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Letter from the President

Letter from the President

Happy New Year and welcome to 2023 with a UCWN set of events, get-togethers, and fun around topics of our interests, including Women Aging with Grace, Joy, and Wisdom! Sheila Gould, VP UCWN, presented this theme at our December gathering, and it was a hit. UCWN’s...

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A Letter from the President

A Letter from the President

Ulster County Women’s Network is moving into a bright and joyful season, bringing the light of friendships, both rekindled and newly minted, to the coming New Year. Please join us to celebrate together with a sit-down dinner at Savona’s on December 13. This dinner is...

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A Letter From The President

UCWN hosted a lovely celebration of Melody Newcombe's life at the Catskill Visitor Center with many testimonial memories of the founder of the UCWN in its current form. It will be an annual gathering of friends, with music and stories to keep Melody’s legacy alive....

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A Letter from the President

A Letter from the President

Summer is here with the desire to safely gather and connect once again. Through UCWN, you can connect with old friends, and make new women friends, and at some events, new men friends. UCWN expands and changes with the shifting times and preferences of its members....

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A Celebration of the Life of Melody Newcombe!

A Celebration of the Life of Melody Newcombe!

Hosted by UCWN for all of Melody’s family, friends & community Where: Catskill Visitors Center (formerly Catskill Interpretive Center), 5096 NY 28, Mt. Tremper, NY When: Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Melody Newcombe’s rich, colorful, creative...

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Panelists Bios

Melissa Everett Melissa Everett, Ph.D., Executive Director, is an outreach and communications strategist working at the intersection of climate action, green industry, and community development. Since 2004, she has helped to build a movement of local innovators who...

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Author Bios

Author Bios

Elizabeth Knight is an author and speaker who retired from careers in marketing communications, sales promotion, special events, visual merchandising, and the hospitality industry — including writing books about tea: the plant, drink, meal, and cultural experience....

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Our World Lost a Bright Light

Our World Lost a Bright Light

Our dear, amazing friend Melody Newcombe passed after a long and brave battle with cancer. She passed gently in the night in Rhinebeck.   Melody’s joyous, optimistic, enthusiastic spirit permeated everything she did. And she did everything.   She was a...

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