Monthly Archives: April 2019
LWVCBC Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Note: Date changed to Wednesday, May 1st
from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Rock Quarry House on Grindstone
(directions below*)
Guest Speaker: Margot McMillen,
Author of the book The Golden Lane: How Missouri Women Gained the Vote and Changed History
and
Award Recipient: Ava Fajen, who will receive the Eleanor Goodge Award for Exemplary Service to the League
We will also have our annual business meeting
We will provide a light supper at no cost to members.
* Directions: Take Grindstone Parkway east from Providence Rd.; just past Rock Quarry Road on the right is the road to the House.
Human-Companion Animal Interaction
The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Human and Companion Animal Interaction
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. 9th Street, Columbia.
The guest speaker
Rebecca A. Johnson
Professor & director,
Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction, MU College of Veterinary Medicine.
The League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County and the Children’s Grove will cosponsor a program about the mental and physical health benefits of companion animals.
Dr. Johnson will give an engaging presentation describing how interacting with companion animals benefits people with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. She will also present research on the health benefits of dog walking. All these benefits occur across the lifespan and are rooted in the biology of bonds formed with animals.
This event is free and open to the public.
LWVCBC Annual Meeting
LWVCBC Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Note: Date changed to Wednesday, May 1st
from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Rock Quarry House on Grindstone
(directions below*)
Guest Speaker: Margot McMillen,
Author of the book The Golden Lane: How Missouri Women Gained the Vote and Changed History
and
Award Recipient: Ava Fajen, who will receive the Eleanor Goodge Award for Exemplary Service to the League
We will also have our annual business meeting
We will provide a light supper at no cost to members.
PLEASE RSVP so that we will know how many people will be attending.
Deadline: April 25.
TO RSVP: REPLY TO lwvcbc@gmail.com
* Directions: Take Grindstone Parkway east from Providence Rd.; just past Rock Quarry Road on the right is the road to the House.
Here is a link to information and a map: https://www.como.gov/parksandrec/facilities/rock-quarry-house-2/
League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County 