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Women & Girls' Fund Celebrating 15 Years by Honoring Local Women

December 1, 2015 - A celebration of the Women & Girls' Fund's 15th anniversary in 2016, A Toast to Women is a pay it forward campaign to honor 1,000 special women who have made a positive impact in the lives of others.

Every $15 donated in honor or memory of each woman that has made a difference in your life “toasts” a mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend or relative; acknowledges the positive impact they have made in your life; and supports your neighbors.

By making a gift and honoring someone special to you, you will help another woman in your community. To commemorate that honor, the Fund will send a certificate to you to share with your honoree(s). We ask that you kindly submit an electronic photo, preferably in jpeg format, of your honoree(s) to Julie Matthews at julie@mainstreetfoundation.org. Your honoree(s) will be acknowledged at a future Women & Girls' Fund event.

At the Wonder of Women (WOW) event on March 30, 2016, all honorees through then were included in a special presentation. To view the presentation, click here.

Since its establishment in 2001, the Women & Girls’ Fund at Main Street Community Foundation has awarded nearly $350,000 in grants to improve the lives of thousands of women and girls in the communities of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott.

Donate Now

Click here to donate now and honor a special woman in your life. If you prefer, you can mail your donation to:

Women & Girls' Fund
Main Street Community Foundation
P.O. Box 2702
Bristol, CT 06011-2702

Thank you for partnering with all those who work to improve the lives of local women and girls and for creating lasting change in your community through your support of the Fund and the important programs it helps make possible.