TO OUR READERS

Hello readers, thank you for picking up this October issue of The Woman Today. Each issue, I take time to sit in my office (now home office) to do some brainstorming about what this issue’s subject will be. These past few issues I felt I wanted to stay away from writing about COVID-19; it’s everywhere and all around us and I didn’t want to write about the obvious. Well, it’s really something that can’t be avoided. Our lives have changed, our businesses have changed, and life as we see it is changing.

One thing that won’t change is our loyalty and dedication to The Woman Today. We have a small team, but we are a fierce one. Each month, we continue to surprise ourselves with new creativity, new ideas and trying our best to give you a fabulous magazine. We thank our advertisers who continue to stand by us and support The Woman Today; our freelancers who have been challenged more than ever to ensure they are writing amazing content and ensuring they also stay safe while out in the public; and the photographers who do their best to get that perfect shot, when now masks is all we see.

Thank you to the entire team at The Woman Today. It takes a village to get this all done! In this issue of The Woman Today, we have a great variety of content. You will finally get to learn about our six amazing Rosie Award winners. Advertising account representative Ali Carlson and I had the great honor to surprise all six winners and hand-deliver them their awards. This year’s awards were absolutely beautiful! The winners received classy crystal vases that were engraved with their name and award they won, provided by Nummi Jewelers, and Mount Royal Floral so kindly provided the gorgeous flowers for the vases.

Thank you, Alex from Comstock Creative, for following us all around Duluth, Hermantown and all the way up to Virginia to produce the wonderful photos and videos of each of our recipients.

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This year’s event was hosted virtually July 30, and we had a great attendance show up to watch this year’s presentation, and we are so grateful we were still able to honor and celebrate all our wonderful nominees and winners. The virtual event can still be found at thewomantoday.com.

This October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We connected with Peggy Anderson at Circle of Hope, who recommended two incredible women who have endured breast cancer. They took the time to share their stories with us, and I will say what strength and perseverance they both have.

Lastly, are you a senior on the go who is wanting to stay safe and fit? You will learn about more options for you in our featured stories from masking up, how to get out and about safely and an organization who focuses solely on fitness.

Thank you again for reading The Woman Today, I hope you enjoy our October issue.