April eLinks – Mother’s Day Gratitude Project, etc.

Spring has arrived, and Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Global Women’s Project is excited to kick off our annual Mother’s Day Gratitude Project – an opportunity for you to honor a woman you know and love by celebrating and supporting women around the world. Instead of buying more material gifts for your loved one, express your gratitude with a gift that keeps on giving. Your donation allows us to fund women-led projects in Haiti, India, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and the United States focused on women’s health, education, and employment. In return, your chosen recipient(s) will receive a lovely, hand-written card indicating that a gift has been made in her honor, with a brief description of GWP.

Remember to include your name(s) and recipient’s name and address. You may also make memorial donations, which will be listed on our website: www.globalwomensproject.wordpress.com. Gratitude cards will be mailed in time for Mother’s Day if you send your request to Emily by May 8th, 2017. After the 8th, she will mail them as soon as she receives them.

We invite you to help us spread the word about this wonderful opportunity to give a meaningful gift to a woman you love.

There are just a few days left of Lent. Thank you to everyone who has followed along with our Lenten Calendar this year! We hope that through your Lenten Calendar readings you have gained inspiration, insights, and information about the realities of women and girls around the world, about our partner projects created in response to these realities, and about your opportunities for personal reflection and action. What surprised you? What did you discover from your own activities and “tax collections”? Contributions from your Lenten Calendar may be sent to:

Global Women’s Project

Church of the Brethren

1451 Dundee Ave

Elgin, IL 60120

The GWP Steering Committee held our March in-person meeting in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, where the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren hosted us so warmly. During the weekend we said good-bye to Emily Matteson, after six years of serving on our steering committee. She made so many contributions to GWP, and we will miss her. We’re grateful she offered to help with one more Mother’s Day Gratitude Project. Thank you, Emily! During our weekend we also welcomed two new steering committee members: Addie Neher and Sara White. They have already brought fresh energy and new ideas. WELCOME, Sara and Addie!

Blessings to you all this Holy Week,

GWP Steering Committee