping, and light housekeeping to allow elderly women to stay in their homes.

6. Meg Lowman Treetops Camp A week-long camp to inspire girls of limited opportunity to seek careers in biology.

7. Funding for women to participate in training seminars and classes to help them transition out of poverty.

8. Shoot Like a Girl! Elmira College Women’s Hockey Team Financial aid for girls participating in youth ice hockey building skills and confidence in girls guided by strong role models.

9. Medication Lab Expenses Satisfying women’s health needs in Steuben, Chemung and Schuyler counties.

10. Women’s Breast Health Program Community classes in breast health, preventive health education and care from a certified lymph therapist, Reiki master, and lymphedema and oncology massage specialist.

11. A program supporting the needs of teen mothers. Teen Success

12. Not by Bread Alone Women’s Health & Beauty Products A program that provides basic hair and skin care items, nail polish, sanitary supplies, etc. Necessary items that, by law, a food pantry cannot purchase and clients cannot buy with food stamps. Painted Post Food Pantry

13. Lost But Not Forgotten Grief Program Education and the use of creativity as a means to express difficult emotions for at-risk teenage girls who have suffered a recent loss.

14. Step Out and Stop the Violence Promoting awareness of the immediate and long term impact of domestic violence.

15. Self-Defense for Young Women Martial arts/self-defense training for young women 10 yrsand up. Girls learn to be aware of their surroundings, make safe choices, and defend themselves.

16. Grants for Continuing Education Grants of up to $500 to continue a woman’s education or to support her return to school to gain new skills. Over 50 awarded since the start of the Fund for Women!

17. Grants for Continuing Education Grants have helped women with: Nursing student equipment – scrubs, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs Camera equipment for a sign language video College tuition Music education Textbooks Transportation to get to school

18. Grants for Continuing Education 2013 Awards Ceremony

19. Janet’s Fund Emergency Grants for Women Grants have helped women with: Repair of a hot-water heater for a home-bound elder Rent after the loss of a bread-winner Appropriate clothing for a teen girl missing gym class Clearing a medical debt to avoid default Materials for a wheelchair accessible home ramp so a disabled women could leave the hospital Paying a security deposit so a single mother could move her family into a new apartment

20. Patricia Murphy Young Memorial Fund for Community Nursing

21. Barriers to Care Grants for women who face challenges affecting their breast cancer treatment, such as transportation, child care, elder care, nutrition, prosthetics or other non-medical barriers to care.  

22. Welcome to an unforgettable evening! Made possible by the generous support of our sponsors.

23. Thank youPlatinum Sponsors! Science & Technology Dr. Joseph Miller & Ms. Rachel Wood

24. Thank youGold Sponsors! Human Resources Corporate Development

25. Thank youSilver Sponsors! Human Resources John G. Ullman & Associates, Inc.

26. Thank youProgram Sponsor!

27. Thank youWelcome Sponsors!

28. Thank you to ourother business sponsors!

29. Lieutenant Commander Laurie Coffey with thanks from the Fund for Women . . . a Southern Tier keepsake donated by FFW Founder Mary Beth Conwell, owner of Ray Jewelers in Elmira

31. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Special Honor Gifts to the Endowment Kenneth Carlton In memory of Ann Carlton Elisabeth Corveleyn In honor of Nancy Corveleyn Richard & Jane Fastiggi In honor of Deborah Arkus Kim Frock In honor of Mary Lou Frock In honor of Lee Baldwin Penny Gregg In memory of Patricia Murphy Young Vivian Gernand In memory of Violet P. Brosey Catherine Liles In honor of Shirley Badia Christine Sharkey In memory of Shirley Hodge Gould Pamela Yunis In memory of Barbara Chapman-Yunis

32. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Celebration and Sisterhood Gifts Donna Andrews In memory of Louise Sedlak Nancy L. E. Andrews In memory of Janet Lee Andrews In memory of Louise Baille Andrews In honor of Mary Rose Cherock In honor of Marilyn Mekus In honor of Jennifer Tarnoski In honor of Nicole Lee West In honor of Rachel Wood Gail Baity In memory of Ruth D. Owens In memory of Jackie Douglas In memory of Robbie Owens In memory of RosaleeBaity In memory of Helen Kuczka Gail Bellohusen In honor of Bellohusen family women

33. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Celebration and Sisterhood Gifts Suzanne Blowers In honor of Rouletta Blowers In honor of Elizabeeth Blowers-Nyman Susan Cadel In memory of Margaret Schreiber Eleanor Cicerchi In memory of Eleanor Cauffiel Rutledge In memory of Betty Cauffiel Tomb Megan Collins In honor of JessenDonlon In honor of Patricia Smith Joanne Coombs In honor of Carolyn Gridley In honor of Carrie Jean Dininny In honor of Karen Taft In honor of Ruth Tilson In honor of Laura Coombs Patricia Dann Michele Donegan In honor of Patricia Haughey

34. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Celebration and Sisterhood Gifts Katherine Douglas In memory of Dr. Patricia Bartholomew In memory of Betsy Larkin In honor of Pat Procak Carey Gillis In honor of Penny Gregg Susan Heine Sandra Herron In memory of Hertha Rockwell In memory of Bertha Dann Amy Irvine In honor of Debra Kerr In honor of Eva Irvine In memory of Amy Bartle In memory of Alice Irvine In memory of Dorothy Thompson Judy Jeffers-Landry In honor of Carol Jeffers Sarah Kostera In memory of Nellie S. Conley

35. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Celebration and Sisterhood Gifts Sherri Kriel In memory of Helen Chilson Pamela Lally In memory of Patty K. Black Kathryn Littleton In honor of all mothers ShuHua Lu Catherine Mack In memory of Evelyn Dooley Miriam Martinez In honor of Clara Cappas In honor of Dana Hines Judith McIntosh In honor of Kathy Stickler In honor of Krista Niles-Updyke In honor of Suzanne Neidrich In honor of Jennifer Fulton Jane Muuse In honor of Angie Mustico-Hanrahan

36. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Celebration and Sisterhood Gifts Kaye Newbury In memory of Faith Newbury Ranck In memory of Martha Newbury Duncan In memory of Sara BittoBorrelli In memory of Priscilla Newbury Ann Nicholson In honor of Susan S. Hoobler In honor of Jennifer S. Corbey In honor of Judy Sphon In memory of Cecelia S. Halke In memory of Anna L. Sphon Ellen O’Hare In memory of Martha Barnes Jyll Painter In honor of Diane Kaysa Susie Palombo In memory of Mary Force Penelope Parker-O’Sullivan In memory of Mary Colacecchi

37. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Celebration and Sisterhood Gifts Michelle Pastel In memory of Darlene Evans In memory of Bea Pastel Susan Peck Theresa Ponader In memory of Pamela R. Schotte In honor of Martha Ponader Jacqueline Pope In memory of Mary LaManna–Colacecchi Missy Rittenhouse In honor of Ann Marie Toole In honor of Eleanor Sementilli Amy Schwartz In honor of Debra Hollasch In honor of Harriet Schwartz In honor of Debra Schwartz In honor of Diane Murray In honor of Diane Legendre Charlene Secondo In memory of Hilda Younge

38. Celebrate Women! Fund for Women Mother’s Day Appeal Celebration and Sisterhood Gifts Christy Sisson In memory of Nancy Darling In memory of Connie Sisson Peters Penny Tanneberger In honor of Imogene S. Hyde In memory of Victoria Tanneberger In memory of Barbara Yunis DavidaTelehany In memory of Anna Telehany In memory of Ann Marie Rossi Kristine West In memory of Myrtle Ball In memory of Mae Theisen RistiinaWigg In memory of Phyllis Wigg Kenneth Wilson In memory of Ruth R. Wilson

39. A beautiful way to pay tribute to a woman in your life... Daffodils planted in Sperr Park in honor of 2013 Mother’s Day Appeal honorees are now in bloom!