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URL:https://westonmedia.org/hub/events/local-and-global-discussion-group-p
 resent-record-breaking-south-pole-explorer/
SUMMARY:Local and Global Discussion Group  Present Record-breaking  South
 Pole Explorer
DESCRIPTION:The Local and Global Discussion Group (LGDG) of Metrowest will
 present former Weston resident Monet Izabeth who\, in January of this
 year\, became the first American woman to ski solo and unsupported to the
 South Pole. Her presentation will be on Tuesday\, November 3 in the
 Community Room of the Weston Library at 1:15 pm.\n\nMonet\, who is now in
 her mid-30s\, said her outlook on life shifted dramatically 10 years ago\,
 when she was invited to join a search for her great uncle’s World War II
 plane that had been missing for more than 70 years on the slopes of Mount
 Kenya. She returned again and again over the following years\, trekking up
 the second-highest mountain in Africa in an attempt to find his
 remains.\n\n“That experience cracked something open in me\,” she said/
 It showed me\, very clearly\, what happens when you push past the edge of
 what feels comfortable – and how much is waiting on the other side. Since
 then\, I’ve continued to build a life around that idea.’\n\nIn her
 presentation on Nov. 3\, she will share her story via photos and
 videos.\n\nThe LGDG has been a pillar of intellectual life in Metrowest
 Boston for at least four decades\, if not longer. After years of meeting
 monthly at the Weston Council on Aging\, the group moved to the library
 last year. It began as an offshoot of the Great Decisions Program\, but
 changed its name 20 years ago in order to be more inclusive and
 independent.\n\nThe group will continue to meet on the first Tuesday of
 each month through June 2027. On Dec.1\, we will welcome international
 businessman and Weston resident Wayne Johnson who will talk about how the
 reduction of federal funding\, particularly to research in the STEM
 fields\, is undemining U.S. competiveness in world markets/\n\nMeantime\,
 all are warmly invited to attend the Nov. 3 meeting in person or via Zoom.
 The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81849707570.\n\nQuestions?
 Comments? Contact Susan Wagner at Susanwgnr@gmail.com.
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CATEGORIES:Community,Discussion Group,Zoom
LOCATION:Weston Public Library & on Zoom\, School Street\, Weston\, MA\,
 United States
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