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As we look ahead to meeting the community needs there are ideas where membership input is needed for three topics: telehealth, senior lunch, 24/7 cardio room access, and childcare.Telehealth also known as telemedicine allows a healthcare provider to see a patient...

My Women of Influence by Emily Knowles-Kellett

A woman I’ve been influenced by my whole life is named Barbara. She was born right before the depression, and is truly resourceful. At 94 she can still figure out how to fix most things. She was born with a hair lip. Operations and age eventually made it barely...

My Women of Influence by Rukhsana Rahman

My mother was unwaveringly dedicated to us, not an easy task when my father moved us from country to country in pursuit of a better life. Thinking back, it baffles me that she followed my dad by train from India to Pakistan and then Pakistan to England, this time with...

Hallmark Sponsorship Campaign Underway at YWCA

Many members of our community hold cherished memories of their experiences at the YWCA. Whether it was learning to swim, participating in before-and-after school programs or attending summer camps, the YWCA has touched the lives of countless individuals. Today, it...

My Women of Influence by Camery Brown

Miss Motter (now Mrs. Brenneman, my High School Geometry Teacher at Fairfield) She was a teacher that a lot of students didn’t like. However, she was someone who would ask questions to help guide you in solving a problem on your own. She often challenged me a...

My Women of Influence by Maria Erling

My mother, Marilyn Erling, had a restless yearn for travel. This served her well when she married my father, leaving the next week for Germany where he had gotten a Fulbright scholarship for 1954-55. She kept a journal of the times in Heidelberg, where she had to...