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On Thursday, August 22, 2024, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held it's 14th annual Women Excel Bloomington awards ceremony at One World at Woolery Mill. With over 250 attendees, our five award winners were able to celebrate all that they have accomplished. The 2024 Women Excel Bloomington award winners are: Leslie Abshier, Michelle Cole, Dr. Gloria Howell, Samantha Morran, and the Mae Cassady Lifetime Achievement recipient Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan.  (L-R): Dr. Gloria Howell, Michelle Cole, Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan, Samantha Morran, and Leslie Abshier
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On Tuesday, July 30th, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce's Bloomington Women in Leadership (BWIL) group hosted it's quarterly events. This event, "Elevate Your Financial Future: Empowering Women at Every Career Stage," was led by T. Claire Kest with Hurlow Wealth Group. During her presentation, she gave the audience the opportunity to gain practical action items to feel financially empowered, break free from past financial setbacks, and find or be a mentor on someone else's career journey. See the photos from the event below! On Friday, May 17th, 2024, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce's Bloomington Women in Leadership group participated in community volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County. Check out the photos from the event below! Photos provided by: Shawn Keller Photography On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce's Bloomington Women in Leadership held it's Inspire event, featuring Deputy Mayor Gretchen Knapp as the speaker, at Ivy Tech Community College's Shreve Hall. BWIL was sponsored by Solution Tree, Develefy Consulting, Monroe County Family Dental, City of Bloomington, F.C. Tucker, German American Bank, IU Health Bloomington, Ivy Tech Community College, and Simtra BioPharma Solutions. See the photos from the event below! On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held the Bloomington Women in Leadership event Combatting Imposter Syndrome at the Monroe Convention Center. Nichelle Wash with The Guarden spoke on understanding imposter syndrome, promote leadership, and establish best practices for engagement and communication. See the photos from the event below! On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, the Bloomington Women in Leadership's group, a part of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, held it's quarterly event "All You Can Ask Buffet with Ladies of Resilience" with Danielle Bruce, Gladys DeVane, and Elizabeth Mitchell, at the Fountain Square Ballroom. See the photos from the event below! On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce's Bloomington Women in Leadership (BWIL) group held it's community engagement day, Celebrate Play where they partnered with Middle Way House to assemble playground equipment, clean up the garden space, and generally beautify the area. See the photos from the event below! Middle Way House provides meaningful alternatives to living with violence to hundreds of survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking each year. Further, Middle Way House touches the lives of thousands of community members annually through educational outreach and prevention programs. The mission of the program is to provide survivors with access to permanent, safe, and affordable housing; to achieve economic security, and foster their strengths to further develop their capacities for self-determination. This Engage event is a way for women in Bloomington to show our support for these women and this organization by beautifying a space where their children can just be kids. Middle Way’s youth program's goal is to provide a fun, safe, and inclusive experience for all residential and aftercare youth.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence or human trafficking, resources are available at middlewayhouse.org or its 24/7 Help and Crisis Line at 812-336-0846. On Tuesday, February 7th, 2023, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce's Bloomington Women in Leadership held an event, Empowering Others: The Impact of Mentoring, at the Bloomington Country Club, with speaker Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan with TASUS, and a panel discussing mentoring featuring Nicole Plunkett with Smithville, Jennifer Quick-Cook with Big Brothers Big Sisters South Central Indiana, and Karin St. John with St. John Associates. See the photos from the event below! On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce and Bloomington Women in Leadership held it's bi-monthly event at the Mill with venture capitalist, Jane Martin. See the photos from the event below! On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce's Bloomington Women in Leadership group participated in a community engagement day with Girls Inc. of Monroe County. During this event, volunteers created toiletries to-go packs to put in the local schools girls bathrooms, bringing awareness to period poverty in our community. After three shifts, volunteers created 654 packs! Girls Inc. programming focuses on the development of the whole girl. Their comprehensive approach addresses all aspects of a girl's life and helps her discover and develop her inherent strengths and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. A combination of long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro-girl environment, and research-based programming equips girls to lead fulfilling and productive lives, break the cycle of poverty, and become role models in their community. See photos from the event below! |
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