PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) has announced that the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund (WHF) awarded a total of $50,992 in grants to women’s health initiatives in 2022. The Women’s Giving Circle awarded $43,312 to five Southeast Kansas nonprofit organizations and the Circle of Friends Giving Circle awarded four nonprofit organizations $7,680. All projects receiving funding are committed to carrying on the WHF mission “To improve the health and wellbeing of women by supporting education, increasing awareness, and sharing quality of life opportunities to benefit all women.” In 2007, the establishment of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Giving Circle at the CFSEK was a philanthropic beginning for women helping women in the area.