The 5th annual Power of the Purse Luncheon was held at St. Luke’s Ministry Center today. The Power of the Purse Luncheon is the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley’s Women’s Leadership Council’s biggest event of the year.
 
The WLC is a network of dynamic women leaders who engage the community through the works and programs of United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley. Their mission is to mobilize the power of women to advance the common good in the community.
 
Susan Wiggins, WLC volunteer and Vice President of Stakeholder Relations at W.C. Bradley Co., welcomed guests, thanked the generous sponsors, and noted items that were for sale. All proceeds from these sales benefit the WLC’s signature initiative, “Wear One Bring One,” in which undergarments are collected for women in need and distributed to United Way community partners. More than 2,400 undergarments were donated as a result of the luncheon, exceeding last year’s total of 2,083 undergarments.
 
Many attendees made monetary donations today. Through these donations, the council funds a voucher program that provides women and girls in need the opportunity to be properly sized and shop for their own undergarments.
 
Featured speaker Ronda Rich, author of What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should), shared a series of humorous stories with a southern bend intertwined with encouragement for the audience to participate and take part in giving back to our community.
 
“The number of women and girls impacted in our community is incredible,” said Scott Ferguson, President & CEO of United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley. “The Power of the Purse Luncheon allows women in our community to come together for fun, laughter, and giving. The focus of the WLC is ‘Women Helping Women’, and that is exactly what The Power of the Purse Luncheon brings women together to do,” said Ferguson.