WithIt Board Establishes Scholarship Fund in Memory of Member Kathi Cunningham
Furniture World News Desk on
3/17/2018
The scholarship fund was created to honor member Kathi Cunningham, a senior sales representative for Classic Home, who passed away recently.
The WithIt Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund to honor member Kathi Cunningham, a senior sales representative for Classic Home, who passed away recently.
The scholarship will specifically be used for the registration fee to the WithIt Professional Conference for women who need financial assistance to be able to attend. All donations to this fund are 100% tax deductible.
“Kathi was passionate about mentoring women and men in the industry and was an enthusiastic advocate for WithIt,” says Pamela Thomas, 2018 president of the organization. “We want her spirit to live on through connecting women to the knowledge and resources they need for successful businesses and careers.”
You can donate to the fund in Kathi's honor by giving online at
www.withit.org/ScholarshipFoundation.aspx and specify the donation in honor of Kathi Cunningham or by mailing a check made out to the WithIt Scholarship Foundation to the office at PO Box 16264, High Point, North Carolina 27261.
More about WithIt: WithIt was formed in 1997 to support women in the home and furnishings industries, and to bring awareness to the need for more female influences in the industries. In recent years, WithIt has filled the need for education and leadership development as women rise in their careers. This non-profit network is strongly supported by leading companies across the industries, including platinum sponsors IMC, Heritage Home Group, MicroD Inc. and Myriad Software. WithIt’s mission is to encourage and develop leadership, mentoring, education and networking opportunities for professional women in the home and furnishings industries.