Q: What led you to become a member of the Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade?

A: I learned about Women's Fund through CREW-Miami. The work of the Women's Fund became extremely important to me when my granddaughters were born. I had two sons, and two grandsons, and it surprised me that watching my granddaughters grow would focus my attention on women's issues. I started to think: are things as good for them now as they could be? Have things changed enough from when I was growing up? And my answer was "no".

Q: How has your relationship with the Women’s Fund grown?

A: My relationship with the Women's Fund has grown, first, because of the symbiotic relationship between CREW and the Women's Fund. It is wonderful for professional women to be able to give back and to support women of all walks of life. It is important that women can earn money, give money, determine where that money goes and how it is spent – and in doing so, be an example to others.

Secondly, I have been able to connect my involvement with the Women's Fund with my other love, the St. Martha-Yamaha Concert Series, an ongoing world-class music series, at a venue in Miami Shores that has incredible acoustics. We first created a relationship with Lotus House, a Women's Fund grantee and shelter for homeless women. Lotus House is so focused on the support and development of the women they serve, as whole people. They have embraced the free tickets we offered, since good music can be so enriching. Seeing the women from Lotus House, and now also from other grantee organizations, who have been through so much, sitting at these events along with some of Miami's leading men and women, is just wonderful.

The Women's Fund has helped me get involved in multiple ways in addition to just donating dollars. The Women's Fund is really a catalyst for reaching women and making change. It is an organization that can adapt to changes in the community while creatively working on small grassroots efforts that making positive impacts on women and girls.

During the last five years, my community involvement has become more focused and far more rewarding. Those are the same five years I have been working with the Women's Fund. I know that isn't just a coincidence!
 

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