Let's help the new Domestic Violence shelter serving those in need in the area of Troy.
Alma forwarded this announcement about donating to the Domestic Violence shelter serving those in need in the area of Troy. They are in need of supplies. The information can be downloaded right here - Please click on UnityHouse for details. For those unable to get supplies directly to the shelter, we can collect items at our next dinner meeting (Feb. 15th) . Visit the "Calendar of Events"for the meeting announcement.
Many thanks to Jan for hosting our annual candle/home décor fundraiser. On Wednesday January 18, Jan confirmed proceeds of $500! This marks the seventh year Jan has partnered with our club and donated the profits from sales of candles and other home décor items. Lyn M. also hosted another party on January 19. Anyone who was unable to attend the January meeting and would like to place a candle order can contact Lyn at 439-2577. Thank you for graciously supporting this important initiative, proceeds from this fundraiser will support our scholarship program. If you would like to support scholarship program directly, checks can be mailed to: CRWN, P.O. Box 391, Delmar, NY 12054.
We are pleased that New York State Women. Inc. provided us this December issue of The Communicator which you can click to open. Please read up on the news from the NYS organization, and keep in touch with what's happening at the state level.
Click on the link News to view the Capital Region Women’s Network latest updates. Thanks to Catie Black for taking on the job of pulling together this edition of the newsletter. All members are invited to submit news items, about women in the area, business news that impacts us directly or broadly, successes and milestones. ________________________________________________________________________
CRWN member CARMELA doesn't just serve up the best Italian food at SAM'sRestaurant in Albany! She also has a business to register and return your valuable keys, should you ever have the misfortune lose them. Carmella is generously offering to donate HALF the proceeds from the sale of each registered keys to the scholarship foundation to support the Cornelia A. Bregman Scholarship for Women Returning to Education. The attached link LOST-FOUND-KEYS contains the details off this offer to CRWN members and the Lost-Found-Keys service.
Our 2011-2012 Officers are in action... President: Eileen Howe First Vice President: Kathy Macri Second Vice President: Lyn Malinowski Secretary: Arlene Herzog Treasurer: Kathleen Kelleher ________________________________________________________________________
Please visit our "Calendar of Events" page for more information on meetings.
CRWN's Web presence: Other program information and discussion board items may be posted on our Linked In Group or Facebook group. Please join one or both of those pages. We are getting a response from the community at large! These tools can be effective to gain club recognition and new members.
Please help keep our website fresh by providing our webmaster, with any news that should be added to the website. Contact Jean at jneubeck@alphageoscience.com.
Other Items of Interest:
Make every day Earth Day. Click on RECIPESfor cleansers that areeasy to make and use, inexpensive, better for the environment - and very effective! __________________________________________________________________
FYI, To all Capital Region Women's Network members:
The following are the new NYS Women Inc. 2011-2012 officers, elected in June:
President - Mary Ellen Morgan; President Elect - Patricia Hendrickson; First Vice President - Elisa Serfass; Second Vice President - Susan Mager; Secretary - Cindy Welcher; and Treasurer - Laurie Livingston