August 15, 2014
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A luncheon to improve the lives of African women and their communities by providing access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene; and to celebrate global female empowerment.
When & Where
Tuesday, October 14th
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
600 Stockton at California Street
2014 WHW Honorees
Kristy Caylor
Co-founder, President and Creative Director, Maiyet
Rebecca van Bergen
Executive Director, Nest
Mistress of Ceremonies
Betty Yu
Reporter/KPIX CBS San Francisco
Committee
Charlot Diskerud Malin, Chair
Paula Carano
Claudia Carasso
Lisa Kieu
Janet Lamkin
Elisabeth Laurence
Erin Laurence
Anne Laury
Maryam Muduroglu
Mary Poland
Julie Shafer
Mai Shiver
Alisa Swidler
Gretchen Thomas
For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Deborah at Deborah Hughes, Inc. at (212) 727-2220 or deb@deborahhughesinc.com.
For more information, please contact info@thevossfoundation.org.
Special thanks to: Linle Froeb, The Ritz-Carlton, Drew Altizer Photography, Prescott Ashe Estate Winery, VOSS Water and
VOSS FOUNDATION
Voss Foundation is dedicated to providing access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene as a means to enable community-driven development in Sub-Saharan Africa, and raising awareness of the ongoing need in the region. Founded by the directors of VOSS of Norway, ASA as an independent 501(c)(3) public charity, Voss Foundation has offices in New York and Oslo. Since our inception in 2008, Voss Foundation has helped to build 85 water access points and 299 sanitation facilities in Kenya, Mali, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Swaziland, and Uganda.
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
Women Helping Women (WHW) is a Voss Foundation global, grassroots initiative that has already funded 19 clean water access points and 291 sanitation facilities in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Swaziland. When circumstances permit, WHW donors have the unique opportunity to travel to project sites and meet the women and communities they have helped. In addition to our third annual San Francisco event, 2014 WHW events have taken or are planned to take place in Oslo, Boston, and New York.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Knut Brundtland, President; Jan Eystein Saeboe, Treasurer; Robert (Tenny) Field; Belinda B. Kielland; Charlot D. Malin; Alicia U. Parker; Sanjay Rawal
STAFF
Kara Gerson, Executive Director; Cecilie Malm Brundtland, European Representative; Anette Krosby, European Representative; Caitlin Rackish, Program Director
For more information, please visit www.vossfoundation.org
@vossfoundation #vfwhw
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