University Women of Bowling Green State University will begin the 2023-24 year with its annual fall brunch on Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Veterans Memorial Building in BG City Park. Any area women may attend to learn more about University Women, affiliation with the university is not required.
A catered box lunch will be provided by Call of the Canyon. The lunch will include a club wrap with turkey, bacon, lettuce, cheese, and ranch dressing. It also includes chips, fruit and a cookie.
A vegetarian option is also available. Bottled water and coffee will also be provided. The cost of the lunch is $12 and the money should be sent to Hilde Farrow at 1210 Alexandria Blvd., Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.
The brunch will begin with a brief address by BGSU President Rodney Rogers, who will offer updates about happenings on campus. A former BGSU student will also talk.
Mary Lynne Pozniak will present four non-traditional students with University Women college scholarships for the 2023-24 school year.
The recipients are:
Sarah Combs, a senior from Findlay, who is pursuing a degree in Individualized Studies in the College of Education and Human Development with the intention of obtaining an Alternative Teaching License. She has five children and works as an administrative secretary for the Van Buren Local school district.
Jennifer Cothern is a senior who lives in Bowling Green. She is majoring in social work. She is the founder and director of a non-profit retreat for birth mothers who have placed a child up for adoption called Fireweed Retreat.
Tiffany Lake is a senior who lives in Castalia. Her major is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing RN to BSN. She is currently working for the Sandusky Veteran Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
Brandy Pollick is a senior who lives in Sandusky. She is majoring in a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care. Brandy is employed as an EMT for Carroll Township Fire Department and Fisher Titus Hospital as a respiratory therapist with a limited permit.
Three of these students will receive a $2,000 scholarship and a fourth candidate who will graduate in December will receive a $1,000 scholarship. A raffle and silent auction will also be held to help support the scholarships.
The brunch also provides members a chance to sign up for interest groups. Among these are monthly meetings devoted to travel, dining, book and movie discussions, antiques, knitting, bridge and a docent-led tour of the Toledo Museum of Art. There is also a choral and garden group. New this year is a Monday morning informal coffee group.
To learn more, visit universitywomenofbgsu.com. Prospective new members may download an application. Leading the organization this year is President Becky McOmber.
