Angela Schroeder’s church is collecting donations for two families in their congregation that lost their homes in the tornado this last weekend. The families have enough help cleaning up but all they have left are the clothes they were wearing when the tornado struck. Angela’s church is accepting donations of clothing (see below for sizes), gift cards (Wal Mart, Dillons, etc.), home furnishings, etc. Any donations can be given to Angela, Angela.Schroeder@swe.org, or brought on Thursday to the meeting at the Orpheum.
Family #1
Size 6 diapers and wipes
Boys – size 5/5 and 8
Girls – size 2/3 and 5/6
Dad – 3X shirts, 42/44-46 jeans
Mom – size 7 jeans, maternity or size large shirts
Family #2
Mom – size 2X, 18-20
Son – size XL, 36-30 men’s
Volunteer needed: Children First – CEO Kansas is seeking professional women to be in a leadership role of a “champion.” The Champion would bring her expertise to help guide the program for “Future Women in STEM Careers” as we seek ways to help low-income girls choose STEM careers (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The commitment is for 2011 and few meetings. For more information, contact Amber Beck, Executive Director for Children First: CEO of Kansas Inc. at AmberBeck
You’re a go-getter, always taking charge in your career … your home … your family. But with so many responsibilities, it’s easy to lose sight of your own well-being. Put yourself first with Women’s Connection.
Offered by Via Christi Health, this free networking group is designed to help you maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit. Every month, you and fellow business professionals can share a free lunch, social time and a presentation about health issues that affect all aspects of your life.
Join us for our inaugural luncheon: Women and Heart Disease Date: Tuesday, Feb. 8, Noon-1 p.m. Cost: Free Registration deadline: Friday, Feb. 4 Location: Sedgwick County Extension Office, 7001 W. 21st St. North (SE corner, 21st & Ridge Road) RSVP: Email tanya.merritt@viachristi.org by Friday, Feb. 4
Though heart disease is more commonly associated with men, the reality is that it kills more women annually than breast cancer. Cardiologist Barry Murphy, MD, will discuss the differing ways that heart disease and heart attacks can strike women than men. Protect your heart and your health – e-mail tanya.merritt@viachristi.org by Feb. 4 to RSVP
This year the Wichita Section put together a fine looking tree. The tree auctioned for $400. The buyer is on the Board of Directors of the local chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food. She plans to use the tree for years to come and has plans to show it off at local AIWF events. It couldn’t have reached a more perfect home.
Tree title: Celebrations … Uncorked!
Description: A real show’stopper that will uncork anyone’s spirits! The top of the tree has a large illuminated cork cage shaped like a wine bottle and represents a festive uncorking! Accented in gold and bronze with burgundy highlights, the celebration items include wine & champagne glasses, grape clusters, wine coasters, cork tassels, grapevine wreaths, and garlands of beads and corks.
Deana, Jessica, Barbara, Rikki and Suzanne with the decorated tree
SWE is once again sponsoring a tree for the Goodwill Festival of Trees. The title is Celebrations…Uncorked!
Public viewing is Thursday December 2nd from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm for $2 and Saturday December 4th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday December 5th from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm for $5.
The event is at Century II – Exhibition Hall Balcony
Stop by to see our tree and enjoy live entertainment.
SWE-Wichita Section Tree Planning Meeting!
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Suzanne Moore’s home
This year’s tree theme will be based around WINE!
Planning agenda: Ornament embellishment & designs, formal theme, and working dates.
Committee Task and Challenge: SWE members design, make and/or buy necessary items, and decorate the tree. Trees are typically decorated the week following Thanksgiving.
Background: Each year, SWE-Wichita Section, donates to the Goodwill/Easter Seals, tree auction fundraiser. We bring a theme, design, decorations, and labor to decorate our designated tree for the yearly Goodwill/Easter Seal’s Starlight Gala & Tree Auction usually held this the first weekend of December.
Please send an email to Suzanne letting her know your planned attendance or participation interest:
Suzanne Moore
2010 SWE Tree Committee Chair
suzanne.moore@swe.org
The Wichita Section has partnered with the Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland this year in several ways. Some of the members, like Allison Wright, have worked as troop leaders. We have also been involved with two middle school Engineering in Action programs. The first program, at Horace Mann Language Magnet in Wichita, involves 24 girls. The girls meet after school every 4-6 weeks to investigate the chemical properties of slime, silver polish, and a variety of disposable diapers. A trip to Sedgwick County Park’s Boundless Playground gave them an opportunity to think about how to design an accessible facility. Later they had the chance to put their designs to the test with play dough models. Several of our members have facilitated with these meetings. The girls also assisted SWE at the Engineering Expo in February and attended the WSU College of Engineering Open House on April 30.
The second program is held at the Derby Sixth Grade Center. The girls met every other week for four meetings. At each meeting they learned about a different type of engineering. Angela Schroeder attended the meeting about structural engineering. The girls had to build a tower out of spaghetti and marshmallows that would support a given weight. They also had a budget for materials. They planned out their designs first and then bought their materials.
At our March meeting, we met with the director of Habitat for Humanity and the construction manager at a prepped home site that will be built in April. We learned about the national and local donation contracts that Wichita Habitat has that reduce the cost of each house. All paint, heating and air conditioning systems, lights, and flooring are all or partially donated, and some trades people donate their time. We met on the site of a 4 bedroom house. All of the houses have vaulted ceilings, a storage shed, and a handcrafted pantry. The owners get to choose their paint colors, flooring, and lights from a Habitat collection. Owners are required to put in time on other houses before they are given their own house, and they have to work on their own house. At the end, they are given the mortgage, and become home owners and tax payers. We also met a homeowner and toured a house, and discussed what it was like for the owner before and after attaining the home.
We learned a lot about the homes, the application process, and about what will happen with the Women Build house in September. This house is partially funded and because of that our section is helping to raise money to sponsor one day of the build. We are selling shares for $30. Please consider buying a share or two. Checks can be made out to Habitat for Humanity. If interested, contact Vickie Glancy-Cannon at Vickie.GlancyCannon@swe.org. Also, shares will be on sale at the May banquet. The Women Build will be this fall. We have slots reserved for Saturday September 9 and Saturday October 2. Please consider setting aside one of these days to help SWE build.
2012 Society of Women Engineers Wichita Area Section I05 PO Box 1096 Wichita, KS 67201 E-mail: Wichita@swe.org
This non-profit organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
