Upcoming Events

Everyone is welcome to attend two of our events as a guest. This does not include the December or June fundraisers. After the second regular meeting you attend, we will ask you to join our organization.

There are NO refunds for any events and if you do not show after registering you will be billed. The events are always on unless the location is closed.

Registration prior to the meeting is required due to counts needing to be in prior to the event. No walk-ins or paying at the door. We ask that you please pay by credit card. You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay by credit card. Just check out as a guest. If you are paying by check the check must be received prior to the meeting date.

Event date: 2/5/2020 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Categories: Chapter Events

Women in Politics in 2020

Join us for a panel discussion on the impact women have on our political future. Our panelists include Diana Cihak, founder and state board president of WEPac (WomenElect) and Karen King, executive director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women.

Location: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Time: 5:30PM Registration, 6:00PM Dinner

Cost: $35 Members / $40 Non-members

Diana Cihak

President, Upper Edge Consulting
Founder/Board President of WEPac

At Upper Edge Consulting Diane is an expert at helping businesses and non profits acquire grant funding. At Upper Edge we do more than just write grants, we create relationships with the sources that will help fund your projects. Government relations, Grant Writing, research and writing, advocacy and publicity when used together are powerful tools for small businesses that want to work in partnership with government at every level.

WE Pac (WomenElect) is a non partisan political action committee that trains and supports pro-choice women who want to run for public office. Currently operating in Buffalo, New York we are expanding to New York City in the first part of 2014.

Karen King

Executive Director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women

The Erie County Commission on the Status of Women, (ECCSW) works to provide appropriate and meaningful information to women and girls throughout Erie County thereby helping them reach their full potential. The commission conducts policy studies, analyzes current legislation and programs and issues impacting women, develops collaborative programs and community outreach with local and regional organizations,public officials and community partners, provides educational awareness and recommends measures to develop new resources and services as well as leveraging existing resources and services available to women in Erie County.

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