BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wenatcheeriverinstitute.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2. 30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:7bdf69fc-38a6-4012-9a37-7a701ccef3c1 X-WR-CALDESC:Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86174422843\n\nThis is a FREE event with a donation basket at the door.\nDoors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The presentat ion will start at 7:00pm. Red Barn Events are now hybrid\; you may join us in person in the Red Barn or livestream virtually via Zoom.\n\nJoin us in welcoming firefighter and author\, Bobbie Scopa. Scopa spent close to fiv e decades working through nearly every challenge a firefighter can face. S copa was a strike team leader for the Dude Fire in 1990\, where six firefi ghters were tragically killed\, and she served at Ground Zero immediately after 9/11. She’s worked mountain rescues\, city fires\, mega-wildfires\, and everything in between.\n\nWhile battling conditions and harsh flames o n the outside\, she also found herself waging a tougher battle on the insi de. Scopa was torn between how to maintain the façade everyone expected of her and whether to live as her true self. “A hero firefighter can’t possi bly be transgender\, right?” she thought. Both Sides of the Fire Line is B obbie Scopa’s uplifting memoir of bravely facing the heat of fierce challe nges\, professionally and personally.\n\n'In this compelling new book\, Bo bbie Scopa shares her life as a man\, a woman\, and a firefighter. Each ch apter of her life\, and of this book\, can help us to better understand wh at it means to be transgender. As she mentions\, the only experience that many people have of the transgender experience comes through the media. He r memoir reminds us that transgender people\, while facing unique challeng es in their lives\, have the same goals as all human beings do: to discove r who they are\, to find love as best they can\, and to serve their commun ity with compassion and grace.' - James Martin\, SJ\, author of Building a Bridge\n\nBOBBIE SCOPA is a retired firefighter\, author\, podcast host\, and public speaker. She has forty-five years of firefighting experience a nd has received numerous professional awards and industry recognition\, in cluding Firefighter of the Year (1990) from the Professional Firefighters of Arizona\; the Governor’s Award\, State of Arizona (1990)\; a Certificat e of Appreciation from the City of New York for work performed at the Worl d Trade Center in 2001\; and the Unit Citation Award for efficacy in the U S Forest Service (2014). She was a featured speaker at the US Forest Servi ce’s Pride Outside diversity\, equity\, and inclusion event in June 2021. She is also the host of the podcast\, BobbieOnFire. Scopa divides her time between Puget Sound\, Washington\, and Scottsdale\, Arizona.\n\nCome join us in hearing more about Bobbie's story. You can purchase her book from A Book for All Seasons at the event. Make sure to get it signed\, too! 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The presentati on will start at 7:00pm. Red Barn Events are now hybrid\; you may join us in person in the Red Barn or livestream virtually via Zoom.\n\nJoin us in welcoming firefighter and author\, Bobbie Scopa. Scopa spent close to five decades working through nearly every challenge a firefighter can face. Sc opa was a strike team leader for the Dude Fire in 1990\, where six firefig hters were tragically killed\, and she served at Ground Zero immediately a fter 9/11. She’s worked mountain rescues\, city fires\, mega-wildfires\, a nd everything in between.\n\nWhile battling conditions and harsh flames on the outside\, she also found herself waging a tougher battle on the insid e. Scopa was torn between how to maintain the façade everyone expected of her and whether to live as her true self. “A hero firefighter can’t possib ly be transgender\, right?” she thought. Both Sides of the Fire Line is Bo bbie Scopa’s uplifting memoir of bravely facing the heat of fierce challen ges\, professionally and personally.\n\n'In this compelling new book\, Bob bie Scopa shares her life as a man\, a woman\, and a firefighter. Each cha pter of her life\, and of this book\, can help us to better understand wha t it means to be transgender. As she mentions\, the only experience that m any people have of the transgender experience comes through the media. Her memoir reminds us that transgender people\, while facing unique challenge s in their lives\, have the same goals as all human beings do: to discover who they are\, to find love as best they can\, and to serve their communi ty with compassion and grace.' - James Martin\, SJ\, author of Building a Bridge\n\nBOBBIE SCOPA is a retired firefighter\, author\, podcast host\, and public speaker. She has forty-five years of firefighting experience an d has received numerous professional awards and industry recognition\, inc luding Firefighter of the Year (1990) from the Professional Firefighters o f Arizona\; the Governor’s Award\, State of Arizona (1990)\; a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of New York for work performed at the World Trade Center in 2001\; and the Unit Citation Award for efficacy in the US Forest Service (2014). She was a featured speaker at the US Forest Servic e’s Pride Outside diversity\, equity\, and inclusion event in June 2021. S he is also the host of the podcast\, BobbieOnFire. Scopa divides her time between Puget Sound\, Washington\, and Scottsdale\, Arizona.\n\nCome join us in hearing more about Bobbie's story. You can purchase her book from A Book for All Seasons at the event. Make sure to get it signed\, too! Wenat chee Pride will also be joining us at the event to provide some informatio n and resources.\n\nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttp s://us06web.zoom.us/j/86174422843\nOr One tap mobile :\n +12532158782\, \,86174422843# US (Tacoma)\n +12532050468\,\,86174422843# US\nOr Teleph one:\n Dial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current lo cation):\n +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n +1 253 205 0468 US\n +1 669 444 9171 US\n +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n +1 719 359 4580 US \n +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n +1 646 931 3860 US\n +1 689 278 1000 US\n +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n +1 301 715 8592 US (Washi ngton DC)\n +1 305 224 1968 US\n +1 309 205 3325 US\n +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n +1 360 209 5623 US\n +1 386 347 5053 US\n +1 507 473 4847 US\n +1 564 217 2000 US\nWebinar ID: 861 7442 2843\n In ternational numbers available: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kjOSNWFoC DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T200000 LOCATION:HYBRID EVENT: WRI's Red Barn 347 Division Street\, Leavenworth\, W A 98826 or livestream via Zoom SUMMARY:Red Barn Event - Both Sides of the Fire Line END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR