|
Attendance has risen from 760 at the first luncheon to as many as 2,350 women and men. Donations have increased from $80,000 in 1993 and broke all records with $303,000 in 2008. Through 17 years of luncheons, WHWF has raised and awarded nearly $4 million to 302 programs benefiting thousands of women and children throughout Spokane County.
|
Year
|
Speaker
|
Attendance
|
Amount Raised
|
Number of
Programs Funded
|
|
1993
|
Alene Moris |
760
|
$80,000
|
7
|
|
1994
|
Linda Ellerbee
|
1,700
|
$132,000
|
10
|
|
1995
|
Anna Quindlen
|
1,360
|
$163,000
|
13
|
|
1996
|
Cicely Tyson
|
2,000
|
$196,000
|
14
|
|
1997
|
Carrie Fisher
|
1,900
|
$223,000
|
14
|
|
1998
|
Judge Glenda Hatchett
|
1,700
|
$217,000
|
19
|
|
1999
|
Gloria Steinem
|
2,150
|
$278,000
|
16
|
|
2000
|
Cokie Roberts
|
2,300
|
$290,000
|
22
|
|
2001
|
Kerry Kennedy Cuomo
|
2,000
|
$231,000
|
17
|
|
2002
|
Madame Sadat
|
2,300
|
$300,000
|
21
|
|
2003
|
Ellen Goodman
|
1,880
|
$233,000
|
20
|
|
2004
|
Deloris Jordan
|
1,700
|
$234,000
|
22
|
|
2005
|
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
1,680
|
$235,000
|
20
|
|
2006
|
Lisa Ling |
2,077
|
$275,000
|
14
|
|
2007
|
Soledad O'Brien |
2,100
|
$277,300
|
24
|
|
2008
|
Jeannette Walls |
2,350
|
$303,000
|
27
|
| 2009 |
Jean Chatzky |
1,700
|
$240,000
|
22
|
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