Women Executives for Community Service (WECS) got its start in 1987, with its first community initiative involving a series of high school level speaking contests entitled, "Speak Out!"
Under the leadership of founding mothers, Mary Bruce, Caroline Dellinger, Jill Flynn, Gloria Gibson, and Claire Lawrence, in 1995, Women Initiating and Nurturing Growth through Scholarships (WINGS) was born, awarding scholarships to six deserving scholars, all of whom successfully graduated. Partnering colleges included CPCC, Johnson C. Smith, UNCC and Queens. Our first WINGS Mentors included: Mary Bruce, B.G. Metzler, Ann Allen Adams, Judy Green, and former WE members, Linda Combs-Sheppard and Gail Addis. 1996 represents the first full year of the program being in existence.
Under the leadership of founding mothers, Mary Bruce, Caroline Dellinger, Jill Flynn, Gloria Gibson, and Claire Lawrence, in 1995, Women Initiating and Nurturing Growth through Scholarships (WINGS) was born, awarding scholarships to six deserving scholars, all of whom successfully graduated. Partnering colleges included CPCC, Johnson C. Smith, UNCC and Queens. Our first WINGS Mentors included: Mary Bruce, B.G. Metzler, Ann Allen Adams, Judy Green, and former WE members, Linda Combs-Sheppard and Gail Addis. 1996 represents the first full year of the program being in existence.
