The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, is hosting the annual Fall Membership Luncheon at Tony’s on Friday, September 22, 2023, at 11:30 a.m.

The luncheon will feature a presentation by Melanie Baxter, Senior Director of Investment and Wellness at alliantgroup on “Living Life to the Fullest: Finding Fulfillment in a 24/7 World”.

A native Houstonian and retired professional ballerina, Baxter has always had a passion for health and wellness. After spending the first part of her career in corporate education for Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, she attended graduate school to study health and wellness, and obtained her masters in Exercise Science Health Promotion with a specialization in Corporate Wellness Psychology. Baxter is passionate about helping people live their best lives by successfully integrating work-life success, leadership, development, and nutrition. Melanie’s research on workplace wellness led her to develop innovative programming for national employer wellness groups at Humana and was recognized as the company’s Employee of the Year in 2016. Currently, she leads alliantgroup’s multi-award-winning Wellness & Investment team that focuses on all areas of corporate wellness – including physical, intellectual, situational, occupational, emotional, financial, spiritual, and social wellness.

Members of The Women’s Fund can enjoy the membership luncheon for $35 and non-members for $40.

Members receive invitations to all events, educational seminars and webinars, e-newsletter subscriptions, access to The Women’s Fund’s electronic membership directory and special pricing for future membership luncheons. As a member, supporters can ensure that The Women’s Fund continues to make a difference in the lives of women and young girls by making a gift at the $50, $150, or $250 level.

For more than 44 years, The Women’s Fund has educated girls and women in the Houston area through classes, workshops, lectures, and publications that teach resiliency skills and relate those skills to current and future health risks. Dedicated to ensuring positive health outcomes for individuals and communities, The Women’s Fund serves close to 12,000 women and adolescent girls and distributes close to 10,000 publications each year at no cost.

For more information about the Winter Membership Luncheon visit 2023 Fall Membership Luncheon - The Women's Fund (thewomensfund.org) and to support The Women’s Fund as a member, visit www.thewomensfund.org/get-involved/membership/.