One of the objectives in our mission statement is to provide philanthropic
opportunities for women in business. There is no shortage of need
in the world and it is in our hearts to share with those in need
in our own communities.
If you have any questions or suggestions for charitable activities
that the BWIB might be able to help with, please contact us.
Below are some of the past charitable activities that the Batavia Women in Business has sponsored.
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| . we collected new toys and gift cards at our holiday networking luncheon at Eagle Brook Country Club. The donated items will be given to Batavia ACCESS Toy Drive. At the same event, we also collected $500 for the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. |
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| l-r: Patti Sauber and Karen Hollis, 2007 Batavia Women in Business Philanthropy Commitee, with toys collected at the 2007 Holiday Networking Luncheon |
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collected canned food items to donate to the Batavia Interfaith
Food Pantry for the second year in a row.
Click here to read Stan Johnston's letter to the Batavia Women in Business. Stan is the Chairman of the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. |
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| l-r: Sharon Harwick; Karen Hollis; Stan Johnston, Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry; Paula Issel; Julie Phillips; and Lisa Patterson |
| for Batavia ACCESS Toy Drive. |
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Toys and gift cards for a happy holiday were collected for Batavia ACCESS Toy Drive ...
Standing left to right Patti Sauber, Karen Hollis, Julie Phillips, Gretchen Fliris, Heather Borchardt, and Liz O'Brien. Sitting left to right- Sharon Harwick, Karen O'Brien, and Beckie Lutzenkirchen. |
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collected canned food items to donate to the Batavia Interfaith
Food Pantry. They accept donations all year, so please keep them in
mind! |
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| l-r: Karen Hollis,
BWIB Philanthropy Committee; Stan Johnston, Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry;
Marion Jacobson, BWIB Chairman; Beckie Lutzenkirchen, BWIB Events
Committee. |
by the bushel to Mutual
Ground, an emergency shelter in Aurora for victims of domestic
and/or sexual abuse. |
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With all the collected hats, scarves, mittens
and gloves...
l-r: Jeanne Harms, President of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce; Karen
Hollis, BWIB Philanthropy Committee; Marion Jacobson, BWIB Chairman;
Patti Sauber, BWIB Philanthropy Committee, and Kristen Kostal, BWIB
Philanthropy Committee |
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Our first project was to collect gently used,
like-new women's business clothing to donate to Working
Wardrobe, a non-profit organization that helps get women
back to work. Their mission is to promote economic self-sufficiency
in women by providing business attire and referrals to local
organizations
that provide job training and placement services for women preparing
to enter the job market. |
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| L-R: Former Co-Chair Jeanne Harms, Kathleen
Conroy of Working Wardrobe, and Former Co-Chair Stacy Hicks with
the donations from Batavia Women in Business. |
