RENOWN EMPLOYEES ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
IN OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY
LACI CROW
RN, SURGICAL SERVICES
LACI’S PASSION: WOMEN AND GIRLS
STRUGGLING TO RISE ABOVE POVERTY
“When I worked in labor and delivery, I saw firsthand how when you begin to promote
education for women, really good things start to happen within their families. And the
benefits to the children are rapidly apparent,” says Laci Crow. “I wanted to do something
to inspire like-minded people to help more women break the cycle of poverty.”
THE INITIATIVE: DINING FOR WOMEN
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“Women helping impoverished women and girls around the world” — that’s the mission
of Dining for Women (DFW). And in 2014, Laci launched a local chapter of this acclaimed
organization. DFW is a giving circle that meets monthly for a potluck meal. The money that
would have otherwise been spent dining out is collected and donated to various charities and
programs that support women and girls endeavoring to improve their lives.
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THE DIFFERENCE MADE: CHANGING LIVES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Laci supports local organizations such as Safe Embrace, which provides emergency shelter and
educational programs to women and children in crisis due to domestic violence. But Laci and her fastgrowing team of contributors have also raised funds for girls in a Nepal orphanage, enabling them to
attend school. “DFW is an enormously rewarding way for anyone to help change the world.”
Laci Crow, RN (right), is shown with Vanessa Monroe of the local
nonprofit group Safe Embrace — a women’s and children’s domestic
violence shelter and support group. Safe Embrace is one organization
that Laci’s chapter of the national Dining for Women charity helps support.
COMMUNITY AND PARTNERSHIPS