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MAKING BARRIER BREAKING MOVES REQUIRES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND A HEALTHY DOSE OF INSPIRATION. �������� 13 CARLA WADE HAS THE SCOOP ON WHERE YOU CAN FIND BOTH ALL IN ONE PLACE. RED MOUNTAIN THEATER IS WHERE YOU’LL FIND SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN THE STATE. THIS WEEK, AND SOME SPECIAL GUESTS ARE JOINING THEM TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA. IT’S A TIME TO SEE THE POWER OF WOMEN FULLY UNLEASHED. WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU COMBINE FUNDRAISING WITH A FUN TIME? YOU GET UNLEASHED. THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA’S SIGNATURE EVENT SO UNLEASHED IS A REALLY, REALLY FUN TIME. IT IS A PHILANTHROPY PARTY, WHICH IS KIND OF A FUNNY WORD, BUT ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS FOR WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA WHILE ALSO HAVING A GREAT TIME, A GREAT TIME, AND WITH SOME GREAT WOMEN, TOO. IN 2021, OSCAR, GOLDEN GLOBE AND FOUR TIME EMMY WINNING ACTRESS REGINA KING JOINED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MELANIE BRIDGFORTH FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT BUILDING ECONOMIC POWER FOR WOMEN. THIS YEAR, IT’S A DOUBLE DOSE OF CELEBRITY WITH FORMER FIRST DAUGHTER BARBARA BUSH AND CBS NEWS ANCHOR MICHELLE MILLER. SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE MICHELLE MILLER BEING THE ONE TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSATION WITH BARBARA PIERCE BUSH. BARBARA IS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, THE NBA. AND SO SHE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE HAS BEEN A CHANGE AGENT IN HER COMMUNITY. AND HOW WE CAN BE CHANGE AGENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND IT REALLY EMBODIES, YOU KNOW, UNLEASHED THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION OF UNLEASHED IS TALKING THROUGH AND REALLY CELEBRATING, UNLEASHING THE POWER OF WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY. AND SO I THINK THAT THIS CONVERSATION WITH BARBARA IS REALLY GOING TO ENCAPSULATE THAT AND ENCAPSULATE THE WORK OF WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA, THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION SUPPORTS 46 ORGANIZATIONS IN 44 COUNTIES. THE MONEY RAISED FROM UNLEASH ALLOWS THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION TO CONTINUE ITS WORK THROUGH GRANTS, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. LIKE PUSHING FOR THE 2024 CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT ESTIMATED TO BENEFIT 22,000 FAMILIES WHILE IT’S IN EFFECT, THE COST OF A TICKET GOES TO A GOOD CAUSE, BUT YOU’RE ALSO PAYING FOR SOME PRETTY GOOD PERKS, TOO. THAT INCLUDES A COCKTAIL HOUR BEFORE OUR CONVERSATION WITH BARBARA PIERCE, BUSH AND ALSO INCLUDES SWAG BAGS, BITES OF FOOD. AND IT IS JUST GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME. WE’LL HAVE A DJ IN THE COCKTAIL HOUR. AND IT’S NOT JUST WOMEN WHO CAN REAP THE BENEFITS OF SUPPORTING ALABAMA WOMEN. YOU KNOW, WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME, NOT JUST WOMEN. SO BRING YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR COWORKERS. BUT WE REALLY WANT EVERYONE LEAVING INSPIRED AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU UNLEASH THE POWER OF WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY. YOU CAN JOIN THIS PHILANTHROPY PARTY. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, AT RED MOUNTAIN THEATER STARTING AT 530. THE LINK FOR TICKETS WILL BE IN THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE AT �������� 13.COM CARLA WADE.