2020 Calendar of Events

Educational Meetings

Monthly educational meetings are held the second Thursday of the month in September, October, November, and May.  We also host a Saturday workshop in March, and our annual daytime Margaret L. King lecture in April. There are no educational meetings the remaining months of the year.

Monthly meetings are held at Ascension Providence Hospital Southfield Campus, Fisher Center Auditorium at 16001 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI.

Networking & light refreshments at 6:00 p.m., educational meetings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meeting times may vary throughout the year, so please check the times below.

Continuing professional education is available free to SEMDA members at each meeting, and at a cost of $10.00/CPEU for non-members. Don’t forget that professional networking takes place for 30 minutes prior to each meeting, so come early!

Spring Workshop: The “Weight” of Weight Loss

Date: March 7, 2020

Conference slides- Handout 1  Handout 2  Handout 3  Handout 4

More details to come.

Cooking Matters Volunteer Opportunity

Love to Cook? Love to help others? We need volunteer Culinary Instructors, Nutrition Instructors, and Classroom Assistants to teach a Cooking Matters nutrition-based cooking class to those at risk of hunger! Classes meet for 2 hours once a week for 6 weeks. We provide curricula, kitchen supplies, and staff support. Many classes to choose from in Wayne, Oakland, Monroe, Macomb, and Livingston counties. All volunteers MUST attend a training before volunteering. Questions? Contact Renee Metcalf at rmetcalf@gcfb.org.

Upcoming Training Dates:
12/7 Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
12/16 Monday 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.

To sign up or check training dates follow the link: More Information

* Please note the above schedules are subject to change.