ATHENA Women’s Interest Network (WIN) is a collaborative effort to provide a support system for professional women in the Greater Lansing area. Founded in Lansing under the original principles of ATHENA International, ATHENA WIN is here to support, develop and honor women leaders while inspiring and encouraging women to achieve their full potential. Please visit the ATHENA WIN page on the Lansing Regional Chamber’s website. This page will continue to be updated throughout the year.
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Professional Growth & Development Series: Holistic Approach to Wellness
Date & Time: Thursday, April 20 from 8 to 9 a.m.
Location: Reo Depot, 1201 S. Washington Avenue, Lansing
Tickets: Offered at no charge for ATHENA WIN members and $25 for future members.
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Speaker: Joy Wagner, human resources manager at Granger Waste Services
Overview: The program will focus on taking a holistic approach to wellness. Wagner will lead a discussion on meeting mental, physical and spiritual goals, to help reach a place of better self-care. She will also discuss wellness in the workplace, including easy ways to jump-start a program for your organization.
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Girls' Night Out: Create and Take a Spring Floral Arrangement
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Plant Professionals, 16886, Turner Street, Lansing
Tickets: $35 for ATHENA WIN members and $25 for future members.
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Overview: Create and take a spring floral arrangement with help from The Plant Professionals. All flower arrangement items will be included with your registration fee. Cookies, juice and water will also be provided, but feel free to bring your adult beverage of choice!
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Girls' Night Out Meet-Up Series
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Lansing Shuffle, 325 Riverfront Drive, Lansing
Tickets: This event is offered at no cost.
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Overview: Join ATHENA WIN for a night of casual networking at the Lansing Shuffle for the June ATHENA WIN Girls' Night Out Meet-Up! There will be no formal agenda or registration so we are able to mingle and connect on a professional level as well as a personal level.
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ATHENA Lansing & Other News |
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Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Announces New Partnership in Support of ATHENA WIN |
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The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it has entered into a new partnership under which LRCC will provide management support and program services for ATHENA Women’s Interest Network.
“We are proud to continue to support and provide leadership in advancing the ATHENA legacy which began at the Lansing Regional Chamber in 1982,” said Tim Daman, president and CEO, LRCC. “Our partnership with ATHENA WIN should enable that organization to take the impressive work they have been doing in supporting the growth of women leaders in the region to an exciting new level.”
Read more about this new partnership on page 22 of the April issue of FOCUS Magazine below.
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March Girls' Night Out Meet-Up Series |
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We had a fantastic time at the March ATHENA WIN Girl's Night Meet-Up at Horrocks Farm Market. It was wonderful to see so many new faces and connections being made!
We hope to see you all at our next Girls' Night Meet-Up on Wednesday, June 14, at Lansing Shuffle. Registration is available below.
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Lansing Regional Chamber Lansing Economic Club Welcomes Women's Leadership Panel |
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A talented panel of women leaders inspired the audience at the Lansing Economic Club forum on Thursday, March 9. The distinguished panel of women leaders included Jill Marlan, founder and CEO, Peak Performance Physical Therapy; Re'Shane L. Lonzo, co-founder and CEO, DRM International Learning Center; Jo Sinah, chief executive and inclusion officer, Peckham Inc., and State Senator Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing). The forum was moderated by Jessica Tramontana, community affairs specialist, Consumers Energy. |
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April 2023
- Diversity Month
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April 22: Earth Day
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April 23 to 29: National Infertility Awareness Week
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April 27: Autism Super Mom Day
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April 27: National Take Your Kids to Work Day
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April 28: World Women’s Wellness Day
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April Women's History Dates to Celebrate
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April 7, 1987 – Opening of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., the first museum devoted to women artists
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April 19, 1977 – Fifteen women in the House of Representatives form the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
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April 23, 1933 (2011) – Annie Easley, African American computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist, one of the first African-Americans to work as a computer scientist at NASA, a leading member of the team which developed software for the Centaur rocket stage
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April 28, 1993 – First “Take Our Daughters to Work” Day, sponsored by the Ms. Foundation, in 2003 it became “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work” Day
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