The Women’s Fund to host “Just Us Girls Stroll”

Rochester, MI, March 18, 2022 - Grab your girlfriends and spend the evening shopping, dining, and indulging in Downtown Rochester for the “Just Us Girls Stroll '' on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from 4:30 pm - 8:30pm.

It is a perfect opportunity to stroll the shops and restaurants of beautiful downtown Rochester as well as to support The Community Foundation of Greater Rochester Women’s Fund and all the participating downtown Rochester establishments who will be open for this exclusive evening.

Tickets are only $25 and include Just Us Girls Stroll Tote Bag, wristband for store entry, store listing with map, and a chance to win a Rochester themed door prize basket. Tickets can be purchased online at www.womensfundrochester.org under the Events tab or by cash or check at any of the following stores: 4th Street Boutique, Final Touch Designs, Sole Sisters or The Peppertree. Actual tickets will not be distributed. You may check in and pick up your tote bag at the Downtown Collaboration Studio at 431 S. Main St. between 4:15PM-6:15PM the day of the event.

“The event was originally created in 2019 by Valerie Keuten, Pamela Krampf, and Dianne Elnicky – owners of Plain and Fancy Gift Shop, Antiques and Fine Jewelry by Pamela, and Sole Sisters. Through ticket sales and the businesses donating a portion of their sales, $7150 was raised for the Women’s Fund at the first event. The event, which is now organized by The Women’s Fund board members, is extremely grateful to founding business owners for their continued support along with each of the downtown Rochester establishments who have participated in this annual event” said Jo Long, The Women’s Fund President.

A list of participating stores will be added to the Facebook page and the Event page on the website as the event grows closer. The Women’s Fund would like to thank the following event sponsors who helped to make the event possible including Swagger Sponsors; Love Local! Rochester Downtown Development Authority, Modetz Funeral Home - Silverbell Chapel and Sinclair Wealth Management, Strut Sponsors; Ray Electric, Melinda Callahan and Kathy McCarter and Stride Sponsor; Lynn Oates – Envoy Mortgage.

Since 2001, The Women’s Fund has donated more than $575,000 to organizations helping women. The fund is a permanently endowed fund owned and administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester. Through grant-making, the fund provides ongoing and future support for programs aid women while preserving and managing its donations in perpetuity by spending only the fund's income and annual earnings.

For more information on the Women’s Fund, visit womensfundrochester.org. For any questions, call 248- 812-0763 or email womensfundrochester@gmail.com . You can also follow them on Facebook at “The Women’s Fund” or on Instagram “thewomensfundrochestermi.”

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