2022 What Women Bring honorees, additions to be announced
Charleston, SC – Please join Emmy Award-winning news anchor Octavia Mitchell, award-winning news anchor Ann McGill, and YWCA Greater Charleston executive director LaVanda Brown for the announcement of the ten 2022 What Women Bring honorees at 1PM Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the lobby of The Conference Center at Thornley Campus, 7000 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Mitchell, McGill, and Brown will also announce the return of the pioneering What Women Bring event to a new dual in-person/virtual format and the addition of a new emcee.
What Women Bring honors South Carolina’s women leaders in business, community, and culture, empowering women and supporting racial equity. Award recipients from across eight fields will be recognized at the fifth annual event at 11 AM on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at The Conference Center at Thornley Campus, with a lunch and a virtual component to accommodate overflow. On stage, award recipients will field questions from the event emcees and a diverse audience of hundreds.
WHO: Octavia Mitchell, Event Emcee and News Anchor, WCBD News 2
Ann McGill, Event Emcee and News Anchor, WCSC Live 5 News
LaVanda Brown, Event Host & Exec. Director, YWCA Greater Charleston
WHAT: 2022 What Women Bring announcement of honorees, additional emcee, dual format
WHERE: The Conference Center at Thornley Campus, 7000 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, 29406
WHEN: 1 PM Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022
NOTE: Brown and selected honorees will be available to the media after the announcement for questions, photography
ABOUT YWCA GREATER CHARLESTON
For 115 years, YWCA Greater Charleston has worked to eliminate racism and empower women in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties. Among its initiatives to eliminate racism are its multi-day MLK Celebration, one of the city’s longest running events; its annual Stand Against Racism; and its Racial Equity Institute trainings equipping local leaders and laypeople to address racism. It empowers women with its annual What Women Bring event, attended by hundreds to empower South Carolina’s women in business, community, and culture; WE 360°, helping women of color overcome barriers in entrepreneurship; Y Girls Code clubs, empowering girls and young women of color for career and financial success; and SheStrong, equipping young women in high school to become leaders and changemakers; among other programs. For more information, visit ywcagc.org.
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