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Women of Distinction

Nicole is always working in 2017. The mission statement says events for our Big and Little Sisters
different ways to gain more re- it all when it comes to the purpose throughout the year to promote a
sources to help build more hous- of this wonderful organization. sense of community, increase social
ing units and help more students. ‘The mission of Girls Rising is to support and introduce the girls to
Nicole recently won Mission empower at-risk girls to recognize new experiences.
Edge’s Social Enterprise Acceler- their value and pursue higher goals Congratulations Nicole and
ator and Impact Lab (SAIL) Final through a community of women Wesley House Student Residence
Pitch Event on May 16th. mentors.’ Nicole loves being part of for your recent recognition and
The goal of SAIL is to empower this organization, which pairs each thank you for all you do to help the
non-profit organizations and pur- girl with an individual mentor to youth of San Diego.
pose-driven businesses to be more serve as a positive, consistent role You can donate directly to
effective and efficient and help model in their lives. In addition, Wesley House by going to their
them develop sustainable business the program offers a series of social, Facebook page or directly on their
models based on earned revenue. educational and character-building website.

SAIL provides a rich curriculum
with content, tools, workshops, and
lectures that help social entrepre- For more information and to learn more about this wonderful organiza-
neurs build and test their ideas. tion, click on the links below:
Mission Edge empowers SAIL • Ad2 San Diego video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJZk8hkkn4U
participants to assess opportunities, • PayPal Giving Fund: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2345712
build a business model, test and • Website donation link:http://wesleysdsu.org/support/
validate ideas, launch, and pitch • Website: www.wesleysdsu.org
revenue-generating products and • Facebook (direct donation link in profile):
services. https://www.facebook.com/thewesleyatsdsu/
Not only does Nicole spend her • Twitter: https://twitter.com/wesley_housing
days helping raise funds to make • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesleysdsu/
the lives of college students bet- • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wesley-house-student-resi-
ter, but she is also on the Board of dence-inc./?viewAsMember=true
Directors for Girls Rising serving as • Most recent press coverage on Wesley House: https://www.kpbs.org/
Vice President. Nicole joined the news/2019/may/28/san-diego-non-profit-takes-student-housing-crisis/
Board of Girls Rising in October

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