﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:02:24 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>NYS Women Inc - Connecting and building powerful women personally, professionally, and politically - General</title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org:443/News/rss/category/636/general</link><atom:link href="https://www.nyswomeninc.org:443/News/rss/category/636/general" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Veteran’s & Community Housing Coalition Presentation]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/veterans-community-housing-coalition-presentation</link><description><![CDATA[ The pandemic halted fundraising by the Veteran’s & Community Housing Coalition in the Capitol region to create a women and children only shelter for female veterans. Michelle Viola-Straight made a ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/veterans-community-housing-coalition-presentation</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-628]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[NYSW - Athena Military Women's Initiative]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/nysw-athena-military-womens-initiative</link><description><![CDATA[  2021 CWV Women Veteran Trailblazers 2.0 Initiative  

 The  Center for Women Veterans is accepting nominations of women Veterans to highlight them as Veteran Trailblazers for 2021.  CWV has ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/nysw-athena-military-womens-initiative</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-590]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Member Spotlight - Patti Pollock]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/member-spotlight-patti-pollock</link><description><![CDATA[  How I embarked on my journey to becoming a strong, educated and confident woman.   

 I suffered from low self-esteem my entire life. As an infant I was abandoned by my birth mother.   I was ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/member-spotlight-patti-pollock</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-580]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Athena Military Women’s Initiative News]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/athena-military-womens-initiative-news-1</link><description><![CDATA[ News about women veterans is arriving often in this Chair’s mailbox.  My goal is to keep NYS Women, Inc. members informed, and my hope is that with President Jacquie Shellman’s support and ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/athena-military-womens-initiative-news-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-566]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Get Your Voice Heard – Strategic Planning]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/get-your-voice-heard-strategic-planning</link><description><![CDATA[ The times...they are a' changing.  Back in 2013 a three-year strategic plan for New York State Women Inc. was unveiled. The plan was developed around our mission, to build powerful women personally, ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/get-your-voice-heard-strategic-planning</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-560]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Athena Military Women’s Initiative Update]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/athena-military-womens-initiative-update-1</link><description><![CDATA[   As promised last month there will be a needs drive to help military women at the Spring Board meeting, March 21st in New Hartford, NY.   Attendees are invited to bring feminine hygiene products to ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/athena-military-womens-initiative-update-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-551]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Moving Forward... Conscious of Our Choice of Words!]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/moving-forward-conscious-of-our-choice-of-words-1</link><description><![CDATA[ Our busy days unfold like the Page-a-Day calendar that quickly melds into weeks, months and years. As time flitters by we internally crave meaning and fulfillment in our lives – hoping that we won’t ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 22:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/moving-forward-conscious-of-our-choice-of-words-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-540]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Writing a Short Note Goes a Long Way]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/writing-a-short-note-goes-a-long-way-1</link><description><![CDATA[ SHUT DOWN THE COMPUTER. TURN OFF THE cellphone. Disconnect the fax machine. If you want to send a message that’s sure to be well received, write a note. 

 Notes are ideal networking tools as they ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/writing-a-short-note-goes-a-long-way-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-539]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Effective Advocacy: Communicating with your State Legislator]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/effective-advocacy-communicating-with-your-state-legislator-1</link><description><![CDATA[ In 2015, then-immediate past president of NYS Women, Inc., Amy Kellogg, gave a presentation on effective political advocacy at that year’s spring board in April at the Griffiss Institute in Rome. ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/effective-advocacy-communicating-with-your-state-legislator-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-538]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications Committee]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Finding my voice. . . because my destiny is calling]]></title><link>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/finding-my-voice-because-my-destiny-is-calling-1</link><description><![CDATA[ It was George Bernard Shaw, famous playwright, who penned this keeper: 

 “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself!” 

 When we create ourselves, we bring something ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.nyswomeninc.org/News/finding-my-voice-because-my-destiny-is-calling-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5a0096e4-c6ef-4617-b8f5-1a8455c0c22b-537]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>