Women of Concern
By Irish America Staff
August / September 2017
The 2017 Women of Concern Awards Luncheon, hosted by Concern Worldwide US in New York in June, raised over $450,000 to advance Concern’s work fighting extreme poverty, a new record. Over 500 guests championed Concern’s work changing the lives of women and girls globally, and celebrated honorees Carrie Craigmyle, SVP account director at PHD Media, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin.
Pictured above: Colleen Kelly, CEO of Concern Worldwide US and Joanna Geraghty, chair of Concern, present Carrie Craigmyle the 2017 Women of Concern Leadership Award and Gretchen Rubin the 2017 Women of Concern Humanitarian Award. ♦
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