Women's Fund Awards Twelve Grants

April 15, 2011 (Syracuse, NY) - Twelve nonprofit organizations from Onondaga, Madison and Cayuga Counties will be awarded grants at the Women’s Fund of Central New York’s annual grant awards reception on Tuesday, April 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Road in Syracuse. The organizations will be receiving grants totaling $22,000 to fund programs that support the education of women and girls in Central New York.

Grantees this year include:
• The Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse
• Cayuga Home for Children
• Children’s Consortium
• Community Action Partnership of Madison County
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Torch
• Dunbar Association
• Jewish Home of Central New York
• Neighborhood House of Auburn
• Somali Bantu Community Association
• Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare
• Think Positively Pink
• Women’s Opportunity Center

The event will include an hors d'oeurves & cocktail reception. Tickets cost $50 and can be purchased by calling 315-422-9538 or by visiting www.womensfundofcny.org. The event is sponsored by Alliance Bank, Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Lockheed Martin, WCNY, and Visual Technologies.

“This is a great opportunity to celebrate the empowerment of women and girls in Central New York, and the fantastic momentum that the endowment is building that will aid this population far into our future,” said Sarah Merrick, Women’s Fund Governance Council Chair.

The event will also reveal the new logo and branding for the Women’s Fund, which has used a pink and purple theme for over ten years.

“When the Women's Fund started, the purple and pink color combination was consistent with the women's empowering movement,” said Sarah Merrick, Women’s Fund Governance Council Chair. “Now that the Women's Fund has existed in our community for over a decade, we wanted a logo that appeared more sophisticated but would appeal to women from all generations.”

Since its inception in 1998, the Women’s Fund has provided more than 50 grants to programs that support, empower and promote the advancement and full participation of women and girls in Central New York. For more information, visit: www.womensfundofcny.org.

The Women’s Fund of Central New York is a component fund of the Central New York Community Foundation. The Community Foundation connects the generosity of donors with community needs by making grants to organizations working to enhance the quality of life of those who live and work in Central New York. The Community Foundation annually makes more than $5 million in grants and provides leadership support in the fields of arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environment, health and human services.

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