Dear ninety-nine girlfriends,

 Thank you to those members who joined us for our wonderful Meet the Finalists event at the First Unitarian Church. What an amazing opportunity to learn about the great work happening in our community.

We are thrilled to present the opportunity to vote for the ninety-nine girlfriends’ finalists for 2019. Download the complete Voters' Guide above and then vote using the link on this page! 

Did you miss our Meet the Finalist’s event? Listen to amazing podcasts of our Finalist presentations here.

Together we have accomplished a tremendous amount in a very short period of time. We launched ninety-nine girlfriends just three and a half years ago with 117 members. In year two we grew to 253 members, then 401 members. This year we have 480 girlfriends! Incredible. With the power of so many women, we are able to vote for FIVE $100,000 Impact Awards - one in each of our five focus areas. In just 4 year short years since we began we are giving away $500,000 in one year.

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You can vote with your heart, knowing that all of these finalists have been well vetted. They are all amazing choices!

You don’t have to volunteer as a member of ninety-nine girlfriends, but you do have to vote. So, make your voice heard.

Vote online by November 25 at 11:59 pm PST and join us on Dec 11 at 6:00pm at The Portland Art Museum to celebrate our award winners. The Awards ceremony is a great event to bring a friend who may be interested in joining ninety-nine girlfriends.

A gentle reminder: we ask that members do not lobby other members. Your vote is a personal choice. Ninety-nine girlfriends is committed to parity: one woman, one equal contribution, one vote. Make yours count.

Yours in collective community action,

Holly Cook, Pip Denhart, Deborah Edward, Gretchen Hall, April Hasson, Maura Koehler-Hanlon, Tammy Wilhoite and Erin Zollenkopf.

Your 2019 Grants Steering Committee

** Are you interested in becoming an Impact Award Liaison for 2020? Here is the link to reply to the mandatory training on December 8 from 2:30 - 4pm**

PLEASE NOTE - The Voter’s Guide you will be downloading here has the agenda from our Meet the Finalist event on the front page. Scroll past that to reach the voter’s information.