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FEBRUARY EVENT: Love Your Self, Love Your Body Lingerie Party! |
Cost & Location TBD!
Thursday, February 8th
6:30pm- 9:00pm
Come on out for some fun at this pre-Valentine's Day celebration of loving the most important person in your life - YOU!
Click here for a link with more details and place to RSVP
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TWM eNewsletter
Enrich Your World & the World Around You!
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January/February '07
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Greetings!
All the world’s a stage and everyone has their part,
so the saying goes?and one man whose life we
celebrate at this time who certainly played his role in
the
advancement
and encouragement of humanity’s potential for
peaceful co-existence both in this country and
abroad was of course, Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Although not necessarily associated with
women’s issues, MLK illuminated concepts of equality
and social justice that can apply to the feminist
movement and whose life work and mission, most
clearly articulated in his “I Have a Dream”
speech, reverberates at the core of TWM.
MLK's world platform to spread his message
of peace, equality and freedom for all was
a rallying call that applied not only to the turbulent
60’s but the need for which continues on today.
Each of us has our own part to play in making MLK’s
dream become a reality - by taking responsibility for
demonstrating our own individual greatness,
and to
recognize the unity and
celebrate the diversity which exists within and all
around us that will allow us to live harmoniously
with one another.
Of course in theory we all like to admit we can easily
or perhaps already do this, but the reality is that
only when we really know and accept who we
are and feel
connected to that, can we truly connect to,
understand and respect another human being no
matter who they are or where they come from. That
is why TWM relates the two concepts of diversity
and women together through programs that allow
women to learn both about themselves as well as
each other, and why we feel that women’s
personal
growth and development is essential to the evolution
and peacemaking capabilities of our human
family,
and why we continue to create opportunities that
unite and empower women both here and abroad in a
variety of unique ways.
This time of year is also significant for TWM, as the
organization was founded with our first event which
took place on Chinese New Year of 2001. As we
celebrate our sixth year anniversary, we move
forward in 2007 with a renewed sense of purpose,
determination and excitement to do our part in
inspiring women to make this world the best it can be
for all people, everywhere!
Before we talk about our plans for 2007, we want to
thank everyone who came out on Wednesday,
December 13th for our TWM End-of-Year
Fundraiser Gathering, which included a
wonderful Wine Tasting, festive Holiday
Bazaar and
incorporated our annual ESP (Empower, Support
&
Promote Each Other & Ourselves) Conference.
We raised just over $2000 for TWM and many great
connections were made among attendees, vendors
and speakers alike!
Read
below article for all the details
Also at the end of the year, TWM awarded
our Certificates of Appreciation for Outstanding
Service, which were
handed out at the fundraiser and went to:
Sally Sullivan/Gatekeeping Goddess;
Jane Lee/Membership Maven; Sally
Mercedes/Industrious,Illustrious
Intern;Melanie McEvoy/Fundraising Phenom;
Ana Djordjevic/Passionate Program
Coordinator; Kate Brett/Committee Catalyst
& Pow Wow Princess; Kekla
Magoon/INSPIRER Editor Extraordinaire.
Thank
you all for your amazing efforts! If you
have time, talent, or treasure that you would like to
share with
TWM, see the below article on how to get more
involved, and be sure to check off the Volunteer
Opportunities Interest Category on your
subscriber
profile.
For those of you who have were not able to attend
the fundraiser, don't forget there
are several
other
ways you can support
our
mission of
educating, inspiring and motivating women to
express their full power and potential in the world.
There are many costs
associated with putting the
events together with the staff needed to
coordinate and run them year round. We
urgently need your
financial support to continue doing what we are
doing and eventually grow to offer you even
more. Whether you become a TWM Member, use
GoodSearch.com
or spend $5 for
a CHICKS ROCK button, every penny counts, so
please contribute to the best of your ability!
As for what lies ahead, you
already know about our Upcoming Event tonite,
New Year, New You! Igniting Your Passions for
2007 which will be the first in series of several
collaborations with other women's organizations
around the city that we mentioned in our last
eNewsletter. This one is with WomanVision, a
company that provides ceremonies and
rituals for the modern day woman that are based on
traditions from around the world. See below
article for more details, and we hope to see you
there!
You'll also notice that we'll be doing a fun and
empowering pre-Valentine's Day event on
Thursday,
February 8th called Love Your Self, Love
Your
Body! which will be a "Lingerie Party"... We
all know how finding the right bra can be challenging,
and that's why we'll have an expert on hand to not
only help us with that, but with all the body issues
that go along with the process of purchasing our
most intimate apparel - it's a wonderful opportunity
for us to feel great
about our physical selves! See below for more
details
and stay tuned for a separate announcement as well
coming soon.
In other news, as you see we've published some of
the results from our TWM 2006 Survey,
which
provided useful data, feedback and insights for us -
thanks very much to all who responded!
We're also excited to announce that we have
recently published
the second edition
of our, INSPIRER
Newsletter,
so be sure that your snail mail address is up to date
by going to the Update Email Address/Profile
link at the bottom of this email to get the
printed version. You can also check it out in PDF
version by clicking here or in the article below.
We are going to be trying some different things in
2007, so you may be receiving more and/or different
types of communication from us than you are used
to. TWM will continue to connect you with
other dynamic, diverse women and expand your
internal
and
external horizons with a blend of enjoyable activities
and
events that are both serious and sublime. As we
go
through the year we'll be
experimenting with new formats and ideas to expand
our own
horizons, so stay tuned and let us know if you'd like
to get involved!
Here's to making 2007 the best year yet!
Kristina M. Leonardi, Founder & Executive Director
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LAST MONTH'S EVENT: TWM End-of-Year Fundraiser Gathering: Wine Tasting, ESP and Holiday Bazaar Bonanza!
Wednesday, December 13th 6:30pm-9:00pm
More than 50 men and women came on out to
support The Women's Mosaic while
sampling some amazing wine, hearing from dynamic
women and shopping for that special holiday gift, all
at the beautiful and spacious East Village spot
Discovery Wines!
Attendees learned about and tasted a variety of
wines and did some holiday shopping from our women-
owned business vendors who sold everything from
biscotti to soaps to jewlery and other decorative
items - we had a lovely selection, if we do say so
ourselves! And of course the highlight of the
evening were our inspiring and dynamic ESP Speakers
where we learned about everything from a Vagina
Festival to Living Green to PR Secrets! Below please
find a list of all our speakers, vendors and donors to
the Silent Auction - many thanks to them all for
making our event a huge success!
VENDORS: Beijo Bags *Bel Biscotto *
Designer
Knitwear by Michi
*Ellis Designs
*Gahlou Wellness, LLC
*Habitat Barone
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Joan Huggard Stained Glass
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The Swimming Paintbrush
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Linda Joy Creations
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LM Jewelry Designs
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Soap in the Slope
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sweetriot
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Swish Designs
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ESP PRESENTERS: Joanna
Lindenbaum/Women, Power
& Connection
*Alisa Vitti/Building Your Own Menstrual Health
Natural Medicine Cabinet
Alexandra Jacoby/Vagina Festival
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Maria Sacks/Holistic Health Counseling*
Samarra Mbenga/2+2=4 EVERY TIME; EMOTIONS=100
* Kelly
Janes/Living the Green Life in NYC *
Kathy Canfield Shepard/Bridging the Gap between the
Arts and Business Worlds*
Jane Ubell-Meyer/How to Get You or Your Product in
the Media*
Cathleen Williams/Your Power Can Move
Mountains
SILENT AUCTION DONORS: 15Second Pitch
Center of Female Empowerment, *
LLC
Designer Knitwear by Michi*
Equinox Fitness Clubs*
Habitat Barone*
Intentions Jewelry*
Kelly Janes*
Laughing Sage Wellness Group*
Madison & Mullholand, Inc.*
Samant� Shoes*
Soap in the Slope*
Soho Dance Studio*
Susan R. Meyer, Coaching
& Consulting*
That Time of Year & York Theatre*
The Swimming Paintbrush*
WomanVision*
Click here to RSVP for a photo and description of this and other Past Events
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JANUARY EVENT: New Year, New You! Ignite Your Passions for 2007
Wednesday, January 17th 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Come gather with the ladies of both TWM and
WomanVision,
as we co-sponsor this Women's Circle
to start 2007 fueling the fire of your passions!
What is the one thing you long to accomplish or step
into by December 31, 2007?
Where will you direct your attention and passion
during this upcoming year?
Join us for an experiential, all-woman's evening as we
vision and clarify what we want for ourselves in the
New Year. We will tap into our hearts' deepest
desires and re-connect with the passion that we
need to get what we really long for.
Be prepared for a spirited and fun evening - you'll
connect with your inner wisdom and leave excited
and energized!
COST: $20 (TWM Member discount as per
level)
RSVP a must as space is limited!
NOTE: WomanVision is offering a powerful six-month
program starting January 19th called Journey
to Yourself.
For more information click here
- it could be just the breakthrough you need!
Click here for more details and a place to RSVP
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FEBRUARY EVENT: Love Your Self, Love Your Body Lingerie Party!
Thursday, February 8th 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Come on out for this pre-Valentine's Day celebration
of loving the most important person in your life -
YOU! Listen to Lingerie Fit Expert Lisa Cole as
she talks about how body image and self esteem
issues can be connected to lingerie and how it fits
you! Sponsored by FreshPair.com
, you
will also have the opportunity to shop for lingerie at
the event, receive a goodie bag and be eligible for a
raffle for a FreshPair.com gift certificate!
COST & LOCATION TBD - STAY TUNED FOR A
SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH MORE DETAILS!
SPECIAL TWM MEMBER BENEFIT: All TWM
Members in good standing are eligible to sign up for a
FREE 1/2 consultation and fitting with Lisa Cole.
Click here to see a list of all Upcoming Mosaic & non-Mosaic events
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TWM 2006 Survey Results!
Who Is TWM and What Are We Doing - You Told US
Thank you to everyone who took the time to
partake in our TWM 2006 Survey! We had a
great response rate with a diverse cross-section of
people that have known us from the beginning, and
others who have never been to an event, to still
others who were receiving our email for the first
time. There were no real surprises, so the basic
theme that we got out of it was that we are
doing
what we say we do, and serving who we say we
serve!
Some of the highlights and interesting points
of
note
were:
Average Age: 30-35
Religion: 39% Say they are Spiritual but do
not affiliate with any particular religion
How People Feel After They Attend a TWM
Event: Inspired 45%
(close behind: Informed, Enlightened, Connected &
Motivated)
Reason for Not Attending TWM Events:
Lack of time 72%
Preferred Types of Events: Personal Growth
Workshops 57%, Multicultural Events 53%
We will also be taking into consider some of the
suggestions we received regarding cost, location,
topics and
timing of events and announcements so stay tuned
as we try to implement them.
Other feedback we received was:
"I believe in the mission of TWM, even if I can't
always make it to events. I think it's an important
organization to support."
"I have found it difficult to make friends in NYC,
so I like to take part in a group of women to meet
people. I also enjoy coming together with other
women in an atmosphere that is not competitive or
threatening."
"The events are fulfilling."
"I love Kristina's vision and the mission of TWM.
Had
great experiences with the women it attracts and
enjoy the opportunity to learn something new, meet
new and interesting people, and attend events with
other women and network all at the same
time."
"Think you are doing a great job and despite not
attending any of the events, I do
enjoy reading your enewsletter."
"I feel part of a community."
"It [TWM] makes the effort to delve into the
experiences of women from various ethnic/cultural
backgrounds and in doing this it gives women a voice
to express themselves and have their ideas, and
beliefs validated."
"Diverse group of women who think that they
don't have anything in common but you would be
surprised..."
"There are no programs quite like The Women's
Mosaic"
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Special Membership Offer!
Join at the $50 level and receive Lonely Planet's
In honor of our support for the campaign for
National Passport Month, receive a copy of
this very cool and inspiring book from Lonely
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This is a book that
everyone should have - yours only for a $50
Membership Donation today!
ALSO: Join at the $100 level or more and be
one of
the first
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where
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first female president of the United States in
Commander In Chief. Be one of the first people to
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Member of The Women's Mosaic at the $100 level or
more.
Become a Lavender Lady, Violet Visionary, Sterling Supporter or Golden Gal Member Now!
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Become a Member of TWM Today!
Join now to help us continue to bring you these exciting, inspiring programs!
One of the best ways to show your appreciation for
what we are doing is to support The Women's
Mosaic
by becoming a member! We want to expand
and
grow our organization to become a powerful voice for
women, but we cannot do so without your help.
Besides providing general financial
support for the organization, your membership allows
us to garner funds from other sources such as
foundation and corporations; and gives you
benefits
and
perks like reduced admission to our events,
discounts
on various products and services, as well as other
opportunities - the more members we have the more
benefits we can offer. The bottom line is that if
you
enjoy what we are doing, please show your
support! **Join or renew at any level
and
receive a gift card for a COMPLIMENTARY FACIAL
MASSAGE from
SHISEIDO while supplies last.**
The more members we have, the more we can do for
you!
For a full description of Membership Benefits, please click here
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Who's Saying What About TWM...
"TWM brings women together to connect in deep
and profound ways -- offering
transformative experiences that touch and empower
the soul. Opportunities like these
allow the healing process to begin from a place which
recognizes that we are all
universal beings." - Terrie M. Williams,
Inspirational author, "The
Personal Touch" and the forthcoming "Black Pain: It
Just Looks Like We're
Not Hurting" Scribner '07
"The Secretary-General has asked me to thank
you for having sent to him the most recent issue of
INSPIRER. You know the importance which he
attaches to efforts undertaken by inter-
governmental and non-governmental organizations
alike, as well as by individuals, to promote inter-
cultural understanding. He has read with interest,
therefore, the account of the recent activities of the
Women's Mosaic in this field." - Special
Assistant to Kofi Annan, Secretary-General
of the UN
"....so happy to have a report on your work - it is
such important work - you are inspiring and
result-producing." - Helen Gurley Brown,
founder of Cosmopolitan Magazine
To read quotes by Past Partcipants click here
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THANK YOU TO TWM MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS!
See your name listed as a TWM supporter!
We're adding this new section of our TWM
eNewsletter to show our gratitude and give
recognition to financial supporters of TWM. Because
there are too many to list from the past six years,
we are starting this list for those who have joined,
renewed or donated to TWM as of January 1,
2007.
To all of you who have supported
us in the past - THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK
YOU! -
we wouldn't be were we are today without
you!
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INSPIRER Newsletter - ISSUE TWO NOW ONLINE!
Read all about what we've been doing in our second issue of INSPIRER!
Hot off the presses! Issue Two is now up!
In addition to the eNewsletters and announcements
you have been receiving, we have a printed
newsletter called INSPIRER that you can
access here
to read articles about and see photos of some of our
past
events.
The link for our first issue can be found on the Home
or About Us page of our website by clicking here: INSPIRER Newsletter
Issue One
Click here to read INSPIRER Newsletter Issue TWO - PDF Link
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KNOW YOUR TWM LIST OPTIONS
Make sure you are in the know about everything TWM!
We have some exciting opportunities and projects we
want to bring to you but need the time, energy and
resources to do so. We'll
be contacting you periodically about changes, and
ways for you to get more involved. The best thing to
do if you want to be in the innermost loop is to be
sure you've checked off the "Volunteer
Opportunities"
box of the Interest Category section through the
Update Profile/Email Address link on the
bottom of
this email.
Since we have a lot of new subscribers, here is the
full breakdown for you:
*PLEASE CLICK ON THE "UPDATE PROFILE/EMAIL
ADDRESS" LINK AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS
EMAIL IN ORDER TO VIEW AND/OR MAKE CHANGES
TO YOUR SUBSCRIBER PREFERENCES*
Please check off ALL lists that you would like to be
included in. To help you know which lists you want to
be on, please note the interest category descriptions
as follows:
NEWSLETTER This TWM eNewsletter
highlights the past, present and future events and
any other news or information that we need to bring
to you. This email goes out approximately every
other month, and
provides a general overview of what we are doing, so
we recommend that everyone be on this list.
EVENT INVITATIONS & OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
This
list is for separate emails and reminders about the
events themselves or other information that we may
need to let you know about from time to time. The
frequency of these emails will vary depending on how
many events are happening, how many reminders or
updates need to be sent, etc. You should be on this
list if you want to be the most informed about and
current with what TWM is doing.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES This is a
separate list
for emails that will go out to all of you who want to
get more involved by lending your time and energy to
The Women's Mosaic. These emails and reminders are
sent out on an as needed basis for events and
programs we need help with. You should check this
off if you want to know when and how we might
need might your help, energy and input.
CO-ED Events (when men are invited!) If
you are a
MAN, you should definitely check this list off. If you
are a woman, please note that everyone on the
Events List will always get these emails, so if you are
on that list, there is no reason to be on this one,
unless you ONLY want to know about events that
men are invited to....
A NOTE ABOUT SPAM BLOCKING: Obviously,
if you
are not interested in being on any of our lists, please
be sure to unsubscribe below. If you have an email
blocking system, please be sure that you allow email
to come through from any of these addresses:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
TWM has the utmost respect for your privacy, and
only wants to have people on our mailing list that
absolutely want to be on it. We do our best to limit
the amount of emails we send, and do not send out
any unnecessary or inappropriate solicitations, nor do
we make our list available for sale.
Please don't forget to take a look at your profile,
make any changes or updates, and feel free to
contact us with any questions!
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TWM Needs YOU!
Lend your voice, passion, talent, or time to make The Women's Mosaic the best it can be!
* Want to share your culture or other passion?
Plan
a TWM event!
* Volunteer for TWM! We've got many ways
for to you
to help out depending on the skill set you have or
want to develop, and the time you can give.
*Spread the word about TWM! Forward this
email newlsetter on to friends so they can sign up
and become part of our dynamic and diverse
community!
*Become a Member of TWM! Support an
organization that enriches your life and the lives of
others! The more members we have, the more we
can do for you as well as be a force for women both
here and abroad.
*Donate to TWM! Besides actual cash
donations,
we need in-kind donations of supplies, copying,
postage and
other
items to help us cut down on costs.
We are also in need of donated OFFICE
SPACE.
If interested in any of the above contact us directly,
or if you just wanted to be a general volunteer you
can check off the "Volunteer" category
box through the Update Profile/Email Address
link at
the bottom of this page. For information on
internshops we have available please click below.
Volunteer and Internship Listings
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Make a Donation to The Women's Mosaic
Right now we are asking for donations in any amount
to
cover our various operational costs .... every
penny will especially help with our work - anything
you can contribute is very much
needed and appreciated.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Make a donation or join at the $100 level or more and
receive a copy of Commander in Chief while supplies
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