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UPCOMING EVENT

WOMEN IN SPORT LUNCHEON
...Celebrating Leadership, Excellence and Philanthropy

December 3, 2008
Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver
Registration from 11:15am, Luncheon 12:00pm

Tickets $100.00    
  Purchase your tickets here

Join the Minerva Foundation for BC Women, keynote speaker Barbara Underhill, and MC Patrick Jarvis as we honour Marion Lay, Karen Magnussen, and Jean Riley Senft.

Further details on our 2008 honourees, keynote speaker and sponsors are avaliable here


UPCOMING PROGRAM

MINERVA HELPING WOMEN WORK™
program in Vancouver for mature women with

             * Post secondary education
          * Work experience of at least 5 years
          * Proficient English language skills
          * An employment gap of 2 years or underemployed  

January 13 to April 23, 2009
SFU Downtown Harbour Center

Application form here

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: NOVEMBER 30

Program Details


Combining Our Strength™ Celebration


On the 24th of September, an evening of celebration was held at the Bill Reid Gallery to celebrate the success of our Combining Our Strength™ initiative, and to welcome His Honour, the Honourable Steven Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, as the Foundation’s honorary patron. Members of the Combining Our Strength™ Council, Minerva Board members, sponsors and other supporters of the Combining Our Strength™ initiative gathered to hear how the initiative had positively impacted on lives across the province. Our thanks to all those who attended and who have supported the Combining Our Strength™ initiative from its tentative beginnings 3 years ago, and continue to offer their support today
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L-R: Julia Kim, Chair, Minerva Foundation for BC Women
       His Honour, the Honourable Steven Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

       Jody Wilson, Co-Chair, Combining Our Strength™ Council

 

The Annual General Meeting of Minerva Foundation for BC Women was held on Wednesday June 18th 2008. Further information is available for:

Annual Report

Audited Financial Statements

 

The Minerva Foundation for BC Women was initiated in 1999 to provide funds for projects that will assist women to realize their potential and to create a safe place for them to live and work in British Columbia.

The mission of the Minerva Foundation is to inspire and empower women and girls to reach their full potential by creating opportunities and offering programs through trusted partnerships in the areas of education, leadership development, economic security, and safety.

Education
Safety
Economic Security
Leadership Development

Minerva Foundation for BC Women
1730 - 700 West Georgia Street
P O Box 10036
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A1

Phone: 604.683.7635
Fax: 604.683.7695
Email: info@theminervafoundation.com

Office hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30AM - 4:30PM

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