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Celebrating 34 Years

Nevada Women’s Fund Newsletter 6-Fall 2016

Nevada Women’s Fund history of

giving totals more than $7 million

Since 1982, the Nevada Women’s Fund has distributed more than

$7.1 million in scholarships and grants to improve the lives of women

and their families in Nevada. In the Fund’s 34-year history, more than

1,550 women have received individual scholarships and countless

families have been positively impacted through community grants to

151 non-profit organizations in the Silver State.

“We couldn’t be more proud of our organization’s long history of

providing scholarships to women in Nevada and awarding grants to

community organizations that serve the needs of our local families

and seniors,” said Nevada Women’s Fund President Isabelle Rodri-

guez Wilson. “We are fortunate to have donors who have supported

our efforts for decades and that the community continues to embrace

our mission of inspiring achievement. Together we are creating op-

portunities for so many women and families in Nevada.”

This year, community grants totaling $65,000 were awarded to six

different local organizations selected by Nevada Women’s Fund and

three others directed by donors to specific groups. The Nevada Wom-

en’s Fund allocates community grants to organizations addressing

physical and mental health, aging and violence prevention. It’s a

competitive process as the grant awards program has gained more

attention in recent years and the many organizations in our communi-

ty seek these needed funds.

For the 2016-2017 school year, 79 Nevada women have been award-

ed scholarships totaling $178,000. Individual awards range from

$1,000 to $5,000 and will assist women pursuing degrees in a variety

of fields including nursing, medicine, criminal justice, business, sci-

ence and education. Scholarship recipients, many of whom are single

mothers, represent different backgrounds, ethnicities and ages, rang-

ing from 18 to 65.

Join us as we celebrate our 9th annual Power of the Purse on Friday, November 18th, 2016. This year’s event will be held at the

Grand Sierra Resort in the Silver State Pavilion. With over 40,000 square feet of space and a variety of new and returning ven-

dors, this year’s event is sure to be a fabulous night to remember!

Doors open at 5pm and the shopping, food and fun will go until 9pm. We are excited for you to join us

for a fun night of shopping while supporting your community!

We hope to see you there as we raffle away a variety of beautiful designer bags, featuring Michael

Kors, Coach, Kate Spade and many more. Tickets are available on our website

www.nevadawomensfund.org, in our office at 770 Smithridge Drive, Suite 300, Reno, NV 89509 or

by phone at (775) 786-2335. Pre-sale tickets are $40, tickets at the door are $45.

Please call or email our office if you have any questions or would like more information

(775) 786-2335 – info@nevadawomensfund.org

Nevada Women’s Fund check presentation to the Assistance League of

Reno-Sparks.

NWF 9th annual Power of the Purse!

NWF Community Grants $52,250

Assistance League of Reno-Sparks

Nevada Youth Empowerment Project

CARE Chest of Sierra Nevada

Trauma Intervention Program of Northern Nevada

Women and Children’s Center of the Sierra

Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Project

Donor Directed $12,750

Nevada Discovery Museum

Operation School Bell

Nevada Women’s History Project

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President’s Message

Isabelle Rodriguez Wilson, President and CEO

Photo by: Johnstone Studios

What an exciting time to live and work in

The Biggest Little City! Our community is

experiencing some phenomenal growth in

new businesses and entrepreneurship that

present opportunities and challenges to us

all. Here at the Nevada Women’s Fund we

couldn’t be more pleased to be a part of the

renaissance taking place in our community

as we move forward and thrive together.

As we work hard to continue to meet our

mission of inspiring achievement in wom-

en and families, I’m delighted to share that

in recent years the growth of the Nevada

Women’s Fund has been nothing short of

remarkable. This year’s Salute to Women

of Achievement luncheon was the largest

ever, hosting 1,400 in attendance; acknowl-

edging 71 honorees; and raising $236,685

to sustain the mission of the Fund.

However, that was only the luncheon! In

recent years, the Fund has grown its en-

dowment by $50,000; received $61,500 in

NWF Giving Circle pledges; $100,000 in

new restricted scholarship funding and

$428,000 in general donations!

The significant community investment

these numbers convey represents clearly

your continued passion and commitment to

the Nevada Women’s Fund, allowing us to

distribute more than $7 million to our de-

serving community since our founding in

1982.

None of this would be possible without the

generous support of so many individuals

and businesses who share our passion to

inspire achievement in women working

hard every day to make a better life. And

we couldn’t be more grateful for your con-

tinued trust in the Nevada Women’s Fund

to invest those donations wisely in the

women and families of our community and

for the benefit of us all.

Women of Achievement 2016

Hall of Fame

Keynote Speaker, Reshma Saujani

and students of the Coral Academy NWF Founders—Barbara

Thornton, Fritsi Ericson and Lynn

Atcheson

Honoree Procession Sue Wagner, Marybel Batjer,

Kathleen Conaboy

Former board members—Tanya Violette, Andrea

Cantlon, Kerri Garcia, Stephanie Lepori

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Board of Directors

Dawn Ahner, Chair

Joey Orduna Hastings, Vice Chair

Denise Kline , Recorder

Kristen Chinvarasopak, Treasurer

Debby Herman, Immediate Past Chair

2016 NWF Scholarship Recipients

Amy Biehl Scholarship Funded by

Dermody Properties Foundation - $2,500

Stephanie Taitano

Bill & Dottie Raggio Scholarship - $3,796

*Kelsey Rolling

*Nicole Winckelmann Palma

Bill & Moya Lear Charitable

Foundation - $1,151

Miranda Powell

Charles H. Stout Foundation - $22,712

Carla King

*Cathryn McGregor

Chase McKenna

Angela Ogletree

Sherrie Olson

*Arthi Sachdev

Charlotte L. MacKenzie - $6,531

Viansa Damiano

Dorie Leftwich

Kelty White

Cyril T. Hofmeister, Jr. - $1,000

Amy Engwall

Derrivan/Rinaldi Scholarship - $650

Andrea Saavendra

Dorothy Blakey Scholarship - $6,980

Samantha Bolander

*Bridgette Gilboy

Tania Gonzalez Contreras

Neida Hernandez

Ariel Medeiros

*Liset Puentes

Dr. Rita Huneycutt Memorial - $1,000

Susan Rodriguez

E.L. Cord Foundation - $25,000

Allison Blair

*Stephanie Blossom

Amanda Harvey

*Clarissa McIntyre

*Nancy Quintero

Rachel Rezaei

Briana Somma

*Kylie Vizzusi

EWB Math and Science - $11,284

*Herah Ashraf

*Tyler Ewing

*Corinne Lincoln

Sasha Ortega

*Dominique White

Faralie Spell Memorial - $1,000

*Angela Sciarani

Frankie Sue Del Papa Scholarship - $740

Rachel Rezaei

Fritsi H. Ericson Scholarship - $1,000

Jamie Folstad

Guild Family Law Scholarship - $1,246

*Bridgette Gilboy

Helaine Greenberg "55 and Alive" - $676

Susan Rodriguez

Jan Evans Scholarship - $2,045

Jennifer Shorett

Jeanne T. Shearer Scholarship - $6,870

*Natalie Ede

Michelle Palmer

*Melissa Wadsworth

Jennifer Satre Scholarship - $1,701

Mary Jane Ubando

Joseph and Evelyn Lombardi Family

Scholarship - $2,950

Tara Broad

Cristal Sepulveda

Margaret Eddelman O'Donnell - $1,376

Ashley Loera

Margaret Hart Conaboy - $1,000

Tania Gonzalez Contreras

Martha H. Jones Scholarship - $10,318

Ziar Diaz

Stacy Greenberg

Isabella Jacobs

Nicole Lovass-Nagy

*Darlin Martinez

Meggin McIntosh PhD Emphasis on

Excellence Scholarship - $2,500

*Kelly Klingler

Melanie Watkins Scholarship - $1,000

Sasha Ortega

Mother’s Day Scholarship -$9,910

Courtney Cliften

Neida Hernandez

Jessica Johnston

Olivia Rassuchine

Angela Sciarani

Cristal Sepulveda

Cassandra Woods

Mutual of Omaha Scholarship - $2,000

Catharine Bryson

Northern Nevada Nursing - $11,278

Jamie Folstad

*Laila Kazemi

*Paige McGinley

Kelsey Selfridge

Elizabeth Ta

Northern Nevada WiT Forum - $1,650

*Natalie Ede

NWF Board Alumnae Scholarship - $7,730

Billie Goddard

Liberty Hamby

Melinasadat Hashemi

Madelyn Newcombe

Elizabeth Roman

Daisy Zurita

Pauline Helms - $491

Stephanie Taitano

Peg Murphy Scholarship - $1,510

*Tammy Johnson

Peggy and Milton Glick Scholarship - $1,365

Kelly O’Keefe

Pinocchio’s Moms on the Run - $2,000

Olivia Rassuchine

Ross & Dorothy Ballard Scholarship - $2,000

Katherine Montenegro

Sandra A. Daugherty Scholarship - $2,013

*Herah Ashraf

Kellie Rogaczewski

Sher & Gary Muhonen Scholarship - $2,167

Cathrina Magpantay

Stephanie Kruse Scholarship - $3,000

*Clarissa McIntyre

Susan Paterson

Sue Wagner Scholarship - $2,941

Emily Crawford

Madelyn Newcombe

Terry Lee Wells Scholarship - $1,000

*Ashley Bressem

The Barbara Nielsen Memorial – $1,500

Natalie Van Hoozer

The Buzick Family Scholarship - $1,500

*Bridgette Gilboy

The Davis Family Scholarship - $3,589

*Ashley Bressem

Kacee Johnson

The Debra Scott Nursing Scholarship by

Renown Health - $1,000

Zaira Diaz

The Summit Scholarship - $1,000

Andrea Saavedra

Tim and Joelle Jay Scholarship - $1,000

*Tammy Johnson

Timken Sturgis Scholarship - $1,000

Jolyn Garcia

WITS Scholarship - $1,000

Carly Samuels

Carolyn Barbash

Alexia Bratiotis

Debby Bullentini

Ann Burns

Michele A. Casey

Valerie Clark

Beth Cooney

Jennifer Crowe

Ronele Dotson

Patty Downs

Tiffany East

Kerry Eaton

Heidi Gansert

Joanna Jacob

Eugenia Larmore

Patricia Morales

Kaitlyn Ovard

Sabrina Pellett

Fayth Ross

Jodi Schoenbachler

Kelly Ann Scott

Candie Slider

Allison Smithson

Christina Stoever

Young

Terri L. Ward

Dawn Welsh

Ann Wilkinson

Sharon Wurm

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Nevada Women’s Fund

770 Smithridge Drive—Ste 300

Reno, NV 89502

Tel: (775) 786-2335

Fax: (775) 786-8152

Info@nevadawomensfund.org

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Mark Your Calendar!

2016 Power of the Purse

Grand Sierra Resort - Silver State Pavilion

November 18, 2016 | 5-9p.m.

2017 Salute to Women of Achievement

Grand Sierra Resort - Grand Ballroom

May 25, 2017 | 11:30a.m.– 1:30p.m.

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Our Mission The Nevada Women’s Fund is dedicated to strengthening

its community by empowering women to improve their

lives and those of their families. We identify critical social

needs and address those needs through scholarships and

community grant making.

NWF makes inspiring achievement simple:

Make a general donation to support NWF’s

mission of inspiring achievement in

women and families.

Form a restricted scholarship in the

amount of $1,500 annually.

Become a member of the NWF Giving

Circle by making a minimum 3 year

pledge of $2,500 or more annually to

award grant funds for needed

community services.

Establish an endowment account with a

minimum and principal donation of

$10,000, held in perpetuity.

The Nevada Women’s Fund is a Nevada

corporation and IRS designated 501(c)(3) tax-

exempt organization formed to strengthen its

community through education scholarships

and community grant making. Your gener-

ous donation may be tax deductible.

Federal Tax # 94-2860375