As far back I can remember, I have had a passion for children, but did not see it in my future.  In high school I took a course in Child Development and received several awards.  I worked as a Teacher’s Aid for Kindergarten in several Elementary Schools in the City of Atlanta Public Schools System as part of my student work study and went on to work full time in Elementary schools after graduating from High School.  An opportunity arose where I could work in the Corporate world and I took it.  My mother (Nettie Mae Wilson) noticed that I was not truly happy and poses a question to me, "Why don't you and your sisters open your own Daycare Center?"  She knew that her girls loved working with children.  Like most young adults, it went in one ear and out the other.  As I became a mother myself, I learned that we should listen to our parents.  Twenty years later I was still workin in corporate America.   

I truly believe that God orders our steps and He knows what is best for us. When my first child was born, I began to look at things a little differently and she became my first priority.  I started working with the children at my church and that’s when I noticed that I started to smile more and started to feel better about myself.  While working with the children’s choir and overseeing the Children’s Ministry, I was still working in the corporate world.

During this period, God put me in another setting where I would come in contact with young men and women (Clark AtlantaUniversity).  It gave me gratification knowing that these youth came to me for guidance and direction.  But wait, God was still preparing me for what was to come: He gave me another job working with children (DeKalb County Schools System) as a Para-Professional and Parent Facilitator where I currently work.  This job has put me in a position to come in contact with people with the same passion and dedication I have for children.

The majority of the time we get ideas from others. One day I was talking with my neighbor and she mentioned that her sister-in-law, every once in awhile, will have a tea party.  At these tea parties ladies get the chance to wear hats and gloves.  Because I like to entertain, I thought, “I can do that, but I’d rather do it outside on the lawn.” Well, that is just what I did, and we had a wonderful time.

With it being an initial success and others wanting to attend the tea again, I decided to continue to entertain that idea. Going forward, I wanted 100 women to be in attendance, and the theme was to be 100 Women Friendship Association, which fit the occasion.  My thoughts went a little further. I thought that this could be the beginning of something greater.  After talking with guests who attended the teas, an idea came to mind: Provide an opportunity for these ladies to give back to their communities by participating in worthy causes.

In addition, during conversations with family and close friends, I asked them if they would consider being a part of a non-profit organization where we would give back to our communities, churches, schools, and to ourselves.  Our main focus would be to tutor students who are in need of this service, to mentor to young ladies to give them direction and purpose, to establish a scholarship base for youth and, to give support to one another.  From these conversations and subsequent meetings, 100 Women Friendship Association became incorporated and our name was changed to Women’s Friendship Inc. (WFI) to reflect our non-profit status.

Contact us: info@womensfriendshipinc.com