BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:The Ohio University Alumni Association is excited to introduce you to the next installment in our virtual series\, Empower Hour! Beginning in 2021\, this event takes place once a month on the third Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. EST.\n\n \n\nEmpower Hour is a program that explores important and relevant topics centered around the theme of continued personal growth and education. We want to equip OHIO alumni with the knowledge they need to be come their best selves!\n\n \n\nThis Empower Hour segment is called "Live H ealthy Appalachia." Transform your life with plant-based eating. Join Heidi Fischer and Amy Lipka from Live Healthy Appalachia\, to learn how eating w hole\, plant-based foods can transform your life! Whether you want to feel great\, look great or prevent or reverse chronic disease\, this session is for you. Attend and learn the “why” and “how” of eating whole\, plant-based foods and watch Amy and Heidi give a live cooking demonstration!\n\n \n\n\ nHeidi Fischer - Executive Director\n\n \n\nHeidi graduated from Kent State with a degree in Food and Nutrition and has a Masters of Science in Nutrit ion and a Masters of Public Health from The University of Tennessee\, Knoxv ille. Prior to joining Live Health Appalachia (LHA)\, Heidi worked for Ohio University WellWorks as the Education and Special Events Coordinator. Heid i is a graduate of LHA’s Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) and has facilitated CHIP classes since 2012. She is passionate about self-care and the physical and mental wellbeing of others. For self-care\, Heidi enjoys reading\, meditating\, yoga\, cooking (whole food\, plant-based\, of course !) and spending time outdoors with her husband and three children.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nAmy Lipka - Director of Adult Education\n\n \n\nAmy has lived in Ath ens since 1998 and has previously worked as a Program Coordinator for sever al local non-profit organizations\, including Rural Action\, Paper Circle a nd The Ohio Fair Schools Campaign. Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kent S tate University and an Associate Degree in Geographic Information & Global Positioning Systems from Hocking College. Amy loves experimenting with new recipes at home in her kitchen or out and about at local community events a nd walking her dog Bella on the bike path.\n\n \n\n \n\nYou will receive a confirmation email upon registration that will include details on how to jo in this virtual event.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email Ass ociate Director\, Alumni Experiences\, Caleb Beasecker at beasecker@ohio.ed u. DTEND:20210217T190000Z DTSTAMP:20241124T003014Z DTSTART:20210217T180000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Empower Hour - Live Healthy Appalachia UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_35660312653280 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/empower_hour_-_live_healthy_appalachia END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR