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R&R registration

R&R for Women:
Balancing your world, Caring for yourself

Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Centennial Hall and Marbeck Center

9 a.m.	Gathering: enjoy coffee, tea and a variety of muffins
9:15 a.m.	Embracing crazy kids and grumpy grandmas How does your "generation" define who you are, how you view your world and how you relate to those around you? Intergenerational camaraderie is a blessing not a bother. Jeannie Stahl MAOM '10 Director of community support services Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities
10:30 a.m.	Backing up and moving forward Gain tips to organize and secure your important documents, such as where to store confidential information and passwords, how long to keep personal information and how to dispose of it once it is no longer needed, ways to keep track of assets and investments and to avoid falling for scams. Karen Klassen Harder Professor of business and economics Bluffton University
11:30 a.m.	Preparing for the unexpected Care enough to prepare for the future. What are the fundamentals of assuring your basic needs? We will take a fun approach to consider the necessities of life. Holly Spann '96 Agency Field Consultant State Farm
12:15 p.m.	Enjoy lunch, visit with friends, get a massage and browse the university bookstore and specialty booths (Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Thirty-one, Premier, Lia Sofia, 10,000 Villages, Upper Case Living)
1:30 p.m.	Walking the high wire How do you care for yourself? Learn some best practices of self-care, such as the importance of getting involved in life-giving activities but knowing when to say “Enough.” Heather Koontz Assistant professor of social work Bluffton University
2:15 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m.	Fuel for living Eating is life giving. It stimulates the senses. How do my eating habits affect how I feel about myself and others? Deb Myers Professor of dietetics Bluffton University and students
3:15 p.m.	Taste it! It's good! Learn ways to serve and enjoy less familiar foods.

Cost: $40 per person or $35 per person for a group of three or more
($15 of the registration fee will be a donation to Women's Council)
Registration deadline - March 16, 2012

Bluffton University Women's Council held its first Women R&R, a day designed to give Bluffton's alumnae an opportunity to relax, reminisce and reconnect with college friends and to reach out to current female students in March 2010. The day was a success. Attendees enjoyed reconnecting with each other and with their alma mater. They also donated $700 to support the Women's Council Professional Enrichment Grant for Women—a grant to assist female students obtain professional experience in an anticipated career.

Photos from March 5, 2011 R&R event