Announcing the Women Inspired Network Grant Finalist Presentation

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It’s time for a very special evening! Join the Women Inspired Network for the WIN Grant Finalist Presentations!

Last year’s event – the 2023 WIN Celebration of Giving Grant Recipients were Chaplain Dave Van Laar, LaSalle County Sheriff’s Chaplain Division; Pastor Kris Zierke, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church; Safe Journeys Executive Director, Susan Bursztynsky; WIN Grants Committee Chair Debbie Buffington; Melissa Engel, Safe Journeys Community Engagement Director; and Starved Rock Country Community Foundation President Fran Brolley (Photo provided by Pamela Beckett)

Thanks to the generosity of members of the Women Inspired Network, comprised of inspired and inspiring women throughout LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam Counties, more than $98,000 has been awarded in the past seven years to local charitable organizations who support and enhance the lives of women and children in our region. The funds for the awards are awarded through a competitive grant process. Applications for grant funding were available to any non-profit organization with a mission that includes empowering women and children to lead their best lives.

Applications for funding were reviewed by the WIN Grant Review Team and the selected finalists will present their case for support at the Grant Finalist Presentation gathering on Monday, November 4, 2024. The event will be held at Detour Tap, 328 3rd Street in LaSalle, from 5:30-7:30 pm. Soup, salad and desserts will be available. The cost is $20 per person.

The gathering will showcase presentations by the representatives from the following organizations:


Braveheart Children’s Advocacy Center – Library Program
Grow Spring Valley – Sprout Program
Second Story Teen Center – Skill Building
Educate 35 – Care Closet


Ninety-six percent of the funds contributed throughout the year to the Network are returned to the community through annual grants, with a portion used to grow the WIN Endowment Fund which will support women and children throughout Starved Rock Country in perpetuity. For additional information about the Grant Presentation Event, visit Women Inspired Network SRCCF or contact Janice Corrigan via email at janice@srccf.org or by calling (815) 252-2906.

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