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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE CHARITABLE FUND BOARD:

The Charitable Fund Board is proud to announce the selection of the Charitable Fund Project for Professional Dimensions for 2007 through 2009 - the Dominican Center for Women!

The CF Board studied eight wonderful agency submissions and participated in passionate and articulate debate. The final three agencies - Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), Hippy Program of Children's Outing Association and the Dominican Center for Women received site visits by the Board. Additional passionate and articulate debate followed and the final agency was selected. This agency will be the recipient of fund raising as well as raising PD members' awareness of the issues related to the participants who are involved in this community organization for the next two years starting September 2007.

For the past 16 years, Dominican Center for Women has focused on a 12-square block area in Milwaukee's Central City, with a mission of helping the women in the area, who head most of the households there to gain the education and self-esteem they need to achieve economic self sufficiency.  This agency launched a program in 2001 to broker the sale of tax-deeded houses in the neighborhood, shifting ownership from the City of Milwaukee to neighborhood families who were renting. The Center provided extensive financial education, credit counseling and home maintenance coaching to would-be buyers. 58 families in this little neighborhood have been able to realize the dream of home ownership!

PD is proud to become involved in this organization to provide vital financial support as well as to raise the profile of awareness of this little-known agency which is doing so much to impact the lives of women and their families right here in Milwaukee.

Watch for more information in the fall. We offer congratulations to the Champions of this effort - Margaret Henningsen and Anne Curley.

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