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YWCA Events for more information about these events, please contact us at 507.345.4629 or email: katie@ywcamankato.org |
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Week of February 1st, 2012 Spring Season of Girls on the Run Starts Girls on the Run combines training for a non-competitive 5k walk/run event with healthy living education. Our programs instill self esteem through health education, life skills development, mentoring relationships, and physical training -- all of which are accomplished through an active collaboration with girls and their parents, schools, volunteers, staff, and the community.Check out the Registration page for dates, times and site locations. February 10, 12-1 p.m. Political Salon 500 South Broad Street, downtown Mankato at the YWCA Conference Room Join the political conversation with the YWCA. The second Friday of the month, the YWCA will feature an open non-partisan discussion focused on issues of importance to young women, elections and the future of women in the political arena. The mission is to get more local women involved in politics and political decision-making. Political Salon will be at the YWCA conference room, 500 S. Broad St., downtown Mankato. Bring your own lunch, coffee and water provided. February 14, 4-6 Women & Wine 500 South Front Street, downtown Mankato Women & Wine is a networking event for anyone to enjoy a good conversation, great friends and a relaxing atmosphere. Women & Wine is held the second Tuesday of the month at Pub 500. Join the conversation, network or relax. Pub 500 provides happy hour specials until 6 p.m. February 29, 6-7 p.m. Colorful Dialogue Emy Frentz Arts Guild, 523 S. 2nd St., Mankato Join us for an evening of cross-cultural conversation; Colorful Dialogue is a community forum held once a month to discuss and brainstorm on topics related to community building. Past conversations in 2011 included perception of the police, citizenship questions and traditions March 22 YWCA Women of Distinciton Event Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato The YWCA Women of Distincition Event is Thursday, March 22nd at the Verizion Wireless Center. The event includes a social hour, auction, dinner and awards. This reception honors and recognizes women leaders who embody the YWCA mission. New this year is the Distinctive Difference Award which will recognize a company or organization that intentionally advances women and/or people of all cultures with measurable results.
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YWCA News YWCA Staff Accepted to Blandin Three YWCA staff have been accepted in to Blandin Leadership Program, with Anne Ganey and Angi Proehl just coming home from the second cohort in September and Sheri Sander joining the third group of community leaders in November. The Blandin Foundation's mission is to strengthen communities with an emphasis on rural areas; mankato is fortunate to have three cohorts of leaders from all realms of life and business participate in this program with a grant from the Bush Foundation in Minnesota. New Statistics on Women and Girls Released The Women's Foundation of Minnesota released their Research Overview of Women and Girls in Minnesota. Learn more about income, poverty, abuse, health and leadership and how it affects women and girls in Minnesota. Click here to view the report.
Jessie Beyer, a past participant of the Elizabeth Kearney Women’s Leadership Development Program, will begin a month-long fellowship sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States in June. As one of 54 fellows selected from across the United States, Jessie will visit five European cities including Berlin, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Bilbao, Spain; Skopje, Macedonia and Brussels, Belgium after a brief meeting in Washington, D.C. as part of her experience. Read More |
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Jessie’s Beyer’s Leadership is Growing By Oceans…