93
Current members
51
years in existence
350
Guest Speakers
1
Goal:
Community
Mission
The Mission of our organization is to gather together a diverse group of women in the community who have excelled in their field, profession, or community service to provide them with an opportunity to become acquainted with each other and exchange ideas on topics of mutual interest; to encourage intellectual development and help open new vistas of thought.
Our WEDNESDAY MORNING meetings
Hybrid: in-person and on Zoom
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WHEN
2nd Wednesday of the month:
Doors open 7:15 a.m.
Breakfast 7:30 a.m.
Meeting 7:45 a.m.
Speaker 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. | Informal discussion to 9:30 a.m.
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ZOOM
Zoom meeting room opens at 7:30 a.m. & ends at 9:30 a.m.
Zoom registration:
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Not needed for members.
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Guests: once registered, you will receive the Zoom link and other instructions for attendance.
Thank you!
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WHERE
Dominican University* - Creekside Room. 100 Magnolia Avenue,
San Rafael, CA 94901
Parking:
Ample on-street parking and in a small parking lot.
Zoom:
Membership Chair emails link to members.
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COVID Precautions
Dominican University of California has aligned its COVID protocols with those of Marin County Health and Human Services (Public Health) and encourages anyone who has tested positive for COVID or suspects that they might be a close contact to follow the county public health guidelines. Masks are recommended, under individual discretion and not required when attending WMD meetings.
Speaker: Lauren Vuong
Is it for me?
Lauren Vuong will speak about the events depicted in her award-winning film, Finding the Virgo.
Film Synopsis
Brave 7-year-old Lauren Vuong escaped Vietnam with her family and 57 other refugees on a small wooden fishing boat at the end of the brutal Vietnam War. After 10 days at sea, they were lost and depleted of food, water, and fuel. Death seemed imminent. From seven miles away, a U.S. flagged cargo ship spotted them. The captain ordered their rescue and changed the course of 62 lives forever.
Finding The Virgo is the story of Lauren’s decades long search for the heroic captain and crew of the LNG Virgo who saved her life and the lives of the other refugees. This story of compassion and gratitude traces the Vuong famaily's journey from the shores of Vietnam, through their perilous journey at sea and eventually to their resettlement in America.
Biography
Lauren Vuong is a native of Vietnam and a naturalized U.S. citizen. She immigrated to the U.S. at age 8 with her family as post-war refugees. Lauren attended UC Berkeley where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in English literature. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco and remains a practicing attorney. Lauren advocates the preservation and proliferation of Vietnamese American history through the arts. She produced and wrote the international, multi-award winning documentary Finding the Virgo.
QUOTE / INSPIRATION | SEPTEMBER
“But I say, not in sleep but in the over wakefulness of noontide,
that the wind speaks not more sweetly to the giant oaks
than to the least of all the blades of grass;
And he alone is great who turns the voice of the wind into a song made sweeter
by his own loving work is love made visible.”
Khalil Gibran, from the poem "On Work:"
UPCOMING & RECENT EVENTS.
Wed, Jan 08San RafaelJan 08, 2025, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AMSan Rafael, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901, USALet’s come together for our Members Only Annual Meeting and continue to build community with each other. Crystal Martinez will join us again to lead a fun and interactive discussion!
Wed, Jan 08San RafaelJan 08, 2025, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AMSan Rafael, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901, USALauren Vuong will speak about the events depicted in her award-winning film, Finding the Virgo.
