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The 35th annual Women in Focus Dream Ball scholarship fundraiser will take place virtually on Jan. 16 at wbf.cbo.io.

This annual event hosted by Women in Focus helps raise money for the all-volunteer organization's scholarship fund, which has been helping Dane County students of color attend college since 1986. This year there is no admission charge as the Dream Ball transitions to a virtual program, with funds raised via a silent auction (with bidding open now) and donations. The livestream also features guest speakers Naman Siad (a 2011 scholarship recipient) and Carlton Jenkins (Madison schools superintendent), entertainment by East High School graduates Thaddeus McCants and Tilly Evans-Krueger, DJ Drew Masters, and more. Register here to participate.

press release: Our 35th Anniversary Virtual Dream Scholarship Ball is only a few weeks away on January 16, 2021!  Please view this year’s invitation!

This year the event is FREE, so please invite your friends and family from near and far to register! Register here:  www.wif.cbo.io. 

Our entertaining event will include our first Silent Auction! Auction bidding opens January 11 and all proceeds will fund scholarships for 2021! Our Virtual Ball will feature top MCs and entertainment, with music from DJ Drew Masters starting at 6:30 for “Happy Hour.” See more details on our Dream Ball Page!

Our 2021 guest speaker Naman Siad received her Women In Focus Scholarship in 2011.  She is a proud Madison resident and a double graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she pursued her bachelors in Community and Environmental Sociology, graduating in 2015, and further pursued her J.D., graduating in 2019.

Naman has worked in the community at the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County and has worked in the Chicagoland area for the Chicago News Guild Labor Union and for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

Naman is passionate about social justice and human rights and finished her Masters in Law (LLM) at SOAS University in London in 2020, where she studied Human Rights, Conflict, and Justice.

The program also includes Special Guests: Sen. Tammy Baldwin,  Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes, County Exec. Joe Parisi  &  Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway

Entertainment by East High graduates Thaddeus McCants & Tilly Evans-Krueger

Event Hosts: NBC's Tajma Hall  &  WIF Board Member Portia Adney

For 35 years, Women In Focus, Inc. has awarded college scholarships for deserving Dane County students of color.  The scholarships are funded by generous donations and sponsor support of our annual Dream Scholarship Ball.  Since 1986, we have awarded 355 scholarships totaling over $500,000. This is a stunning achievement for a local group of only 25 women, all volunteers!  Learn more about WIF on our website:   www.womeninfocusmadison.org.

We celebrate 35 years of WIF scholars, young people of color who have gone to college!  These bright WIF scholars are shaping our future as they put their educations to work to better our society! 

Please join in the celebration of our 35th Anniversary by donating to the WIF Scholarship Fund in any amount or buying a wonderful auction item! Your support will help fund scholarships in 2021, a wonderful gift which keeps on giving!

The WIF Scholarship Application for 2021 is now on our website. Both male and female applicants of color from Dane County who intend to register for college in the fall of 2020 are encouraged to apply. Share this link with potential applicants!