Hello 6400 Widow Champions at Change.org- we are so GRATEFUL for your signatures and on-going support. We are progressing towards 10K, so keep sharing please.

International Widows Day June 23 has come and gone. Thank you for raising awareness with us.

• Carolyn Moor was honored to speak at the Tenth Anniversary of United Nations' International Widows Day event along with many other global advocates from India, UK, Nigeria, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda.
• Global Fund for Widows hosted esteemed panelists: Amb. Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger to the UN; Amb. Victoria Sulimani, Deputy Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN; Ms. Ritu Chhabria Director of Finolex Industries and the Mukul Madhav Foundation, Ms. Kulsum Shadab Wahab, Executive Director of the Hothur Foundation, Ms. Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women; and Prof. Ousseina Alidou, incoming Director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership at Rutgers' University. Watch on YOUTUBE here. 
• MWC had a LIVE interview and world premiere of a special song PIECES by performance artist Liz Casland (a talented, young mom, MWC widow) for our #OneMillionWidows video campaign- 25% of song proceeds are donated benefitting MWC. We are thankful for The Bridge Life Productions and Liz Casland for this wonderful support of widows! Watch on YOUTUBE here. 

Widow awareness matters, because widows matter. You can see lots more by googling hashtags #OneMillionWidows or #MakeWidowsMatter or #WidowsDay623

This year MWC lifted some heavy weights and were able to rally 21 U.S. cities and 5 U.S. states to recognize IWD -

• Florida
• Washington
• Missouri
• Minneapolis
• Arkansas

Cheers to those champion volunteers and leaders who made this possible!

In 2022, our goal is all 50 United States recognizing this auspicious day. We'll assemble a team beginning January 1 to complete this goal by June 23, 2022. If you wish to team up with us and volunteer to make that possible, reach us at support@modernwidowsclub.org.

We hope this will travel to the President's Office so they know many citizens truly care about widows. We want to become the leaders and global example of how well widows can be served if we focus on positive changes for widows rights, health, education, research and economic empowerment. 

Global Fund for Widows and Whole Planet Foundation celebrated IWD in Egypt to establish the largest widows' empowerment program reaching 17K widows and 42K children directly impacted. Amazing advocacy efforts! Read more here

To stay on top of all things 'petition and movement' wise for widows at MWC, we invite you to sign up for our MWC INSIDE LOOK newsletter. We promise you will be inspired by all the stories, support, care and encouragement we are giving to both widows and those who love her most - like family and friends. Sign up today. 

GREAT MWC MONTHLY NEWS:

NEW Community Launch

• Ft. Smith, Arkansas
• San Diego, California 
• Lagos, Nigeria (August)
• Modern Widowers Club Virtual (August 19) 

NEW Widow Empowerment School of Thought (WESOT) e-courses LIVE and OPEN for Enrollment

24/7/365 Access Online courses with the flexibility widows want and need. 

• HOPE free e-course
• What You're Not Thinking Of: Closing Out a Loved One's LIfe e-course 
• Next up, HEAL, GROW & LEAD e-courses

Widow Empowerment Event Sept 17-19 Houston TX

• For both widows and fatherless daughters. We have 150 registered, 22 speakers scheduled, multiple sponsors and exhibitors. #WEE2021 Share or attend or support this life changing weekend. 
• Heather Leathers, Founder of Global Fund for Widows will be one of our distinguished advocacy speakers. 
• Performing Artist Liz Casland will be singing PIECES LIVE for our audience. 

Get Involved: 

• From volunteering to answer phone calls and creating spreadsheets to helping create exquisite events, a variety of volunteer opportunities exist for individuals and corporations. Looking to share some of your time, talent or treasure as a volunteer or donor for Modern Widows Club? We thank you for your initiative and dedication! Make a move, make it happen.
• Global Fund for Widows needs volunteers and supporters too, sign up here to Get Involved.

MWC Webinars will be working over the summer to create some upcoming great topics:

• COVID19 Widow Stories
• Fatherless Boys Voices: Raised by Young Moms
• 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Widows: Where Are They Now?
• #WEE2021 Speakers and Sponsors: Why Do You Care to Empower Widows? 

Your support and involvement means everything to us. Together we can create a new reality away from the many myths and injustices in the stage of widowhood. Our citizens, families, communities and countries are better off with every giant step forward. Keep going...

Onward and upward, together, 

Carolyn Moor & Heather Leathers 

Modern Widows Club HQ Team

Global Fund for Widows HQ Team