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| Posted by: Michelle Girasole |
8/21/2006 5:46 AM |
For the 3rd year in a row, the Center for Women & Enterprise - Rhode Island annual "Oceans of Opportunity" fundraiser event was a warm, inspiring event. Held at the beautiful Squantum Club on the Providence waterfront, the event drew support from banks, law & accounting firms, politicians, and scores of women who have started or want to start their own businesses.
Wendy, who coordinated the Center's Client Expo was delightful in her skit with Bethany Mascena Tracy, owner of Potential Invitations & Greeting Cards. The two demonstrated the value of CWE-assigned coaching on a woman's business. With Wendy's help, Bethany has grown her business by connecting with wholesale markets and outsourcing operations and sales.
I was invited to participate in the client Expo, as I was a client of CWE in the start-up phase of my business. We displayed the woman-owned client websites that Precision has helped to market online. We shared a table with the charming and talented Jen Bostick from Watermark Designs, who donated her graphic design services to produce the look-and-feel for the event material and signage. Great job, Jen! Everything you touch turns wonderful.
With Laura Theisen covering Precision's booth, I was able to place winning bids on two great silent auction items - an inspiring women's plaque and book set, and a "business event celebration" - most likely, we'll use this for The Sassy Ladies eGuide... book launch!
Miriam, Wendy & I also coordinated the donation of another silent auction item  - a basket filled with all kinds of things a woman would need when starting her own business - calculators, journals, aspirin, networking luncheons - and, of course, wine and chocolate! We also coordinated a panel of seven experts to gather for a "Business Makeover dinner". We envision a Queer-Eye-for-the-Straight-Guy format, but instead of changing hairstyles and home decor, we'll be dishing out advice for improving this woman's business or business idea. We look forward to finding out who the lucky winner is!
In the end, lots of money was raised for a Center whose mission is at the heart of our passion - empowering women to become self-sufficient through business. Congratulations to Carol Malysz, CWE-RI's director, and the event committee for another fabulous evening! |
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