Announcements
SBW has chosen Donna-Hirner Gardner as the 2024-2025 Woman of the Year! Congratulations, Donna!
2024 SBW Woman of the Year Nomination Form and Business of the Year Form are on the Resources Page (Nominations Closed. Winners announced at the November Public Relations Meeting.)
Best of Sedalia: Sedalia Business Women Civic Club *Star business*
November
- 4 – Deadline to RSVP for November dinner meeting
- 5 – SBW serves at Community Café, 4:30-5:30pm
- 6 – SBW monthly dinner meeting at Sedalia Shrine Club, 6:30-8pm – Program: Woman of the Year and Business of the Year recipients. (Meeting under the direction of the Public Relations Committee.)
December
- 1 – Deadline to RSVP for December dinner meeting
- 5 — Jingle on the Green (SBW meeting date Thursday Dec 12!)
- 6 – BWM Holiday Dinner and BWM Foundation Auction at Holiday Inn-East, Columbia
- 7 – BWM Winter Board Meeting at Holiday Inn-East, Columbia
- 12 – SBW monthly dinner meeting at Sedalia Shrine Club, 6:30-8pm – Program: BINGO and recipes; $10 donation to Christmas family.
Sedalia Business Women Meeting
The December 12 (note date!) SBW Dinner Meeting program will be under the direction of the Socials Committee and will be our Christmas Celebration! We will NOT have a gift exchange. Please bring $10 for the Christmas family and a favorite recipe. We will play BINGO for prizes.
Meetings are held 6:30 p.m. at the
Shrine Multipurpose Building
1375 Elm Hills Blvd, Sedalia, MO
Members, please let your caller know no later than Tuesday prior to the meeting if you plan to attend. We must have an accurate count! If you would like to visit a Sedalia Business Women’s meeting, please send an email to sbwmail@sedaliabwm.org no later than the Monday prior to the meeting. We welcome visitors!
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Friendship luncheons are being held weekly. If interested in attending, contact any of those that regularly attend or check our Facebook page or click here for any prescheduled lunches.
Visit our Latest News page for photos and meeting recaps!
For archived news posts: visit the Past President page.
Janice Cones, SBW President
Sunflowers: Shine Bright for Our Members
I was first honored to be President of our club in 2008. My theme during that year was “Women Reaching Out to Other Women with Their Hearts and Hands.” My twin girls were 10 years old at that time and were present for a lot of our meetings and events.
We used to have pins to wear symbolizing our theme for the year. Mine that year was a small hand with a smaller heart in its palm. We don’t do pins anymore, and we’ve entered the digital age with Facebook posts/pages and a website—moving forward with our world as it is today. We have also increased our presence and community outreach with various activities such as helping with the Lub Dub, the Community Cafe, and other volunteer activities.
For this year as President, I have chosen the theme “Shine Bright for Our Members. Be a Sunflower!” I chose Sunflowers because they can grow tall and strong even in adverse conditions, making them symbols of longevity and resilience. The sunflower can also be seen as a symbol of enlightenment, spiritual awakening, and personal growth. Its bright yellow petals and radiant energy are thought to bring positivity and joy into people’s lives.
This description embodies everything I have received from this organization since I joined in 1997. And it embodies everything I hope we can continue to provide to women in the future. I think this is what has contributed to our club’s longevity and growth over the years.
This year I would like to bring back the Public Relations Meetings of the past and celebrate and showcase our organization to the community. We will have to work on that.
In the meantime, ladies and gentleman, let’s all continue to be Sunflowers!
Janice Cones, SBW president 2024-2025
The 2024-2025 SBW Officers
President-Janice Cones; President Elect-Rachel Monaghan; 1st vice President-Michelle Franklin; 2nd Vice President-Carolyn Green; Assistant Treasurer-Joyce Grinstead; Treasurer-Della Schnakenberg; Secretary-Debbie Ulmer; and Director-Julie Slocum.
