Thank you from Women of the World

Good morning Women of the World:

A heartfelt thanks for attending the first panel of 2010, "Eat to Live & Live to Eat - Kneading and Feeding Our Souls". The power of caring, connecting & cultivating created a special morning for all.

It will be an inspired year for Women of the World - 9 panels of thought leadership (schedule soon to be posted), Fashion Face Forward II luncheon fundraiser on July 15, spa retreat and of course, growing visibility and expansion.

Get involved with the passion and purpose of Women of the World - people are watching us. Our goal is to have 100 charter members by the Spring and we are 35% there. Call if you are an empowered women looking to make a difference - Let us work together to develop win-win relationships. We need you as a member to create a unified voice for women empowerment.

Mark your calendars for the next panel:

The Chicago 2010 Formula--Entrepreneurship, Technology & Social Media

Feb. 24, 2010

8:00am-9:30pm

Mid America Club

200 E. Randolph St. 80th Floor

An outstanding panel moderated by Noeleen McGrath of McGrath Communications:

Andrew Mason, CEO & Founder of Groupon

Brad Spirrison, Chicago Sun-Times, Tech Matters

These panelists will insire, ignite, inform & broaden your horizons for what lies ahead in 2010.

Always inspired,

Women of the World
111 E Chestnut St, Suite 56A/B
Chicago, IL 60611
O: 312.467.0607


Women of the World is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization with the purpose of creating opportunities & empowerment for women through collaboration, networking, education & mentoring.

Happy New Year, Women of the World!

We hope that you had a happy holiday season and am ready to start fresh in 2010! Join us at our first event of the year

Eat to Live, Live to Eat – Kneading and Feeding Our Souls

Thursday, January 21, 2010

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Union League Club

65 W Jackson

Chicago

An expert panel moderated by Noeleen McGrath, McGrath Communications

Karen Gruber, The Perfect Dinner

Wendy Pashman, Entertaining Company

Kim Oster-Holstein, Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels

For Americans, rushing to get dinner between work, soccer, Pilates and bedtime, the missing ingredient is called time. These experts provide excellent resources to win the battle and eat healthfully at the same time.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

$20.00 Women of the World Members

Non-Members: $25.00 until 1/11/10 $35.00 beginning 1/12/10

Register at www.womenwotw.org today!

Final Philanthropic suggestion for holiday giving

Make a difference for children affected by cancer with Alex's Lemonade Stand foundation

Alex's simple belief that she could make a difference by selling lemonade has surely paid off for children with cancer!

This foundation is unique in their approach to funding childhood cancer research -- working directly with doctors, researchers, and nurses to identify the specific challenges they face in bringing new treatments to and caring for children with cancer. Grants distributed from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation are designed to overcome these challenges by filling critical gaps in funding.

Alex's Lemonade Stand foundation strives to fund the most promising research projects with a priority given to the testing and discovery of innovative and more effective treatments for children and adolescents with cancer.

Their careful distribution of grants has allowed doctors and nurses to speed up the process of bringing the latest and most promising life saving treatments to seriously ill children. The result -- bringing hope to childhood cancer patients now and in the future.

For more information, visit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Philanthropic Suggestion # 8 for holiday giving

Help a woman help herself

Give her tools -- and training -- needed to take up carpentry and start to rebuild her life! More information at Women for Women

Philanthropic Suggestion # 7 for holiday giving

Give the Gift of literacy--teach a woman to read!

Women for Women International shows how you can help make 2010 a transformational year for women suvivors of war around the world.

Your tax-deductible year-end gift will help them build new Women's Oppoturnity Centers in Kosovo, Rwanda and Bosnia and enable them to expand their programs to reach thousands more women in their Africa offices.

Your gift must be received by midnight on Dec. 31st in order to qualify for a 2009 tax deduction. Visit Women for Women International to donate today!

Philanthropic Suggestion # 6 for holiday giving

Donate your old cell phone to help victims of domestic violence

Women of the World avidly supports the mission to eliminate domestic violence. We'd like to share with you these steps to donating your cell phone, courtesy of eHow

Step1
Remove any extra information from your phone, such as address books, pictures, and text messages. If you like, most cell phone companies can do this for you. The phone will basically be a 911 device only for the person it will assist. All cell phones have 911 capabilities even when service is cut off.

Step2

Find out where you can drop off your donations, if your cell phone provideris not a collection point. Sometimes police stations or emergency rooms have a collection program connected with the local Domestic violence program.

Step3
Donate directly to the Domestic violence program, call first and let them know that you are coming and what you have to donate, they be stocked up or know of another agency that could use the phones for similar reasons.

Philanthropic Suggestion #5 for holiday giving

Green Holiday Gift Guide

What do you give the person who has everything? You give nothing--and give to someone you've never met instead. The opportunities for charitable donations are limitless, so it's easy to find a cause that matches your philanthropist's interests; use your holiday shopping budget to support organizations working to green the music industry, promote sustainable building, protect the oceans from boating pollution, or provide education and business loans to adolescent girls in poverty-stricken countries--all in your "I don't need anything, really" recipient's name, of course. You can skip the stores and the wrapping while your money goes farther than you ever expected--and the person who has everything gets one less knick-knack to dust.

For more information on Green holiday gift ideas, please visit Treehugger