Women of Tocqueville 10th Anniversary

October 24, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments event, J. Erik Jonsson Award, Lyda Hill, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, society, society, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Women and Children’s Fund, Women of Tocqueville

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas honored Lyda Hill with the J. Erik Jonsson Award and announced $8 million raised for the new Women and Children’s fund. The news came Sept. 28 during the Women of Tocqueville 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.

Over the past decade, the Women of Tocqueville organization has played a crucial role in helping drive United Way’s mission of facilitating philanthropy to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of North Texans.

The Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and Children will provide an annual distribution to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas for programs that empower women and children in our community with a focus on such areas as:

• Educating mothers on the importance of early learning.
• Encouraging children to explore careers in STEM.
• Providing children opportunities to learn and grow after school and in the summer months.
• Protecting women and children from violence.
• Ensuring women have access to necessary and preventive health care services.
• Empowering women with the job skills they need to support their families.

(Photos by Don Clausen)