Community Involvement
Business & Professional Women is an organization of “women helping women.” Uptown BPW supports our community through the following programs:
Rainbow Room
Uptown members went shopping for supplies for Midland's Rainbow Room. They delivered the supplies to Robin at the Rainbow Room.
Report: Uptown Donates to Rainbow Room
Uptown Members: Glenda, Patti, Debbie and Mona buying supplies for the Rainbow Room.
Uptown Members Tiffany, Mona, Robin with CPS, and Uptown President Debbie delivering supplies to the Rainbow Room
Scholarships
Uptown awards 4 - $500.00 scholarships to women both Spring and Fall semesters. Our scholarship recipients are “non-traditional students” women returning to school for career advancement. Many of our scholarship recipients are single moms. Three of our recent scholarship recipients were honored during our Program Luncheon. These women were given the opportunity to tell us about their college experience.
All of these women expressed a deep gratitude for our support. The great thing about our scholarship program is the money can be used for anything. Some recipients use the money for babysitting while they are at school. We allow our scholarships to continue to receive money each semester as long as they maintain a 2.5 grade point average. As a result we have seen many scholarship awardees graduate and fulfill their goals.
Spring Semester Deadline for Scholarship applications is December 15, 2011.
National Business Women’s Week (NBWW)
Each October BPW celebrates women by hosting a NBWW event. Uptown honors women from our local community during this luncheon. Proceeds go towards our general fund and raffle ticket proceeds are contributed to MD Anderson Cancer Center. BPW/TX has a long history (we were there at the ground breaking) with MD Anderson Cancer Center. Uptown has the honor of donating the most money to MD Anderson Cancer Center of all BPW clubs in Texas this past year. Some of our honorees include – First Lady Laura Bush (we honored her when George was governor of Texas), Judge Barbara Culver-Clack, and 2005 former Golf Pro Judy Rankin.
October 2011: Uptown honored Lael Cordes-Pitts October 2010: Uptown honored Mary Lou Cassidy
Executive Director of Casa de Amigos "of Counsel" with the firm of Stubbeman, McRae,
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National Business Women's Week
October 2009: Uptown honored Jane Wolf - Legacy Real Estate as our 2009 Woman of Achievement during National Business Women's Week
October 2008: Uptown honored Dr.Eileen Piwetz - VP of Institutional Advancement Midland College, Executive Director of Midland College Foundation, Inc. as our 2008 Woman of Achievement during National Business Women's Wee
October 2007: Uptown honored Vicki Jay - Rays of Hope Children's Centre Executive Director as our 2007 Woman of Achievement during National Business Women's Week.
October 2006: Uptown honored entrepreneur Susie Hitchcock Hall owner of Susie's South 40 as our 2006 Woman of Achievement during National Business Women's Week.
Spring Style Show
Uptown hosts this annual event in April with proceeds going towards our scholarship fund. We hold a silent auction with proceeds going to MD Anderson Cancer Research. Visit this page to view photos from these events.
Mabee Home Christmas
Christmas will always be the best time of the year, especially when there is giving and sharing surrounding our lives. Giving to the Mabee Home and Foster Children this past Christmas was very rewarding and uplifting for our Uptown BPW members. The selected family was very gracious and appreciative for everything our Club provided.
Safe Place of the Permian Basin
Uptown BPW sponsors a room at our local battered women’s shelter. Once a year we purchase bedding, towels, decorations, etc. for our room.
Hurricane Victims
The devastation of Hurricane Katrina touched Midland. Our club purchased essentials for a family that was relocated to our city.