Events

25th Annual Celebration Thursday, March 31, 2011 Marcus Center for the Performing Arts | 929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee Social Change Exchange | 4:00pm - 5:30pm • Annual Celebration | 5:30pm - 7:30pm REGISTER (http://www.womensfundmke.org/events/25th-annual-celebration) for the Annual Celebration (no RSVP required for the Social Change Exchange). Please join us Thursday, March 31 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts for our Annual Celebration and Social Change Exchange. Join us for one or both! Social Change Exchange | Vogel Hall | 4:00 - 5:30 pm Join us for an engaging conversation with our grant partners about building sisterhood in Milwaukee, co-hosted by the YWCA. No RSVP is necessary for the Social Change Exchange. Annual Celebration | Bradley Pavilion | 5:30 - 7:30 pm Celebrate the accomplishments of the past 25 years and help us honor Patty Cadorin of M&I Bank, this year’s recipient of the Lynde Uihlein Award for service to the Women’s Fund. RSVP for Annual Celebration online or contact Ann Fisher at 414.290.7350 ext. 3. There is no charge for the event. Cash bar available. Celebration Highlights 25th Anniversary Auction and Limited Edition Bracelet Join in the bidding fun of an exclusive auction of jewelry and art to benefit the Women’s Fund, the African American Women’s Fund Project, Latinas en Acción, the Lesbian Fund, Viv Ncaus: A Hmong Women’s Giving Circle, the Her Scholarship, and Girls Leading Change. Also featured is a limited edition Women’s Fund anniversary bracelet created by local artist Cathy Jakicic as a thank you gift for onsite donations of $100 or more. 2011 Lynde Uihlein Award: Patty Cadorin Patty is Senior Vice President and Corporate Communications Director for Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and vice president of the M&I Foundation. We are grateful to Patty for her decade of personal support, her passion for building sisterhood, and for her willingness to reach out to others on behalf of the Women’s Fund. M&I’s history with the Women’s Fund dates back to the organization’s birth via a gathering of a small group of women in an M&I board room. 25th Anniversary Choir Performance Be inspired by music performed by the Milwaukee Choral Artists, directed by Dr. Sharon A. Hansen, and a rendition of the women’s anthem, “Love and Justice,” performed by a 50-voice women’s choir.