Women’s Forum Co-chair Brett Matik shared the stage Jenna Bush Hager (Photo by Thomas E. Briglia/PhotoGraphics)
The annual Women's Forum raised $170,000 to benefit Greater Atlantic City Charitie.
Nearly 550 guests attended the event last week at the Golden Nugget, highlighted by humanitarian, correspondent and New York Times best-selling author Jenna Bush Hager.
Guests enjoyed a lunch and the opportunity to bid on more than 110 auction items including concert tickets to Pink, Taylor Swift swag gift basket, designer handbags, chic jewelry, electronics, hotel stays, dining offers, spa packages, restaurant and shopping gift cards and wine baskets.
“We were delighted to have Jenna Bush Hager as this year’s distinguished speaker at the Women’s Forum, said Brett Matik, the event's co-chair. "Our candid conversation about her career, raising children and growing up in a well-known family provided the audience with a keen insight into Jenna’s life.
“The sold-out program and auction afforded Greater Atlantic City Charities the opportunity to raise funds to support four local nonprofits.”
Those groups are Atlantic City Day Nursery, the Boys & Girls Club, CASA and Jewish Family Services.
The 29th Annual Women's Forum (Photo by Thomas E. Briglia/PhotoGraphics)Growing up in the public eye, Bush Hager cultivated an innate sense of purpose by experiencing first-hand how small changes can make large differences in a single life.
Her humanitarian work took her to impoverished areas around the world to address pressing issues like health, education and economic inequality.
The former first daughter serves as a role model and inspires young leaders to give back in schools, communities and abroad.
Bush Hager has co-hosted "Today with Hoda & Jenna" for the past five years,and wrote "Everything Beautiful in its Time," which shares stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom that shaped her life.
She has also written "Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope," "Sisters First" with her twin sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, and "Our Great Big Backyard" and "Read All About It" with her mother, Laura Bush.
The Women’s Forum is made possible by community support and business sponsors, including Anheuser-Busch, AtlantiCare, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, F.C. Kerbeck, Golden Nugget Atlantic City, Harrison Family Foundation, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, The Law Offices of Melissa Rosenblum, and Walmart.
