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Below is a menu of programs that are sure to satisfy any intellectual appetite. Join HFCW’s meetings where lifetime learners gather. Be a part of our long history of sharing wit and wisdom with HFCW members and their guests since 1974.
Questions? Contact Mary Abshier at marketing@hfcw.org or 281-923-9241
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Learn Life Hacks: Products and Processes from the Pros…Us!
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 @ 11:20 am - 1:00 pm
A life hack refers to any trick, shortcut, skill, product, or method that increases productivity and efficiency. We all have our ways to accelerate workflow and solve problems. This program will be a sharing Show-and-Tell. Each member will educate us and introduce us to a product or process of which we may not be aware that they count on as necessary to efficient functioning. Example: Post-It®tape.
Be thinking of innovative fixes, or simple work-arounds, a solution that bends the rules, or products of which others might not be aware. You can show and demonstrate ordinary resources that can be used in new ways.
Together we probably have hundreds of wily little tricks to make existing things work better, or to create new uses for other items. Each member will be timed to one minute and we’ll go around the table as many times as needed to present all the life hacks we have in the time allotted.
Life hacks to get you started:
* Stick a paper clip to the end of a roll of tape.
* Keep a safety pin on your key ring or pin one to your purse’s interior zipper pull.
* Affix a folded post-it note to catch sawdust when drilling a hole.
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Leigh Owen is a connector. She is passionate about matching people with other people, places, and ideas. She receives joy when offering a spark of information or intelligent advice that can make a difference. She is often told, “You know things!” This meeting will match people with new life hacks and you’ll come away knowing things too.
Born in Jacksonville, Texas, Leigh received her B.S. from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. After graduating, her first real job was in book publishing and it became her lifelong career. She began by designing books and handling their production and printing for Gulf Publishing Company. Through 20 plus years as director of marketing for Gulf’s book division, she designed and wrote book-marketing campaigns geared to reach libraries, bookstores, and individual book buyers. Next came a decade as director of marketing for Vickie Milazzo Institute, the oldest and largest legal nurse consulting education institute in the nation and the only publishing company dedicated to that field. Leigh then spent seven years overseeing the Institute’s educational publishing where she guided special publishing projects and the editing of online learning materials. Leigh thrives on making connections between the people and the organizations she knows throughout her favorite city—Houston. She is a past president of the Federation of Houston Professional Women(FHPW), Houston Focus on Concerns for Women (HFCW), and the 501(c)(3) FHPW Educational Foundation. She served 20 years as a member of the University of Houston Friends of Women’s Studies (FWS) board and is a lifetime member of FWS. She also served as chair of the advisory board of Women in the Visual and Literary Arts(WIVLA). At the request of UH Dean of Libraries Lisa German, Leigh is honored to be a member of the UH Libraries Dean’s Campaign Committee and Cabinet supporting the Rare Books Collections. Leigh enjoys her creative side as a member of the Houston Book Arts Guild, Houston Calligraphers Guild, and the Houston Visual Journalers. Leigh lives in the Houston Heights with her husband Tim Calk. She writes haiku and personal essay, goes birding with her husband, and creates art cards and mail art. Her favorite medium is collage. |
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to marketing@hfcw.org.