The Metro West branch of the American Association of University Women works to support and advance equity for women and girls in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Pictures from the Holiday Party
On December 3, we gathered at Summit Place for our Holiday Party. As is our tradition, the event included good food, good conversation, some challenging games, and a $1 gift exchange. Thanks to Marty, Alta, Barb, and all the planning committee for a fun evening.
Learning to fix things
At our
November meeting, we learned about the Hennepin County Fix It Clinics.
Director of the program, Nancy Lo, was our speaker and she described how the
program works, and it's role in the County's efforts to reduce the quantity of
materials being sent to landfills. The next
scheduled clinic is on January 14 at Ridgedale Library from noon-4:00
p.m. Other future dates are at the following website: http://www.hennepin.us/residents/recycling-hazardous-waste/fix-it-clinics#.
Monday, October 31, 2016
How to Guard Against Scams and Identity Theft
The Minnesota Better Business Bureau, an institute for marketplace ethics, presented self-defense tips and resources for reporting offenses at the October meeting. Deanna and Beth, volunteers from Allianz showed slides and a short film, and led a discussion suggesting ways to avoid scammers, ID thieves and swindlers who operate via telephone, mail, internet, and other deceptions.
Friday, September 30, 2016
I'm New at Being Old
Metro West met for their kickoff luncheon on September 17. Lucy Rose Fischer was the speaker. While she has a PhD in sociology and specialized in aging, she spoke about her second career as an artist.
She said she doesn't really stand on her head to create her glass art, but she does paint figures with their heads down and their feet up. With reverse painting, the colors and designs that are in front are painted first, and the background comes last. She also sold and autographed copies of her book I'm New at Being Old.
She said she doesn't really stand on her head to create her glass art, but she does paint figures with their heads down and their feet up. With reverse painting, the colors and designs that are in front are painted first, and the background comes last. She also sold and autographed copies of her book I'm New at Being Old.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Visit to Museum of Russian Art
On August 3, 2016 a group of Metro West members visited the Museum of Russian Art in south Minneapolis. "Masterpieces of the 20th Century" and "Russian Realist Tradition" were the featured exhibits. Afterwards they enjoyed lunch at Primas Restaurant. Here are a few pictures from the event.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Salad super finishes the year
A good group gathered at Ardelle Torkelsons' for our annual salad supper. It was a beautiful evening, and quite a few choose to eat outside.
Diana Pecoraro, community poet for St. Louis Park was the speaker for the program. Although I couldn't stay, I heard she was going to encourage attendees to play with writing a verse or two. If any members are brave enough, please reply and share a poem.
Diana Pecoraro, community poet for St. Louis Park was the speaker for the program. Although I couldn't stay, I heard she was going to encourage attendees to play with writing a verse or two. If any members are brave enough, please reply and share a poem.
Our Named Honoree
One last State Convention photo, here is Jane Ostergaard with her Named Honoree Award. Congratulations, Jane.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Pics from State Convention in Duluth
From business meetings, to social times for meeting friends, to awards, to the LAF silent auction, to blowing bubbles (?), there was a lot of activity at the State Convention April 29-30. Here are a few pictures from the event.
Music therapy is April topic
About 25 members gathered on April 21 to hear Hilary Fredenburg discuss the value of music therapy in treating a number of emotional, social, and physical conditions that people experience in their lives. Hilary is a board-certified music therapist at McPhail School of Music. She covered a lot of ground in a short time, but everyone felt they learned something new.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Time to Catch up
Apologies for not writing for a few months. Here are a few pictures to catch our readers up.
In February, we met at Ridgepointe for lunch. Our speaker was Dr. Ellen Kennedy, Executive Director of World Without Genocide. She gave us a thorough overview of how food shortages lead to violence in countries, and that can lead to genocide and other major social problems.
In March, we returned to our evening meeting schedule and reconvened at the Minnetonka Community Center. Vickie Nordquist presented the program about the concepts behind Advanced Higher Brain Living. This program helps people increase oxygen to the pre-frontal cortex of the brain, which helps them to think more calmly and clearly, and eventually focus on and resolve various problems and issues in their lives.
In January, we met for a luncheon at the Parkshore Senior Campus. Our speaker was Nkiruka Okafor, a AAUW International Fellow currently studying at Luther Seminary. She spoke about her research related to transforming the voice of women sex workers in Africa.
In February, we met at Ridgepointe for lunch. Our speaker was Dr. Ellen Kennedy, Executive Director of World Without Genocide. She gave us a thorough overview of how food shortages lead to violence in countries, and that can lead to genocide and other major social problems.
In March, we returned to our evening meeting schedule and reconvened at the Minnetonka Community Center. Vickie Nordquist presented the program about the concepts behind Advanced Higher Brain Living. This program helps people increase oxygen to the pre-frontal cortex of the brain, which helps them to think more calmly and clearly, and eventually focus on and resolve various problems and issues in their lives.
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