Minnesota Women of Today

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MINNESOTA WOMEN OF TODAY FACT SHEET

In the 2009-2010 year, the Minnesota Women of Today will be celebrating 60 years as a volunteer service organization, with a special commemoration planned for the January 2010 statewide convention.  Our local chapters serve 81 communities across the state of Minnesota, a dedicated volunteer force of over 1,600 members.

Our organization has been known as the Women of Today since 1985.  In the past four years we have raised over $1,468,689 for various charities and members have volunteered thousands of service hours.  Major areas of support have included the March of Dimes Foundation, the Jacob Wetterling Foundation and The American Cancer Society.  This year’s particular focus is on the Shriners, with chapters collecting
items for families and children, particularly teen boys, to use while undergoing treatment at the Shriners Hospital. Donations will be collected and presented to a representative of the Shriners at the February convention at the Double Tree Park Place Hotel in Golden Valley.

Past statewide projects have included: The Pajama Program, which collects new pajamas and books for children who are waiting and hoping to be adopted; “Operation Minnesota Nice”, an organization that ships care packages to the armed forces to make a difference in the lives of those serving abroad in a time of conflict; Cheerful Givers, a 100% volunteer organization providing birthday gift bags for children served by area food shelves; Project Linus, a non-profit providing donated, handmade blankets and afghans to hospitalized children;  and the “Helping Hands for the Heartland” project, which benefited Camp Heartland, a camp founded in 1993 to serve children impacted by HIV/AIDS.

The Minnesota Women of Today has its roots in the 1950’s as the Minnesota Mrs. Jaycees.  Upon reorganization of the Jaycee Women in 1985, eighty percent of our membership voted to become the Women of Today.  Since that time, our focus has been to help women improve their own lives and the lives of the people in the communities around them.  Opportunities exist for leadership at all levels of Women of Today, from committee work and officer positions in the local chapter, to management and supervisory positions on the district and state levels.  Minnesota Women of Today always strive to uphold their creed and “…Leave the world a better place because we lived and served within it.”

For further information, contact the Minnesota Women of TodayChapterServiceCenter,
Box 232, Anoka, MN55303; phone 763.421.4718; email csc@mnwt.org

Minnesota Women of Today stands for
Service - Growth - Fellowship

This year the Minnesota Women of Today organization is celebrating 57 years as a non-profit volunteer service organization. Our chapters throughout Minnesota serve over 110 communities. This is a dedicated volunteer force of over 2,000 members in Minnesota. In the past four years we have raised over 2 million dollars for various charities. Members have volunteered many thousands of service hours. The Women of Today organization represents a variety of backgrounds, personal orientations, political positions, races and ethnicities.

The fellowship area of our organization is very rewarding, it is the opportunity to develop fellowships and support to one another. We have many fun filled events. Many socials are held so members can get to know each other. Sometimes we even bring our families together at various outings. The fellowship amongst our members and their families helps to strengthen our communities. The members are 18 years and older. They are single or married women.

The Minnesota Women of Today member is a member of the United States Women of Today. There are ___ chapters throughout the United States.

The Minnesota Women of Today organization has come a long way. It started from their roots in the 1950s as Mrs. Jaycees. Upon the reorganization of the Jaycee Women in 1985, we became the women of today. Since this time our focus has been to help women improve their own lives and the lives of the people in their communities around them.

We would like to share this opportunity of Women of Today with you. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us at 763-421-4728 or visit us at www.mnwt.org.