Over 250 guests celebrated at our Irish Hoolie and enjoyed music by Irish Xiles on March 16th. Our thanks to The Dubliner for hosting the afternoon and providing delicious appetizers for our guests. Over $2,000 was raised to assist in the education of the students with Immigrant & Refugee Women's Program. Our thanks to all of our guests!
October 13, 2007 IRWP held the 8th Annual "Harvest of Hope" Trivia Night/Silent Auction. Over $10,000 was raised for IRWP programs. Stay tuned for details of 2008 Trivia Night.
On May 3, 2007 the winners of the second annual Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC) were announced at the Awards Ceremony on Washington University's Danforth Campus.
One World Neighborhood Café received the $30,000 Incarnate Word Foundation Award. One World enhances the lives of socially marginalized women and their families by creating meaningful jobs that pay a living wage and provide benefits offering a variety of educational opportunities in the food-services industry to prepare women for success with future employers. This unique catering business will serve an international menu of box meals to businesses and organizations hosting meetings and conferences. Cuisine from ten different cultures will be available for their selection—two choices from each of five continents. The immigrant women will provide the recipes for the food and the expertise to prepare such dishes. Immigrant & Refugee Women's Program is proud to partner with the Center for Women in Transition in this project.
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