The year 2012 was an important year for women on Delmarva’s Lower Shore. It was then that the Woman’s Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES), was created and they have been helping women in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties ever since. “The Woman’s Fund,” stated BJ Summers, Director of Development and Donor Relations at CFES, “provides grants to non-profits which then provide aid to women and girls in our area. The motto of the Woman’s Fund is “Empowering women and Inspiring girls.” The first meeting of what was to become the Woman’s Fund was held in 2011 and the women present were asked to donate $1,000 to jump start the organization. During the first month $23,000 was raised and through collective philanthropy the Woman’s Fund has raised more than $527,000 and has given $228,000 to local charities that support their mission. Many women continue to give to the Fund each year—often above the annual asking—and some have also named the Fund as their beneficiary’. Shown are the 2019 Woman’s Fund grantees. The fund is a component of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. “There is a widespread need among [...]