From the President - October Update
October 21, 2020
Hey Everyone,
We held our October General Meeting on Monday October 5th over Zoom, where we discussed the fun events planned for this month, as well as event ideas for November. Oct 19th at 6pm, we held the monthly Engineering Expo planning meeting over Zoom. We can’t wait to get Engineering Expo 2021 rolling and hope you can join us for a future meeting if you are interested in participating on the planning committee!
We had our first in-person event of FY21 this past weekend with some outdoor fun at Applejack Pumpkin Patch. It was great to see some SWE members face-to-face for a change! If you missed that, we still have two fun virtual activities planned this month, so be sure to check them out:
Family Friendly Halloween Netflix Party – October 24th @ 6pm
Join us to watch a Halloween Movie and receive a $10 GrubHub eGift Card (limited to the first 30 people to RSVP)! We will set up a Netflix Party for live watch and chat. Netflix Party is a Google Chrome browser extension - go ahead and download it now.
RSVP by Friday October 23 at 5pm and vote for your Halloween Movie choice here. The options are: The Witches (1990), Hubie Halloween (2020), A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020), Goosebumps 2 (2018), All Hallows' Eve (2016), and The Addams Family (1991). We will email out the winning movie, Netflix Party link and your eGift Card.
Pumpkin Decorating Contest, submissions open through October 25th
Join us this year for a pumpkin decorating contest! Decorate using your choice of carving, painting, glue, etc. Decorations must be done by hand. Submit a photo of your masterpiece here by 11:59pm Sunday, October 25. Voting will commence Monday Oct 26 on our Facebook page. There will be a sweet, sweet prize for the winner of the adult category and for the children category. The winners will be announced Saturday, October 31.
Our next General Meeting will be held Monday, November 2nd at 6pm. We will continue to utilize Zoom for the time being. The WE20 Conference will be fully virtual this year, beginning Nov 2nd and continuing through Nov 13th. We are looking into planning a watch party for a conference session, so keep an eye out for more info coming soon! Click here to check out more info about the WE20 Conference.
Also coming up in November, we are excited to be participating in the 26th Annual Wichita Alternative Gift Market on Saturday, November 14th. Our chosen organization for donations this year is Love Without Boundaries (LWB) in Cambodia. LWB increased school enrollment in their area from 8% to 80% in only five years by providing children with shoes, uniforms, and transportation. Our ornaments this year will be pencils and shoes! If you are interested in painting ornaments or supporting the project, email Kim ksbswe@gmail.com or Sara secclk@aol.com to get involved! Also, be sure to check out the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3180105442060753/.
If you'd like to get more involved with SWE, have ideas for future events, or have any questions, please reach out to me at president@wichitaswe.org.
Thanks for being a part of SWE, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Best Regards,
Shaina Shapiro
FY21 Wichita Section President
Society of Women Engineers