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Colgate Women’s Games Returns for 48th Season

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Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) announced that Colgate Women’s Games, the nation’s longest-running Track & Field series for girls and women, is kicking off its 48th season to continue creating pathways for female athletes to achieve their athletic potential and pursue their educational goals by competing for academic scholarships. This season, the scholarships that top performers are eligible to win will be doubled in value. Athletes can register now, and parents, coaches, and fans can sign up to receive updates at www.ColgateWomensGames.com.

Also today, Colgate is announcing ShopRite is a supporter for the 48th season of Colgate Women’s Games. Together, Colgate and ShopRite will work to increase the reach and impact of this year’s competition. ShopRite’s strong ties in hundreds of communities throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland will help drive awareness of the Track & Field series through an in-store and digital campaign. ShopRite plans to host a New Jersey registration event in April that will include a pep rally, celebrating the local community’s participation in Colgate Women’s Games.

Purpose of Colgate Women’s Games

Colgate-Palmolive has been the title sponsor of Colgate Women’s Games for nearly 50 years, supporting the program since its founding in 1974 by legendary Brooklyn track coach, the late Fred Thompson. The competition, which attracts thousands of competitors from elementary school through college and beyond, promotes the transformational power of athletics, mentorship and education. Athletes can earn one of more than 100 educational scholarships awarded by Colgate-Palmolive each year, in $2,000, $1,000, and $500 denominations based on order of finish in the series – double the value of scholarships in 2022. In total, more than 5,000 scholarships have been awarded throughout the history of Colgate Women’s Games.

The Colgate Women’s Games are free to participate in and attend, as Colgate-Palmolive covers all costs. Every athlete receives a complimentary competitor’s t-shirt, athletic bag with Colgate-Palmolive essential health and hygiene products, and a commemorative ribbon for participation.

“The Colgate Women’s Games brings our company purpose to life in an incredibly uplifting and powerful way, promoting health and wellness, celebrating teamwork and supporting brighter futures,” said Paula S. Davis, Chief Communications Officer, Colgate-Palmolive. “We are especially excited this year as we increase the scholarship awards, expand our outreach with our supporters at ShopRite and involve Colgate people in all aspects of this amazing competition. We are looking forward to our best season yet!”

Impact of Colgate Women’s Games

The competition has supported thousands of young women in their quest to pursue successful careers as world-class athletes, doctors, lawyers, teachers and entrepreneurs. Many standout high school competitors have also earned athletic scholarships that allowed them to pay for college. The event has become an incubator for developing athletic talent over the decades with hundreds of athletes who have competed at the highest level in national and world-class championships, including Meet Director Cheryl Toussaint, and has bolstered the athletic careers of hundreds of age-group, collegiate and National Champions.

“Colgate Women’s Games is more than an athletic competition; it is an expansive, deep-rooted program with a proven track record of helping girls and women achieve their dreams through athletics, mentorship and education,” said Cheryl Toussaint, world-class championship medalist and Meet Director, Colgate Women’s Games. “This massive accomplishment is possible because we recognize the discipline and hard work that training requires; we cultivate mentorship, academic success and perseverance; and we celebrate participation and achievement. Colgate Women’s Games has changed countless lives over the past 47 seasons, including my own as a participant and Director, and I’m confident it will continue to demonstrate the transformative power of Track and Field in the 48th season and for decades to come.”

While the games were paused in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, the program was featured in the 2021 documentary, Sisters on Track, which follows the inspiring journey of the Sheppard sisters and their formative experience with Colgate Women’s Games. In 2022, the competition returned with a bang, thanks in part to a new anthem, written and performed by the Grammy award nominated band Tank and the Bangas.

Competition Details

This season’s series will be held outdoors and includes two preliminary meets and one semi-final competition that determines who will compete for educational scholarships and trophies at the Finals. All girls grade 1 and above who are enrolled in and attending school, as well as women in college and beyond, are eligible to participate in two events at each preliminary meet. Events include: 100-meter dash, 80-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1,500-meter run, high jump and shot put, depending on grade division. Medals and ribbons are awarded to top place finishers in each event at preliminary meets, and trophies and medals are awarded to semi-finalists.

Key dates for athletes, coaches, parents, and fans are below.

  • March 25 & April 1, 2023: Registration Days held at Queens College, Fitzgerald Gymnasium, Queens, New York. Participants will pick up their complimentary Competitor’s Packet, which includes a competitor’s shirt and bib number (both required to compete) as well as a bag of Colgate-Palmolive health & hygiene products.
  • April 16 & April 23, 2023: Preliminary meets held outdoors at Queens College Track Field, Queens, New York. **Registration for the series closes on April 23.
  • April 30, 2023: Semi-Finals held outdoors at Queens College Track Field, Queens, New York.
  • May 7, 2023: Finals held outdoors at New York City’s iconic Icahn Stadium at Randall’s Island Park.

The health and safety of athletes and spectators are the top priority of Colgate Women’s Games. All competitions will be hosted outdoors and regular consultation with medical professionals will guide safety measures. For more information on Colgate Women’s Games and to sign up for updates, visit www.ColgateWomensGames.com.

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Mary Kay Inspires Next Generation of Female STEAM Leaders at Youth Summit

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Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for women’s empowerment and education, recently hosted a group of 25 young women from Dallas Independent School District’s Young Women’s Preparatory Network (YWPN) / Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School for an educational, inspirational exploration of Women in STEAM. The events led up to the celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11.

The high school-aged students spent the day at Mary Kay’s Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing / R&D Center (R3) in Lewisville, TX, where they toured the state-of-the-art facility and learned about the different aspects of STEAM-related manufacturing processes in a complex, global beauty company. Following the tour, students heard from a panel of female experts in their respective STEAM fields. The panel was comprised of experts in fields such as Upstream Innovation, Product Formulation, Information Technology, Product Research, Portfolio & Strategy Planning and Process Development. In the afternoon, students engaged in a mentoring lunch where they had the opportunity to discuss different career paths for women in STEAM, personal and professional aspirations, and how we can better encourage, prepare and bolster young women pursuing careers in STEAM fields.

“Mary Kay is committed to empowering and inspiring the next generation of women to pursue their passions—because the future is STEAM,” said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Innovation Officer, Product and Science at Mary Kay. “Women are underrepresented in the STEAM workforce, but we can narrow that gap by providing critical early learning opportunities and exposure for young women to seek out and explore STEAM careers of interest.”

Young Women’s Preparatory Network is a nonprofit agency that partners with public school districts across the state of Texas to operate the largest network of all-girl, public, college preparatory schools in the nation. YWPN schools are located in struggling urban neighborhoods and have a proven track record of academic achievement, high school graduate and college acceptance rates. YWPN formed the first public/private partnership with the Dallas Independent School District, opening the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School in 2004.

“We are thrilled to have our young women participate in a day filled with meaningful connections to women in STEAM, and are grateful to Mary Kay for this opportunity,” said Lynn McBee, Chief Executive Officer, Young Women’s Preparatory Network. “These future leaders are bright, talented young women. To have exposure to other successful women in STEAM fields and see the impact they can make provides them that extra motivation to reach farther, achieve more, and hopefully, one day, change the world through STEAM.”

Mary Kay celebrates and encourages young women who are taking charge of their futures through leadership, innovation, and determination to excel in STEAM fields. Women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math. [1] By offering continued support to young women in STEAM fields, the company is continuing Mary Kay’s mission, which is to improve the lives of women everywhere.

[1]Sources
National Girls Collaborative Project (2022). The State of Girls and Women in Stem. https://ngcproject.org/resources/state-girls-and-women-stem

 

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Wells Fargo Delivers Mentorship for 1,000 Women-Owned Businesses

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Wells Fargo announced it is doubling our support for women-owned businesses through its Connect to More℠ program after providing over 500 mentorship opportunities to women last year. This year, Wells Fargo will expand its partnership with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center to provide over 1,000 complimentary mentorship opportunities through its signature 12-week Milestone Circles mentorship program and roughly 13,000 hours of technical assistance.

“We hear from so many women entrepreneurs that owning and operating a business is isolating and can be hard for those who don’t have access to the right resources,” said Derek Ellington, head of Small Business at Wells Fargo. “On top of that, 48% of women entrepreneurs report that a lack of available advisors and mentors limits their professional growth.1 By providing women business owners access to trusted experts who can help them solve business challenges, plan for the future, network, and grow, we are giving them the tools and opportunities to build a strong foundation and thrive.”

Connect to More program impact and next phase

Connect to More was a program launched last summer to support the success and sustainability of women-owned businesses through access to expertise and specialized resources. As part of the program, Wells Fargo partnered with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center to offer complimentary support through its signature Milestone Circles. Within the first year, over 500 women participated in the Circles and graduated – working through challenges, celebrating milestones, attending workshops, and connecting with small business experts and mentors to enhance their businesses:

  • “Through my 12 weeks in the Circles program, I was able to document a lot of processes and standard operating procedures that enabled me to onboard four new team members and step out of being directly involved in every single client deliverable. This has allowed me to scale my business from $9,000 in revenue to $20,000+ in revenue monthly and to a team of 11 amazing humans.” – Rachel Pereya, owner of Mastermind Business Services.
  • “The Milestone Circles program really blew me away with its approach to bridging ‘vision’ with ‘goals’. The team created an environment for success with exercises that challenged me to really dig deep into our vision, which opened up so many opportunities. I was able to clearly consider our desired funding journey and received expert feedback from mentors. As a result, our company has identified funding partners that support our vision and mission. The future of FeaturesFirst Auto is a lot brighter with more clarity and funding!” – Lisa Bailey, owner of FeaturesFirst Auto
  • “Thanks to the Milestone Circles, we implemented a new branding strategy and relaunched our brand. We also took the tools we learned and had a more assertive approach to our social media accounts. Our YouTube account increased from 1,500 views to more than 66,000 views in 2 months.” – Selmin Karatas, owner of Kazani Hair

“The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center has been inspired by the learnings and outcomes of the incredible women we’ve been fortunate to support in this inaugural year of this program,” said Nicola Corzine, founding executive director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. “We are tremendously excited to be connecting with 1,000+ additional women business owners in the next 12 months thanks to the generous contributions of the Wells Fargo Foundation.”

This year, Connect to More will continue to offer Milestone Circles with the goal of helping over 1,000 women-owned businesses and adding more mentorship and individual technical assistance opportunities for participants, including milestone planning workshops, bi-weekly peer support groups, access to industry experts and mentors, and ongoing alumni networking opportunities. Each Circle is open to all women-identifying business owners in the U.S. Those interested in applying must complete an application, and upon acceptance, will be placed in a Circle.

Speaker series for women entrepreneurs

Wells Fargo is also reaching women entrepreneurs through a quarterly speaker series that covers a range of topics and challenges with small business experts and women founders. The next virtual panel discussion will take place on Wednesday, June 22 and will help women learn how to grow and cultivate a strong network that will support confidence building, key decision-making, and new business opportunities. More details are below:

When:

This virtual session will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, (12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Central Time / 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).

Speakers:

Derek Ellington, Wells Fargo head of Small Business
Ann Marie Lynch, Wells Fargo head of Small Business Deposits and president of the Women’s Connection ERN
Kamy Taylor, Program Manager, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Terriekka Cardenas, Founder, Perceptive Engineering and Construction Services
Theresa Bozhor, Founder, Momentum Tutoring

Registration:

Please click here to register. Please register no later than Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Wells Fargo’s overarching support of women business owners

These latest initiatives build upon a Wells Fargo legacy of supporting diverse and women-owned small businesses. In 1995, the company first announced a $1 billion, four-year long lending goal to support small businesses owned by women. This goal was met in just one year and served as a catalyst for several additional diverse lending commitments to women, Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African Americans and Asian owned small businesses.

Wells Fargo also recently shared resources designed to help increase the growth of women-owned small businesses, including a $1.5 million grant to How Women Lead aimed at disrupting the unequal venture capital (VC) system for women founders and shared new data and an interactive tool-kit on closing the economic gaps facing women entrepreneurs.

Additionally, in 2020, Wells Fargo created a roughly $420 million national small business recovery effort called the Open for Business Fund. It donated $250 million for capital to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), more than $55 million to nonprofits providing technical assistance, and more than $100 million for long-term resiliency programs. As of December 2021, $420 million in grant funding to nonprofits has been deployed, which is estimated to serve more than 152,000 small businesses and preserve or create more than 255,000 jobs. Roughly 85% of small businesses served by Open for Business Fund grantees are projected to be those hardest hit by the pandemic, including Black, African American, Hispanic, Native American, women, and Asian American owned small businesses.

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Women’s Motor Fest Coming to Detroit and Columbus

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Women’s Motor Fest is hosting two women’s only all-inclusive vehicle events in Detroit, Michigan on June 18, 2022, and Columbus, Ohio on September 10, 2022. Women are too often excluded from motoring culture. Women’s Motor Fest was created as an alternative to traditional car shows. It is a female-focused event where women can share their passion for vehicles, which includes everything from cars to motorcycles to trucks and off-road vehicles.

The goal of Women’s Motor Fest is to provide women with a fun environment where they feel comfortable exploring their interests in cars, trucks, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and motorsports. To find out more about our events visit: https://womensmotorfest.com

Women’s Motor Fest’s Detroit event will be held at Baker’s of Milford Restaurant in Milford Michigan on June 18, 2022, from 10 am to 3 pm.  To find out more about our Detroit event visit https://womensmotorfest.com/detroit/

The second event will be held at Quaker Steak & Lube in Columbus, Ohio on September 10, 2022, from 11 am to 4 pm. To find out more about our Columbus event visit https://womensmotorfest.com/columbus

Women’s Motor Fest is a completely different type of motoring event that will feature educational workshops for any women interested in learning about topics such as vehicle maintenance, welding, or how to ride a motorcycle or off-road vehicle.  There will also be music, entertainment, and female-focused vendors with products women are interested in like jewelry, apparel, and unique items.

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Neiman Marcus Partners with over 100 Influential Women in Nationwide Panel Series

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, Neiman Marcus recently announced a series of women’s leadership panels throughout the month of March in stores across the country. Stores are engaging with customers and associates alike to showcase the importance of women in leadership positions in business, technology, the arts, design, health, wellness, and their communities.

“As a woman co-founded, majority-women-led organization, female leadership is paramount to who we are,” said Marjon Zabihi Henderson, senior director of brand experience and special events at Neiman Marcus. “These panels allow us the opportunity to connect and uplift women in communities across the country, which for us is extremely powerful.”

Co-founded by Carrie Marcus Neiman, Neiman Marcus Group has a longstanding history of women leadership. Today, women make up the majority of the company’s board of directors, 59% of VP level and above, and 68% of all corporate and store associates. Additionally, Neiman Marcus Group is dedicated to providing female designers, brands, and business partners a place to thrive.

With over 100 women participating in panels from coast to coast, participants include Academy Award-Nominated Actress, Screenwriter and Director Maggie Gyllenhaal; award-winning Writer and Director Janicza Bravo; FASHIONPHILE Founder Sarah Davis; Actress and Co-founder of Studio 189 Rosario Dawson; emerging designer Autumn Adeigbo; and “A Girl Named Carrie” author and grand-niece of Carrie Marcus Neiman, Jerrie Marcus, among others.

“I’m thrilled to celebrate Women’s History Month with the brilliant women on this panel,” said Gyllenhaal.

The Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills store hosted a panel moderated by Journalist and Best-Selling Author Melissa Magsaysay with panelists including Maggie Gyllenhaal; Janicza Bravo, and Senior Vice President, Customer Engagement and West Region Integrated Retail at Neiman Marcus Group, Stefanie Tsen Ward. Titled, “The Future is in Her Hands: Inspired by the Past. Hopeful for the Future.,” the event highlighted some of fashion’s most influential history makers and innovators, including the ways they can inspire current and forthcoming generations to be a force for positive change.

“I had to pave my own way in an industry that had not made room for me,” said Bravo. “I had been raised to think in terms of scarcity and now I know there’s more land to be had. I hope that the road will be more open for the women and folks of color that will come after.”

On Thursday, March 31, Neiman Marcus NorthPark will host the final panel event in the series. Moderated by fashion entrepreneur journalist, media personality, speaker and best-selling author Leah Frazies, the panel will feature Rosario Dawson of the fashion brand Studio 189 and Abrima Erwiah, co-founder of Studio 189, Director of the Gromek Institute for Fashion Business at Parsons School of Design and professor at Parsons School of Design. The panel will offer attendees a sneak peek into the Studio 189 line coming soon to Neiman Marcus stores and online. Panelists will also discuss how to grow your business in the world of fashion.

Accompanying the Women’s History Month panels, Neiman Marcus Group also created a variety of activations and initiatives to support and inspire women including:

  • Collaborating with Boss Beauties to launch a “Role Models” NFT collection
  • Sponsoring young women in the Boss Beauties community to travel to Neiman Marcus’ downtown flagship store to meet with NMG female executives
  • Supporting Mindy Scheier and Runway of Dreams’ adaptive fashion show titled “A Fashion Revolution,” empowering individuals with disabilities
  • Spotlighting female history-makers and innovators in Neiman Marcus’ online magazine in a story titled, “The Future is in Her Hands“
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