Veronica Very, author of the Dear Sista inspirational book, to speak at Women's History Month celebration
Women In Training, Inc. (WIT ) will hold its Fourth Annual Mother-Daughter Brunch to end period poverty on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center. Veronica Very, author of the Dear Sista coffee table book that centers Black women and Black love, will be the keynote speaker at the Women's History Month celebration.
During this year’s event, WIT leaders will present Ms. Sandra Whatley Washington with the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes people who have volunteered more than 4,000 hours over their lifetimes.
Ms. Washington has volunteered as the Development Chairwoman for Women in Training, Inc. for four years. She is also an active member of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church and Junior League of Montgomery. Ms. Washington is a "Golden Soror" of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., having given more than 50 years of service to the sorority. Ms. Washington is a retired educator.
Keynote speaker Veronica Very and her husband, visual artist Hiawatha D., are the creators of the healing art exhibition, 'Dear Sista, I See You,’ in the heart of downtown Seattle's Pacific Place Mall.
“I am profoundly honored to be invited as the keynote speaker for WIT’s Fourth Annual Mother-Daughter Brunch, supporting the organization’s mission of ending period poverty,” Very said. “WIT Co-Founders and CNN Heroes Young Wonders, Breanna and Brooke Bennett, are doing such a fantastic job inspiring young girls around the nation and creating an environment where Black girls and Black women can feel more connected, empowered and aligned in the undeniable powers of love and truth.”
Proceeds raised from the Fourth Annual WIT Mother-Daughter Brunch will support the WITKITS Campaign to provide menstrual, hygiene and dental items to young, low-income people who menstruate.
“We are excited to hear Veronica Very’s inspirational words of wisdom for young women at WIT’s Fourth Annual Mother-Daughter Brunch,” said Adeyela Bennett, President and CEO of Women In Training. “This year, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to invite members of community organizations who might not otherwise have been able to participate in the celebration. The brunch celebrates the joy of making a difference in the lives of teenagers and young women.”
The WIT Women's History Month activities continue with the 5th Annual WIT 5K at Montgomery Whitewater on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. After the 5K, walkers and runners can enjoy brunch at Eddy's at Montgomery Whitewater.
One in four American girls and young women skip school or miss work because they cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons to stay healthy and clean during their period. To alleviate period poverty, Breanna and Brooke Bennett — inspired and successfully advocated for — the unanimous passage of Alabama State Rep. Rolanda Hollis’ HB 50 that allocates $400,000 annually to Title I schools to provide menstrual supplies for more than 56,000 menstruating girls statewide.
Women in Training, Inc. also provides donations of WITKITS — canvas bags full of menstrual, dental and hygiene products — to at-risk girls and young women. Furthermore, WIT provides educational information programs about menstruation, and publishes the brochure, “The WIT Guide to the Menstrual Cycle.”
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