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Tickets on sale for Women's Endowment Fund's "For Women, Forever" Celebration

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Cleveland-based fashion entrepreneur Valerie Mayén will deliver keynote address

Valerie Mayén
Valerie Mayén

Tickets to the Women's Endowment Fund's annual "For Women, Forever" celebration are now on sale at akroncf.org/ForWomenForever. The event will take place on Thursday, March 20, at House Three Thirty and will feature a keynote address by Cleveland-based fashion entrepreneur and "Project Runway" alumna Valerie Mayén.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. for guests to enjoy networking, beverages and hearty hors d'oeuvres. At 7 p.m., guests will take their seats in Hometown Hall for a program featuring the announcement of the fund's 2025 grant recipients and a keynote address delivered by Valerie Mayén, the founder of the socially conscious fashion brand Yellowcake Shop. The evening will conclude with the presentation of the 2025 Judith A. Read Tribute Award for Service & Advocacy for Women to community volunteer and philanthropist Katie Smucker.

Tickets to "For Women, Forever" are $100 for young professionals, $150 for an individual ticket, and $250 for a VIP ticket. VIP guests and sponsors are invited to a pre-celebration reception with an open bar at 5 p.m. Tickets are available online until Thursday, March 13, at akroncf.org/ForWomenForever.

A crowd of women pose for a photo at the 2024 "For Women, Forever" Celebration
Join us to celebrate the Women's Endowment Fund's accomplishments over the past year!

All proceeds from the event support the Women's Endowment Fund's grantmaking to programs that improve the health and wellness, safety, and economic empowerment of women and girls in Summit County.

Major sponsors of this year's event include The J.M. Smucker Company; The Read Family; The Synthomer Foundation; Leppo Rents; Baird; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Presper Financial Architects; Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE – Summit County Fiscal Officer; Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro's Department of Job and Family Services; and The University of Akron. 

Sponsorships are still available at akroncf.org/ForWomenForever-Sponsorship and include tickets to the event, recognition in event materials, and an invitation to a pre-celebration reception. For more information, contact Affiliate Fund Event & Volunteer Coordinator Malia Rivera-Speer at 330-436-5649 or mrivera@akroncf.org.

About the Women's Endowment Fund
The Women's Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation was established in 1993 as a permanent endowment committed to encouraging the advancement of women and girls in Summit County. To date, it has grown to more than $5.4 million and awarded nearly $2.3 million in grants. Contributions of any amount are welcome and can be made online at akroncf.org/give/WEF or mailed to the Women's Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation, 345 W. Cedar St., Akron, OH 44307. For more information, call 330-376-8522 or visit womensendowmentfund.org.

About Akron Community Foundation
For 69 years, Akron Community Foundation has been our community's champion and generator of enduring philanthropy. In 1955, a $1 million bequest from the estate of Edwin Shaw established the community foundation. It is a philanthropic endowment of more than $305 million with a growing family of nearly 900 funds established by charitable people and organizations from all walks of life. The community foundation and its funds welcome gifts of all kinds, including cash, bequests, stock, real estate, life insurance and retirement assets, just to name a few. To date, the community foundation's funds have awarded nearly $254 million in grants to qualified nonprofit organizations. For more information about Akron Community Foundation or to learn more about creating your own charitable fund, call 330-376-8522 or visit akroncf.org.

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