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SUMMARY:The Little-Known New World of Drugstore Cosmetics
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM \nYou don’t have to pay $30 for a tube of lipstick\, or $150 for a jar of wrinkle cream. A beauty industry pro with experience in all things cosmetics will reveal the inside scoop. Attendees won’t hear from a cosmetics sales person with Neiman’s\, Macy’s\, or Nordstrom\, but one from Walgreens Drug Stores. \nWhen shopping Walgreens\, know that their sales force is trained on how to make customers feel and look good. They are there to help. They provide valuable assistance in selecting the right cosmetics. This avoids paying many times more when purchasing cosmetics in the rarefied atmosphere of a plush department store. You will hear from a Walgreens beauty consultant. Plus surprises are in store for meeting attendees. \n  \nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElisa Grice is a state-licensed esthetician. She began her work with Walgreens when the pandemic began. Elisa’s place of business is one of Walgreens’s higher-end stores in Northwest Houston between I-10 and Hwy 290. The store sells a lot of cosmetics. Elisa loves her work and is devoted to studying dermatology reference material.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/drugstore-cosmetics/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
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SUMMARY:Discover the Houston Grand Opera and Its Amazing Outreach
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nDid you know that Houston Grand Opera is one of the few opera companies that creates a brand-new opera for world debut each year? This keeps the art form modern and alive. Did you know that HGO runs a summer camp and produces Storybook Operas and Opera-to-Go! for children? HGO’s Seeking the Human Spirit series celebrates our city’s diversity with in-depth workshops\, conversations\, residencies\, and concerts focused on contemporary issues. One example is Giving Voice\, a celebration of Black opera singers singing arias\, gospel\, and spirituals at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. Houston Grand Opera has one of the best opera apprentice programs in the world\, HGO Studio\, which just received a $22 million endowment – a grand investment in the future of opera. Find out more about how Houston Grand Opera is connecting with the Houston community. \nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Bowman joined Houston Grand Opera (HGO) in July 2022 as Director of Community and Learning. She leads HGO’s strategy and development of initiatives such as the creation of new operas and programming\, as well as performances and events for students\, families\, and educators in our community. \nFormally with the Kennedy Center’s Director of Music Education\, Bowman developed performance programming and educational initiatives in collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)\, Washington National Opera (WNO)\, and the Center’s hip-hop\, jazz\, and chamber music programs. She served as the Center’s lead representative for the Washington Musical Pathways Initiative for young Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists wishing to pursue advanced study in music. She spearheaded WNO’s 18-month community engagement project in support of Blue\, an opera about a Harlem family’s experience with police brutality. She also revamped the Center’s training programs for young musicians\, commissioned new works that reflected the population of the region\, and introduced youth and family audiences to diverse artists. \nThe Houston native’s career began at the Kennedy Center\, where she coordinated professional development programs for more than 600 arts and cultural organizations in the US and abroad. She also spent six seasons managing The Folger Consort\, the early music ensemble at the Folger Shakespeare Library. In 2020\, she co-led Music Academy of the West’s transition to an online summer festival in response to the pandemic. Bowman is an alum of the Sphinx LEAD (Leaders in Excellence\, Arts and Diversity) program\, and serves on the board of the Soul Defined Percussive Dance Ensemble and National Instrumentalists Mentorship and Advancement Network. \nBowman graduated from Dartmouth College and the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230628T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230628T130000
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SUMMARY:Mysteries of Mud: A Short History of Clay
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nTravel back in time to man’s earliest uses of clay\, which like many discoveries\, happened by accident. This trail leads to significant dates and places in man’s history. You will be introduced to sculpting and how clay is formulated and fired today. The focus is on pieces that are thrown on a wheel\, hand-built\, or sculpted. \nAfter an insightful description of the history of clay and its use\, you will discover the different methods of throwing and sculpting. This includes creating the piece\, the kiln bisque\, glazing\, as well as the different ways to fire the final piece. You’ll gain insights into some of the major changes in the use and development of sculpture. Come discover the art of sculpting. \nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2010\, after almost 35 years as a dental hygienist\, Linda Percell left private practice to become a full-time educator.  As Clinical Director\, she was instrumental in forming that portion of the Dental Hygiene Program at Houston Community College (HCC)\, Coleman Campus\, which included both didactic and clinical studies. While teaching full-time at HCC\, she also challenged herself to complete her master’s degree in Health Sciences concentrating on Education. After achieving this accomplishment in 2012\, she decided to take a less stressful role and joined the Department of Dental Hygiene at Lone Star College in Kingwood as adjunct faculty. \nAfter working and teaching in the field of dental hygiene and retiring in 2016\, Linda has devoted her time to her art. She realized after working so precisely with her hands for more 40 years\, that her talent would certainly crossover to clay. Her studies with clay feature animals and the colors of nature. She favors hand building and sculpting a myriad of animals in traditional form. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/mysteries-of-mud/
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SUMMARY:Discover the Miracle of Journaling
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nPerhaps you have tried journaling in the past or you already journal every day. Carolyn Gray will explain what more the powerful tool of journaling can deliver. You may even have a blank book already on your shelf\, or one where you’ve made a false start. This is the information you’ve been waiting for in your life.Come for motivation and learn how inspirational quotes can trigger your writing. You’ll find help on how to\, and why you\, should develop the habit of journaling. The benefits are tremendous.Carolyn will also share her personal path on how she found the positive side of grief and sadness through the miracle of journaling. \nYou’ll be introduced to a 365-day journey of journaling that can do so much to unpack emotional pain\, find gratitude\, and reveal more about your inner self. \n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarolyn Gray is a personal development strategist and accountability coach. She is a former human resources manager with more than 30 years’ experience in human resources\, leadership\, management\, employee relations\, personal development\, and training. Her expertise is in building personal and professional relationships. In 2006\, Carolyn established Zircon Consulting\, a boutique consulting and training firm in Spring\, TX. \nShe is a Certified Professional Coach\, Certified Personality Trainer\, Etiquette Consultant\, and Distinguished Toastmaster. She has a bachelor’s degree in human resources. \nCarolyn is a board member of The Woodlands Chamber of Commerce; former Diversity and Inclusion Council Team Leader\, The Woodlands Chamber of Commerce; and VP Human Resources\, Women on a Mission to Earn Commission (WOAMTEC). She also serves as The Woodlands and Advisory board member; and is a member of Services Cooperative Association’s Women’s Business Center\, Houston. \nCarolyn has been recognized as a Montgomery County Women’s Council of Organizations Women of Distinction by Montgomery County Association of Business Women (MCABW) (2016)\, Breast Cancer Charities of America (2017)\, and Women Inspiring Supporting Entrepreneurs (WISE) (2019). \nShe is the author of Network Etiquette: Dazzle Don’t Frazzle and is internationally recognized for her books: All About ME* (*Manners and Etiquette) and 365 Days of Gratitude: There Is Always Something to Be Grateful For.  \nCarolyn enjoys golfing\, reading\, volunteering\, and traveling. She is married and has one son\, a daughter and son-in-love\, and two grandsons. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/journaling/
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SUMMARY:Downsizing: Be Careful What You Keep
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM \nOver time\, a person’s life can become a wonderful wastebasket of ideas and gifts and appropriations. Chris Rogers’ life\, never a straight route from point to point\, has been reinvented many times\, each with its own baggage. In 1962\, an unexplained fire took her home and possessions. In 1982\, lightning caused a fire that gutted her studio/office. Cramming everything she could save into storage\, Rogers retained one art table to continue her business\, then after a year\, opened that storage unit to realize nothing inside was worth saving.  \nIn more recent years\, Rogers – now an established author and painter – elected to downsize her life again. She sold her home to enjoy spending time with her oldest daughter and son-in-law. To accommodate that change\, she happily reduced life and its many possessions to a bedroom with attached bath… plus a recently reinvented storage unit.  \nIn this program\, Rogers will guide you toward a plan for how to keep what you must and how to choose what to lose. \n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Rogers\, the Story Painter\, is author of nine novels\, about 40 or so short stories\, and various magazine or newspaper articles. She has been published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Writers Digest Magazine\, among others. Her books can often be found in libraries or bookstores and always on Amazon. Rogers also paints both abstract and representational art. Early in her painting career\, she began to include in selected artwork a few words or sentences from her stories. Her art is displayed at Withrow Furniture in Teague\, Texas and often in Texas galleries. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/downsizing-careful-what-you-keep/
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SUMMARY:Do You Know What You Have?
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nLiving in the greater Houston area means living with hurricanes\, floods and other destructive weather events. Like people everywhere we also face possible losses from fire\, burglary\, broken water pipes\, etc. \nMany Houstonians have adequate insurance to cover the financial cost of such events; however\, they are often not prepared for the overwhelming task of filing a major claim\, especially during what can be an emotionally challenging time.   The crucial question becomes “Do you know what you have?” \nBeth Szescila will reveal a number of things you should do now to be better prepared for the aftermath of a catastrophic event…should you ever have to face one. This program will help you sleep better knowing you have the necessary tools to confidently deal with a major loss. \n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrior to retiring\, Beth Szescila was a certified member of the International Society of Appraisers\, holding certifications in the appraisal of Fine Arts\, as well as of Antiques and Residential Contents.   For 18 years Beth was a member of the appraiser panel on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow. \nIn her profession\, she frequently helped clients deal with complicated insurance-related matters. She assisted them in a number of ways such as appraising items for insurance scheduling and determining the value of lost\, stolen\, or destroyed property.  Beth’s years of experience taught her the importance of preparation and organization before a loss.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/knowwhatyouhave/
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SUMMARY:Settle the Differences in the Family Living Inside
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nYou know that we each have a family around us. Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a counseling theory that examines the family inside us. You know when “a part of me wants to do this and another part of me wants to do that.” The family inside us is essentially all those “parts”—the oftentimes-conflicted sub-personalities that reside within us.These sub-personalities sometimes contain wounded parts and painful emotions such as anger or shame. Other parts try to control and protect you from the pain of those wounded parts. \nIFS examines the parts that make up the family inside. This provides a better understanding of the parts that can hold us back. Then we can work with those parts to become a whole and healthy internal family system. Come along as we explore how our inner child\, inner critic\, and the people-pleasing adult within us can get along much better. \n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelping others has been Rosemary Behrens\, PhD.\, LPC-S’s mantra for as long as she can remember. In working with counseling issues\, she enjoys helping others to learn coping skills\, move past relationship issues\, and see their full potential. She sees significant value in assisting clients coping with grief as they remember a loved one and work to move to a place of peace with their loss. Rosemary enjoys working with individuals\, couples\, children and adolescents. She uses Cognitive-Behavioral\, Adlerian\, Family Systems\, and Existential theories\, and she believes in addressing the whole person encompassing body\, mind\, and spirit. As a licensed professional counselor-supervisor\, Rosemary assists counseling associates in accomplishing their goal of becoming fully licensed counselors. Inner Peace Counselors PLLC\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/family/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Ladies of the United States of America and Their Cookies
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM \nCaroline Scott Harrison  \nFirst Lady Caroline Scott Harrison\, was the wife of our 23rd President\, Benjamin Harrison. His administration began 1889\, ending in 1893. \nIn 1890\, Caroline\, lent her prestige as First Lady to the founding of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). She served as the first President General. \nNicknamed “Carrie\,” she was the daughter of Mary Potts Neal and the Reverend Dr. John W. Scott\, a Presbyterian Minister. She gave active service to the First Presbyterian Church and to an orphan’s  home. \nCaroline was blessed with considerable artistic talent and especially enjoyed painting. She was also an accomplished pianist. She took special interest in the history of the White House and established a collection of china from previous first ladies. She often painted on china herself. \nWith other ladies of progressive views\, she helped raise funds for Johns Hopkins University medical school on the condition that they admit women. \nOur gracious lady\, Caroline died of tuberculosis\, October 1892 at the age of 60 with services in the East Room of the White House. \nOur program will conclude with a tasting of Caroline’s Two Way Cookies. \n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarolyn’s road to Pasadena\, Texas from Memphis\, Tennessee was long and circuitous. The family found its way in 1951 and became Texans.  Her father opened a hardware store in Pasadena where both parents worked. \nCarolyn graduated from Pasadena High School 1955 and The University of Texas in Austin in 1959. She moved to the Central West Texas town of Coleman where she taught elementary school. \nIn 1977\, she returned with her only child\, a son\, and joined the family hardware business. After the deaths of her parents and 60 years later\, Tucker Hardware was closed in 2011. \nShe served as International Secretary of Epsilon Alpha Sorority as well as the Delta Iota chapter President and Texas State Recording Secretary. She also served as President of Soroptimist International of Pasadena and was honored as a Woman of Excellence at the 2000 Federation of Houston Professional Women Gala. \nCarolyn’s deep interest in Presidential Libraries began when she and her mother attended the hardware market in Atlanta\, Georgia. While there\, they toured the Library of President James E. “Jimmy” Carter and her mother started a collection of Presidential Plates\, which Carolyn now proudly possesses. The other libraries she visited are: John F. Kennedy\, Lyndon B. Johnson\, George H. W. Bush\, and George W. Bush.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/first-ladies-cookies/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
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SUMMARY:Discovering Your Touchstones for a Fulfilling 2023
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\n\n\nLuncheon\, socializing and group activity.\n\n\n\n\n\nAs 2022 comes to a close\, attendees will select a word to serve as a guiding star for their New Year. This will be your Word of the Year or WOTY. Each person will receive a handout with more than 150 suggested words to choose from. You are certainly not limited to the list and you may find different words that speak to you.\n\n\n  \nThe focus of your WOTY will provide a touchstone as you then choose a word for each month of 2023. You will receive an 8.5″ x 11″ calendar sheet showing the 12 months with space to write. Your personal Word of the Year and 12 Words of the Month will serve as direction for a happy and fulfilling upcoming year. \n\n\nACTIVITY LEADERS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeanne Perdue \nLeigh Owen \nMary Abshier\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/touchstones/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration Gathering,Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Federation of Houston Professional Women and What It Brings You
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nCome discover what the Federation of Houston Professional Women (FHPW) offers you. You’ll hear from its incoming FHPW President Mary Faris and FHPW Education Foundation Vice President of Scholarships Jeanne Perdue.As diverse as Houston\, this entity\, founded in 1981\, unites various member organizations from across the area. For 41 years\, the women of the Federation continually enrich their relationships and expand their leadership\, partnership\, and educational opportunities for themselves and others. \nHouston Focus on Concerns for Women (formerly Houston Financial Council for Women) has been a member organization of the Federation since 1986. That membership bestows automatic FHPW membership on all HFCW members. \nEight members of HFCW have led the Federation as President: Frances Corso\, Leigh Owen\, Ginny Mampre\, Mary Abshier\, Myrleen Knott\, Sheri Parrack\, Chris Noble\, and Mary Ann Chambers. \nFHPW is an extension of its current member organizations. It opens a broad and ever changing networking experience across the city. The Federation annually provides an opportunity to recognize a Woman of Excellence at a gala where FHPW EF scholarships are presented to deserving female students \n\n\nSPEAKERS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeanne Perdue is a Technical Writer at Occidental Petroleum. After earning a BS in Chemistry at SUNY at Albany\, she worked in the Texaco research labs as a chemist for 9 years and a librarian for 4 years. She then became an oilfield journalist for Hart’s E&P magazine and later launched the award-winning Upstream Technology magazine. \nA Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers\, Jeanne served of the Board of the SPE Gulf Coast Section in many roles\, culminating in Section Chair in 2015. She now chairs the Business & Leadership Committee for SPE and helps select SPE Distinguished Lecturers. \nAfter being elected to the Alief ISD school board and serving as President of the Alief Education Foundation\, she now serves on the Houston Community College Foundation Board and the Univ. of Houston Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board. A Woman of Excellence honoree in 2004\, Jeanne is currently serving as VP of Scholarships for the Federation of Houston Professional Women Educational Foundation. She now president of Houston Focus on Concerns for Women. \nHuandong Mary Faris is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Grocery Services\, Inc.\, a private company that provides food to individuals who qualify for benefits under Texas’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women\, Infants and Children. \nPrior to joining Grocery Services\, Mary served as Senior Financial Accountant at Houston Methodist Corporate Finance department\, and before that\, she served as CFO for Hearing Aid Express. Before coming to the US\, Mary worked at an international shipping corporation in China. \nMary has an MBA in Management\, a BBA in Accounting\, and an Associate Degree in International Business. \nMary and is the President-Elect for the Federation of Houston Professional Women and was a recipient of the Women of Excellence Award in 2018. She has been a member of TXCPA Houston since 2008 and an active member of the Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA) since 2004 and currently serves as its CPE director. She is also the Chair of the University of Houston Alumni Association Fort Bend Chapter Scholarship Committee. \nMary loves traveling\, cooking\, and reading\, and she does Zumba dance and yoga to relax\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/holiday-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221026T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221026T130000
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SUMMARY:History Lovers Come Face to Face with a Fearless Woman
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nYou will be enthralled with this historical first-person interpretation. Step back to the year 1650 and meet Priscilla Mullins Alden. She will tell you of the 30 years that have passed since she set foot in the New World. Arriving on the Mayflower\, the Mullin’s family and John Alden came to pursue new opportunities in a new land. They were not separatists who sailed away from their homes seeking religious freedom. Priscilla married John Alden three years after the British merchant ship Mayflower arrived in 1620 to establish the Plymouth Colony. The last time Mrs. Alden is mentioned in any written document is in 1651.When John Alden died in 1687\, he was the last surviving signer of the Mayflower Compact. Descendants of John and Priscilla Alden comprise one of the largest groups of Mayflower descendants living today. They had ten children and 69 grandchildren. \n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDenise Bennett is a first and second generation American. For more than 25 years she has researched her genealogy\, even traveling to Ireland and Scotland to conduct family research. Despite her descent from such recent immigrants\, she can trace her lineage in America back to the American Revolution as well as to the third ship\, the Anne\, that arrived in Plymouth\, Massachusetts in 1623. Her husband can trace his ancestry to several of the Pilgrims who sailed to America on the Mayflower. \nA member of the Lady Washington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution\, Denise serves as the Texas Chair of the TXDAR Speaker Staff. She has been accepted into ten lineage societies\, including Colonial Dames 17th Century. Her applications are some of the most international of applications. In her first three generations\, she has proof documents requiring translations in three different languages – German\, Spanish and Old Persian. \nDenise is a lifelong volunteer. She enjoys creating historical first-person interpretations\, which require considerable research into every component of the bygone women she portrays. Currently\, Denise has presented at least one persona for every century of American history.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/priscilla-alden/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220928T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220928T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
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SUMMARY:Better Than a Board Game: A Fun and Clever Way to Draw Family and Friends Closer
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nBetter Than a Board Game: A Fun and Clever Way to Draw Family and Friends Closer\n\nAfter spending time with family or friends\, have you ever come away not knowing one additional thing about their lives? \nConversation is how we interact\, how we discover our differences and our common interests. Usually\, however\, we tend to talk about incidents that have happened to us or about events to come. We ask ordinary questions\, then barely listen to the answers because we’re thinking of what we will say next. \nLearning more about the people you are close too will enrich your relationships. And the best part? It’s easier and more fun than a board game. For example\, I know my sister’s favorite white thing is white caps on the lake\, my friend likes magnolia blossoms\, and my mother’s favorite white thing is mashed potatoes. \nWhile discovering commonalities\, you’ll be surprised by new insights. During this presentation\, you’ll even take away better connections with the amazing women of HFCW. The handout you receive\, just in time for holiday activities\, will recap this comfortable\, stress-free way to interrelate\, one-on-one or in gatherings. \nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeigh Owen is a connector. She is passionate about matching people with other people\, organizations\, and resources. She is often told\, “You know things!” This meeting will introduce techniques for you to come away knowing things too. \nBorn 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. \nLeigh 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. \nLeigh 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.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/monthly-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220831T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220831T111500
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
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SUMMARY:The Crazy Circle of Grief
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nGrief is something that no one wants to happen in their life\, but something that most all of us encounter at some point. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross was one of the first to develop a sense of method for grief. Her five stages: denial\, anger\, bargaining\, depression\, and acceptance\, are indeed a part of the grieving process. However\, these stages are not as stair-stepped or linear as they are often interpreted. This program examines the grieving process in a way that expands the stages of Kubler-Ross with a concept called The Crazy Circle of Grief. The throws of grief are something we indeed move beyond\, but losing a loved one is not something we “get over.” It is simply something we come to terms with as we move beyond the crazy circle.\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelping others has been Rosemary Behrens\, PhD.\, LPC-S’s mantra for as long as she can remember. In working with counseling issues\, she enjoys helping others to learn coping skills\, move past relationship issues\, and see their full potential. She sees significant value in assisting clients coping with grief as they remember a loved one and work to move to a place of peace with their loss. Rosemary enjoys working with individuals\, couples\, children and adolescents. She uses Cognitive-Behavioral\, Adlerian\, Family Systems\, and Existential theories\, and she believes in addressing the whole person encompassing body\, mind\, and spirit. As a licensed professional counselor-supervisor\, Rosemary assists counseling associates in accomplishing their goal of becoming fully licensed counselors. Inner Peace Counselors PLLC\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/crazycircleofgrief/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220727T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220727T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
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SUMMARY:How the Energy Transition Will Affect Houston
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nIs the oil and gas industry going away? Will Houston still be the Energy Capital of the World? After 42 years in the oil business and as a former journalist covering the latest industry news\, Jeanne Perdue has a bird’s-eye view of energy trends. Not only will oil and natural gas continue to be needed for decades to come\, but petroleum engineers will also be needed for geothermal and hydrogen energy as well as for carbon sequestration. Jeanne will describe how these technologies work and how universities are preparing the next generation of petroleum engineers. \n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeanne Perdue grew up in LeRoy\, NY\, where Jell-O was invented. She was Salutatorian of the Class of ‘76 and editor of the school newsletter. She received a BS degree in chemistry from the State University of New York at Albany. She started her career as a chemist at the Texaco Research Laboratories in Bellaire\, Texas. Before Google was invented she conducted research and literature searches at the Texaco Library. Jeanne then covered drilling and information technology as an oil and gas journalist for Hart’s E&P magazine. She launched the award-winning magazine: Upstream Technology. She is now a technical writer at Occidental Petroleum\, preparing field development plans\, maintenance and operations procedures\, technical papers\, and concession proposals for the Middle East Support Team. \nA Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers\, Jeanne has been an active volunteer and was Chair of the SPE’s Gulf Coast Section in 2014. Today she serves on the SPE Distinguished Lecturer Committee and the Business Management and Leadership Committee. A staunch supporter of education\, Jeanne was elected to the Alief ISD school board in the 90s and was president of the Alief ISD Education Foundation for 10 years. Today she serves on the board of the Houston Community College Foundation\, the UH Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board\, and the FHPW Educational Foundation. She is a past president of Houston Focus on Concerns for Women.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/energy-transition/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220629T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220629T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
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SUMMARY:A Soiree of Yesterday
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\nThis meeting is a show-and-tell social. Please bring something old from yesterday\, and tell us about it and yourself.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/soiree-yesterday/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220525T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220525T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20210823T123835Z
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SUMMARY:Make the Most of Your Texas Road Trips
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\n\nBe inspired to hit the highway. Hear a top Texas travel pro as she shares her best road trip destinations and reveals her inside tips to enhance any excursion. Treat yourself to a day-trip within the county or a week-long roll through the history and mystery of this amazing Lone Star State. Your certified tour guide will reveal valuable insights that promise to make your trips more memorable. You can incorporate personal interests into any trip. Enhance your memories with evocative photos\, little sketches\, a pressed flower\, short journal entries\, and even personal essays. Perhaps your travel will feature collecting antiques\, filling in gaps in your genealogy\, or adding to your birding life list. \nConnect with the facts and fun of this amazingly diverse and historical state…and make some Texas history of your own. The open road is calling! \n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKathleen Maca melds more than forty years of her genealogy experience into her research and writing about local history and folklore. A member of the Association for Gravestone Studies\, she is also a cemetery historian and restorationist. She recently completed a two-year project for Ancestry.com involving photographing approximately 250\,000 vital records. \nA certified tour guide\, Kathleen combines her interest in history and her sense of fun in planning trips across Texas. Read about some of them in her travel blog\, “Tales from Texas” at KathleenMaca.com. \nShe is the author of four books\, and has been a feature writer for Galveston Monthly magazine for 12 years. Featured on Texas Country Reporter\, Houston Life\, KPRC news\, Texas Chronicles\, and Texas Highways\, Kathleen was recently voted Galveston’s “Best of the Island” in the writer category.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/texasroadtrips/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211201T112000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211201T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
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SUMMARY:Sparkle Swap - Holiday Celebration - Members Only
DESCRIPTION:Our dazzling holiday party will be a time when our accessories come out to shimmer and find new homes. Please note the date change and that this is a members only meeting. \nBring costume jewelry\, twinkling pins\, handbags\, fuzzy neck scarves\, evening clutches\, pashminas\, shawls\, and headscarves that you no longer wear. You’ll have fun traveling back through your jewelry and accessories to select unbroken\, clean pieces for their different lives with someone else. \nWith a twinkle in our eyes we’ll draw names and watch as each person selects one article in lucky order. If there is a story to tell about the item selected\, the person who donated it may choose to briefly share the story. \nAfter everyone has made their first glittering choice\, the remaining goodies are there for your one-for-one trades (bring three items\, select one to three items; bring ten items\, select one to ten items). Sets (necklaces with matching earrings or bracelets) count as one piece. \nWhen all sparkle swapping is complete\, but some items remain\, they are then available to anyone who wants them. \nBe sure to bring a good-sized gift bag to tote your new shiny sparkles home. At the end of our party\, any remaining items will be donated.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/holiday-celebration/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration Gathering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201230T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201230T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T033129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200209T215942Z
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SUMMARY:December 2020 - NO MEETING
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar for January 27\, 2021.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/holiday-gathering/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201118T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T032923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T210548Z
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SUMMARY:November 2020 In Person Holiday Gathering CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION: Due to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines necessary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our November in-person holiday gathering at Sorrento Ristorante\, is cancelled. \n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date at 11:30 a.m.  Meeting details and Zoom log-in codes will be will be emailed to members.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/november-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201028T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201028T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T032749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T210457Z
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SUMMARY:October 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines necessary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our October in-person meeting at Sorrento Ristorante\, is cancelled. \n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date at 11:30 a.m.  Meeting details and Zoom log-in codes will be will be emailed to members.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/better-than-a-board-game/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200930T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200930T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T032620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T210428Z
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SUMMARY:September 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED – We’ll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines necessary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our September in-person meeting at Sorrento Ristorante\, is cancelled. \n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date at 11:30 a.m.  Meeting details and Zoom log-in codes will be will be emailed to members.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/how-to-find-yourself-in-maps-of-the-imagination/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200826T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200826T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T032444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T043858Z
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SUMMARY:August 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines neccesary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our August in-person meeting at Sorrento Ristorante\, is cancelled. \n\n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date at 11:30 a.m.  Meeting details and Zoom log-in codes will be will be emailed to members.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/august-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200826T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200826T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T032444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T032444Z
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SUMMARY:August 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines neccesary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our August in-person meeting at Sorrento Ristorante\, is cancelled. \n\n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date at 11:30 a.m.  Meeting details and Zoom log-in codes will be will be emailed to members.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/august-monthly-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200729T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200729T123000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T031815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T220753Z
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SUMMARY:July 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due COVID-19 precautionary guidelines neccesary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our July in-person meeting at Sorrento Ristorante\, is cancelled. Chris Rogers is rescheduled to speak to us September 30\, 2020. \n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date at 11:30 a.m.  Meeting details and Zoom log-in codes will be will be emailed to members.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/discover-how-you-can-use-color-to-silently-impact-your-world/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200729T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200729T123000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T031815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T031815Z
UID:10000010-1596022200-1596025800@hfcw.org
SUMMARY:July 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due COVID-19 precautionary guidelines neccesary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our July in-person meeting at Sorrento Ristorante\, is cancelled. Chris Rogers is rescheduled to speak to us September 30\, 2020. \n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date at 11:30 a.m.  Meeting details and Zoom log-in codes will be will be emailed to members.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/discover-how-you-can-use-color-to-silently-impact-your-world-2/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200624T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200624T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T031648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T031648Z
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SUMMARY:June 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due COVID-19 precautionary guidelines neccesary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our June  meeting is cancelled. Rosemary Behrens is scheduled to speak to us June 30\, 2021.\n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date and time.  Details will be emailed to members.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/monthly-meeting-2-2/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200624T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200624T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T031648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200605T223230Z
UID:10000007-1592997300-1593003600@hfcw.org
SUMMARY:June 2020 In Person Meeting CANCELLED - We'll ZOOM instead
DESCRIPTION:Due COVID-19 precautionary guidelines neccesary for our members’ health and the health of their partners and family members\, our June  meeting is cancelled. Rosemary Behrens is scheduled to speak to us June 30\, 2021.\n\nWe’ll be using Zoom to have a different kind of face-to-face meeting for our members on our regular date and time.  Details will be emailed to members.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/monthly-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200527T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200527T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T031503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T233137Z
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SUMMARY:May 2020 Meeting - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Due to the extended COVID-19 guidelines and precautions for our members’ health\, our May meeting is cancelled. Karen L. Schmidt is tentatively scheduled to speak to us in May 2021.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/realizing-the-impact-of-50-years-of-support-for-the-most-diverse-community-college-in-the-nation/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sorrento Italian Restaurant 415 Westheimer Road Suite 106 Houston TX 77006 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106:geo:-95.3868489,29.7442261
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200527T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200527T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T031503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T031503Z
UID:10000006-1590578100-1590584400@hfcw.org
SUMMARY:May 2020 Meeting - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Due to the extended COVID-19 guidelines and precautions for our members’ health\, our May meeting is cancelled. Karen L. Schmidt is tentatively scheduled to speak to us in May 2021.
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/realizing-the-impact-of-50-years-of-support-for-the-most-diverse-community-college-in-the-nation-2/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sorrento Italian Restaurant 415 Westheimer Road Suite 106 Houston TX 77006 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106:geo:-95.3868489,29.7442261
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200429T111500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200429T130000
DTSTAMP:20260510T180154
CREATED:20191219T031325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200401T035218Z
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SUMMARY:April 2020 Meeting - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Due to the extended COVID-19 “stay home – work safe” order\, our April meeting is cancelled. Mary ‘Anthony’ Long Startz  is rescheduled to speak to us in April 2021. \n  \n 
URL:https://hfcw.org/event/monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Sorrento Italian Restaurant\, 415 Westheimer Road\, Suite 106\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Abshier":MAILTO:info@hfcw.org
GEO:29.7442261;-95.3868489
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