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Women’s Day!

On March 8, 2010, join women across the world in celebrating our achievements and in drawing attention to continuing issues of gender inequality.

For more information, visit The Women's Funding Network

 

Meg Sakellarides, Board Member

Who We Are

Transform a Life, Change the Community...
Aurora Women & Girls Foundation was founded in 2000 by a group of forward thinking women who wanted to make a difference for other women and girls in their own community. Since that time, Aurora has evolved into a 501(c)(3) entity with a board and officers, as well as committees to oversee the work of the Foundation.

2010 Board of Directors
Clare R. Feldman, Chair
Susan Rottner, Vice Chair
Kathleen F. Bornhorst, Esq, Secretary
Janet Bailey Faude, Member at Large
Anita Schepker, Immediate Past Chair
Lori Budnick, Treasurer
Jennyfer A. Holmes
Jan-Gee McCollam
Linda J. McDowell, Partner
Carle Mowell
Meg Sakellarides
Diane D. Souza, CPA
Ann E. Thomas
Wendy Warring, Sr. VP and COO

Honorary Directors
Leah Bailey
Hyacinth Douglas-Bailey
Felice Gray-Kemp
Eileen Kraus
Paddi LeShane
Marie O’Brien
Pam Partridge-West
Kristen Zarfos

What We do

Our Mission is to invest in and inspire women and girls in the Greater Hartford community. We promote and celebrate philanthropy by and for women and girls.

We Invest by funding grants to local organizations whose programs focus on:

1. Leadership development and teamwork skills
2. Economic self sufficiency through jobs training and financial literacy;
3. Positive character development and achievement; and
4. Opportunities to participate in philanthropy.

We Inspire by raising awareness of the importance of philanthropy by women and girls through:

1. Our Annual "An Inspirational 90 Minutes With..." Signature Event, which raises awareness and inspiration about the importance of philanthorpy targeted to women and girls. Past speakers have included Helen LaKelly Hunt, Claire Gaudiani, Nancy Lublin and Kim Phuc.
2. Helping to organize “Songs for Our Sisters” an upcoming community concert hosted by West Hartford Women’s Chorale. It will feature different women’s singing groups all coming together on the campus of a women’s college to raise funds for Aurora’s programs and to raise awareness of the importance of women’s philanthropy.
3. Communicating with other area women’s philanthropic groups.