The Corner Table is currently accepting nominations for fundraising societies
The Baker’s Dozen and JR Baker’s Dozen are fundraising societies at The Corner Table that inducts the community’s most dynamic and inspiring women and young women – women who believe in making a difference – and empowers them to act on that belief in a fulfilling and measurable way each year. Nominees will help make a lasting impact by raising funds and awareness over the course of a nine month campaign. At the close of the 2024 campaign in December, the Honorees of the Baker’s Dozen and JR Baker’s Dozen societies will be honored during a dinner; an awards presentation to recognize each Honoree’s achievements, announce the Commit to Serve award winner, and name the 2024 Baker and JR Baker of the Year.
The Baker’s Dozen Women’s Society launched in 2018 and has raised more than $300,000 for our mission to feed men, women, and children in our community. The JR Baker’s Dozen Young Women’s Society was started in 2021 as a spin-off to the
Baker’s Dozen Society to give young women the same opportunity to make a difference. Over the past three years, the JR Baker’s have raised more than $108,000 towards our programs.
NOMINEE CRITERIA:
JR Baker’s Dozen
The JR Baker’s Dozen celebrates a dynamic group of young women in 8-11th grade who have a passion for philanthropy and making a difference in their community. JR Bakers have been selected as a Young Woman Stirring Up Hope & Nourishment honoree because of their contributions to one or more of the following:
·Non-profit interest as your chosen career
·Personal commitment to philanthropic endeavors
·Community and/or school leadership (socially and/or charitably)
·Demonstrated commitment and passion for the mission of The Corner Table
The Baker’s Dozen
The Baker’s Dozen celebrates a dynamic group of women from varying industries, age groups, and philanthropic passions. In the past, Bakers have been selected as a Woman Stirring Up Hope & Nourishment honoree because of their contributions to one or more of the following:
· Professional success in your chosen career
· Personal commitment to philanthropic endeavors
· Community and/or professional leadership (socially, charitably, and/ or professionally)
· Demonstrated commitment and passion for the mission of The Corner Table
Since 2002, women and young women have played a large part in helping us fulfill our mission through volunteerism and fundraising. With their help, we have served more than 979,000 hot meals to individuals in our community in need and sent home thousands of food bags with students at our local schools. Through this initiative, nominees will network with incredible, like-minded women and stir-up others in the community to enrich the lives of those less fortunate.
If you know a woman or young woman who would make a great asset to our societies, please nominate them on The Corner Table’s website at https://www. thecornertable.org/nomination-form. Nominations are due by March 1, 2024.
For questions or more information about these societies, please contact The Corner Table’s office at 828464-0355 and ask to speak to Summer Jenkins, Executive Director.
ABOUT THE CORNER TABLE
The Corner Table provides meals with compassion, respect, and dignity to those in our community affected by hunger. The Corner Table provides meals to the less fortunate through means of a community kitchen, bag lunches, frozen meals, and weekend food bags for students.