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Hi Ladies,
I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter and is loving this Spring weather. We are really excited about the speakers we have scheduled for our upcoming meetings and that we will be meeting in person after April's meeting.
This month, on April 15th, we will meet via Zoom - hopefully for the last time! Shane Mutter will join us from Colorado to explain the health benefits of CBD. We have also scheduled an Adventure to to celebrate the traditions of the St Joseph Altar at Shirley Juneau's Book Signing on April 25th at Benedict's Plantation.
I also wanted to thank you for the donations that were given to our Community Partners this year. Feel free to drop off more items at my office in Mandeville.
Remember to sign up for our meeting on April 15th and bring a guest! We are looking forward to seeing you this week on Zoom.
Thank You,
Julie Taylor
President
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April 15, 2021
Zoom Meeting starts at 11:00
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All About CBD - with Shane Mutter
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Join us on Thursday, April 15th to hear from Shane Mutter, CEO of Seed2System, a company that "produces and distributes high-quality, all natural CBD products derived from hemp."
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Haven't you been wondering about CBD? There are signs on shops everywhere! And you probably know someone who touts the health benefits of CBD.
What do you really know about CBD? Is it medical marijuana? Is it good for you? Why do people use it? Shane Mutter will join us from Colorado to share what he has learned since his business, Seed2System, started!
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Not a member? Attend your first meeting free of charge. Return guests pay $10 at the door. Annual membership dues of $60 cover your cost of all meetings and as well as low cost or no cost entry into some of our special events. Find more information and join our organization online at https://www.womenofwip.org/
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SAVE DATES to your calendar from our
"EVENTS" links on Facebook!
Updates will also be posted on our interactive calendar at
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Remember how much fun we had last year before all of this Covid stuff? We has a great time with Sandra Juneau learning about St. Joseph's Altars and making some of the traditional Italian cookies! Well, Sandra has written a book! It is titled:
Celebrating With St. Joseph Altars, The History, Recipes and Symbols of a New Orleans Tradition
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And we are having an Adventure to her Book Signing! Join us!
Sunday, April 25
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Benedict’s Plantation
Cost of each book, $30.00
(cash or check only - payable at the event)
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A quick look back at our March Zoom Meeting |
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Last month, Will Afton of the LSU Ag Center presented information about our Spring Gardens and fielded a bunch of questions from our group. If you need help with gardening, Will is there to help! Just contact him at the local office in Covington. (Click Here for the link!)
We also heard from Jinx about her World of Wonder non-profit. They have provided gardens for many of our local schools - and of course, this summer, she has organized a camp for preschoolers that could use some of our funding!
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We will meet again this month on Zoom to keep us safe, and because our speaker will be joining us from Colorado. We do plan to return to meeting in person in May (with appropriate social distancing, masks and hand washing)! Louisiana is doing well getting people vaccinated, and our whole membership is now eligible for the vaccine!
As of now, these are the monthly topics we have scheduled:
- April 15th - Shane Mutter will let us know about CBD products on Zoom
- May 20th - Dr. Grisoli, a local dermatologist will speak about our summer skin - in person at Benedict's Plantation
- June 17th - Home/personal safety & scams (we are still looking for a speaker) - in person at Benedict's Plantation
Smart Women's Day Out will happen this year!
Later topics include:
- Healthy eating/cooking
- Increasing your creativity
- Women’s Health
In addition. we plan to have a November meeting to Give Thanks to our Community Partners, and a Holiday Party in December. As the covid restrictions are relaxed, we will plan more Adventures and PEGs.
If you have any ideas of Adventures, PEGs, topics or speakers, please let us know!
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SAVE THE DATE! Family friendly Oktoberfest fundraiser for Cholangiocarcinoma is scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Covington Trailhead. First year about 1,200 attended and we hope to get 2,000 this year. Looking for sponsors and people who love to be on the committee to help. Email me, Heidi Rhea, at arheaofhopela@gmail.com if you want to be a part of this fun event!!
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Mary Bird Perkins in Covington and Hammond will benefit from a Bourbon Raffle that is being sponsored by Jani King and the Exnicios Group. Over 70 bottles of bourbon and other specialty items for the bourbon enthusiast will be raffled.
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Tickets are on sale now through THIS LINK or by scanning the QR Code with your phone. They are $20 and must be purchased by 7pm on April 29th. There will be a Facebook Live drawing on April 29th.
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The Hospice House has scheduled their GOLF Tournament for May 21st at Oak Harbor Golf Course in Slidell. You can sign up to play, or you or your business can be a Hole Sponsor for $100, and of course they can always use volunteers! Call Miranda at 985 643-5470 to sign up!
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World of Wonder, WOW - It is time to start donating to support the WOW Summer Camp for kids ages 3-5 at the Mandeville - Lacombe Head Start. Your $175 donation helps give an educational camp to one toddler for the summer! |
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