GIVING STORIES
GIVE When you’re Young
GIVE When You’re Young By Zoe Lawhorn The Women’s Fund of Smith County believes that “together is better.” In our mission statement, we describe our goals as a collective giving circle. We want to transform our community by enriching the lives of women and children,...
Choosing Well
For a person with a giving heart, choosing which cause to support can be a daunting, even emotional process. How do you decide whether to give a donation to help hungry kids or elderly adults? There are many deserving, compelling causes out there, and each one pulls...
Give Like A Mother
As a giving circle made up of women, Mother’s Day holds special significance to the Women’s Fund of Smith County. Each year, we hold a luncheon dedicated to “the women who inspire us” in the days leading up to this special holiday. On May 4th, we will welcome our...
GIVE and The Women’s Fund of Smith County
By Lisa Ellis “Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.” Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan. In the early 1990s, I heard Queen Noor of Jordan quote something very similar during one of her many speeches. I vividly remember...
Planning on Giving
Sometimes, we plan on doing things. And I mean, we really plan to do the things – I really plan on cleaning out my closets and drawers. I plan on getting a pair of trousers hemmed this Spring (the same pair of trousers that has been in my trunk since about this time...
Giving with Passion
Valentine’s Day is already in our rearview mirrors, but the opportunity to celebrate love goes on as we think about our passions and how we show love to the special people in our lives. Many of our modern holidays are centered around gift giving. Probably more so than...
Give Big, With Confidence
This may sound strange, but I can remember learning about “giving pitfalls” as a child. Even at an early age, we learn rules about giving. Initially, you are taught to share everything, but gradually, giving and sharing what you have gets tricky. How can that be? How...
Give Well
Honestly, I don’t mind writing, but I do need an inspiration to get started. The unseasonable warm weather we are experiencing in the run up to Christmas, doesn’t exactly make one want to light a fire, put on a pot of soup, and sing carols. So, to look for ideas, I...
