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About United Way Women's Leadership Council
We are a movement of women who are united to create opportunities for a better life for all. We engage women in leadership giving, advocacy and volunteering to improve lives in Olmsted County. We invest in quality programs, advocate for better policies, engage people in the community and generate resources.
Renew your Membership today!
Membership gifts can be made at any time during the year. You may include your membership contribution right in your annual pledge. Be sure to check the Women's Leadership Council box and include your membership with your pledge.
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The WLC Let's Do Lunch (or
Dinner) Series Kicks Off on:
Thursday, September 29
5:30 pm to 7 pm
University of Minnesota - Rochester
111 South Broadway, University Square
Program: Volunteerism and Service
Enjoy dinner, a tour of UMR and learn how UMR students make a difference by volunteering in the programs Ramp Up to Readiness, Students in Service and HUGS. Becky Nahvi, Volunteer Center & Community Impact Specialist, will also speak about the role of the United Way Volunteer Center and how it supports community volunteerism.
Please bring individual fruit cups that have pop tops and/or peanut butter for the Channel One Backpack Program (please see related article for more details.)
The cost is $10 for your meal and beverage.
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| Save the DATE
The Maude Finch Awards Luncheon - November 9 (11:30 am - 1:30 pm)
Rochester on Tour
March 8, 2012
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Flash Mob Steps Up, Out for Early Literacy
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| Do you know other women who LIVE UNITED?
Please forward this email to other women in the community who would be interested in our efforts.
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Changing Lives | |
"The imagination library has been a very exciting program for all of my children (ages 6, 5 and 3). It has inspired a love for reading in all three. We read to all three of our kids every night and encourage it throughout the day and the Imagination Library books are definitely a favorite. Our oldest has always loved books and just finished Kindergarten and is reading at the fourth grade level. We attribute a big part of this to the Imagination Library books that she received. I am a big fan of the program and support it through my donations to the United Way."- Derick
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And the Winner is...
Michele Norris, host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered and author of The Grace of Silence: A Memoir will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Power of the Purse event next June 19, 2012 at the Kahler Grand Hotel. Thank you to everyone submitting a
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Lori recently observed her 30th year of employment with Mayo Clinic. No stranger to taking on new adventures, after the youngest of her 3 children finished high school Lori returned to school herself. She completed her Bachelor's degree, went on to complete an MBA from Augsburg College and is currently working on her doctorate in Education & Leadership from St. Mary's University. Her accomplishments are equally impressive when one learns that Lori became a single parent with young children when her first husband passed away. She is appreciative that all her hard work has been recognized as she has advanced in her career with Mayo. On a regular basis, her business travels take her to the lower Central United States.
Children learn best when they feel good and they are not hungry. Unfortunately for some children their weekend time away from school does mean they go hungry. Without a free or reduced price lunch at school the weekend means little food or maybe no food at home. Channel One began a program in 2009, working in conjunction with a local church, to deliver backpacks full of weekend food to kids in two Rochester Public Schools. Currently they are partnering with ACTS For Kids organization and several area churches.