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2019 Women's Empowerment Scholarship Winners
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith
Jessica is headed to UMASS Amherst in the fall and hopes to pursue a career in medicine. Read more about Jessica by clicking HERE
Junia Janvier
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith
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Junia will attend Boston University in the fall and hopes to pursue a career in Computer Science. Read more about Junia by clicking HERE
Bridget Oei
Jessica Smith
Christine Habjan
Bridget will attend the University of Connecticut Medical School in the fall to pursue a career as a physician. Read more about Bridget by clicking HERE
Christine Habjan
Emma Fitzell-Jones
Christine Habjan
Christine will continue her education at the prestigious Oxford University in England where she will complete the Department of Oncology’s MSC in Radiation Biology. Read more about Christine by clicking HERE
Emma Fitzell-Jones
Emma Fitzell-Jones
Emma Fitzell-Jones
Emma will attend Boston University in the fall and will pursue a Masters in Public Health. Read more about Emma by clicking HERE
Katie Dold
Emma Fitzell-Jones
Emma Fitzell-Jones
Katie will attend the University of New Hampshire in the fall, pursuing a degree in ocean engineering. Read more about Katie by clicking HERE
Linnea Wegge
Linnea Wegge
Linnea Wegge
Linnea will attend the University of Rochester in the fall and is pursuing a degree in biology. Read more about Linnea by clicking HERE
Linnea Wegge
Linnea Wegge
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Linnea Wegge
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Second Annual Kick Off The Holidays Party
We hosted our second annual fundraising gala at Davio's Boston on December 6. We were thrilled to welcome more than 250 people, including five of our seven 2019 Women's Empowerment Scholarship recipients. Thanks to everyone who joined us and also those who supported us financially from afar.
Without the generosity of our supporters, we would not have made such a significant impact in our first 18 months as a foundation.
About Us
Our Mission
As a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, The Women's Empowerment Scholarship serves to empower females by encouraging and enabling them to pursue higher education. Our foundation provides educational grants to women throughout New England while paying special attention to women entering into one of many male-dominated career paths, including, but not limited to, science, technology, engineering, finance, and law. In aiding women financially, the Women's Empowerment Scholarship team aims to propel their careers and allow them to shatter any and all glass ceilings and stereotypes.
Get To Know Bailey Medeiros
Bailey is the President and Founder of The Women's Empowerment Scholarship. After graduating as Salutatorian from Monson High School in 2015, Bailey went on to study Finance, Communication, and Legal Studies at Bryant University. In 2019, she graduated 9th in her class with Summa Cum Laude honors. Currently, Bailey is pursuing her Juris Doctor at Boston University School of Law where she hopes to combine her undergraduate business background with legal expertise. Bailey was Miss Massachusetts Teen USA in 2014, placing in the Top 15 at the national Miss Teen USA competition. Additionally, she was a member of the New England Patriots Cheerleaders from 2016-2018, representing the Patriots at Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas and Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Learn more about Bailey and her motivations by visiting the "My Story" tab.
Events
Dana's Main Street Tavern - Thursday, January 17, 2019
Thank you for joining us at Dana's Main Street Tavern for a night of fun and fundraising. Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $2,000 for the Women's Empowerment Scholarship.
Check out the photos below from a fun night in Monson.
In The News
Featured in The Boston Globe, on Patriots.com
The Boston Globe's Lillian Brown recapped The Kick Off The Holidays Party, noting the contributions to the event surpassed $30,000.
Patriots.com also spotlighted Bailey in a recent "Where Are They Now?" feature.
Kelly O'Grady and Annie Lu join Bailey and Tom at the Kick Off The Holidays Party at Davio's Boston
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