BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260130T180000Z DTEND:20260130T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Connections - Laura Dean\, Children's Book Author DESCRIPTION:Celebrate one of our own! Warm Hearth Village team member Laura Dean shares her award-winning children's picture book\, Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot\, which tells the true story of a courageous young pilot who flew more than 150 life-saving missions for the American Red Cross during the historic South Dakota blizzards of 1949. A brief author talk will explore the inspiration behind the book\, followed by Q&A and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event and are also available on Amazon\, Barnes and Noble\, Imaginations/Annie Kay's\, and The Book House in Floyd. Laura Beth Dean is a registered nurse at Warm Hearth Village\, working in Quality Assurance and Staff Education. Raised abroad by missionary parents\, she brings a lifelong passion for history\, service\, and storytelling to her writing. Her debut nonfiction children's book\, Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot\, has earned multiple national awards\, including the Spur\, Will Rogers Medallion\, WILLA\, and Moonbeam awards. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Celebrate one of our own! Warm Hearth Village team member Laura Dean shares her award-winning children&rsquo\;s picture book\, Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot\, which tells the true story of a courageous young pilot who flew more than 150 life-saving missions for the American Red Cross during the historic South Dakota blizzards of 1949. A brief author talk will explore the inspiration behind the book\, followed by Q&\;A and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event and are also available on Amazon\, Barnes and Noble\, Imaginations/Annie Kay&rsquo\;s\, and The Book House in Floyd. Laura Beth Dean is a registered nurse at Warm Hearth Village\, working in Quality Assurance and Staff Education. Raised abroad by missionary parents\, she brings a lifelong passion for history\, service\, and storytelling to her writing. Her debut nonfiction children&rsquo\;s book\, Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot\, has earned multiple national awards\, including the Spur\, Will Rogers Medallion\, WILLA\, and Moonbeam awards. LOCATION:Warm Hearth Village Center 2387 Warm Hearth Drive Blacksburg\, VA 24060 UID:e.278.15261 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260417T221531Z URL:https://business.montgomerycc.org/events/details/connections-laura-dean-children-s-book-author-15261 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR