Mark your calendars! The Indiana NOW 2024 State Conference will be held Saturday, August 24, from 9:30am to 4pm at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. Our Northeast Indiana NOW chapter is hosting this year's conference.

Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker will welcome attendees. Join us for amazing speakers (others will be announced soon), motivational handouts, planning for the year ahead, and to vote for our next slate of State Council members. There will also be a PAC fundraising event on Friday, August 23. More information will follow.

You don’t want to miss this!

ARE YOU READY TO GO?

Need a place to stay? Reserve your room today! There is a reserved hotel block at the Hilton Hotel at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, located at 1020 S. Calhoun Street. The block is for Friday and/or Saturday night at $129 per night. Be sure to ask for the NOW rate if you call (260-420-1100). You can also make your reservation online at https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/fwafhhf-now-b5941977-ec6f-4fb4-856e-c384f5c84c12/.

Life has been CRAZY... And we need to laugh out loud to get through the craziness of this election season! Join us Friday, August 23, at 8pm as we raise money for the Indiana NOW Political Action Committee. We're heading to the Fort Wayne Comedy Club @ 469 Sports & Spirits where standup acts Asia Chardonay (https://www.alldisbody.com) and Sears (https://lissasears.com) will hit the stage. Check out their bios and let's have some FUN!

Indiana NOW PAC raises funds to support our endorsed candidates in Indiana who are committed to our core values and progressive ideals. Money raised goes directly to candidates.

Buy your tickets at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indiananow-comedynight; tickets are $40 each.

The Fort Wayne Comedy Club @ 469 Sports & Spirits is located at 1324 Minnich Rd. in New Haven, IN. Doors open 15 minutes prior to the show. This is a private event. All ticket sales are final. See more information at https://www.fortwaynecomedyclub.com/events/96609.

Join Monroe County NOW at the 2024 Women's Market on Saturday, July 27, from 9am to 1pm at City Hall. The Women's Market is hosted by the City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women. The event will feature dozens of women's organizations, businesses, and individual creators to inspire us all to get more involved in our communities. MC NOW will be giving out information about our projects to improve the community, registering people to vote, and signing up new members.

Thank you to our tabling volunteers! Thanks to the generosity of your time, we have a fully staffed table for this event. Our treasurer Mandy Yates will be reaching out to you with specific information. We look forward to seeing all of you at the 2024 Women's Market!

Join Monroe County NOW members and friends for our October chapter meeting! We are excited to let you know what we are working on this month and beyond. Have ideas to share? Please bring them to the meeting!

This month's panel discussion will be on menstrual equity in our community and in our state. Panelists are Professor Deborah Widiss from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a representative from the Dignity Project, a local nonprofit that provides women in need with the hygiene products necessary to lead a healthy and successful life.

We ask that you consider making a donation to the Dignity Project's current Coronavirus Protection Fundraiser (https://www.gofundme.com/.../coronavirus-protection...).

Our meeting will be held via Zoom. Please use the Zoom information provided below.

October Chapter Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/.../1_S0MbHyYOChKUa1a0.../edit...

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Join Monroe County NOW for our October Chapter meeting on Sunday, October 20, from 3 to 5pm! This month's meeting will include a service project to benefit Middle Way House and All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center.

Our service project will include collecting feminine hygiene products and packaging them for use by Shalom patrons. Please bring donations to the meeting and we will package them while socializing. Products needed are as follows:

* tampons
* feminine wipes
* panty liners
* underwear

Also hear from our committees to see what we're up to and learn how you can join and volunteer. Our meeting will be at Switchyard Brewing Company, located at 419 N. Walnut St.

If you cannot attend, but still want to donate supplies, please email us at monroecountynow@gmail.com. Our meeting is open to all and is kid friendly and accessible.

Monroe County NOW is proud to have a team in this year's South Central Indiana AIDS Walk! Proceeds benefit Positive Link HIV Services.

If you are interested in joining our team, donating to our team, or both, please follow this link: https://www.firstgiving.com/team/386439