20th Annual Women's Power Breakfast
This years Women's Power Breakfast will pull metro Detroit's most prominent female business and community leaders together to raise 2 million meals for hungry children in southeast Michigan.The funds raised from this years event wil benefit Gleaners' school-based programs, including: SmartBites, Weekend Back Pack and school-based mobile pantry distributions.
- Detroit, MI (1888PressRelease) February 21, 2013 - Introducing New Goals and Programs On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 beginning at 7:30 a.m., more than 500 of metro Detroit's most prominent female business and community leaders will gather at the Eastern Market, Shed #3 in Detroit for the 20th annual Women's Power Breakfast in support of Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan. Gleaners has set their goal for the 2013 Women's Power Breakfast to raise 2 million meals for hungry children.
Honorary Chairs are Eva Tansky Blum, PNC Bank, Joyce Hayes Giles, DTE Energy, Barbara Levin, Community Leader and Donya Redmond, Sodexo. This year's Event Chairs are Community leaders Cynthia Ford and Karen Mazo.
This year's event will also recognize Dulcie Rosenfeld, a former board member and long time Gleaners supporter who founded the Women's Power Breakfast in 1994. Dulcie will be honored for her leadership and commitment to feeding hungry children and families for 20 years.
As part of the 20th anniversary, Gleaners has created a special opportunity to engage metro Detroit's powerful women with female students from Detroit's Martin Luther King, Jr. High School. The PowerUP program is focused on leadership, self-empowerment and community service. Mentors and students will interact once a month to share experiences and ideas. Women interested in participating in the PowerUp program can learn more at www.womenspowerbreakfast.org
The funds raised from this year's event benefit Gleaners' school-based programs, including: SmartBites, Weekend Back Pack and school-based mobile pantry distributions. These programs reach thousands of children each week with the nutritious food they need to grow and thrive.
DTE Energy Foundation, PNC Foundation, and Sodexo are Hunger Champions for the Women's Power Breakfast campaign. Their generous support will allow Gleaners to match all donations made leading up to April 9, 2013, when Gleaners will host a Double Your Donation Day fundraiser on WJBK-Fox 2.
" We have a big goals this year, but I'm already so impressed by out region's women corporate and community leaders, who are responding to the call to feed our hungry children," says W. DeWayne Wells, president of Gleaners. "Dulcie can feel proud that the event she started 20 years ago has grown to have such a tremendous impact on our mission."
Tickets range from $120 Friend to $1000 Platinum Angel levels. Corporate and individual support opportunities are available from $1200 for a table to $50k Champion level. To purchase tickets or learn more about Children's Hunger support opportunities, contact Suzette Hohendorf at 886-453-GLEANER (2637) ext. 243 or email shohendorf ( @ ) gcfb dot org dot
About Gleaners Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan (Gleaners):
Founded in 1977, Gleaners is one of the oldest and largest food banks in the country. Today it distributes more than 46 million pounds of emergency food annually, equivalent to 100,000 meals per day. Headquartered in Detroit, Gleaners operates a total of five distribution centers in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties, which provide food to 558 partner soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and other agencies throughout southeastern Michigan. Of every dollar donated, Gleaners uses 93 cents for food and food programs. One dollar provides three meals for a hungry neighbor. Learn more at www.gcfb.org.
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