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The Women of Wisdom - February 2011
Liz Ryan, President; Julie Basol; Liz Bicknell, Volunteer Co-ordinator; Poppy Cunningham, Funding Committee; Lynn Donnelly; Joyce Hawes, Funding Committee; Nancy Klopfenstein, Secretary; Liz Markowski, Pick-ups Co-ordinator; Mary McKinnon, Treasurer; Rosemary Mueller, Founding Member; Patty Paul, Vice President*; Jeannie Pelsue, Vice President*; Martha Redpath; Candy Vincent; and Jeanne Wisner
* Sweet Charity Co-Managers
Women of Wisdom was formed in 2007 by a group of like minded women who wanted to give back to the community by pooling their resources to try and make a difference in the towns in which they live. In order to fund this giving circle that uses its resources to empower women and children in need, they put their heads together and decided to start a resale shop. Now the group is funded primarily through Sweet Charity, a 501(c)3 non-profit on Main Street in Vergennes. The store provides a constant source of funding for local philanthropic projects chosen by Women of Wisdom and for the work offered by Hospice Volunteer Services of Addison County, who helped fund the creation of the store. Sweet Charity sells items donated by the community and in turn, Women of Wisdom keeps the awards in the 5 town community. On the other hand, WOWSER funding, another arm of WOW, responds to emergency situations that may happen in this community or beyond our borders.
WOW also organizes periodic lectures called Caring Globally. These programs are given by women of the community who have given their time and effort to people in need outside the U.S. Women of Wisdom invite you to our next presentation and to learn about the past lectures.