In This Issue
- - 129th Annual Meeting is June 2
- Join the Women's Life Enhancement Circle
- - Future Leaders Board Off to a Great Start
- - YWCA Selects Outstanding Women Leaders
- - Get Involved and Eliminate Racism
- - Join the Race Against Hate
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129th Annual Meeting is June 2
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The YWCA will host its 129th Annual Meeting on June 2 at 6:00 p.m. at Winston & Strawn. You are invited to join us in celebrating another successful year of service to our community.
In addition, author and outstanding friend to the YWCA Ronne Hartfield will be reading passages from her latest book entitled Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots of a Chicago Family. To RSVP email info@ywcachicago.org or call Dorina at 312.762.2768.
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Join the Women's Life Enhancement Circle
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The YWCA invites you to join the Women's Life Enhancement Circle on Thursdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the West Suburban Center in Glen Ellyn.
This group is designed to provide a supportive environment to share stories and to get to know yourself through music, art and mindfulness-based activities. For more information contact Mary at 630.790.6600 ext. 287.
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Future Leaders Board Off to a Great Start
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Dedicated people, interesting conversations and excellent food make for a great event! The YWCA Future Leaders Board had an outstanding turnout at their inaugural event. To view pictures from the night's festivities and to learn more about how you can join this new group of Chicago's future leaders click here or call Dorina at 312.762.2768.
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Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.
Shirley Chisholm, African American
woman who was candidate for the
Democratic Presidential Nomination in 1972
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YWCA Selects Outstanding Women Leaders
It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2005 Outstanding Woman Leaders: Arts & Culture, Jaqueline Atkins, Executive Director of Museums in the Park; Business, Penny Pritzker, Founder and Chairman of Classic Residence by Hyatt; Communications, Hermene Hartman, Founder and Publisher of N'Digo; Promise Award, Khem Nuth, Community Organizing Coordinator for Coalition of African, Asian, European and Latino Immigrants; and Racial Justice, Gail Smith, Executive Director and Founder of Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers.
Awards will be presented at Leader Luncheon on October 20. To contribute to the YWCA's women's leadership services or to add your name to the Leader Luncheon invitation list, click here or call Ed at 312.762.2757.
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Get Involved and Eliminate Racism
The YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago celebrated the Day to Eliminate Racism on Wednesday, May 4. This was an incredibly exciting day to reach thousands of people with our message and engage a whole new audience in our mission.
We conducted a community awareness campaign. Advertisements appeared May 4 in the Chicago Tribune, Red Eye, and Crain's. Online ads were placed on Chicago Tribune and MetroMix websites. To further extend our reach, buttons and bookmarks were distributed during the morning commute at ten sites throughout Chicago and the suburbs.
Be sure to tell us what you did to celebrate the Day to Eliminate Racism so we can celebrate your success. Send your story to madeline.rich@ywcachicago.org.
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YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago · 360 N. Michigan Avenue,
Ste. 800 · Chicago, IL 60601
Phone - 312.372.6600 · Fax - 312.372.4673
Email:info@ywcachicago.org
www.ywcachicago.org
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