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2017 Michigan Women Veterans

Empowerment Conference

Theme: Vision, Passion, Growth

Be Inspired, Empowered and Sharpened!

Vision: What do you see? Sharpen your vision by harnessing your inner power to bring it to fruition. Passion: Live life passionately and fervently while striving to achieve anything you desire in life. Growth: Maturing, growing, developing and gradually increasing in your present stage of development.

Women and Women Veterans Attendee's Only!

Women veterans will receive a "Special Gift" for attending and participating. Seating is limited, Registration is Free!

The Michigan Veterans Foundation

Supports Women Veterans

There are over 47,000 women veterans in Michigan and the Michigan Veterans Foundation has embraced the women veteran population by providing a HQ office space for the MVF-MWVEC, the venue for the conference, meetings and the foundational support to build a strong women veterans and military members family community.

We have gone to the next level for the 2nd 2017 MIWVEC, the 6 powerful and dynamic speakers will inspire, ignite and empower women to achieve greatness. The vendors will provide the resources designed specifically for the women veteran population.

Our gracious 2017 MIWVEC sponsors are the Eisenhower Center & Humana, which will be present to support women veterans and the military service members community.

Women Veterans will be honored, engaged and strengthened in our sister-in-service bond. Our hopes is that women veterans will feel celebrated, honored and know that their significant sacrifice to our country is truly appreciated.

Registration is Free and

Seating is limited!

CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:00 – 9:00 – Registration

9:00 – 9:15 – Welcome & Acknowledgements by Sgt. Stephanie J. Shannon & Mr. Tyrone Chatman

* Opening Prayer – Chaplain Jennifer Smith- woman veteran

* Mistress of Ceremony, Honorable Judge Denise Langford Morris

* Posting of Colors - MVF Armor Guards

* Patriotic Song by Janice Simon - Women vet.

9:20 – 9:40 1st Speaker – Simone Lightfoot Woman Veteran – "Veterans Entering Politics"

9:40 – 10:00 – 2nd Speaker – Denise Ervin "Creating Your Own Vision Board"

10:00 – 10:15 – Break – Vendors

10:15 – 10:35 – 3rd Speaker - Stacy Betts "Business & Entrepreneurship"

10: 35 – 10:55 – 4th Speaker – Judge Shannon A. Holmes - Woman veteran – "Mastering Leadership"

11:00 – 12:30 – Lunch - Renaissance High Cougar Battalion Exhibition Squad/ Networking/Vendors

12:30 – 12:50 – 5th Speaker – Haith Johnson – "Inner beauty & Wholeness"

12:50 – 1:10 – 6th Speaker – Dr Opal Murphy- Hicks – "Relationships & Trust Issues"

1:10 – 1:30 pm - Closing

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JOIN the New Michigan Veterans Foundation - Women Veterans Empowerment Coalition

(MVF - MWVEC)

MVF-MWVEC has a new HQ Office

located at MVF "The Pentagon"

The Coalition was created out the need to establish a strong foundation and networking base within the community that empowers women veterans and military family members.

Our Core Values: Honor-Courage

Duty-Respect-Trust

This networking group works together to support and address the needs of women veterans and military family members at the grass roots level. Joint projects and partnerships are encouraged in order to achieve the goal of strengthening women veterans and military family members as a whole.

Meetings are Open to

Women Veterans & Military Family members ONLY and will be

Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month

@ 5:30 pm

(unless otherwise notified)

Meeting Location:

"The Pentagon" MVF

4626 Grand River Ave Detroit MI.

(Near the Detroit VA Hospital)

(313) 831-5500

www.michiganveteransfoundation.org

Next Meetings:

Tuesday September 19, 2017 @ 5:30 pm, Tuesday October 17, 2017 @ 5:30 pm.

No meeting in November due to

2017 MIWVE Conference.

No meeting in December 2017

Holiday Party T.B.A.

2017 Michigan Women Veterans Empowerment Garden

"Dedicated to women veterans and in loving memory of the 22 veterans that we lose to suicide daily.

Our Love, Peace and Healing garden was planted in the summer of 2017 and has bloomed and been harvested.

74 Organic fruits and vegetables were cultivated over a 3 month time period. Harvested vegetables were donated to veterans and military family members within the community.

"Dirt Therapy" as we call it, is designed to help veterans and military family members connect to nature and plants in order to produce good mental health, inner healing and overall well being.

2018 "Dirt Therapy" Garden

will be planted in Genesee County and in Detroit - MVF so stay tuned.

For more information visit

our website:

www.empowermiwomenvets.com