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• Fall Dine-Arounds: Various dates Sept 9-28! Members Only

  • Start
    September 09, 2025
  • End
    September 28, 2025
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  It's time for the Fall Dine Arounds with

  6 Great Options to Choose From:

  
  

  OPTION A:  Tuesday, September 9, 6 pm - 8 pm 

  Dine Around Dinner at One Museum Place:

  
  

  Enjoy a gathering of members for a traditional Dine Around with delicious dinner, wine and great conversation.  Hosted by Angie Fife in the Midtown Arts District.

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  OPTION B:  Sunday, September 14, 6 pm - 8 pm 

  Dine Around Dinner, Reflect on the Changing Season:

  
  

  Even though it may still be hot, reflect on the changing season over drinks and dinner.  As the season starts to shift, what are you letting go of and what are you choosing to carry forward?  Hosted by Julia Houston in Buckhead's Springlake area.

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  OPTION C:  Saturday, September 20, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 

  Dine Around, Lunch with a Legend: An Insider View of Xernona Clayton's Museum-like Offices:

  
  

  Take a sneak peek of American civil rights leader and broadcasting executive, Xernona Clayton's office while enjoying brunch/lunch. It is like going to a museum. Her walls are filled with art and memorabilia that is something to see! Hosted by Karen Duckett and Xernona Clayton in Downtown Atlanta. 

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  OPTION D:  Sunday, September 21, 11 am - 2 pm 

  Dine Around, Brunch and Relax at Serenbe in Palmetto, GA: 

  
  

  Enjoy a Dine Around brunch in the beautiful Serenbe neighborhood and farm about 45 minutes to 1 hour south of Atlanta. Take a golf cart tour of the property, and you might want to book yourself a spa session while you are there.  Hosted by Jill Campbell Bullock in her Serenbe home. 

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  OPTION E:  Sunday, September 21, 6 pm - 8 pm 

  Dine Around, Dinner in Oak Grove: 

  
  

  Enjoy a gathering of members for a traditional Dine Around with delicious dinner, wine and great conversation.  Co-hosted by Fabiola Charles Stokes and Jill Wilson in the Oak Grove neighborhood area. 

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  OPTION F:  Sunday, September 28, 6 pm - 8 pm 

  Dine Around, Reception & Meet the Authors!: 

  
  

  Meet the Authors! Mix and mingle with fellow IWF members who are published.  Enjoy a lovely reception-style evening together while sharing and learning insights into the world of book inspiration, creation, and publishing led by Kathy Bremer. Hosted by Karla Arriola at her home in the Buckhead, Tuxedo Park area.

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• October 21, 2025: Member Luncheon Program & Annual Meeting

  • When
    October 21, 2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Location TBD

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  IWF Georgia's Annual Meeting & Luncheon Featuring Chef Palak Patel
  

  Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 11:30 am - 1 pm, Location TBA

  
  

  About Our Speaker: 

  Palak Patel is the author of a new plant-based cookbook called "Food Is Love: Plant-based Indian Inspired Recipes To Feel Joy and Connection,” published by HarperCollins (Harvest). 
  

  She’s a classically trained chef, restaurateur, and winner of Food Network’s famed Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. She was also a finalist on Food Network Star season 14.  Palak hosted a digital series called The Diwali Menu on Food Network Digital and appeared as a guest judge on the network’s competition series, Money Hungry. 

  A TEDx speaker and chef at the Institute of Culinary Education, Palak has partnered with many high-profile brands like BMW, Well+Good, Clif Bar, Barclays, Microsoft, Ulta Beauty, Whole Foods, and Hello Fresh. She’s made on-camera appearances on the TODAY Show, Food52 digital, and Good Day Atlanta.

  Chef Patel was featured in an article entitled “The Women Of The Restaurant Industry Speak Out About Their Pandemic Experience” in Forbes. She was also featured in Huffington Post, People, Women’s Health, Thrive Global, Mashable, Epicurious, Bon Appetit, Los Angeles Times, India Abroad, and made the cover of Atlanta’s Simply Buckhead magazine as a rising star to watch in 2021 and beyond.

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• November 17, 2025: Signature Event: New Member Orientation & Reception

  • When
    November 17, 2025
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    4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Southern Company Headquarters, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Atlanta

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  November 17, 2025: 

  IWF Georgia's 9th Annual Signature Event Hosted by Southern Company

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  History of IWF Georgia's Signature Event: 
  

  In 2017, we started our annual Signature Event to celebrate the 30th year of IWF Georgia -  kicking off with one of IWF Georgia’s founding members, Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, Former 1st Lady of the United States; followed in 2018 with Keisha Lance Bottoms, the 60th Mayor of Atlanta; 2019 with Stacey Abrams, Former Member of the Georgia House of Representatives; our virtual keynote in 2020 with Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS and fellow IWF Georgia member; 2021 with Head of Science for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Cori Bargmann; in 2022 we heard from Civil Rights Activist, and Founder, President and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Ms. Xernona Clayton, and in 2023 Sally Yates, Former United States Deputy Attorney General was our featured speaker.  We continued our annual tradition each November and again in 2025 for the 8^th annual Signature Event we hosted an exciting speaker, Roz Brewer, former COO of Starbucks and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance who was moderated by Virginia Hepner.

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• December 7, 2025: Holiday Party

  • When
    December 07, 2025
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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    Location TBD

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