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Philanthropy and community service serve a number of vital roles in our society, from reducing human suffering to supporting experimentation and change. Eighty-three percent of Americans gave to charity in 2006,1 and the number of Americans who volunteered through or for an organization between September 2005 and September 2006 reached 61.2 million — nearly 27 percent of the population.2
WGN is no exception. A large number of WGN members are actively involved in service organizations and philanthropic activities, and many members hold key leadership positions as board members, advisors or mentors. The organizations and causes served are as varied and diverse as the women who comprise our membership. Activities range from participation in fund-raising walks and runs, to serving as child advocates in the court system, building new homes through Habitat for Humanity and caring for abandoned children in a Nepalese orphanage, to name only a few. Apart from the personal involvement of our members in the charities that they hold close to their hearts, WGN often showcases these charities at WGN events. These efforts have included food and toy drives during the holidays for those less fortunate or the donation of suits and work clothes for women in need. Each year, WGN has one event in November devoted exclusively to highlighting these charities with a percentage of the proceeds being donated to a local cause.
To applaud the efforts of our members and assist these charities, we are in the process of constructing a map for our Community Impact page that will highlight the WGN members in leadership positions (directors, officers or founders) in philanthropies or charities. Our goal is to show how these groups support each other as well as the general public. If you are a WGN member in one of these roles that would be interested in participating in this effort, please contact communityimpact@wgn-global.com.
- Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal Finance Poll, January 2007
- Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, January 10, 2007
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