MEMBERSHIP MEETING: MAY 4
Come to our May 4 membership meeting at 6:00pm at Andale Restaurant (9201 Gateway Blvd. West). Our guest speakers will be Aurora Anaya-Dyer from Inspiration, Motivation & Application. We will also recognize our scholarship winner and our Latinas in Progress award winners. Meals are available on a special menu of $15 including a plate, drink and dessert. At the meeting, we will be collecting donations of toiletry items and duffle bags for local foster care kids. Our meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of every month. Mark your calendar for our upcoming dates: June 1, July 6 & August 3. For more information, contact us at hwntelpaso@gmail.com.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: VALERIA VENECIA
Special thanks to our member of the month Valeria Venecia, our HWNT Secretary. She currently serves as the Art Market Coordinator and leads the management of the artist market. She has been instrumental in keeping the HWNT El Paso team organized by maintaining minute records and agendas for our meetings. She is a creative and talented organizer and event planner who played a strong role in helping us with planning our special events such as the Wonder Women Wellness Day and Holiday Posada.
SERVICE PROJECT: El Paso Food Bank
The El Paso Food Bank will be hosting "Stamp Out Hunger" which is the largest single-day food drive in the nation and it will take place on Saturday, May 14th from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM. We will help sort, re-pack, and unload donated food.Contact our Service Chair Daniela Lagunes at dlagunes.martinez@gmail.com or (915) 251-3263 for more information on registration and volunteering.
SERVICE PROJECT RECAP: EASTER
Special thanks to all the members who donated to our Easter basket drive and volunteered at our Easter party in April. Our team hosted a celebration for the children at the TLC women's shelter with crafts, an egg hunt and prizes. A big thank you to Sara Aragon for taking a lead role in helping organize this service project.
EVENT SPOTLIGHT: WONDER WOMEN
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Wonder Women Wellness Day celebration for Women's History Month. The day was an uplifting session on wellness, relaxation and rejuvenation. Our team enjoyed a yoga and relaxation workshop with Rubi Orozco, a flamenco dance lesson led by Carla Briones, breast cancer awareness talk by survivor Marisela Akle, a cervical cancer presentation by the Cancer & Chronic Disease Consortium, and a nutrition workshop by Vicky Mihalyov from Trinity Health Coaching. Special thanks to our planning team members Valerie Venecia, Sara Aragon & Lupita Ornelas.
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