BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westport Journal - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://westportjournal.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westport Journal REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T123000 DTSTAMP:20260617T111251 CREATED:20260403T031335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T031422Z UID:10003184-1776077100-1776083400@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Y’s Women Meeting: Guest Speaker Bill Harmer\, Library Visionary DESCRIPTION:Y’s Women general meetings are open to members and their guests. We warmly welcome first-time visitors to attend any presentation before deciding to join The Y’s Women.\n\n\nPlace: Green’s Farms Church\, 71 Hillandale Road\, Westport\n\n\n10:45 am Coffee and Conversation\n11:20 am Announcements\n11:30 am Speaker\n\n\nApril 13 – Bill Harmer\, Library Visionary\n\n \n\n\nBill Harmer\, Executive Director of the Westport Library\, stands out as a dynamic advocate for public libraries\, asserting their crucial role today. With more than 20 years in the field\, he has redefined library management\, fundraising\, strategic planning\, programming\, and community development. He is a visionary\, incorporating cutting-edge technology and digital resources. Bill was selected by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as one of 120 global library leaders. \n\n\nIn this presentation\, Bill will be speaking about the Common Ground Initiative and some other upcoming highlights that the library has in store. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add as a preferred\n source on Google URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/ys-women-meeting-guest-speaker-bill-harmer-library-visionary/ LOCATION:Green’s Farms Church\, 71 Hillandale Road\, Westport\, CT\, 06880 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Ys-Women-Logo-03-purple-500x277-1-green-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Y's Women":MAILTO:mollyalger@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T123000 DTSTAMP:20260617T111251 CREATED:20260313T033826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T033826Z UID:10003163-1774262700-1774269000@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Y’s Women Meeting: Guest Speakers Susan Shansky and Natalie Sustache\, American Red Cross DESCRIPTION:Y’s Women general meetings are open to members and their guests. We warmly welcome first-time visitors to attend any presentation before deciding to join The Y’s Women.\n\n\nPlace: Green’s Farms Church\, 71 Hillandale Road\, Westport\n\n\n10:45 am Coffee and Conversation\n11:20 am Announcements\n11:30 am Speaker\n\n\nMarch 23 – Susan Shansky and Natalie Sustache of the American Red Cross\n\n \n\n\nSusan Shansky began volunteering with the American Red Cross in May 2024\, after retiring from a long career in budget management and communications at MIT. With a lifetime blood donation total of 10 gallons\, it didn’t take long to direct her post-career volunteer efforts to the Red Cross\, where she serves as a blood donor ambassador and supports Natalie’s volunteer recruitment work.\n\n\nNatalie Sustache has spent the past four years with the American Red Cross as a Senior Recruiter\, leading divisional and strategic recruitment efforts that strengthen our mission and build the teams needed to serve communities when they need it the most. Her focus is on developing strong leadership pipelines and ensuring we bring in talented\, mission‑driven people who help the Red Cross deliver hope and relief every day.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add as a preferred\n source on Google URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/ys-women-meeting-guest-speakers-susan-shansky-and-natalie-sustache-american-red-cross/ LOCATION:Green’s Farms Church\, 71 Hillandale Road\, Westport\, CT\, 06880 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ys-Women-Logo-03-purple-500x277-1-green-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Y's Women":MAILTO:mollyalger@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T123000 DTSTAMP:20260617T111251 CREATED:20260305T162219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T162219Z UID:10002618-1773053100-1773059400@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Y's Women Meeting: Guest Speaker Miggs Burroughs DESCRIPTION:Y’s Women general meetings are open to members and their guests. We warmly welcome first-time visitors to attend any presentation before deciding to join The Y’s Women.\n\n\nPlace: Green’s Farms Church\, 71 Hillandale Road\, Westport\n\n\n10:45 am Coffee and Conversation\n11:20 am Announcements\n11:30 am Speaker\n\n\nMarch 9 – Miggs Burroughs\, ‘Westport’s Artist’\nMiggs Burroughs is a fine artist and designer based in Westport. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon School of Fine Arts with a degree in theater. His photographs and illustrations have been seen and collected internationally\, and privately\, by institutions and museums. Miggs’s work has also graced the covers of numerous magazines including four for Time magazine\, as well as an illustration for a U.S. Postage Stamp. His graphic designs have been seen and appreciated internationally\, including posters for the American Red Cross and Save the Children. Most recently\, his installation of 30 lenticular images called “Signs of Compassion” was on display in the lobby of United Nations headquarters in New York City. Miggs will be speaking to us about his career in art – which he characterizes as a study and celebration of the human condition.\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add as a preferred\n source on Google URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/ys-women-meeting-guest-speaker-miggs-burroughs/ LOCATION:Green’s Farms Church\, 71 Hillandale Road\, Westport\, CT\, 06880 CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ys-Women-Logo-03-purple-500x277-1-green.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Y's Women":MAILTO:mollyalger@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR