WE DID IT! MATCH CHALLENGE ENDS!
- $17,434 of $15,000 raised
Dear Donor,
On behalf of the girls enrolled in Women of the Dream, thank you to our Anonymous donor who challenged WOD to dream bigger! An Anonymous Simmons University alumna challenged Women of the Dream to raise $10,000 in 30 days to receive her matching donation of $10,000! We accepted the challenge and reached out to sister alums and friends for donations. You responded! By June 26, 2019, WOD had exceeded the $10,000 goal with a total of $12,906 in donations from sister alums and friends! Our Anonymous Donor increased her match donation to $15,000, if WOD raised $15,000 by July 1! Thanks to our Match donors, WOD raised $17,434 by July 1. The Match Challenge total of $32,434 represents the highest amount ever contributed by individual donors within a 30 day period in our history!
Over the past three years, WOD has awarded scholarships totaling $34,500 to thirteen girls from Camden, NJ. Match Challenge donations will benefit 2019 graduating seniors with a $3,000 college scholarship, and help WOD girls currently in college to reduce their financial burden.
Although the Match Challenge is over, we welcome donations throughout the year. Visit our General Donation Page to contribute. All donations are tax-deductible, and upon making your donation, you will receive a letter for your tax records.
Thank you fellow dreamers for your donation!
Sincerely,
Leslie A. Morris
Founder & CEO
Women of the Dream
Meet the 2019 Graduating Senior Recipients:
Chynah Morrison
High School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy, Camden, NJ
College: NYU
Teseanna Harris
High School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Bloomfield College – New Jersey
Shania Maldonado
High School: Charles Brimm High School
College: Rutgers University – Camden
Celeste Rodriguez
High School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Rutgers University – Camden
Thank You to Our Match Challenge Donors
Valerie Durant
Simmons Alum, Class of 73. So glad to be able to contribute to this wonderful organization.
Deborah Brittain
So pleased to support our young women any day and any year! Simmons, 74' SW and Former Simmons Trustee
Fred J. Grigsby, Jr.
Happy to support the important mission of WOD.
Ann Fudge
For ALL my Sisters…Ann Fudge'73
Rehema Ellis
Laurel Yancey
Ngina Lythcott
The work of Women of the Dream will have a lasting impact on the girls, their families, and their communities.
Catherine B. Eagan
Simmons University Alum
Class of 1975
Patricia Whitley Williams
Patricia WhitlleyWilliams, Class of '70 at Simmons, so proud of the work being done by Leslie
Merilyn Francis
Simmons Alum class of '76. Leslie you are doing such fantastic work!
Adunni Anderson
So proud of this work and its founder!
Harriet Elam-Thomas
Simmons Univ. Alum.
Desiree Baynes
Milton Coleman
Milton Coleman, glad to support the organization.
Claudia Herbert
Jessica Gibson
Katherine White
Katherine Hicks White
Simmons University Alum – Class of 1974
Faye E. Coleman
Simmons Alum, Proud to be Board Chair of Women of the Dream
Donna Ramos-Johnson
Denise Evans
Business acquaintance of Faye Coleman, BOD
Carol Waller Pope
I am a Simmons alum. So proud to support the work of WOD. Equally proud of Simmons alums who are supporting girls of color in their… Read… Read More
I am a Simmons alum. So proud to support the work of WOD. Equally proud of Simmons alums who are supporting girls of color in their… Read more
Sandra Thompson
Class of '61
magdalen gaynor
I am a proud Simmons Alum
Cathie Mayers
As a Simmons Alum, I am so proud of the work Leslie has done with WOD.
Elizabeth B. Rawlins
Sincere congratulations Leslie on your work with and for these young women. I so enjoyed meeting some of them last year at the reunion. Keep… Read More
Sincere congratulations Leslie on your work with and for these young women. I so enjoyed meeting some of them last year at the reunion. Keep up the good work. EBR
Gary Bailey
Proud of WOD and all of the wonderful work that is done under Leslies leadership
Abra Francois
Monica Chenault-Kilgore
So proud of the work Leslie Morris has done and continues to do for girls through Women of the Dream's innovative programs and services… Read More
So proud of the work Leslie Morris has done and continues to do for girls through Women of the Dream's innovative programs and services. I… Read more
pam rice
I am a Simmons University Alum. I want to commend Leslie on her great work with these girls.
Kenyora Johnson
Class of 2010!!
Barbara Semedo
Supporting Women of the Dream is a "no-brainer!" Leslie has created something very special with this program.
Loraine Trotter
I am glad I can support this effort.
Pamela Hoffman
Congrats on your success in helping young black women! Simmons Alum 1973
JoAnne Wright
Simmons Alum, Class of 75
Pamela Dashiell
Undergraduate Class of 1975
Reginald Jackson
Millicent Gorham
An excellent legacy
Kelley Chunn
Gwen Richard
Gwen Potier Richard, Simmons class of 1976. Proud of the work you're doing.
Karen Thomas
Class of 77!
Sharon Combs
Simmons '71
Maureen Hicks
Maureen Taylor Hicks '72
Cynthia Knowles
Thank you for your good work. Blessings to the Women of the Dream!
SARITA STIRRUP
Thank you, Leslie, for founding this much needed program. Continued success! Simmons Alum '77
Theresa Brewer
Simmons Alum '78
Nadine Cruz
Keep up the great work.
Simmons Alum ‘77
Waltrine Cooke
Waltrine Cooke '73
Audrey Lewis Ratchford
Simmons Alum ‘73
Phyllis Holliday
Phyllis Holliday/Simmons University Honorary Alum- mother of Gail Holliday Class of 78'
Nancy Larkey
leslie dykeman
Simmons College Class of 1970 Now Simmons University
Christine Key
BRAVO to you, Leslie, for your ongoing commitment to make a difference. I am a Simmons ALum.
C JOYCE FARRAR-ROSEMON
Gail Holliday
Simmons University Alum
Continued good works by Leslie Morris
Anika Munroe
dawn hobson
Keep up the good work.
G. Lynne Alston-Leonard
Congratulations Leslie on the work of WOD. We are proud to support and encourage.
G. Lynne '75
Alexia Gunn
I am a Simmons University Alum!
Alicia Canady Adamson
Congrats auntie Leslie! Thank you for your vision and commitment to the dream. Class of “03
Jacqueline Kidd
Nasyria Taylor
As a 2019 Simmons alum, former BSO President and, WOD scholarship recipient I very thankful for this organization and Ms. Leslie. Glad I can… Read More
As a 2019 Simmons alum, former BSO President and, WOD scholarship recipient I very thankful for this organization and Ms. Leslie. Glad I can pay it forward!
Anna Gavitt
I’m so happy to be contributing to someone’s education like this, as a fellow POC and Simmons alum. We need to see more of this… Read More
I’m so happy to be contributing to someone’s education like this, as a fellow POC and Simmons alum. We need to see more of this happening in our communities. We need to have each other’s backs and I’m so grateful this exists
Sam Larkey
Paula Sneed
I am very pleased to support this phenomenal organization and the work of our sister Leslie Morris. Simmons Alum, Class of 69
