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Special Interests Groups (SIGs)

Take advantage of the networking opportunities that your PD membership provides.

We just expanded the variety of ways for you to get involved in PD! Based on member requests, we increased the number of “special interest groups” to give you a greater variety of opportunities to interact with other PD members who share your interests.

The list below contains all of PD’s current “special interest group” opportunities along with the appropriate contact person.  We are looking for leaders for some of these groups.  The Member Involvement Committee hopes you will get involved in one or more of these activities.  We welcome your questions or comments. 

Music Lover's Group

For members who love music! Enjoy the musical delights of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, MSO Chorus, performers at the Riverside, Pabst Theater, Potawatomi, Bradley Center, Milwaukee Theater, Stackner Cabaret, etc. and in the summer, Summerfest and Jazz in the Park (just to name a few venues). There will be something for everyone and members are encouraged to submit suggestions for outings.

Lauren Herb Schudson at lschudson@foley.com or lschudson@wi.rr.com or call 262-408-2093 any evening.

Singles Social Group

Singles group is for PD members who are currently without life partners: divorced, separated, widowed, never married: with or without kids, straight or gay, interested in dating or not.  We are looking to be both social and supportive of those who are managing lives and careers substantially alone. Come help plan activities for this group in the formative stages.  This group meets usually every other month - at member's home or maybe out for an event.

Looking for a coordinator (Call the PD office 414-374-3570)

Bon Appetit

Do you enjoy trying new restaurants and revisiting old favorites? Or perhaps a night without cooking and clean up is what you are after. Then Bon Appetit is for you. This group meets for dinner every six weeks at a local restaurant.

Entrepreneurs Group

A group of business owners is now forming that meets on a regular basis to discuss topics of mutual interest. This group meets every other month

Investment Club

This is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a newly formed investment club.

  Existing Groups are closed. If interested, another group could be set up. Contact PD office. pd@ywcamilw.org

Book Club

The PD Book Clubs are many and varied – some select books with a theme, such as women authors, spirituality or classics. Many read current fiction. Most groups meet monthly to discuss the selection of the month.

Scrabble Club (Tilers)

The group plays scrabble on a periodic basis (usually once per month). You don't have to be a "word smith" to join this group. This old game is experiencing a resurgence of interest nationwide.

Sara Krill  414-708-0045   sekrill@yahoo.com

Golf

Informal golf at its best! This group meets at irregular intervals (usually Tuesday afternoons or Saturday mornings) for –what else, golf!

Life's Too Short

This group arranges a variety of activities for all PD members to enjoy – pottery, painting, canoeing, roller-skating, you name it. Activities can be last minute get togethers at a bar, planned weekends in Chicago or anything! Members decide and take turns organizing.

Get on the distribution list by calling...

Theresa Reagan 262-253-1360  reagan.theresa@gmail.com

Dirt Divas

Get together at other members’ homes for garden tours. Tour garden centers and public gardens.
During the winter, get together to swap garden catalogs.

Working Mother's Support Group

casual, informal get togethers with or without the kids to discuss balance, keeping sane, etc.

Weekend/Weekday Getaways

Enjoy planned, brief excursions with other members to interesting places.  Plans are currently underway for two events to be enjoyed this coming winter and spring.

Caregiver Resource Group

Come help us design what this group can offer to PD women with the added responsibility of caring for an ill or elderly family member/friend.

Performing Arts

Attend theater and other arts events with an enthusiastic group of fellow members. This group is combined with a group of Tempo members with the same interest.

Writer's Group

Fiction Books, poetry, non-fiction books, article writers. There are many of these in PD. This group can encourage each other and share resources, strength