Dana Cornelius received the American Association of University Women’s Gateway to Equity Award from the North Hills Branch on March 20, 2024 on the campus of La Roche University. The award was presented to Dana Cornelius during the Women’s History Month Program.
The AAUW Gateway to Equity Award honors an individual, a group or an organization that has shown by action and philosophy the promotion of the AAUW mission of equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy or research. It celebrates International Women’s Day which is held annually on March 8.
Cornelius is the visionary and force leading “Pack-A-Purse Pittsburgh.” This service initiative collects and organizes purses filled with toiletries and other essential items. For eight years, this advocacy initiative has brought together friends/neighbors/colleague to work together to provide packed purses to organizations in Pittsburgh that service women in need. In 2023, the following organizations collectively received 200 packed purses; Angles Place, Genesis House, Dress for Success, Crisis Center North, Sojourner House, North Hills Community Outreach and Veterans Leadership Program of Western PA. Cornelius states, This is an annual event of LOVE and KINDNESS to donate filled bags to local women in need. Cornelius also teaches 3rd grade at Peebles Elementary and has taught in the North Allegheny School District for 27 years.
NHM Magazine, March 2023 edition picked press release for Gateway to Equity. Go here to see it: https://www.nhmmag.com/post/new-notable-2
Trib Live North Allegheny Journal for Gateway to Equity 2024 was published February, 22, 2024. https://community.triblive.com/news/8134fe60428dc9ccad9e93f17ce848e7
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