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2006 Projects
• Venice Arts: In Neighborhoods’ “House is Small, But the Welcome is Big” project received a $42,000 grant. The “House is Small, But the Welcome is Big” is a visual documentary portraying the impact of HIV/AIDS and poverty on African women and children. The grant assists in the distribution of the South African images and stories, raising awareness about the continuing global AIDS crisis and to develop new projects within Africa.
• COWAN Project (Country Women’s Association of Nigeria) – a project borne out of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in partnership with the African Millennium Foundation – received a $41,000 grant. COWAN provides a means for its members to increase palm oil production by focusing on project and financial management skills to strengthen individual resources through collective efforts in a business enterprise.
• Menopause The Musical Out Loud™ Tour to benefit ovarian cancer launched in 2005-06, the tour visited 51 cities across the United States to increase awareness of the medical, social and emotional issues faced by the millions of women battling ovarian cancer. The tour raised nearly $500,000 to benefit national and local ovarian cancer chapters’ research and education. A second tour is scheduled to launch in late 2008.
2006 Sponsorships and Donations
100 Women Strong/Power of the Purse
African Community Resource Center
African Millennium Foundation/Dr. Wangari Maathai
African Millennium Foundation/Green Belt Movement
American Himalayan Foundation
American Cancer Society/Cattle Baron’s Ball
American Cancer Society/Relay for Life
Arthritis Foundation
Canine Companions/Tales & Tails Gala
Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association
Central Florida Preparatory School
Chesapeake Arts Center
City of Orlando/City Kids
Clermont Woman’s Club
Colonial Medical Supply/Breast Cancer Awareness
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Darden Restaurants/Women Playing for Time
Duke University/Gail Parkins Memorial Walk
Florida Hospital/Celebrity Stroll
Florida Hospital/Passport to Health
Heathrow Women’s Club/Charity Walk
Hospice of the Comforter/Volunteer Appreciation
Hospice of the Comforter/Advisory Board Appreciation
International Community School
Joyful Heart Foundation/President’s Lunch
Lake Eola Charter School
Lakeland Creative Arts Center
Leadership Seminole
Les Grandes Dames
Michelee Puppets
Orlando Magic Youth Foundation
Orlando Repertory Theatre
Our Turning Point Ranch
Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida/Teal Magnolia Luncheon
Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida/Golf Tournament
Oviedo Woman’s Club/Great Day in the Country
Rotary/Oktoberfest
Safehouse of Seminole
Second Harvest Food Bank/Taste of the Nation
Second Harvest Food Bank/Empty Bowls
Second Harvest Food Bank/Volunteer Appreciation
SPCA of Central Florida/O’Furball
St. Luke’s Lutheran School
St. Mary Magdalene School
Universal Orlando Foundation
USA Dance
Welcome Wagon of Seminole County
Winter Park Day Nursery
Women’s Resource Center/Summit Awards
2005 Projects
• Menopause The Musical Out Loud®: Breaking the Silence of Ovarian Cancer Tour raised more than a half-a-million dollars for ovarian cancer.
The tour was launch in fall 2005. The 51-city tour traveled across the United States raising money for ovarian cancer research and education, and increasing awareness of menopause and menopause-related issues.
• Aging Out Loud™ Town Hall Meeting, this sponsored event held in September 2005 in Washington, DC, centered on health issues of our nation's women and was attended by key officials and dignitaries from the DC area.