Walking in Two Worlds has new logo

The YWCA’s Walking in Two Worlds program now has a logo

thanks to South Central College instructor Kevin McLaughlin and his graphic design students.

Front row left to right: Nichole Rojas, Andrea Guertin, Jaclanette Hennessey, Zachary Erickson, Dan Burtyk; Back row left to right: Ntomo Lee, Ashley Johnson, Jessica Scheuer, Melissa Hodgkins, Tye Haslip, Craig Waldron, Kevin McLaughlin

The whole class participated in the project, treating it as a “real world” experience where they develop design options for a client. While all of their logos were well done, only one   

                                       logo could be selected.

That logo was created by Dan Burtyk of Mankato. Burtyk said, “The two bands going around the earth represent the two different paths or “worlds” in the single world we all live in.”

“The students did a wonderful job and offered a number of design options,” said Edell Fiedler, Walking in Two Worlds Director. “It was hard to narrow, but in the end we’ve found something that speaks well to the program.”

YWCA Announces 2010 Women of Distinction

The YWCA of Mankato is proud to announce the 2010 Women of Distinction – Ann Hendricks, Katie Nerem and Stacey Straka will be honored March 25th at the YWCA’s 37th Annual Women of Distinction Dinner and Silent Purse and Tie Auction, 5:00 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Center located in Mankato’s City Center.

The Women of Distinction award is presented to three women each year whose achievements over a sustained period of time have made a significant contribution to community life and embody the YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. The achievements may be through employment and/or volunteer service.

Women of Distinction is the YWCA’s signature event to celebrate strong leaders in the Greater Mankato community.

The annual Women of Distinction dinner and silent purse & tie auction will be Thursday March 25th.  Proceeds from the event are used to support YWCA community programs that promote the elimination of racism, mentorship for girls and women, and leadership development. Tickets to the event are $50 ($40 for YWCA members) and can be purchased by calling the YWCA at 345-4629 extension 21. Tables of eight can be purchased for $300.

Read the recipients' bios.

Mankato Clinic Foundation awards grant to Walking in Two Worlds

Thanks to the Mankato Clinic Foundation, the YWCA of Mankato’s Walking in Two Worlds program is receiving $5,000 to be used for the YWCA Health Link.

“We’re grateful to the Mankato Clinic Foundation for this grant,” says Edell Fiedler, Walking in Two Worlds Director. “This grant will help us provide quality health education to immigrant and refugee women in our community.”

The Mankato Clinic Foundation provides resources to organizations and endeavors that effectively promote and improve community health and wellness. Since the primary focus of the Foundation is to support the health and well-being of the community, projects and programs supported include education and scholarships initiatives focuses on health care, health education and wellness.

The physicians at the Mankato Clinic provide the majority of the Foundation funding as a means to give back to the community by providing support to organizations which strive to improve health and wellness. Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis and are considered only through the application process. Applications can be obtained at mankatoclinic.com.

March 22   5:30-6:30 p.m.

Colorful Dialogue

Emy Frentz Arts Guild

March 25   5-8:30 p.m.

Women of Distinction

Verizon Wireless Center

April 5   1 p.m.

Human Race Radio

Listen to 89.7 KMSU

Other Community Events:

March 22  4:30-8 p.m.

"Women's Night Out" to benefit YWCA's Girls on the Run program

City Center Hotel

hosted by The Zonta Club of Mankato, Business & Professional Women  (BPW) and Women Executives in Business (WEB). The evening’s entertainment will feature an African drum circle and dancers, with drummers led by Minnesota State University-Mankato professor Dr. Karen Boubel. A cocktail hour with vendors and boutiques will be available beginning at 4:30. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with a dessert sponsored by the Gourmet Apron. The African drumming and dancing display will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $30. 

To RSVP contact Kate Loging  at kloging@eidebailly.com or 507.386.6268 and send  payment to 1911 Excel Drive, Mankato MN 56001, Attn; Kate.   All RSVP’s will be billed regardless of attendance.  Please make checks payable to WEB.

March 24 7 p.m.

Carol Ortman Perkins Lectureship Series Presents: Susan Faludi

"Why Haven't Women Remade the World Yet?"

Minnesota State University- Mankato, CSU Ballroom

With her seminal book Backlash, Susan Faludi charted a new course for Feminism in America. Over her career, this Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has chronicled, with astonishing clarity and prescience, the ever-shifting roles of men and women in society, and, in the process, has become one of the country's most provocative voices on women's rights and gender equality.

Susan Faludi's Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, was a monumental investigation into the backlash against feminism in the 1980s and the assault against career-minded women. It immediately established her in the tradition of towering feminist authors: she stood with Gloria Steinem on the cover of Time, and Newsweek called the book "as groundbreaking as Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique." In her latest release, The Terror Dream, Faludi explores why our media and our politicians responded to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 by calling for a return to a society where men are men and women are victims.

Faludi is a winner of The Pulitzer Prize and The National Book Critics Circle Award. She has written for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among others, and is also the author of Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man.

This event is free and open to the public!

April 6 9-10:30 a.m.

Credos Coffe Club for Women

presented by Legacy Wealth Management

9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Northwoods Cafe

www.legacywealthmn.com