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We are thrilled to announce the keynote speaker of our annual breakfast on Thursday, September 26, 2024. We will celebrate our 2024-2025 PWN Scholarship recipients and hear from the captivating, Clarissa Chun, Head Coach of the University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling program.           Special thank yous to Van Meter, Keynote Speaker […]

Join us on May 23rd for an engaging and empowering luncheon dedicated to exploring the intersection of mental health and womanhood. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, we are thrilled to host an event that highlights the unique challenges and triumphs women face in managing their mental well-being. Our first speaker is Laura Janssen; she brings a […]

What a joy it was to have our October meeting hosted at Van Meter! Danielle Monthei and the VMI First Impressions Team were so welcoming and kind. Danielle is the Community Impact Specialist at Van Meter Inc. as well as the VP of Operations with Junior League of Cedar Rapids and is very passionate about […]

Our Director of Operations (aka Chief Entertainment Officer), Ann Roushar, was invited to share why our group is so awesome on KCRG’s new morning show Everyday Iowa in early October. Check out the interview.

We hope you enjoyed our 2023 breakfast celebration! Although we don’t have everything all set for our annual celebration…we DO KNOW that it will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024! Send an email to Ann Roushar to save your seat for next year!!  

We have all heard the phrase ‘You are what you eat.’ What’s fascinating is that this truth goes much deeper than food. The reality is that our lives are created and led by the choices we make, the people we surround ourselves with, and what we think about. The wonderful world of science has been […]

We are officially gearing up for our 2023 PWN Breakfast Celebration, which is taking place on Thursday, September 28th from 7:30 am – 9:30 am at the National Czech and Slovak Museum. This annual event is to celebrate some incredible women in the community. The PWN Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit entity of Women Helping Women. […]

May is mental health awareness month. Many people assume this is just in reference to psychological disorders, however, mental health includes our emotional, social well-being, and our psychological health. Just like physical health, we all experience mental unhealth in a spectrum of ways.  But let’s chat about our psychological health, specifically mental health disorders. There […]

Did you know that Stress Awareness has its own month—and we’re in it? What a coincidence, this has been a really stressful month for me. Work is busy, school is busy, home is busy… and it’s tax time… so maybe that’s why the National Institutes of Health identify April as Stress Awareness Month. Are you […]