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Past Meetings
November 1, 2021
Theme: Current Status of Child Care in the Berkshires
Date: Monday, November 1, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, Nov 1, 2021
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October 4, 2021
Topic: Recognition to our 2021 Scholarship Recipients
Date: Monday, October 4, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, October 4, 2021
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September 20, 2021
Topic: Annual Woman of Achievement Celebration
Date: Monday, Sept 20, 2021
Time: 5:00 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
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August 2, 2021
Topic: Scholarship and Women of Achievement
Date: Monday, August 2, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, day of meeting
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June 7, 2021
Topic: Annual Meeting, Member suggestions discussion and fun with Trivia
Date: Monday, June 7, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, day of meeting
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May 3, 2021
Topic: A Conversation on Forgiveness
Date: May 3, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, day of meeting
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April 5, 2021
Topic: Volunteering in your community: Giving Back feels SO Good!
Date: April 5, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, day of meeting
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March 1, 2021
Topic: Networking
Date: March 1, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, day of meeting
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February 1, 2021
Topic: Sustainable Investing
Date: February 1, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, February 1, 2021
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January 4, 2021
Topic: Goals Are Great, Plans Are Better, But Habits Are Best!
Date: Jan 4, 2021
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual (zoom details will be provided to all who RSVP)
RSVP by: 12pm, Jan 4, 2021
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December 7, 2020
Topic: Holiday Gathering
Date: December 7, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual
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November, 2020
Date: November 2, 2020
Time: 5:30– 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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October, 2020
Date: October 1, 2020
Time: 5:30– 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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September, 2020 WOA
Date: September 21, 2020
Time:4:00 – 9:30 PM
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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September, 2020
Date: September 1, 2020
Time: 5:30– 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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August, 2020
Date: August 3, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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July, 2020
Date: June 6, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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June, 2020
Date: June 1, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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April, 2020: Postponed
Theme: Power of the Pack
Date: Monday, April 6, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Venue and Address: Apple Tree Inn
10 Richmond Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA 01240
Cost: Members $35, Guests $40
RSVP Deadline: March 30, 2020
Menu: Dinner comes with salad, starch, vegetables, rolls and dessert and the following dinner options: Chicken Saltimbocca, Grilled Salmon, Grilled vegetable lasagna
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March, 2020
THEME: Mentorship: Increasing Levels of Influence and Leadership
Date: March 2, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Venue and Address: Hilton Garden Inn Lenox Pittsfield
1032 South Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 01201
Cost: Members $35, Guests $40
Buffet Style Menu: Pan-Asian cuisine with multiple gluten free and vegetarian options
RSVP Deadline: Monday, February 24
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February, 2020
THEME: A Closer Look at Key Trends and Needs in the Berkshires:
An Arts Build Community (ABC) Initiative
Date: February 3, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Venue and Address: Mazzeo’s
1015 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Cost: Members $35, Guests $40
Family Style Menu: Plated Tossed Salad, Homemade Rolls, Mixed Vegetable Medley, Parmesan Risotto, Beef Short Ribs, Chicken Francese, Eggplant Parmesan, Dessert Chocolate Bomb, Coffee & Tea
RSVP Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2020
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January, 2020
Theme: How Women Rise
Date: January 6, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Venue and Address:
Morgan House Inn
33 Main St,
Lee, MA 01238
Cost: Members $35, Guests $40
RSVP Deadline: Monday, December 30
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December, 2019
Theme: Eat, Drink and be Merry
Date: Monday, December 2, 2019
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
Venue and Address:
Methuselah Bar and Lounge
391 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Pittsfield, MA 01201
RSVP Deadline: November 25, 2019
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November, 2019
Date: November 4, 2019
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Venue and Address: Patricks Pub, 26 Bank Row, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Cost: Members $35, Guests $40
RSVP Deadline: Monday, October 28
October, 2019
Topic: An Evening of Women, Leadership & Politics
Date: Monday, October 7
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Venue and Address: The Proprietor’s Lodge Restaurant
22 Waubeek Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Cost: Members $35, Guests $40
RSVP Deadline: Monday, September 30
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September 9, 2019
Date: September 9, 2019
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Venue: Mazzeo’s Ristorante, 1015 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Cost: Members $35, Guests $40
Deadline to RSVP: Monday, September 2, 2019 (Registration has ended)
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Past Meetings: Sept. 2018 – June, 2019
June 3, 2019
Speaker: All board and Committee chairs
Topic: End of Year Celebration
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Hilton Garden Inn
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May 6, 2019
Speaker: Woman of Achievement
Topic: Awards Dinner honoring our 2019 Woman of Achievement, Gwendolyn VanSant
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Country Club of Pittsfield
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April 1, 2019
Speaker: Nancy Ovitsky and Susan Birns
Topic: Equal Pay
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Methuselah
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March 4, 2019
Speaker: Panel
Topic: Mentorship
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Mazzeo’s
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February 4, 2019
Speaker: Canyon Ranch Chef
Topic: Cooking Demo/Nutrition
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Canyon Ranch
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January 7, 2019
Topic: New Year, New You: How to Maximize your fullest potential
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Patrick’s
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December 3, 2018
Topic: Holiday Social: Eat, Drink and be Merry
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Hotel on North
Registration Deadline: Nov. 30, 2018
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November 5, 2018
Speaker: Andrea Sholler, Women’s Fund of Western Mass
Topic: 2018 Legislative Issues/Ballot
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Patrick’s
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October 15, 2018
Speaker: Donna Haghighat, CEO of the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts
Topic: How Investing in Women Moves Our Region Forward
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Mazzeo’s
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September 17, 2018
Speaker: June Roy-Martin
Topic: Scholarship Ceremony
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner & Networking, Cash Bar
Location: Methuselah
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