8:30-9:30

Collection of Casual Business and Career Clothing
A truck will be parked in front of the Gale to receive your donations to From Me to You.

9:30-10:30: Monday Interest Groups

1. Book Discussion: Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
   Heritage Room
   Discussion Leaders: Sheila Lind and Peggy Woodbury

   Set on the Greek Island of Cephallonia, this novel spans five decades beginning in the late 1930s. It is a mixture of history and romance as the author uses humor and fantasy to describe love and death, heroism and skull duggery, as the war impacts the Greeks and the invaders.

2. Handwork/Crafts: Needlepoint and Embroidery
   Dining Room
   Leader: Carrie D’Andrea

   Bring your needlepoint or embroidery project for an hour of relaxing fun. Share your ideas and inspirations. All skill levels welcome.

3. Travel Topic: Southern Africa Odyssey
   Presidents’ Hall
   Jan McLandsborough

   Jan McLandsborough will share her visit to South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.

4. Tai Chi
   Minneapolis Room
   Karen Ringsrud and Carol Saarela

   Experience Tai Chi with outside instructor Colin Snow–six sessions with fee.

10:45-11:45: Women Rock
Presidents’ Hall

CaringBridge: Caring Social Network
Sona Mehring, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, CaringBridge

After setting up a web site about a friend’s premature baby, Sona Mehring realized what a help it would be for families in crisis to be able to communicate with friends and family electronically rather than by phone. Thus, in 1997, Caring-Bridge was born. It hosted 43 million visits in 2011. Some 1,000 new web pages are added to the site each month. Mehring was named 2011 Most Influential Woman in Technology by Fast Company.

11:45-Noon
Announcements

12:00-1:15
Luncheon

House Management: Association Room
International Guest: Heritage Room

1:15-2:15: Applause for the Arts
Presidents’ Hall

Thursday Musical Student Program

What is more rewarding than listening to talented young musicians perform on their instruments? Russell Dedrick will present some of the winners of the Thursday Musical Student Scholarship Competition. Winners have received more than $20,000 in music scholarships. So sit back and enjoy. Let the music begin!