January 2025

Wednesday, Jan. 8, noon,  Lunch Bunch, Phillips European, 26 Corporate Woods, Rochester, NY 14623, near the Monroe Community College campus. Please RSVP Sandra Hahn no later than Monday, January 6 if you would like to attend. Desserts are featured!

Monday, Jan. 13, – 3:30 pm. Great Decisions – via Zoom. Judy DuPre  will lead the discussion on American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads. Watch for the Zoom invitation from Marilyn Monkelbaan.

Wednesday, Jan 22, 4:00 pm. Branch Program – via Zoom, –  The Mission and Leadership of the YWCA Rochester. Dr. Myra Henry, CEO and President of the YWCA Rochester will tell us about recent successful projects undertaken by the YWCA, speak about the challenges remaining and relate a client’s successful story, met through the resources of the YWCA. Watch your email for the Zoom link the day prior to the event. The program is free of charge and open to the public.

Monday, Jan. 27, 7:30 pm – Book Group – via Zoom. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah will be the subject on Monday, January 27 at 7:30 PM. This fictional epic offers a rich source for discussion as it depicts the experiences of an Army combat nurse who arrives in Vietnam fresh out of Catholic high school and nursing school, We follow Lt. Frances McGrath’s growth experiences of extended periods of traumatic surgeries and deaths as well as romance, then love lost in a helicopter crash. Upon returning home, she encounters her parents, school friends and strangers who were variously uncomprehending and often unappreciative of Frankie’s erratic PTSD behavior. Her two former “hooch mates” guide her path to piece her life back together. All who are interested in the book or topic are welcome to participate in the Zoom discussion. Eileen Hartmann will send the Zoom link to the entire membership. Please join us!