More Editor, Giving Circle Founder
Meet In Tucson and Talk About CARE

More Magazine editor Peggy Northrop (left in photo) sat down with Web Women Giving Circle founder Joeann Fossland last week in Tucson and talked about CARE. Here are highlights of their discussion.

JF: What Strikes you about CARE's works?

PN: More’s readers broke down barriers in the workplace, in politics, in media.  We believe we can change the world because we have done it—and as we age, we increasingly turn our focus outward.  When I was introduced to the work that CARE does, I knew I had found a way to channel this generation’s altruism and activism.

JF: When you close your eyes and look into your heart, what do you see in the "before" and "after" of CARE reaching out to a woman in the Third World? ...and how does it feel to know that "More" is a party to change in women's lives?  We are having fun with this challenge-it certainly is stretching us!

PN: By giving women who face unimaginable challenges not just tangible resources but education, we can see into the future and envision a world in which these women make life better for their families and their communities. And for the women who read More -- active, experienced, wordly, involved, problem-solving women -- CARE’s mission matches their goal to give back. This generation of women, now over 40, has made its own way in the world, so we have a special understanding of the influence, imagination and commitment of women everywhere—no matter what their circumstances.  We have seen first-hand what happens when women achieve power and have a greater voice, which is  exactly what CARE does in 70 countries around the world.

 The Web Women Giving Circle is raising money to benefit CARE.  Buy a premium package for $20 and receive items valued at $299.95. Not interested in premiums? You can still help CARE.  Donate here. 

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