At the meeting where my father doled out the resources from his life’s work, he also told Gabe and me about the money from our late mother’s estate. I wasn’t ready to deal with it back then.
But I am now.
Thanks to my dad’s contacts in the journalism world, coupled with Lainie’s knack for event planning and experience with charitable endeavors, we established the Lara Williamson Hawes Foundation, to be funded, in part, with a portion of the money my mom left to me and my dumb brother. This year at our inaugural event, to be held in the stunning Kridel Grand Ballroom of the Portland Art Museum, we will be giving our first series of awards to five young women who have worked to improve the lives of other women and children, particularly in underdeveloped or war-torn countries, with special
