We are just over half way to our goal for the endowed Rewald/Perazza Torch Award as previously introduced in this blog post.

This award was created to honor two SWE Detroit members who we lost in 2016 - Josie Rewald and Lisa Perazza - who had a passion for mentoring and supporting women in technology.

The Torch Award is symbolic in allowing us to continue Lisa and Josie’s love of “passing the torch” to future generations.  After one year of interest, the endowment would provide $1,000 (annually) to fund the recognition program, which would be split amongst two teachers who are focused on mentoring young women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The recognition would enable continued support of their mission in the form of engineering kits for the awarded teachers, who might not otherwise be able to obtain such resources.  
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SWE 4 Life Fiscal Year 2020 Status: $0 out of $2500 goal
Still need: ~$5,000 to meet final program goal of $25,000 for endowed scholarship.
#SWE4Life 

CLICK HERE to DONATE NOW! Enter in “SWE 4 Life” in the “Instructions to Seller” or comments box,or mail a check to Society of Women Engineers – Detroit, PO Box 2978, Southfield, MI 48037. 

​SWE’s Life Members in Detroit we are grateful for you! With the large support of our Life Members, we are only $5000 ($2500 from individual and corporate contributions) away to complete our SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship Program. If we keep up the pace, we are less than 1 year away from finishing our third endowment! This means another $1000 for life available by our 69th section anniversary instead of our 70th!
 
If you know any of the SWE Detroit Life Members, please help us communicate to them.
 
Not a Life Member? No problem, anyone can donate to the fund (some have already). Every little bit helps, so we encourage you to donate if you can. Your donation is tax deductible.
 
The program will be tracked separately from the Member Solicitation Program and have its own levels:
Diamond            $ 1000 +                                   
                        Sapphire            $   500 to $ 999
                        Emerald            $   250 to $ 499
                        Quartz               $   50 to $ 249                          
 
Contributions will be tracked yearly and the level will be determined based on accumulated contributions received by SWE Detroit.
 
To donate online to any of our programs, go to www.swedetroit.org and look for the Donate Button on the site for Paypal.  After you submit your information and input your donation amount, you will have the opportunity to designate your donation. Please input in the text field to allow it to be allocated appropriately: “SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship or Life Members Endowed Scholarship”, “Josie E. Rewald Memorial Scholarship”, “Torch Award”, “Past Presidents Scholarship”, specify another program, or the general fund.
 
HUGE THANK YOU to our supporters who have donated so far to our programs (updated as of 1/2/19):
SWE 4 Life Scholarship (Goal: $25,000)
Diamond
Jessica Mattis
Laurie Ramsay
Dawn Tilbury
 
Sapphire Level
Brooke Voto
Ally (company match in honor of Brooke Voto)
Tina Poquette
Birgit Sorgenfrei
Jenny & Robert Morikawa (in honor of Josie Rewald, gifted $100 in honor of friend Cheryl Williams)
 
Emerald Level
Lisa & Christopher Rewald (in honor of Josie Rewald)
Michele Marion
Susan Cischke
Lisa Henn
Kristine Lott
Terri Shipp
 
Quartz Level
Jessica Swan
Miriam Breslauer
Katie Amelio
Lisa Purvis
Cathi Kohn
Barabara Ferry (in honor of Josie Rewald)
Katherine Hillberg (in honor of Josie Rewald)
Kristine Barnes
Rosa Abani
 
If you have any questions, are interested in supporting the SWE Detroit SWE 4 Life Program, or creating your own endowed program to build a pipeline or legacy to benefit SWE Detroit Programs, please contact Lisa Purvis, Michelle Pascual, Anne Kamenju, Jessica Swan, or Jennifer Morikawa at swe_detroit@swe.org. 

Come and join us at the Self-Driving Symposium.  This event will bring together some of the brightest minds in the tech and automotive space in Michigan to discuss the future of mobility.

Where: Washtenaw Community College​
When:November 2nd , 2019
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Registration Deadline : October 29th, 2019
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When: October 14th 6-8pm
Where: DTE Headquarters, One Energy Plaza Detroit, MI 48226
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WHAT: September Book Club Meeting - Discussing "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain
WHEN: Sunday, September 22 from 6-8 PM (***NOTE LATER START TIME***)
WHERE: Berkley Common, 3087 Twelve Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072
WHO: SWE-D book club meetings are open to everyone! No prior experience is necessary and, if you didn't get to the book this month, no worries, come anyway and hear what others thought! 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060899220/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dnbHDbYQ7BDXA
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Come to a day at the orchard with U of M SWE! 

When: October 6, 2019 10am - 12pm
Where: Wasem's Fruit Farm

Can’t go to the SWE19 national conference this year? We have two selected speakers that will present their sessions at Detroit for rehearsal purposes. Please join us to learn about what the two speakers will present at the national conference and give them some feedbacks! 

Time: October 2nd, 2019 6PM – 8PM
Location : 1 Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226
Please RSVP to Han Han at han-square@outlook.com

Come join us for an evening filled with new opportunities!

Learn about the organization, meet the SWE Detroit
Executive Council, hear about upcoming
events, and meet other SWE Detroit
members. New members are always
welcome, so spread the word!

When: Monday September 16 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Atwater Brewery
            237 Jos Campau
            Detroit, MI 48207

RSVP by September 13th! 
                                     visit:  tinyurl.com/SWE-DFY20Kickoff
                                     or email: tnikita90@gmail.com

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