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Ann Muno raising a generation of powerful girls
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By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer
Ann Muno describes her new book Powerful Girls as a love note to the field of girls’ empowerment and to the girls themselves—“those we’ve worked with, those we’ve raised, those we’ve lost, and those who continue to show us what courage looks like as leaders of today in these complex, unimaginably challenging times.” She chronicled the process as a labor of love that has been the culmination of a journey that began 30 years ago. Growing up in a small Midwest suburb, Muno’s world was shattered when her sister Kim was murdered at just 16 years old. After a day of work at the local mall, a boy that Kim knew asked for a ride home. Several local teens described the boy as creepy, but Kim ignored her intuition and agreed to drive him home. That decision would cost her sister her life. An absolutely devastating event that Muno wants to prevent from happening to other girls and their families. This became the inspiration for Muno’s life’s work. “Over the past 30 years, I’ve learned so much about how we can
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Ann Muno recently gave a talk at Third Place Books in Seattle promoting her new book Powerful Girls: Raising Strong, Just, and Compassionate Young Women.
Madison Park’s farmers market opens
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The Madison Park Farmer’s Market opened
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By Friends of Madison Park The Madison Park Farmer’s Market opened on a beautiful June 14, with Joy Hollingsworth leading the official ribbon cutting, a wonderful crowd of neighbors mingling and checking out the vendors and a peek at what the Market will bring to the Community throughout the summer. 15 vendors lined the street with flats and flats of strawberries and raspberries, cookies, honey, produce, eggs, grilled salmon sandwiches and much more. The Seattle Farmer’s Market is adding more vendors- up to 8 more as the summer progresses- with an emphasis on Washington grown produce. The incredible turnout at the opening meant that a few vendors ran out of product, so the Market asks for patience as it grows and settles in for the summer. Be sure to drop by each Saturday through Sept. 27. Market hours run from 10-2 pm and is located on 42nd Ave E between E
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