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Bourbon Women Association offers scholarships

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Non-profit the Bourbon Girls Affiliation has created a scholarship programme to assist ladies and underrepresented communities.

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The scholarship programme will assist ladies and underrepresented communities within the Bourbon and spirits business

The Bourbon Girls Affiliation introduced the brand new Amber Circle Variety and Inclusion Initiative throughout its Siposium convention. The initiative builds on the affiliation’s Amber Circle mentoring programme, which began in 2019.

Maggie Kimberl, Bourbon Girls president, mentioned: “We’re so lucky to have the ability to work in an business that’s all the time embracing change, and opening the doorways to others to allow them to be part of us is without doubt one of the core missions of the Bourbon Girls Affiliation.

“I’m thrilled to have the ability to use the facility of this first-ever feminine whiskey client organisation to assist ladies in rising their careers.”

The initiative will start with a donation marketing campaign to boost scholarship funds. The affiliation is encouraging particular person donations of US$250 and company donations of US$1,000 or extra.

The primary group of the Amber Circle Variety and Inclusion consumption, comprising 12 ladies, will obtain coaching via the Stave and Thief programme.

Established in 2014, Stave and Thief was the primary Bourbon certification programme recognised by the Bourbon business. It is usually designated by the Kentucky Distillers Affiliation as its ‘official Bourbon schooling course’.

Heather Wibbels, board chair, commented: “Discovery occurs if you push boundaries. Amplifying the voices and experiences of the underrepresented within the Bourbon group encourages the Bourbon business to achieve out and invite extra range of their outreach to shoppers and their very own corporations.

“We’re reaching out to members of our group and the whiskey spirits business to assist this initiative to advocate change from the bottom up.”

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