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Many thanks to professional artist and contemporary art collector Francie Bishop Good for providing a fascinating talk and slide show of her creative art collection at our last meeting. Watch the news for Bishop Good's upcoming Fort Lauderdale exhibition titled "The Girls Club." |
'Chicken Soup' Exec to Speak at Dec. 11 Meeting
Theresa Peluso learned the business of publishing from the ground up. She honed her organizational and operational skills at a large publisher in New Jersey until joining Health Communications Inc. (HCI) in Deerfield Beach in 1981. One of HCI's first employees for more than 20 years, Theresa was part of a management team that took HCI from shoestring start-up to the #1 self-help publisher in the country. HCI is home to many New York Times bestsellers and the phenomenal series, Chicken Soup for the Soul.
In 2002, Theresa switched gears, moved her office to her home and turned her sights from business to book development. She recently completed her sixth Chicken Soup for the Soul compilation, Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul, which is the book she will talk about at the December 11 meeting. She works with new and established authors on developmental edits and book proposals. Upcoming projects include more Chicken Soup books, Read a Little Bit About, a series of books to help functionally illiterate teens and adults navigate topics that are relevant and practical in their daily lives, and Sonic Boomers: That Sound You Heard Was YOU Making a Difference, about baby boomers who have discovered the secret to happiness and fulfillment.
As a special holiday treat, HCI is giving each BWA member at December's luncheon a copy of Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul. |
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Elly du Pré Published in Sun-Sentinel
Congratulations to Elly du Pré, executive director of Lighthouse for the Blind, for having an opinion piece published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel recently. Elly’s article, A Feel for Money, discussed issues related to paper currency and the difficulty of visually impaired individuals to tell bills apart.
We're continuing our membership drive through the end of the year, so bring in prospective members! We're looking for new members in executive, decision-making capacities, who contribute to the community, and who enjoy an excellent reputation. The member who brings in the most new members by the end of the year will receive a beautiful gift basket of "pure, Swiss skin care products" from Arbonne International. For a membership application, contact Joan Mikus at 954-463-8772 or jmikus@jackandjillcenter.org.
Congratulations to Chris Madsen
Chris Madsen will be honored by Leadership Broward at the March 22 “Silver Screen Fun Lunch.” The event will take place at Signature Grande. Cindy Schutt will serve as co-chair for the lunch.
Thank You
Thanks to our membership for bringing in personal items for the homeless at Salvation Army and Broward Partnership for the Homeless. A special thanks goes to Sally’s Beauty of Lighthouse Point for donating nail polish and shampoos in bulk, coordinated by Ellen Schulman.
News Needed
Remember to send in items about your professional lives so that we may include them in an upcoming newsletter. Please send information to Cindy Schutt at Cindy@Schutt.com. Thank you!
Fort Lauderdale Tops Growth of Women-owned Businesses
In the last nine years, the number of women-owned companies in Florida has grown 84 percent - the highest growth rate of any state - according to a new report from the Center for Women's Business Research, according to an Associated Press report published in the December 9 issue of The Miami Herald. Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach tied for the top spot nationally, followed by Tampa Orlando and Miami. Let's grow girls!
Continue to Bring Prospective Members
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President - Leslie Backus, 954-554-7990, leslie@backus.com
President-elect - Maria San Juan, 954-356-5509, maria.sanjuan@axa-advisors.com
Treasurer - Leslie Roth, 954-739-7660, lroth@browardgirlscouts.org
Secretary - Anne McMichael, 954-375-3605, Anne_McMichael@securecomputing.com
VP/Programs - Dorothy Klein, 954-357-7469, dklein@bplfoundation.org
VP/Membership - Joan Mikus, 954-463-8772, jmikus@jackandjillcenter.org
VP/Communication - Cindy Schutt, 954-757-2622, cindy@schutt.com
At Large - Ellen Crane Schulman, 954-895-3152, eprosep@bellsouth.net
At Large - Sally Gress, 954-712-2431, sjkgress@hotmail.com
At Large - Edith Pearson, 786-261-9282, epearson50@aol.com
Immediate Past President, Eileen O'Connor, 954-831-1673, georgeandeileen@bellsouth.net |
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