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Volunteer Spotlight: Lynn Lambrecht

Lynn Lambrecht is the author of the book “The Living Planner” and has been a Foundation for Women Warriors volunteer for almost two years. Lynn serves as a mentor at our Connect with Community workshops […]

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Volunteer Spotlight: Cynthia Trevino

This quarter, we are delighted to recognize Foundation for Women Warriors volunteer Cynthia Trevino! Cynthia learned about FFWW as a member of the San Diego chapter of Connected Women of Influence, a B2B women’s professional […]

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Our Selfless Volunteers

We are incredibly grateful for our team of selfless volunteers who spent a Saturday morning at our Carlsbad office helping us share our Support Her Next Mission campaign.  Our volunteers wrote over 800 personal notes […]

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Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Givens

What compelled you to support FFWW? “I chose to support Foundation for Women Warriors because they are my sisters. As a female veteran it is my first mission to help my sisters out when there […]

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Congrats Kevin!!!

Congratulations to Foundation for Women Warriors Ambassador Kevin Walton! Kevin was one of the first graduates from the Inaugural Class of Bush Institute Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. Kevin completed a leadership project that focused on […]

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2nd Annual Climb for Women Warriors

Many thanks to all our friends, volunteers, and Tough Women Only for honoring our Nation’s Veterans during Veterans Day! Together we conquered the Iron Mountain Trail in Poway and celebrated our hard work at the […]

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Volunteer Spotlight: Kevin Walton

In our first volunteer spotlight, we are delighted to highlight Kevin Walton! Kevin, an Air Force veteran currently working for Boeing, is FFWW’s first Ambassador and has done an incredible job as a volunteer in […]

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    Join Foundation for Women Warriors for a special s Join Foundation for Women Warriors for a special screening of the documentary Sweet Georgia Brown: Impact, Courage, Sacrifice and Will. The purpose of this documentary, Sweet Georgia Brown: Impact, Courage, Sacrifice and Will is to examine the consequences or changes in race and gender policies for the status of African-American Women in the military during World War II. During this era, opportunities for women in the military expanded, such as; what social, political and organization factors influenced change in racial and gender policies in the military during World War II; what were the unique factors associated with being African-American Women in the Armed Services at that time and how did this experience affects their lives. Get your ticket today: https://charity.gofundme.com/sweet-georgia-brown . . . . #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackWomen #Herstory #WorldWar2 #WorldWarII #WW2 #WWII #Military #Veteran #Veterans #WW2Veterans #WomenVeterans #WomanVeteran #FemaleVeterans #FemaleVeteran #WomenInTheMilitary #MilitaryWomen #Equality #Documentary