Programs 2024-2025
September 16, 2024 - Kick Off! EVENING program, 7-8:30 pm Awaken to a More Vibrant You: Five Practices
Board certified chaplain, certified spiritual director, and author, Catherine Duncan shares five secret practices to help us live a more present, fulfilling, vibrant and meaningful life. She believes that living our true life is a sacred gift we all deserve. We will explore how to live from the inside out and build on our inner strength. MWC member, Jamie Carl helps us dress the part with a fall fashion preview at her iconic Morningside lifestyle store, Serge & Jane. Refreshments will be served.
October 21, 2024: DAY program 12:30-2 pm How to Show Your Best Self
Jaime Norling and Beth Kehoe are Certified Image Consultants who love fashion, style and make up, but their passion is helping people feel good about how they present themselves. They can see what is on the inside of a person and pull that out as a physical reflection. Find out how Beth and Jaime help people shine as brightly on the outside as they do on the inside.
November 11, 2024: DAY program, 12:30-2pm Mission-Aligned Partners of Edina Public Schools: Edina Education Fund and Edina Give and Go
Have you heard of “Ed Fund” and “Give and Go”? Can you explain what they do and how they are different? Get the scoop from Executive Directors of Edina Education Fund and Edina Give and Go, Kathy Rendleman and Stephanie Francis-Jones, respectively. These leaders will share their unique perspectives on working directly in support of Edina Public Schools, including opportunities, challenges, and the very specific - but different - needs that their organizations strive to meet to support EPS students, teachers, and families.
January 13, 2025: DAY program 12:30-2 pm
Acclaimed writer Matt Goldman
Matt Goldman is a New York Times Bestselling author and Emmy Award winning television writer. He has written for Seinfeld, Ellen and other shows. Matt writes gripping, emotional thrillers including his latest novel, “Still Waters” about grief, family and uncovering the past before it’s too late.
February 10, 2025: EVENING program 7-8:30pm Forgotten Stories of Women Who Still Inspire Us Today
Back by popular demand, lifetime educator Frank Sachs will inspire us with stories about five notable women from the Early Republic in the United States: a slave poet, a women’s rights advocate, a prominent essayist, a war heroine, and the first to be called “First Lady.”
March 10, 2025: DAY program 12:30-2 pm
Meet Me at the Movies: Oscar Recap with Film Critic Megan Feeney
Hear film critic Megan Feeney of the Minneapolis Film Society share her must-see movies following the Oscars.
April 21, 2025 April EVENING program 7-8:30 pm. History of Edina Street Signs
City of Edina Engineer, Andrew Scipioni is our resident expert on the history of naming the street signs in Edina. Learn how streets in Edina are named and some Edina history along the way.
May 19, 2025 May DAY program 12:30-2 pm
Meet our EHS Class of 2025 Scholarship Winners!
MWC members are selected to serve as hosts or helpers during our scheduled luncheons/evening events
Host Responsibilities:
A member of the club serves as a host for each general meeting. She is responsible for selecting the table décor and coordinating the 6-10 additional club members assigned to serve as table helpers (see next page for monthly assignments). The host will be reimbursed up to $6 per table for any costs associated with the table décor. (Receipts must be submitted to the treasurer.)
The host should contact the helpers one week prior to the meeting via email to remind them of their commitment. If a helper cannot attend her assigned month, it is her responsibility to find a substitute.
Helper Responsibilities:
1. Arrive by 11:30am (for eve meetings, arrive 1 hr prior)
2. Help set up tables/assist in kitchen if needed
3. Select a specific table to sit at and serve
4. Serve plated food one table at a time
5. Replenish coffee and water throughout the
meal and assist with other needs
6. Clear plates/clean table after program is
completed
Host/Helper Assignments
*September 16, 2024 – Evening Meeting– Host: Emma M-C
Helpers: Joni B, Diane B, Anne B, Jamie C, Megan F, Peggy L
October 21, 2024 – Host: Sonia S
Helpers: Barbara A, Amie B, Alicia G, Christy G, Chelsea I, Lisa L, Eileen M, Linda W
November 11, 2024 – Host: Jill M
Helpers: Tara C, Ann Marie C, Lisa H, Barb J, Kris M, Trisha P, Jane S, Connie W
January 13, 2025 – Host: Libby C
Helpers: Gretchen B, Jullie B, Theresa C, Ellen D, Monica E, Teri L, Kathy R, Jan U
*February 10, 2024 – Evening Meeting - Host: Mab N
Helpers: Liz G, Charissa H, Juliana K, Sally L, Kim O, Mary Kay R, Amy S, Jane S
March 10, 2025 – Host: Judy S
Helpers: Helen B, Jessica C, Mercedes G, JJ M, Laurie M, Kiara P, Erin S, Ruth V
*April 21, 2025 – Evening Meeting – Host: Jan J
Helpers: Toni D, Carolyn H, Deb H, Kris P, Judy P, Sue S, Aditi S, Jennifer V H
May 19, 2025 – Host: Sarah H
Helpers: Sara A, Jennifer A, Margaret A, Nancy B, Meredith C-N, Pat C, Christine M, Betsy P