Join us for the 39th Annual

“ I have a Dream” Scholarship Ball and Virtual Auction

January 18, 2025

The Monona Terrace

1 John Nolan Dr, Madison WI 

On-line tickets will be available on December 1, 2024

Please join us!

In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and donors, since 1986, we have been able to award over $800,000 in scholarships. We are extremely appreciative of our sponsors as their contributions have truly made a difference in the lives of our scholarship recipients. Thank you so much! We encourage organizations and individuals to become sponsors of our Ball. Your financial assistance will enable WIF to continue to award substantial scholarships this year and in the years to come.

Email us regarding sponsorships or donations at info@womeninfocusmadison.org or contact any WIF member. You can also make a donation to our endowment through our Forever Fund.

Donate a fully-funded Dream Scholarship!

Would you like to remember someone who has passed, encourage students entering a particular field of study, or “pay it forward” by funding a WIF scholarship? Please consider this a wonderful way to make a positive impact!  Click here for more information about this opportunity. 

Sponsor the Dream Ball & Silent Auction!

Sponsorship is a win/win opportunity!  Your support helps us put on a quality virtual event and also helps fund scholarships for BIPOC youth in Madison!  Showcase your business in our electronic program book, on the WIF website for a year, and, depending on the amount of your support, you’ll be featured in WIF social media posts prior to the Ball.  Click here to learn more!

2025 Women In Focus Ball Meal Choices:

Full description coming soon!

• Complete dinner of delicious chicken, salad, roll, vegetables and dessert
• Complete dinner of chefs special vegan entree, salad, roll, vegetables and dessert
• Please ask for dairy free or other dietary requests

Celebrating 39 Years of Inspiring the Dream
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Each year Women In Focus invites a past WIF scholar to be our keynote speaker.

This year our speaker is Alex Booker, a 2014 Women in Focus Scholar, who was a freshman at Edgewood College when he received his scholarship. Alex will update us on his interesting educational and vocational journey.

Our 2025 Guest Speaker

Alex Booker, 2014 WIF Scholarship recipient

Alex Booker is a Madison native, farmer and teacher/workshop presenter.  He is a manager at Badger Rock Neighborhood Center and this summer he enjoyed working as the 2024 Naturalist in Residence for the Madison Public Library.  In addition to coordinating the Black Excellence Life Readiness cooking series, he grows culturally significant crops at Firm Footing farm that he uses in his culinary and herbalism workshops. Alex is also a part of the ASE cooperative that honors the troubled connection Black Americans have to the land. His overall goal is to help people get reconnected to their food systems and to the land.