Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Rickard Blomberg	Oct 10, 2024	Eleiko Sport - Briskets to Save the World
Phil Shackelford	Oct 17, 2024	The Rotary Foundation
World Polio Day	Oct 24, 2024	World Polio Day
Lind Kapusniak, MS, RD	Nov 07, 2024	Fork Friendly Linda is the nutrition counselor for the Brazos Valley Women’s Center. She earned her M.S. degree in nutrition from Texas A&M. She is registered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, licensed by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Certified by the Board of Diabetes Care and Education as a Diabetes Education Specialist.
Tim Powers	Nov 14, 2024	Bonfire Remembrance
Final Planning Meeting for Thanksgiving Baskets	Nov 21, 2024	Thanksgiving Basket Planning Meeting
Happy Thanksgiving	Nov 28, 2024	No Meeting
Patricia Perry	Dec 05, 2024	Brazos Valley Project Linus Patricia was born and raised in Texas. In 1981 she and her family relocated to Washington State where she worked in IT security for Safeco Insurance (Liberty Mutual). In 2003 she and her family relocated back to Texas in Burleson County where she continued to work for Liberty Mutual from her remote home office. She joined the local volunteer fire department in 2004 and became a first responder in 2005. She also served on the fire department’s board as secretary and treasurer. She retired from the volunteer fire department in 2022. Patricia became the Project Linus Brazos Valley Coordinator in 2019. Her coordinator role includes supporting chapter volunteers with a safe, positive and learning environment and to assist the volunteers with our mission to comfort children in need with homemade blankets. The role also includes efforts to secure funding to support the general operating expenses and program services of the organization. Brazos Valley Project Linus The Project Linus mission is to provide handmade blankets to children aged 0-18 in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. There are chapters in every state with Texas having approximately 17 chapters. The national website is https://projectlinus.org Our chapter, Brazos Valley, covers the Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Waller and Washington counties. Our blankets are distributed locally to organizations that support children. From time-to-time blankets may be shipped to other areas in the United States that may have an immediate extraordinary need. Some of the local organizations we distribute our blankets to are: Ronald McDonald House, Hope Pregnancy Center, Phoebes Home, Hope Locker - Bryan ISD, Casa (Bryan and Brenham when requested) and Chrissy’ Closet – College Station ISD (new). Our chapter makes machine quilted and knitted or crocheted blankets. Blankets are hand-made from new fabric or yarn by local volunteers. Blankets are dropped off at Sew Vac City in College Station, JoAnn’s Fabric in Bryan or at our monthly meetings at Sew Vac City. Our chapter meets at 10AM on the 3rd Tuesday each month at Sew Vac City. Attending the meetings is not a requirement to be a member. You do not have to be a member to donate to the Brazos Valley chapter. You can make a real difference in so many ways by donating monetarily to Project Linus. We are a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Monies are used for purchasing blanket supplies. Our chapter also welcomes donated materials to make blankets such as quilt batting, cotton fabric, or acrylic or cotton yarn. We also welcome information on additional organizations that we could provide blankets to for children in need.
Lisa Boenker, Director of Brazos Valley SBDC	Dec 12, 2024	Small Business Development
In Meeting Social	Dec 19, 2024	In Meeting Social
Merry Christmas	Dec 26, 2024	No Meeting
Happy New Year	Jan 02, 2025	No Meeting
Club Assembly and Training	Jan 16, 2025	Club Assembly and Training