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Upcoming Public Events
Tuesday, April 23, 6:30-8:30 pm: Cincinnati Public Schools program on its career learning initiatives. Cancelled; to be rescheduled.
Friday, May 3, 11:30 am-1 pm: Seasongood Luncheon and Education Awards at the Summit, A Dolce Hotel, on Medpace Drive in Madisonville. Presenter is Kristin Shrimplin, CEO, Women Helping Women, speaking on: “Pay Attention to Your Path: It Is Your Purpose.” More information here.
Committee Meetings
Monday, April 29, 6-8 pm: WCC 101-New Membership Orientation, Geier Room.
Wednesday, May 1, 6 pm: Membership Committee meets in the WCC conference room.
See Calendar for WCC Committee Meetings
The April 2019 Bulletin is HERE!
Recent Activities
Helen Thorpe
Acclaimed author Helen Thorpe spoke at WCC’s 2019 National Speaker Forum and Fundraiser on April 3 in Memorial Hall to an appreciative audience. Her talk, greatly enhanced by slides, highlighted what she learned about young people’s experience as new immigrants and refugees — and their back stories during immersive research on location in their families, schools, and countries of origin. Look out for a full report in April’s forthcoming bulletin
In case you missed it: WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition interviews our National Speaker, Helen Thorpe March 18.
People from a wide range of Cincinnati neighborhoods overflowed the auditorium at the Fire Museum at
WCC’s February 26 program to hear a panel present on the topic, “Who Wins, Who Loses: Finding Balance in Neighborhood Development,” followed by audience questions and discussion. Read more in the March Bulletin.
On January 24, WCC and its Thriving Cincinnati project presented a program about the Talent Pipeline Initiative of Partners for a Competitive Workforce. It was the first in a series of planned events about different ways young people can prepare for success in college, career and life. Read more in the February Bulletin.
Centennial Books can still be purchased:
- WCC’s history from 1965, Lighting the Fire, Leading the Way and
- Stirring the Pot in the Kitchen and the Community for 100 Years,” with recipes from WCC members from World War I, the Fifties and the present
- Click here to order.