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News from the Wyoming Women's Foundation
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- In Wyoming, on average women earn
approximately 66.2 percent of what men earn?(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002 annual
averages)
- Nationally, fewer women have jobs
with pension plans (33%) than do working men (55%). (WY
State Treasurer's Office)
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Donation in
Memory of Alice Ackerman
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 A donation was recently
made to the Wyoming Women's Foundation in memory of an extraordinary
Wyoming woman, Alice Reynolds Ackerman. Alice died December 30, 2007
at age 90 in Newcastle, WY.
Following
is an excerpt from the donation letter. "She grew up in northeastern
Wyoming on a ranch. As a little girl she was the best hand they had. When
she married Everett Ackerman, they lived in Upton and raised two boys,
John (an international lawyer in Houston, TX) and Bill (an Ohio State
professor). Alice was the first female president of a bank in Wyoming,
grew the bank, and served on many community boards in Weston County. Two
books came to mind at her funeral service: True Grit and The
Perfect Woman. Those titles describe this wonderful Wyoming
woman."
If you would like
to donate in memory of a special woman that has impressed or influenced
your life, please contact our office by phone 307-721-8300, by email info@wywf.org, or by mail
313 S 3rd St., Laramie, WY 82070.
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Jackson Event a Success
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The Wyoming Women's
Foundation hosted an informal dinner at the Bar BC Ranch in Jackson, WY
on June 6th. Laura Ladd from the Women's Foundation Board spoke briefly
about Mary Mead as the event was at Mary's former home.
Mary, a local rancher exemplified the opportunities the Wyoming
Women's Foundation is working to provide to all Wyoming women.
Our conversation evolved into what the WyWF is doing now to promote
and work toward self sufficiency for all Wyoming's women and girls
such as bringing the WAGE project to Wyoming and providing grant money to
organizations like Climb Wyoming and the Latino Resource Center. We
had a lively discussion around wage equity with an impromptu raffle of a
movie pass to the showing of the documentary film produced by the
Equipoise Fund, Don't
Fence Me In. The film features and celebrates women
and girls in Wyoming. Thanks to all who attended and participated.
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It is finally summer in
Wyoming! Our flowers are blooming and we at the women's foundation
are getting ready to send out our annual Request for Proposal.
Our giving priorities for this year's RFP will be job
opportunities/education and training as well as women and girls
leadership, empowerment and mentorship. If you are interested in
learning more about our granting opportunities, do not hesitate to
give us a call or drop us an email. Enjoy these summer
days.
Wyoming Women's
Foundation
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