How a local banker is working to close the economic gender gap

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PNC is committed to making a positive difference by leveraging the power of its resources to accelerate women’s financial equality. | Photo provided by PNC Bank

Did you know? At the current pace of progress, it will take another 257 years for women to catch up to men from an economic perspective.

This astounding stat from the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Gender Gap Report sheds light on the progress remaining for women to achieve financial equality. And for Sherrie Turner, Vice President and Relationship Manager for PNC’s Commercial Banking business locally, it motivates her to help cultivate opportunities to empower women in business throughout Western North Carolina + beyond.

One way in which Sherrie champions women in business is through her involvement in PNC Project 257SM: Accelerating Women’s Financial Equality, an initiative designed to help close the 257-year economic gender gap.

Central to PNC Project 257, launched in 2021, is the bank’s collaboration with Coralus (formerly SheEO). Coralus is a global nonprofit organization that helps address one of the major barriers fueling the 257-year economic gender gap: a lack of access to capital for women.

How? By providing women + nonbinary entrepreneurs with interest-free loans and an ecosystem of support.

To build on her advocacy platform for women in business, Sherrie serves as a Coralus Activator, contributing to Coralus’ loan pool and sharing her expertise + professional networks to help underrepresented entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses.

PNC-Certified Women's Business Advocate Sherrie Turner smiles for the camera. — Sherrie is a PNC-Certified Women’s Business Advocate.

“Empowering women in business has been a major personal and professional focus for me throughout my career in banking and finance,” says Sherrie. “I am fortunate that PNC shares my passion and leverages its influence and resources to move the needle for economic equality in the communities we serve.”

Explore resources for women financial decision-makers, PNC Project 257 + PNC’s partnership with Coralus.*

ERASE THE ECONOMIC GENDER GAP

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PNC and PNC Bank are registered marks of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”). Project 257 is a service mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

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Cat Fly Film Fest Presents: Jennifer’s Body | Mon., Oct. 3 | 7 p.m. | Different Wrld, 701 Haywood Rd. | $5-10 suggested donation | Bring your own lawn chair + enjoy some popcorn at a pop-up screening of of this queer, campy, mid-2000s horror comedy.
Meet The Maker: Special Guest Learn & Play with Julio Nazario | Mon., Oct. 3 | 6-9 p.m. | Well Played Board Game Cafe, 162 Coxe Ave. | Free | Meet professional board game designer Julio Nazario + learn about his new game “Dulce.” 🎲
PLACE: Reflections by Copus and Amberg | Now-Thurs., Oct. 13 | Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Weizenblatt Gallery at Mars Hill University, 79 Cascade St., Mars Hill | Free | Mars Hill University’s Weizenblatt Gallery is currently showcasing the work of two Madison County artists: Rob Amberg and Josh Copus.*

Tuesday

B.o.B. - “Better Than Drugs” Tour | Tues., Oct. 4 | 7 p.m. | Salvage Station | $20+ | This six-time Grammy Award nominee + hip-hop artist is best known for hits like “Airplanes” and “Nothin On You.”
Climate Change Science | Tues., Oct. 4 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | The North Carolina Arboretum | Join scientists from the National Center for Environmental Information to learn how climate change shapes the seasons + extreme weather events. 🌪️

Wednesday

Fall Noir Film Series: The Big Sleep | Wed., Oct. 5 | 3-5:30 p.m. | North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. | Free | Join for a screening + discussion about this classic 1946 film that follows the “process of a criminal investigation, not its results.”

Thursday

Cat Fly Film Fest: It’s Alive! | Thurs., Oct. 6 | 7 p.m. | Revolve Art Gallery, 821 Riverside Dr. | $15 | Watch a screening of local director Joshua Overbay’s short film Spyder — with an accompanying live score — plus a live reading of local horror podcast Palimpsest. 🕷️
Fall Color Photography Webinar | Thurs., Oct. 6 | 11 a.m. | Virtual | Free | Register to get celebrated photographer J. Scott Graham’s tips for finding + capturing fall color on the Blue Ridge Parkway. 🍁

Friday

Death Cab for Cutie: Asphalt Meadows Tour | Fri., Oct. 7 | 7 p.m. | Rabbit Rabbit | $50+ | This American alternative rock band is best known for early 2000s hits like “I Will Follow You into the Dark” and “Soul Meets Body.”

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The North Carolina Arboretum is celebrating Forest and Garden Enchantment with its spectacular display — Winter Lights — from Fri., Nov. 18-Sat., Dec. 31. 🌟

Tickets go on sale today for this dazzling walk-through experience with new sights and familiar favorites — don’t miss out on whimsical displays like the illuminated quilt blanket, giant caterpillar, and 50 ft. Tree of Light.

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Civic

The city is developing the Community Responder Pilot Program to study and respond to public safety issues in Asheville, such as homelessness + addiction. The next update on the program will take place at the Tues., Nov. 22 public safety committee meeting. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

Open

Whaley Farm Brewery has opened in Old Fort at 178 Catawba Ave. This brewery, taproom + farmstore offers lagers, farmhouse ales, and classic English pub ales — but notably, zero IPAs. Learn more. (Mountain Xpress)

Film

The 14th annual Music Video Asheville Awards returns after a pandemic-hiatus on Wed., Oct. 5. The ceremony kicks off at 5 p.m. with a red carpet photoshoot + then continues 7-10 p.m. with an awards show hosted by local comedian Hilliary Begley. 📽️

Try This

Have you heard about the Fridays in the Fall Music Series in the River Arts District? Each week, Records in the RAD + The Wedge are presenting a free concert at Wedge Studios (37 Paynes Wy.), with the next one featuring Skunk Rukus on Fri., Oct. 7. See the schedule. 🎶
The annual WNC Parade of Homes will showcase unique + beautiful houses on the weekends of Oct. 8-9 and Oct. 15-16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Stay tuned for more details soon — and check out the map of featured homes.

Theater

The Magnetic Theatre is honoring spooky season with a showing of “The Frankenstein Rubrics” on the mainstage from Thurs., Oct. 7-Sat., Oct. 22. Bonus: Pack Memorial Library will host a special preview event at its Lord Auditorium on Fri., Oct. 7, 11 a.m. 🧟‍♂️

Watch

Curious what a band of chimney swifts looks like when they’re roosting? Check out this clip from the Blue Ridge Audubon Society’s recent bird-watching event, here. And stay tuned for other community bird outings. 🦅

Seasonal

Pumpkin-flavored ice creams (including dairy + vegan options) and bubble tea have arrived at The Hop Ice Cream Cafe and its sister shop Pop Bubble Tea. Tea options include pumpkin-spiced milk tea and chai. Bonus: The pumpkins are sourced from local Lee’s One Fortune Farm. 🎃

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Editor’s pick: Cooking tip of the week — the preserved lemons from Serotonin Ferments are a spectacular ingredient to keep in your home kitchen. Over the weekend, I made a preserved lemon + shrimp pasta — and you can also use the lemons for vinaigrettes, hummus, and beyond.

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