Sister to Sister Summit coming in March

Van Wert AAUW information

The American Association of University Women will be presenting its 11th annual Sister to Sister Summit for girls in grades 6-8 on Saturday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the YWCA in Van Wert. The summit is open to all Van Wert County Schools, as well as to Parkway and Delphos.

This year’s theme is “Supersize your Confidence Level — Recognizing Role Models to be a Part of Your Super Hero Team”. The focus will be providing  girls with the tools needed to provide harmony in their lives, while trying to balance all that is expected of them. Tools for problem solving, goal setting and personal health and wellness are some of the issues that will be explored. The speakers will also talk about how they became interested in their career choices since education is an important element of the S2S summits.

Speakers for the event are:

• Heather Gottke, 4-H program coordinator with the OSU Extension Office — “ Supersize Your Future Through Enriching Experiences”
• Kendra Thompson, business office administrator at Edward Jones — “Understanding Money to Help You Reach Your Goals”
• Teresa Schalois, LMT/owner, Teresa Schalois Massage Therapy — “Downsize Your Stress With Yoga”
• Dr. Kristen Pollock, D.O., Van Wert Family Physicians — “Health and Nutrition Advice For Your Well-Being and Success”
• Vickie Schulte, owner-designer, Once I Was — “Giving New Purpose To What You Already Have”
• Debby Compton, DPT, director of rehabilitation, Therapy Solutions — “How To Cope When Life Becomes Overwhelming”

The hands-on event, with breakfast bars, lunch, goodie bags, door prizes and all materials are free to the participants. Packets for registration will be available at the school offices on Friday, February 14. The registration deadline is Wednesday, February 26. Parents may also ask questions or request that packets be sent by contacting event organizers, Deb Kleinhenz 419.238.9519 or Sandy Unterbrink Young at 419.495.2824. If requesting a packet, leave a name, phone number and complete address.

For further information on AAUW programs and membership, contact Deb Kleinhenz, Van Wert AAUW Chapter president.