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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Communications Committee Meeting (October 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F"&gt;If you are interested in learning more about or&amp;nbsp; joining this committee contact the co-chairs: &lt;a href="mailto:j.crupi@att.net" target="_blank"&gt;Joann Crupi&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:aav61@aol.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pat McKee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F"&gt;Communications Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F"&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Open Sans"&gt;Ensures timely and accurate internal and external communications about the WCA through various media including the Club's official website, social media groups, newsletters and e-blasts.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Open Sans"&gt;The committee assists other WCA committees with marketing and promoting their events and programs, including online registration for events, review of flyers, press releases and official correspondence and to inform and engage our members and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Development Committee Meeting - Zoom (October 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Development Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;focuses on:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Raising funds to support the operations, restoration, and repair of the WCA building.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Raising funds for other charitable organizations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Researching and coordinating potential fundraising resources or events.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Writing grant applications.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Promoting member contributions and donations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Subcommittees include but are not limited to Tea, Garage Sale and other fundraisers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Contact&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:susan.gouldf@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Susan Gould Fogerite&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;for information about this committee, to join or to get the Zoom link.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Memoir Writing Group (October 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;Memoir Writing Group Meeting&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;4:00 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:xelhaha@hotmail.com"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Mia Morosoff&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; if you are interested in joining the group or would like additional information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Garden Committee - 11 am - 2 pm - Plant Tulips (October 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Monday (October 26, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 0px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Monday, October 26th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Happy Half Hour -- 6 p.m.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Potluck Dinner -- 6:30 p.m.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Program -- 7 p.m.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rental Committee Meeting (October 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6867705</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Governance Committee via Zoom (October 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6873426</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Writers' Reading Group (October 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#C8435F" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Writers' Reading Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#414141"&gt;The Writers' Reading Group aims to foster creativity and connection among our members who write or are interested in writing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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                &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The Writers’ Reading Group will hold our regular meeting to discuss our own chain novel and talk about ideas for continuing to work with it or trying something new.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

                &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Anyone who is interested in joining us is welcome. Please email &lt;a href="mailto:pbhassall@mac.com"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Paige Hassall&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to receive a link to the novel and be kept up to date on any changes or announcements.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#414141"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;All who write, or who are thinking about writin&lt;/font&gt;g, are welcome! Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:pbhassall@mac.com" target="_blank"&gt;Paige Hassall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;if you plan to attend, so she can include you in any email updates.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (November 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (November 12, 2026)</title>
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        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Meeting (November 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#C8435F"&gt;Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#414141"&gt;The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WCA Member Book Group (November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WCA Member Book Club&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Th&lt;span&gt;e book to be discussed will be selected at the September meeting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;For more information, contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:d.pane99@outlook.com"&gt;Diana Pane&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Good Books for Good Works (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Good%20Books%20Logo.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;Good Books for Good Works&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Collaboration with the Book House and Little Book House of Stuyvestant Plaza&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Community Service Committee is pleased to announce a favorite project, our annual fundraiser for school libraries. Co-sponsored with our wonderful partner, the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;the event will be held at the store and will benefit&amp;nbsp;the library at&amp;nbsp;the Watervliet Elementary School. There are approximately 650 students in grades K-5 at the school.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Susan Novotny, owner of the Book House, donates at least 20% of the proceeds from the evening of shopping.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Shop any time between 4 and 8 p.m.&amp;nbsp;on the 19th to have your purchases count towards the fundraiser.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The favorite part of the evening is the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;presentation by the Book House Staff on book recommendations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; for adults and children.&amp;nbsp; The talk will begin at 5:15 pm and last for about an hour.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The event is open to the public, and we ask you to help spread the word by &lt;a href="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Good%20Books%202026%20Flyer%20-%20Watervliet%20Elem.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;downloading the flyer&lt;/a&gt; and telling your friends, neighbors, and book clubs to join us on November 19th!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6815535</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6815535</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Memoir Writing Group (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;Memoir Writing Group Meeting&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;6:00 pm - 8:00 pm&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Photos%20and%20graphics%20after%20Jan%201%202025/pen%20and%20paper.png" border="0" width="118" height="118"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6825700</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6825700</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Training (November 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6873385</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6873385</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Community Service workday at FOCUS Pantry (November 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6811958</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6811958</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Monday (November 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 0px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Monday, November 23rd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Happy Half Hour -- 6 p.m.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Potluck Dinner -- 6:30 p.m.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Program -- 7 p.m.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6460162</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6460162</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>House Decorating (November 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6846320</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6846320</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>House Decorating (November 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6846321</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6846321</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>House Decorating (November 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6846322</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6846322</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Private event- Holiday Party  (December 02, 2026)</title>
      <description />
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6861838</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6861838</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Holiday Tea Set up (December 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6803533</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6803533</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (December 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (December 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Meeting (December 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#C8435F"&gt;Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#414141"&gt;The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (January 11, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (January 14, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2027 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Meeting (January 18, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#C8435F"&gt;Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#414141"&gt;The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2027 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WCA Member Book Group (January 19, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" color="#C8435F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WCA Member Book Club&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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                &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The group will discuss&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The Mad Wife&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;by Megan Church.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

                &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;For more information, including a list of potential titles for the future, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:d.pane99@outlook.com"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Diana Pane&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6854702</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6854702</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2027 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (February 08, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (February 11, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2027 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Meeting (February 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#C8435F"&gt;Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#414141"&gt;The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2027 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (March 08, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (March 11, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Meeting (March 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#C8435F"&gt;Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#414141"&gt;The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (April 08, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6820210</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (April 12, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Meeting (April 19, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#C8435F"&gt;Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#414141"&gt;The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6741837</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (May 10, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</link>
      <guid>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (May 13, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2027 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Tulip Tea Set up (May 14, 2027)</title>
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      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6761258</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Together Women Rise (June 10, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation Athletic Scholarship Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/resources/Pictures/Clip%20Art%20and%20Eblast%20Pics/TWR%20Girls%20Gotta%20Run.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="209" height="221"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2006, Girls Gotta Run Inc. was established as the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethiopian girls from under-resourced communities who were training to become professional runners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Girls Gotta Run Foundation invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This grant supports a holistic, community-rooted program that provides full academic support (tuition, uniforms, tutoring, supplies); weekly life-skills sessions (including reproductive health, leadership, and financial literacy); daily lunch to support nutrition and attendance; health support and hygiene kits; sports kits; coached running; and opportunities to participate in local and regional races.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mothers will play a central role: they will be employed to prepare meals (creating income and ownership), invited to participate in savings-and-loan cooperatives that promote entrepreneurship and household stability, and offered vocational skills training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This project will address the root causes of dropout (poverty, early marriage, and lack of support) and keep girls in school while strengthening families and community resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:rosemaryrevoir@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Rosemary Revoir&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#26282A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (June 14, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <link>https://www.womansclubofalbany.com/event-6821855</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Finance Committee Meeting -  via Zoom (July 12, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Contact chairs &lt;a href="mailto:pbeeler1@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Pattie&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:send2kaminski@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;Debbie&lt;/a&gt; for more information about this committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(79, 79, 79);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Monitors&amp;nbsp;financial activities to fulfill&amp;nbsp;the WCA’s mission in the most effective and efficient manner and to prevent the misuse or unlawful use of funds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4F4F4F" style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;The committee recommends fiscal procedures and guidelines; develops an annual&amp;nbsp;budget;&amp;nbsp;designs accurate and timely financial reports; recommends selection of, and works with, an auditor; advises the Board of appropriate financial priorities and information systems; and reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities&amp;nbsp;to the Board in a timely manner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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