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SBW’s Christmas Party – December 11, 2025

Each member is asked to bring $10 to donate to the family we have adopted for Christmas. We will play Bingo for Prizes! Meal will be provided by Bandanas (Brisket, cheesy potatoes, green beans and toast. Homemade pies by Vickie’s Pies.

Carol Sawyer is our 2025-2026 Woman of the Year! Congrats!

The Sedalia Police Department is our 2025-2026 Employer of the Year! Congrats!

2025-2026 SBW Calendar

November 2025

  • 11/19 Friendship Lunch Fortune Palace 11:30 to 12:30
  • 11/26 Friendship Lunch Panera 11:30 to 12:30

December 2025

  • 12/03 Friendship Lunch Colton’s 11:30 to 12:30
  • 12/06 SBW bell ringing for Salvation Army at Walmart
  • 12/08 Deadline to RSVfP for SBW December Dinner Meeting
  • 12/10 Friendship Lunch Mazzios 11:30 to 12:30
  • 12/11 SBW Board Meeting at Sedalia Shrine Club, Executive Board and Committee chairs 5:30 p.m.
  • 12/11 SBW Dinner Meeting Social’s Committee 6:30 PM – Donations for our Holiday Family in lieu of a gift exchange.
  • 12/17 Friendship Lunch Little Big Horn 11:30 to 12:30
  • 12/23 Friendship Lunch End Zone/Taco Tuesday 11:30 to 12:30
  • 12/31 Friendship Lunch Huddle House 11:30 to 12:30

Happy New Year – January 2026

  • 1/05 Deadline to RSVP for SBW January dinner meeting
  • 1/07 Friendship Lunch Country Kitchen 11:30 to 12:30
  • 1/08 SBW Board Meeting at Sedalia Shrine Club, Executive Board and Committee chairs 5:30 PM
    01/08 SBW Dinner Meeting Membership Committee 6:30 PM
  • 1/14 Friendship Lunch Mighty Melt 11:30 to 12:30
  • 1/21 Friendship Lunch Joy Wok Buffet-Hibachi Grill 11:30 to 12:30
  • 1/28 Friendship Lunch El Tapito 11:30 to 12:30

February 2026

  • 2/02 Deadline to RSVP for SBW February dinner meeting
  • 2/04 Friendship Lunch Panera 11:30 to 12:30
  • 2/05 SBW Board Meeting at Sedalia Shrine Club, Executive Board and Committee Chairs 5:30 PM
  • 2/05 SBW Dinner Meeting Scholarship/Foundation Committees 6:30 PM – Red Purse Raffle/Silent Auction

March 2026

  • 3/02 Deadline to RSVP for SBW February dinner meeting
  • 3/05 SBW Board Meeting at Sedalia Shrine Club, Executive Board and Committee Chairs 5:30 PM
  • 3/05 SBW Dinner Meeting Community Outreach/Community Cafe 6:30 PM
  • TBD SBW Legislative Committee Will Host a Candidate Forum ahead of the local April election

April 2026

  • 4/02 SBW Board Meeting at Sedalia Shrine Club, Executive Board and Committee Chairs 5:30 PM
    04/02 SBW Dinner Meeting Special Projects Committee 6:30 PM

May 2026

  • 5/04 SBW Board Meeting TBA
  • 5/07 SBW Dinner Meeting – Installation Committee, New Board Installation

Sedalia Business Women Meeting

The December 11 (Note date change!) Dinner Meeting program will be our Christmas Celebration Meeting.

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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Support SBW Members’ Businesses!

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.

Debbie Ulmer, SBW President

President Debbie Ulmer

Debbie Ulmer, SBW president 2025-2026

Support, Encourage, Compliment

I have selected Support, Encourage and Compliment as my theme for my year as your 2025-2026 President.

If you look in the dictionary, the word “support” means to agree with, approve of, or encourage someone or something. As members, we support each other through agreement approvement and encouragement.

The word “encourage” means to:

      1.         Inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; hearten.

      2.         Make someone more determined, hopeful, or confident.

      3.         Make something more appealing or more likely to happen.

I see the encouragement of our members by our involvement in so many community activities and increase in membership our members sponsor throughout the year.

The word “compliment” is an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration. It is a comment intended to express praise or admiration of someone. As members, we compliment each other by our involvement and input that has made and still makes our organization the success it has been since 1923.

The Organization has supported, encouraged, and complimented me to do more than I thought I ever could and I am humbled and proud to once again be installed as your president for the 2025-2026 year.

I would encourage you as members to support, encourage, and compliment each other, and let’s increase our membership through those very same words.

Thank you, Debbie Ulmer, 2025-2026 President

The 2025-2026 SBW Officers

Director Janice Cones, Treasurer Della Schnakenberg, Secretary (standing in for Donna Hirner-Gardner) Joyce Grinstead, VP Sara Bugg, President Elect Michelle Franklin, President Debbie Ulmer

2025 – 2026 Committee List

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