To all our members -

We have some fabulous news to share on the generosity of the Harris Nesbitt New York toward the Financial Women's Association.

Each year, Harris Nesbitt New York, a division of the Bank of Montreal, donates one day’s worth of institutional equity trading commissions to its Equity through Education program. This new charitable program is designed to raise money for students who demonstrate academic promise but lack the support and means to pursue opportunities which can only be achieved through education. And this year, the FWA Educational Fund was one of three lucky organizations selected for that honor.

Yesterday was the commission donation day and at our Annual Dinner last night, we acknowledged their generosity and mentioned that while the results were not yet in, we anticipated a grant of $50,000. You can imagine our surprise earlier today when the day’s tally came in and we learned that the FWA Educational Fund will receive

$200,000!!

Frankly, we are still numb from the excitement.

We will be using this amazing gift to create and implement an undergraduate scholarship program at Baruch College. While we do wholly believe that Harris Nesbitt could not have selected a better recipient than the FWA Educational Fund, we are in awe of their generosity. And we are just so proud that our wonderful relationship with Baruch College allows us to benefit their students in this way.

And we simply had to share this happy news with you. Indeed, this has been a great week for the FWA!

Campbell Cole
Development Manager
Phone: 212-533-2141 ext. 301