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Please join us for the May 6 Breakfast Meeting
Our speaker will be Valerie Koehler
"Banned Books and Interesting Publishing Tidbits"
Registration is now open!

Valerie Koehler opened Blue Willow Bookshop in west Houston in October 1996. She was named a Champion of Literacy from Literacy Advance of Houston, and MPIBA Bookseller of the Year in 2011. She has served on the boards of MidSouthIBA, MPIBA, ABC, and ABFFE. She is currently serving on the board of the American Booksellers Association. Valerie has a very patient husband and two sons successfully launched into the world.

STAR Pin Recipient—2nd Quarter 2025—Stacey Ransleben

Congratulations to Stacey Ransleben who was awarded the Star Pin at our April meeting. Stacey is serving on the Board as both Recording Secretary and Vice President. We appreciate her leadership and commitment to TPG. Congratulations and thank you, Stacey!

(Stacey Ransleben and Karen Brown)

MAD AT KIDS' MEALS

Kudos to the MAD (Making A Difference) Committee, lead by Russanne Kelley, for this great volunteer opportunity for TPG.

April 4 saw 15 TPG women busily making sandwiches and tacos at Kid’s Meals for hungry pre-school children. Hands flew, laughter flowed, and 2,360 meals were made! That’s 158 sandwiches each. Way to go everyone! Thank you all for Making A Difference in our community!

A special shout out to Paula Howe for helping coordinate this event.

Jane Brennom Scholarship Fund Drive

Jane Brennom, a former long-time member of TPG, passed away last fall. In her memory, her husband, Steve, with the assistance of WHAM (West Houston Assistance Ministries) and TPG, has set up a scholarship fund in her name to support women entering or returning to the workforce.

Immediately following our April meeting, Steve kicked off the fund drive with a few words about Jane and her contributions to the organization as well as a story or two about this great lady.

Contributions can be made online anytime in her name. Please go to the link below and select Jane’s name in the drop-down menu.

WHAM Scholarship donation site: https://www.classy.org/give/474287/#!/donation/checkout

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