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DESCRIPTION:Together Women Rise Presentation Summary Pat Payne will highlig
 ht the mission\, values and activities of Together Women Rise\, a powerfu
 l community of women and allies dedicated to achieving global gender equal
 ity.  There are hundreds of local chapters across the U.S. where members 
 learn about and advocate for gender equality issues\, give grants to organ
 izations that empower women and girls in low-income countries\, and build 
 community to forge meaningful connections that increase our strength and c
 ollective impact.  Members may opt to join special interest groups includ
 ing cooking\, book club\, travel\, and advocacy. Members of the Castro Val
 ley Chapter have visited Grantees in low-income countries\, organized Inte
 rnational Women’s Day events\, international craft fairs\, and hosted di
 nners for visiting Grantees. Together Women Rise partners with RESULTS to 
 lobby Members of Congress to promote gender equality and fight to end pove
 rty. Pay Payne Bio Pat Payne is a community leader\, fundraiser\, and acti
 vist. For the past 15 years\, she has served as the Co-Chapter Leader for 
 the Together Women Rise Castro Valley Chapter. Through the power of collec
 tive giving\, the Rise Castro Valley Chapter has raised over $140\,000 to 
 fight for gender equality. She has also served as a Together Women Rise We
 st Regional Leader and Mentor starting eight new chapters in California an
 d Hawaii. Currently\, she is an advocate with the Rise Advocacy Chapter an
 d is the RESULTS East Bay Group Leader where she organizes lobby meetings 
 with Members of Congress fighting to end poverty and support gender equali
 ty. She was recognized as “Woman of the Year” by Assembly Member Liz O
 rtega in 2026 for her community service. Ms. Payne also won the “Heart o
 f Hayward Award”  — nominated by both the League of Women Voters of E
 den Area (LWVEA) and Together Women Rise. Ms. Payne serves on the Executiv
 e Leadership Boards of League of Women Voters Eden Area\, Eden Area Founda
 tion\, Castro Valley Democratic Club\, and Eden Area Indivisible. Ms. Payn
 e has an MBA in Marketing from Cal State East Bay and enjoys organizing fu
 ndraisers for charity groups. 
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SUMMARY:Together Women Rise - Pat Payne
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 "font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong>Together Women Rise</
 strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p><u><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span st
 yle="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Presentation Summary</spa
 n></span></u></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-f
 amily:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Pat Payne will highlight the </span>
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 e: 16px\;">mission\, values and activities of&nbsp\;</span><span style="fo
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 a href="https://togetherwomenrise.org/"><span style="color:#0000FF\;">Toge
 ther Women Rise</span></a>\, a powerful community of women and allies dedi
 cated to achieving global gender equality.&nbsp\; There are hundreds of lo
 cal chapters across the U.S. where members learn about and advocate for ge
 nder equality issues\, give grants to organizations that empower women and
  girls in low-income countries\, and build community to forge meaningful c
 onnections that increase our strength and collective impact.&nbsp\; Member
 s may opt to join special interest groups including cooking\, book club\, 
 travel\, and advocacy.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px
 \;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Members of th
 e Castro Valley Chapter have visited Grantees in low-income countries\, or
 ganized International Women&rsquo\;s Day events\, international craft fair
 s\, and hosted dinners for visiting Grantees. Together Women Rise partners
  with RESULTS to lobby Members of Congress to promote gender equality and 
 fight to end poverty.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><u><span style="font-size:16
 px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Pay Payne B
 io</span></span></u></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style=
 "font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Pat Payne is a community lead
 er\, fundraiser\, and activist. For the past 15 years\, she has served as 
 the Co-Chapter Leader for the Together Women Rise Castro Valley Chapter. T
 hrough the power of collective giving\, the Rise Castro Valley Chapter has
  raised over $140\,000 to fight for gender equality. She has also served a
 s a Together Women Rise West Regional Leader and Mentor starting eight new
  chapters in California and Hawaii. Currently\, she is an advocate with th
 e Rise Advocacy Chapter and is the RESULTS East Bay Group Leader where she
  organizes lobby meetings with Members of Congress fighting to end poverty
  and support gender equality. She was recognized as <span dir="RTL">&ldquo
 \;</span>Woman of the Year&rdquo\; by Assembly Member Liz Ortega in 2026 f
 or her community service. Ms. Payne also won the <span dir="RTL">&ldquo\;<
 /span>Heart of Hayward Award&rdquo\;&nbsp\; &mdash\; nominated by both the
  League of Women Voters of Eden Area (LWVEA) and Together Women Rise.</spa
 n></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-famil
 y:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Ms. Payne serves on the Executive Leader
 ship Boards of League of Women Voters Eden Area\, Eden Area Foundation\, C
 astro Valley Democratic Club\, and Eden Area Indivisible. Ms. Payne has an
  MBA in Marketing from Cal State East Bay and enjoys organizing fundraiser
 s for charity groups.</span></span></p>\n
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