BETTIE BRAND MOTHERS' EMPOWERMENT FUND NEWSLETTER

Dear Friend of Bettie Brand,

Thank you to everyone who joined us for "A Taste of Love" with Chef Daryl Shular!

What made the event so meaningful was not simply the recipes or the cooking, but the stories, traditions, and reminders of how food connects us to family, resilience, and community.

We are especially grateful to those who supported Bettie Brand through this event and helped continue our mission of walking alongside women building lives of dignity, independence and leadership.

For those who were unable to attend on May7th - or anyone who would like to experience Chef Shular's inspiring master class again - we are making the recordings from our 2026, 2025, and 2024 virtual events available with a $50 donation to Bettie Brand.

Your support helps women like Gabrielle, Messiah, Dieynabou, and Quanese continue moving forward in powerful ways.

DONATE $50 AND RECEIVE ACCESS TO OUR "A Taste of Love" VIRTUAL EVENT RECORDINGS!

Chef Daryl Shular's heartfelt culinary master class, honoring the dishes and traditions of his mother - available to enjoy at your own pace from your own kitchen.

Make your donation below and we'll send you an access link.

GABRIELLE HODGES | Strength in Motion

Adaptive transportation funded. Independence renewed. Gabrielle is moving forward - literally and figuratively.

Read her story here

MESSIAH FARMER | Rising Into Leadership

She's on campus at Clark Atlanta University, double-majoring, and showing what's possible when a young woman is given the support she deserves.

Read her story here

DR. DIEYNABOU DIALLO | Purpose in Practice

Medical school complete. A future surgeon. A mother. A mentor. Her journey continues to inspire everyone she meets.

Read her story here

QUANESE BURCE | Resilience Reimagined

From survivor to advocate - Quanese is proof that the hardest chapters can become the most powerful ones.

Read her full story here

Congratulations to the winners in this year’s Taste of Love prize drawing:

• A $200 gift certificate good at any CentraArchy Restaurant, won by Kathy Waller!
• A $500 gift certificate for a 4-course dinner with wine pairings at St. Cecilia, Buckhead | Atlanta, won by Chris Marinac!
• A $334 massage and facial package at MassageLuXe – Midtown Atlanta, won by Andrea Hall!
• A $500 custom engraved ice sculpture from ICE Sculpture INC, won by Carolyn Turknett!

Want to stay involved? Host a Circle of Friends Gathering - an intimate coffee conversation or a larger event - to introduce Bettie Brand to new supporters. Our board and staff are happy to help plan and attend.

Learn more here

Because of You

Since 2013, 36 women have received a Spirit Award — each committing to “pay it forward” in her own way.

Your generosity makes this possible.
Your belief moves leadership forward.
Your support helps write the next chapter.

This is how history moves.

Bettie Brand Mothers' Empowerment Fund Mission:

The Bettie Brand Fund gives stipends to “provide women in need with a hand up,

so they may live with dignity and independence.”

Women chosen to receive stipends from the Bettie Brand Fund

 must agree to “pay it forward” in whatever way they can.

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