Geraldine Kearse Brookins, Women’s Fund chairwoman, and Martha Bergmark, president, Mississippi Center for Justice.
The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson held its first Lunch and Learn meeting of the 2007-2008 series on Thursday, Sept. 20. The program was titled Justice for Women & Youth in Mississippi. Speakers were Martha Bergmark of the Mississippi Center for Justice and Sheila Bedi of the Mississippi Youth Justice Project.
Additional Lunch & Learns for 2007-2008 include the following:
Nov. 15 - The Condition of Childcare in Mississippi? in The Clarion Ledger community room.
Jan. 17 - Mississippi Women: Where We Are & Where We Need to Go? at the Jackson Medical Mall.
The events are generally held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is always free but an optional lunch is provided at $10 per person. Reservations are preferred and are required to reserve a lunch. To attend future sessions, please call Carol B. Penick at 601-974-6044 or e-mail reservations@womensfundms.org.
The Women's Fund was created by the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson in 2002 and publicly launched in 2003 with the dual purpose of educating metro Jackson area women about philanthropy and addressing the needs of women and children in Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties. It hosts regular Lunch and Learns where area women and the general public can come and enjoy lunch while learning about the needs of area women and children.
The Women's Fund operates as part of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, a non-profit foundation chartered in 1994 to foster philanthropic giving in Central Mississippi, specifically in Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties. Today, the Foundation holds $18 million in charitable assets and has disbursed more than $16 million in grants since inception. For more information on the Foundation, please call 601-974-6044.
Photos of the September 2007 Lunch and Learn meeting:
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