Weavers Way already boasts three active Dining for Women chapters. We would love to start a fourth, Ambler-based chapter. It would be a great way to build our community, as our chapters join together three times a year for shared programs, and all members are welcome at any of the dinners.

To this end, our existing Monday-night chapter will meet at the new Co-op! Please join Dining for Women at the community table at Weavers Way Ambler at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 11, to learn more about this global giving circle dedicated to transforming lives and eradicating poverty among women and children in developing countries. Grab a meal from the hot bar and learn about Dining for Women while we all dine together! Normally we are potluck, but for this introductory get-together, we will go with yummy, healthy Ambler Co-op selections.

Dining for Women is a global giving circle that funds grassroots projects in developing countries intended to fight gender inequality. Chapters meet on a regular basis — most monthly — and share a meal together. It may be in someone’s home, a college cafeteria, an office break room or a church hall. (Even your local food co-op!) Members share camaraderie and learn about that month’s featured grantees through videos, educational documents and presentations, and free and open discussion. Funds raised each month go to fund the featured and sustained grantees, as well as support the mission of Dining for Women.

Dining for Women’s collective-giving model is proving that small contributions, aggregated together, can make a huge difference. This is especially true in the most impoverished areas of the world, where some subsist on less than $1.25 a day.

All are welcome! Please join us! Questions? Email Lynn Doerr, lotuslassie@gmail.com.