Please join us at Clovis Community College Herndon Campus in Clovis, California for our November Monthly Luncheon with guest speaker May Gnia Her Executive Director of Stone Soup Fresno, a nonprofit serving local families for over 33 years through education, cultural preservation, and community empowerment. Ms. Her’s remarkable journey from a refugee camp in Thailand to a leader in economic development and equity will leave you motivated to persevere and create lasting impact in your community. 

**Members and future members welcome**

 AGENDA:

 11:30am – 12:00pm: Check-in, Relationship Building, Get Your Lunch

 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Program with Guest Speaker

 Lunch Menu:

Lunch will be catered by Chef T and includes Ceasar Salad, Roasted chicken 
Topped with creamy lemon sauce, Three cheese Mac with high-end cheese sauce and parmesan panko buttered crumbs, Crack green beans that are sweet and savory with crispy bacon smothered in brown sugar soy sauce. Served with dessert and iced tea or water.

 Members: Lunch – $18.00

 Members: No Lunch – $0.00

 Future-Members: Lunch – $25.00

 Future-Members: No Lunch – $5.00

 (All payments must be paid online. If an error occurs when paying please clear  your cookies and manually type in credit card information)

 Please register online by Sunday, November 16th*

 *No-shows or cancellations made after that date will still be  responsible for the lunch  payment. 

Speaker Bio: 

May Gnia Her, Executive Director of Stone Soup Fresno, a social services nonprofit  serving Fresno County families for more than 33 years with programs in early  education, economic development, cultural preservation, job skills, dual-language after school education, inclusive cultural learning, and basic needs. Stone Soup Fresno’s mission is to, “Inspire children and nurture families to reach their full potential.” 

Ms. Her was born in the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand. Ms. Her and her family  arrived to America in April 1980 and moved to Fresno in 1982. Raised by a single  mother in West Fresno. Ms. Her learned very early that greatness begins with never  giving up. Ms. Her is a graduate of Edison High School, attended Fresno City College  and earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Management, from the University of  Phoenix in Fresno, California. 

With over 27 years working in economic development, business management, small  business, and nonprofit leadership. Ms. Her is a sought-after strategist for community  equity and program feasibility. Ms. Her is an alumni member of the Leadership  California 2014, a member of the 40 Under 40, Class of 2015, and an 11 years Rotarian  with North Fresno Rotary. 

In her spare time, Ms. Her enjoys photography. One of her favorite things to do is to  give free high school Senior portraits to high school seniors who otherwise would not  have senior photos to remember their senior year of high school. In the past 15 years,  Ms. Her has photographed more than 83 high school seniors. 

Location Sponsor: Clovis Community College

 Thank you to our generous Location Sponsor, Clovis Community College. Their  ongoing support makes our monthly lunches possible. We deeply appreciate  their commitment to creating space for women to connect, grow, and thrive in  business

Have questions or want to learn how you can sponsor one of our events? We’d love to hear from you—reach out to us at info@fcwcc.org