Women in Business Fund Supports North Country Professionals

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Quigg Women in Business Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation has handed out its second batch of grants.

This time, it's going to three womenone of whom is a former AmeriCorps VISTA volunteeras well as two nonprofit professionals, the Watertown Daily Times reports.

The fund was set up in the wake of Quigg's death in 2021.

She was a successful real estate broker and community and business leader in Jefferson County.

"Our latest grant recipients are shining examples of the mission of the fund," says Kimberley Horrill, Quigg's sister-in-law and a board member of the Community Foundation.

Among the recipients: Marina Loew, co-owner of Bare Beauty in Watertown; Kylie Horrill, a member of the St.

Lawrence University String Orchestra; and Alisa Woods, a licensed mental health counselor who specializes in trauma therapy.

They'll use the funds to buy sensory kits for 40 women-owned businesses to become more accepting and inclusive.

Schell is the founder and executive director of Encompass Recreation, a Carthage-based nonprofit that provides sports and recreational opportunities for youth with higher support needs.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in fashion merchandise management from the Fashion Institute of New York.

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