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 Charitable
Donations
The
French Market
Fundraisers
Witan
Volunteers
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Accomplishments
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Goals
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- To
alert and educate members to civic responsibility
- To
encourage and promote effective and quality volunteer service in the
community
- To recognize,
establish and financially support projects that fulfill a need in the
community
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History
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Witan was founded by seven young women on July
8, 1943. Their idea was to form a group that would be a pleasure
to its members while being an ever-growing asset to the community. Witan is
a self sustaining, nonprofit women's service organization consisting of
over 300 active, sustaining, conditional and nonresident members.
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The name WITAN (pronounced wi-tahn) is derived from the Anglo-Saxon
word Witenagemot, meaning a group of carefully selected leaders operating
under democratic rule.
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Over the years, Witan has raised funds to benefit the Greater
Akron community by hosting dances, theme parties, fashion shows, cooking
seminars, and by publishing two successful cookbooks.
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Today, the French Market, a two-day event with juried artisans,
delicious food, and a raffle with fabulous prizes, and "W.O.W.!"
(Women of Witan), a gala Patron Party for the underwriters of the French Market,
are the two basic fund-raising efforts by Witan.
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Witan's Civic Committee screens deserving nonprofit agencies
and recommends to the general membership how the proceeds from these
events, often close to $50,000, should be distributed. We work diligently
to balance our donations between the health, education, preservation and
art projects that are submitted to us yearly.
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