"I GREW HER" World Cafe & Fundraiser, with Special Guest, Nasreen Pejvack
August 22, 2019
Description
From Seed To Sapling, We Have Great Dreams For Our Daughters And For The Girls Growing Up To Be The Next Generation Of Women. How Do We Nourish Them With Self Esteem, Feed Them With Confidence, And Water Them With Love So That They Can Become The Greatest Versions Of Themselves? And How Do We Raise The Next Generation Of Men - Our Boys - To Love And Respect Women As A Gender That Can Do Anything, Be Anything, And Go Anywhere, Just Like They Can?
Join us for a summer evening of powerful conversations in the company of exceptional women. Sip on rosé, enjoy delectable food and desserts in a chic backyard soirée, and share your ideas about how we can individually and collectively grow our next generation of girls and boys to bloom with equal and unrivalled confidence. Your participation will support WCH programs and initiatives, locally and around the world.
This special format World Cafe and Fundraiser is open to all women, age 19+. Complimentary rosé wine, food and dessert will be served.
Join us for a summer evening of powerful conversations in the company of exceptional women. Sip on rosé, enjoy delectable food and desserts in a chic backyard soirée, and share your ideas about how we can individually and collectively grow our next generation of girls and boys to bloom with equal and unrivalled confidence. Your participation will support WCH programs and initiatives, locally and around the world.
This special format World Cafe and Fundraiser is open to all women, age 19+. Complimentary rosé wine, food and dessert will be served.
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: NASREEN PEJVACK
Nasreen is an esteemed author whose historical novel “Amity” was published by Inanna Publications in 2015, and was a finalist for BC’s 2016 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Following Amity’s success, in 2018 she published a book of short tales inspired by her experiences of life in Canada, “Paradise of the Downcasts," as well as a book of poetry, “Waiting." Nasreen was a judge for BC’s 2018 Fiction Prize; and is Past President of Royal City Literary Arts Society, 2016-2018.
Prior to becoming a writer, Nasreen worked as a Programmer and Systems Analyst in Ottawa and California during the 1990s tech boom. Moving out of the IT field and returning to Canada, she spent 12 years in BC working as a counselor and educator, while also obtaining her degree in Psychology.
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August 22, 2019
August 22nd, 2019
Time: 6pm - 9:00pm
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