May 2008 CONNECT, The Women's Yellow Pages eZine

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Celebrating 23 years of Connecting Women

PLEASE REMEMBER TO THANK THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR:

 

The Wellness Community of Philadelphia

Presents the 10th Annual

Evening in the Park

Honoring Betty Rollin and Jill Durovsik

Friday, May 16, 2008    7:00 p.m. -- 10:00 p.m.

The Suzanne Morgan Center at Ridgeland

Chamounix Drive, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA 19131

(215) 879-7733

www.twcp.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

FROM THE DESK OF ELLEN FISHER, PUBLISHER, WOMEN'S YELLOW PAGES

This year a record 44 friends and family RSVP'd to attend the Passover Seder at our house. I should have seen the foreshadowing of a pending disaster when my husband and son both got the flu a week before the event; but instead I barreled ahead, and took lots of Probiotics, drank alkalized water, and used the Neti Pot twice a day to cleanse and protect my nasal passages... and managed to stay healthy.

However, what I didn't see coming was the huge sewer pipe backup that flooded the basement an hour and a half before the guests were to arrive. When it happened, my husband was napping off a relapse of the flu and I was out buying fresh flowers, the finishing touch for a dinner that took a week of evenings to pre-prepare. When I arrived home, my husband was in the basement, shirt off, feverishly mopping up brown water (of Biblical proportions) with the help of my daughter, who always manages to dress for the occasion, this time in colorful rain boots.

My first thought was, "Passover is the story of an Exodus flight by Jews; that's what's going to happen here because I can't possibly host a Seder without running water." Later on, of course, I was able to see the irony of not being able to celebrate the story of a people who lived through slavery, war, and 10 plagues, all because there was no running water in my suburban home. But at the time all I could see was 44 people and no bathrooms!

While frantically calling for a plumber as well as garnering the advice and assistance of every neighbor within shouting distance, the woman who I hired to help serve the meal arrived. I explained the situation and she quickly put my panic into perspective, "It's just like when I was a little girl in Poland and we had to wash the dishes outside."

And then my relatives started trickling in, toting their boxes of matzo, bottles or wine, plates of unleavened desserts, and expectations of a family feast. They immediately took action, some helping in the basement, others helping with the tables and chairs for the Seder. We set up everything on the side porch of the house, including a mock tent made out of old sheets to really 'feel' like we were in a desert. Without water we were well on our way!!

As magically as the Red Sea parted in the Passover story, the water receded in the basement. And the Seder began. There were sounds of the plumber snaking the sewer line in the background, but that was music to my frantic ears. When it was time to serve the first course, water was again flowing in the house.

Everything seemed to be back to normal, until.... I went down the basement to grab something from the laundry room and I was greeted with flowing water. Between the time the plumber left and the dessert was served, the sewer pipe had cracked causing leak #2. 

This tale of holiday woe brings to mind a story that Valerie Ginyard (VKG Associates), one of the Women's Yellow Pages' Women of Accomplishment, shares in her profile in the new, 2008-09 directory. It goes like this:

    In 4th grade I was supposed to take a piano test on a song I hadn’t learned. I arrived before the teacher and began to practice the song when I         discovered that a piano key was broken. Thinking I was off the hook, I stopped practicing. When the Nun got there she told me to “Play it like         it’s not broken.” Ever since then, that’s the motto I use to overcome adversity.

All is now repaired (at least on the plumbing front) in our house, and we even had a new Instant-Hot faucet installed.

I hope you will remember to pick up your 2008-09 print edition of the Women's Yellow Pages so you can read the rest of Valerie's profile, as well as those of the other thirteen featured Women of Accomplishment. Or, if you prefer, you can access the entire directory online right now at www.philawyp.com.

Ellen Fisher, Publisher who Plays It Like It Isn't Broken

efisher@philawyp.com

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! THE 22nd WOMEN'S YELLOW PAGES!!! GET YOUR COPY TODAY!!!

 

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of the 22nd edition of the Women's Yellow Pages. It looks mahhhhhhhvelous!!!. Find out where to pick up your copy by clicking here. Or browse the entire directory online at www.philawyp.com. We enjoyed putting it together and we know you are going to enjoy doing business with our advertisers.

 

 MEET THE 2008-09 WOMEN OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

There are 14 Women of Accomplishment featured on the cover of the 22nd edition of the Women's Yellow Pages. They are at different stages of their careers, and work in diverse fields, but they all share the vital trait of being impassioned leaders. In their profiles you will read about their inspiring paths to success, discover their unique insights and perspectives, and learn some of their motivational leadership tips.

 

• Mildred 'Millie' Bell, Skin Health Solutions, LLC

• Kimberly J. Brumbaugh, BrumbaughWealth Management Group

• Valerie K. Ginyard,VKG Associates, Inc.

• Kathleen Gregory, Professional Duplicating, Inc.

• Iola Harper, lgC Consulting, LLC

• Sharon N. Humble, Esq., Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP

• Maureen C. Ingelsby, Realtor®, Century 21 Alliance- Drexel Hill

• Bronwyn L.Martin PhD,MBA,Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

• Anne M. Morrisey, Keystone Mercy & AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plans

• Sunny Pierce, Pierce Settlement Services, LLC

• Emily F. Pollard,M.D., FACS, Plastic Surgeon

• Sharon M. Powers, Bryn Mawr College & Haverford College Career Development Office

• Terriann Procida, Innovative Benefit Planning, LLC

• Donna L. Urian, CPA, Fischer Cunnane & Associates Ltd.

Click here to (electronically) meet them all and read their profiles.

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Accountants, Certified Public Acupuncture
Advertising Specialties Advertising/Public Relations
Aircraft Charter and Management Alcohol/Drug Treatment
Animal Communicators Apparel
Art Appraisal Association Management
Astrology Attorney Support Services
Attorneys Audiology
Auto Tags/Notaries Automobile Sales/Leasing
Banks Barter and Trade Exchanges
Beads Bed & Breakfast Inns

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THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

"There are no problems - only opportunities to be creative."  ~Dorye Roettger

LOOK LIKE YOU'RE NOT WORKING, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE REALLY NETWORKING

"I may look like I'm not working, but I'm really networking." If you like the concept of this saying:, then you'll probably like being a part of the Women's Yellow Pages community. As an advertiser, your message will appear in both the print and online directory for an entire year. This means that even when you aren't working, the Women's Yellow Pages is out there networking for you. It's really affordable, too!! Please email info@philawyp.com or call 610-446-4747 for the full scoop.

P.S. Sign up to advertise before June 1st and we'll post your listing online in June. That means you get an extra 10 months FREE exposure prior to the start of your official contract year! What a deal!

CONGRATS CORNER
Congrats to...

 

 Donna Allie and Team Clean, Inc. for being the #1 Minority-owned business in the Philadelphia Business Journal's top list.

 

Sheri Cole and The Career Wardrobe for being the recipient of the Champion in Action award from Citizens Bank, NBC 10, Greater Philadelphia Cares, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, and Philly.com.

 

Anne Klein and Anne Klein Communications Group for receiving a Pepperpot Ladle award in the Media Relations category from the Philadelphia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

 

Irene Marshall, CPA, Mitchell & Titus for being selected as one of the 40 Under 40 awardees from the Philadelphia Business Journal.

 

(Attention 22nd edition 's Women's Yellow Pages advertisers: Please send your accolades to congrats@philawyp.com.)

FAMOUS FIRSTS BY AMERICAN WOMEN

 

All sorts of fascinating firsts by American women (from the first person born to English parents in America to the first woman in U.S. history to win a presidential primary) await you when you click here: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensfirsts1.html.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOB (Women-Owned Businesses)
 

Privately-held 50% or more women-owned firms are just as likely as all privately-held firms to have employees (23% of women-owned firms compare to 25% of all firms).

 

* From Center for Women's Business Research

PHILLY PHEMALE PHACT OF THE MONTH
Did you know that...?

 

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911), a prominent abolitionist and poet, moved to Philadelphia (1006 Bainbridge Street) with her daughter in 1871, following the 1864 death of her husband. Her move followed a long lecture tour of the South where she spoke to both African-American and mixed audiences on the need for temperance, education, and higher moral standards among blacks. She continued to write and became active in the segregated National Women's Christian Temperance Union (serving as leader of the Negro branch from 1883-1890), organized black Sunday schools, served as a director of the American Association of Education of  Colored Youth, and was involved in organizing the National Association of Colored Women of which she became vice-president in 1897. Harper also advocated woman's rights and participated in both the 1875 and 1887 American Woman Suffrage Association conventions.

 

* Adapted from Women in the City of Brotherly Love... and Beyond: Tours and Detours in Delaware Valley Women's History, by Gayle Brandow Samuels with Lucienne Beard and Valencia Libby, Second Edition 1996.

LOCAL EVENTS OF NOTE:
 

MAY 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Date 

Event 

Organization 

Location and Time 

Contact Info 

May 1 & May 3

"12 Branding Tools to Grow Your Business"

Brand Champs

9:00 am - 12:00 pm;

Arbor Glen Conference Center, 100 Monroe Street, Bridgewater, NJ

732-356-7035

fran@brandchamps.com

 

May 1

NKF High Heels Kick Out Kidney Disease Fashion Event

National Kidney Foundation

6:00 - 9:00 pm;

Neiman Marcus in King of Prussia

Jennifer Wolf

215-923-8611

May 1

Women's Health Events at Lankenau Hospital

Women's Health Source

6:30 - 8:30 pm;

Lankenau Hospital, The Lankenau Room, Medical Science Building, 6th FL, 100 Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood

1-866-CALL-MLH

May 1

75th Anniversary Celebration

Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

6:00 - 9:00 pm;

Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Huntingdon Valley

Wendy Klinghoffer

215-887-5122

info@emccc.org

 

May 1

Business Showcase 2008

"The Premier Business Expo"

Delaware County Chamber of Commerce/Main Line Chamber of Commerce

1:00 - 6:00 pm;

Drexelbrook Corporate Events Center, Drexelbrook Drive & Valley Road, Drexel Hill

Kristen Durning

610-565-3677 X114

kristend@delcochamber.org

 

May 1

Electing Women - Effecting Change

 

HOT OFF THE PRESS, The brand new 22nd Edition of the Women's Yellow Pages will be handed out at this event

Women's Way

5:00 pm;

Sheraton City Center Hotel

Molly McAndrew

215-985-0333 X226

mmcandrew@womensway.org

 

May 2

Local Monthly Satellite Meeting

Center City NAWBO

9:00 - 10:00 am;

The Fork Restaurant, 306 Market Street, Philadelphia

Roslyn Pilla

888-977-3873

roslyn@pillacreative.com

 

May 2

Local Monthly Satellite Meeting

Chester, Montgomery Counties NAWBO

9:00 - 10:00 am;

Executive Office Link, Great Valley Corporate Center, 7 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 200, Malvern

Karen Higgins

610-831-5723

khiggins@aandecomm.com

Nancy Vinkler

610-650-0227

ngvinkler@vie-web.com

 

May 2

 

 

Local Monthly Satellite Meeting

Delaware County NAWBO

9:00 - 10:00 am;

The Ivy Group, 1100 N. Providence Road, Media

Nancy Davis

610-566-5680

davis@ivygroup.com

 

May 2

Local Monthly Satellite Meeting

Bucks County NAWBO

9:00 - 10:00 am;

Bucks County Country Club, 2600 York Road, Jamison

Sheila Jacobs, 215-860-5233

sheila.jacobs@raymondjames.com

 

May 4

Healthy Women Creating Change 2008 - "Be Inspired and Be Supported"

Rose Tree Holistic Health

3:00 - 5:00 pm;

Rose Tree Holistic Health, 904 North Providence Road, Media

Deborah Shipley

484-326-6597

 

May 6

It's a No-Brainer

Midlantic Business Alliance

7:30 - 9:00 am;

The Country Squire Diner, 2560 West Chester Pike, Broomall

Mary Ellen McLaughlin

1-800-533-3732

 

May 6

Chestnut Street Stroll

Center City Proprietors Association

5:30 - 7:30 pm;

Pearl, 1904 Chestnut Street (promptly at 5:30)

215-545-7766

May 6-8

Annual Conference

New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners

Ocean Place Resort & Spa, One Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, NJ

609-799-5101

njawbo@njawbo.org

 

May 7

Business Success Workshop

Exton Region Chamber of Commerce

8:00 - 9:30 am;

Holiday Inn Express, 120 Pottstown Pike

610-363-7746

chamber@ercc.net

 

May 7

It's a No-Brainer

Midlantic Business Alliance

7:00 - 8:30 am;

Cokesbury Village, 726 Loveville Road, Hockessin, DE

Mary Ellen McLaughlin

1-800-533-3732

 

May 7

Networking Breakfast & Power Partnering Event

Women's Referral Network/Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

7:30 - 11:30 am;

The Greathouse at Loch Nairn Golf Club, 514 McCue Road, Avondale

610-444-0774

info@scccc.com

 

May 7

Enhance Your Career Through Wellness and Beauty

Women's Regional Business Council

6:00 pm;

Margaret Kuo's Restaurant, 175 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne

215-628-0277

info@wrbcouncil.org

 

May 7

"Entrepreneurial Women:  50 is the New 30!"

eWomenNetwork Southern New Jersey

11:30 am - 1:30 pm;

The Mansion on Main Street, Plaza 3000, Voorhees, NJ

Marilyn Kleinberg

609-601-1333

marilynkleinberg@eWomenNetwork.com

 

May 7

You Don't Ever Close a Sale, You Open a Relationship - Here's How

 

Speaker:  Neen James

Women's Business Forum

8:00 -9:00 am;

The James-Lorah House, 132 North Main Street, Doylestown

267-337-6073

May 7

2008 Chaos Designs Fashion Expo

IKEA Conshohocken

7:00 - 9:30 pm;

IKEA Conshohocken, 400 Alan Wood Road, Philadelphia

Beth McMenamin

610-834-0150 X1935

Beth.mcmenamin@memo.ikea.com

 

Luz Morales

610-834-0150 X1338

luz.morales@memo.ikea.com

 

 

May 8

Young Professionals Happy Hour

Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry

6:00 - 8:00 pm;

Barnaby's of West Chester,

15 South High Street, West Chester

Jeff Simon

610-725-9100- X35

jsimon@cccbi.org

 

May 8

Emotional Marketing

Main Line Chamber of Commerce

4:00 - 6:30 pm;

Main Line Chamber Conference Center, 175 Strafford Avenue, Suite 130, Wayne

610-687-6232 X100

info@mlcc.org

 

May 8

When, Why and How to Use IT Consultants

National Association of Women Business Owners-Greater Philadelphia

11:30 am - 1:30 pm;

Margolis & Company, 401 E. City Avenue, Suite 600, Bala Cynwyd

Jane Barr Pino

215-628-3875

nawbophl@barrpino.com

 

May 8

Champagne Anniversary Celebration

A Chance to Heal

6:00 - 8:00 pm;

Ligne Roset, 4131 Main Street, Philadelphia

215-885-2420

info@achancetoheal.org

 

May 8

Does Technology Keep You Up At Night?

National Association of Women Business Owners

11:30 am - 1:30 pm;

Margolis & Company, 401 E. City Avenue, Suite 600, Bala Cynwyd

215-628-3875

nawbophl@barrpino.com

 

May 8

Girls Night Out!

eWomenNetwork King of Prussia

6:00 - 9:00 pm;

MotoPhoto, 279 E. Swedesford Road, Wayne

Rosemary Russell

610-864-6186

rosemaryrussell@eWomenNetwork.com

 

May 8

Percolator

Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce

8:00 - 9:15 am;

Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne

Marie Kurko

215-943-7400

mkurko@lbccc.org

 

May 10

Sustainaball

The Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia

7:00 - 11:00 pm;

Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia

Leanne Krueger-Braneky

leanne@sbnphiladelphia.org

 

May 12

Young Professional Network's 2nd Annual Success in the City

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

6:00 - 9:00 pm;

Pyramid Club, 1735 Market Street, 52nd FL, Philadelphia

215-545-1234

May 13

Creating the Purposeful Life Personally & Professionally

 

Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce

8:00 am - 1:30 pm;

Northampton Valley Country Club, Route 332 Newtown-Richboro Road, Richboro

Terri Moran-Hagan

215-943-7400

tmoranhagan@lbccc.org

 

May 13

The Power of Persuasion

Professional Women's Roundtable

5:30 - 8:00 pm;

Federal Reserve Bank, 7th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia

215-628-9884

Events@PWRoundtable.com

 

May 13

Juggling Life & Work

Wilmington Women in Business

6:00 - 8:00 pm;

University and Whist Club, 805 North Broom Street, Wilmington, DE

302-656-4411

May 13

Secrets to Small Business Success:  Young Entrepreneurs

Center City Proprietors Association

5:30 - 7:00 pm;

RAE 2929 Arch Street, Phila

215-545-7766

May 14

Women's Network Luncheon

North Penn Chamber

11:30 am - 1:30 pm;

Village Caterers, 969 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville

215-362-9200

info@northpenn.org

 

May 14

Business Before Business Networking Reception

Exton Region Chamber of Commerce

7:30 - 9:00 am;

Heatherwood Retirement Community, 3180 Horseshoe Pike, Honeybrook

610-363-7746

chamber@ercc.net

 

May 14

Women's Wellness Workshop:  Stress Management for the Modern Woman

National Association of Women Business Owners-South Jersey

6:00 - 8:30 pm;

Cherry Hill Library

609-923-5889

info@nawbosouthjersey.org

 

May 14

"If Your Clothes Could Talk, What Would They Say About You?  How to Successfully Brand Yourself"

Featuring:  Megan Kristal, President/Founder of Kristal Closets

Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry

11:30 am - 1:00 pm;

CCCBI Headquarters, 1600 Paoli Pike, Malvern

Olivia Hecksher

610-725-9100 X12

ohecksher@cccbi.org

 

May 15

Premier Annual Awards Dinner

 

Women's Referral Network

5:30 - 9:00 pm;

Chester Valley Golf Club, Malvern

610-639-9776

info@wrnchesco.com

 

May 15

How to Stay Positive in the Face of Challenges and Problems

Center City Proprietors Association

12:00 - 1:30 pm;

CCPA Office, 1528 Walnut Street, 12th Floor Meeting Room

215-545-7766
May 16 10th Annual Evening in the Park The Wellness Community of Philadelphia 7:00 - 10:00 pm; The Susan Morgan Center at Ridgeland, Chamounix Drive, West Fairmount Park, Phila 215-879-7733 info@twcp.org

 

 

May 20

Upper Bucks Business EXPO 2008-The Great Outdoors

Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce

12:00 - 6:00 pm;

Quakertown High School, 600 Park Avenue, Quakertown

215-536-3211

info@ubcc.org

 

May 20

Lunch with the City's Leaders - Larry Kane

Center City Proprietors Association

11:45 am- 1:30 pm;

Brasserie Perrier, 1619 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

215-545-7766

May 20

Success Secrets

eWomenNetwork King of Prussia

11:30 am - 2:00 pm;

Chadwick's/The Club at Shannondell, 2750 Egypt Road, Audubon

Rosemary Russell

610-864-6186

rosemaryrussell@eWomenNetwork.com

 

May 20

Lunch Meeting

 

 

Executive Women International

12:00 - 1:30 pm;

Positano Coast, 212 Walnut Street, Phila

Cheryl Walmsley

215-575-2405

cwalmsley@bpgltd.com

 

May 21

Power Optimism:  Use it to Drive Your Business and Your Life

Women's Business Forum

7:30 - 9:00 pm;

The James-Lorah House, 132 North Main Street, Doylestown

267-337-6073

May 22

Business After Business Networking Reception

Exton Region Chamber of Commerce

5:00 - 7:00 pm;

237 N. Pottstown Pike, Exton

 

610-363-7746

chamber@ercc.net

 

May 22

Purpose, Passion, Pathways Luncheon 2008

Emcee:  Neen James

Women's Resource Center

11:00 am - 2:00 pm;

Union League, 140 S. Broad Street, Phila

610-687-6391

info@womensrc.com

 

May 27

Network at Noon

Main Line Chamber of Commerce

11:30 am - 1:30 pm;

Yangming, 1051 Conestoga Road, Bryn Mawr

610-687-6232 X100

info@mlcc.org

 

May 28

Women's Business Network

Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

12:00 - 1:30 pm;

Abington Library, Abington

Wendy Klinghoffer

215-887-5122

info@emccc.org

 

May 29

Leadership Conference

National Association of Women Business Owners-Greater Philadelphia

8:00 am - 2:00 pm;

Levy Conference Center, University of Penn, 3400 Chestnut Street, Phila

Jane Barr Pino

215-628-3875

nawbophl@barrpino.com

 

May 29

Lunch with the City's Leaders - Meryl Levitz

Center City Proprietors Association

11:45 am- 1:30 pm;

Brasserie Perrier, 1619 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

215-545-7766

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