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Pierce County proclaims March 2025 as Women’s History Month, honors local nonprofits
Summary
Pierce County Council and Executive adopted a proclamation designating March 2025 as Women’s History Month and invited local nonprofits—Raising Girls, Girls' Hearts on Fire, and Gig Harbor Women's Co‑op—to accept the recognition and speak about their work.
Pierce County Council and Executive on Feb. 25 proclaimed March 2025 as Women’s History Month, highlighting local organizations that serve girls and women and noting that the council is, for the first time, majority women.
The proclamation—read into the record by Council member Christina Ayala—cited the role of women in the county’s schools, health care and businesses and noted pay‑gap statistics referenced in the proclamation. “March 2025 is hereby designated Women’s History Month in Pierce County, Washington,” the proclamation states.
The recognition included brief remarks from three local nonprofits that the council invited to the chambers. Sharon Chambers Gordon, founder and CEO of Raising Girls, said, “We are the only nonprofit organization in Western Washington focusing on hygiene and sanitary products distributed to students throughout 15 school districts and 4 counties.” She described the group’s work delivering care bags to schools.
Cecily Kroske, founder of Girls' Hearts on Fire, thanked the council and framed the recognition as a call to empower young women: “When girls are empowered, entire communities thrive,” she said, adding that the organization focuses on confidence and leadership for young women.
Kim Anderson, executive vice president of the Gig Harbor Women's Co‑op, described the co‑op’s time‑banking model and community services and said the group has “amassed more than 9,000 hours in service to our community.” She noted the co‑op is free to join and serves a diverse membership.
Council members used their allotted remarks to thank participants and to place the proclamation in local context. Council member Alison Denson, who helped invite the groups, said the selections emphasized newer and youth‑focused programs. Vice Chair Maria Herrera and Council member Yambe each framed the proclamation within a longer history of women’s civic contributions and urged continued community support.
The recognition portion concluded with members and guests gathering for brief remarks and a planned photo. The proclamation is ceremonial and does not create new county policy or funding.
Community members seeking to follow the organizations can find Raising Girls, Girls' Hearts on Fire, and the Gig Harbor Women's Co‑op through their respective public websites and social channels; the council noted March events and Equal Pay Day (March 25, 2025) in the proclamation text.
