Professional Women's Network of the Monterey Peninsula
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NETWORKING NEWSBRIEF
  
Volume 32, Issue 12     December  2015
In This Issue
Monthly Showcase Opportunities
Board Contact Information
December Business Highlight
President's Message
Coffee Talk
Quick Links 

Welcome New Members 

 
Laura Gisbourne
Gisbourne Development
 
Shelley C. Bennett
Shelley Bennett Skincare
 
Tasha Friedell
Rodan and Fields Skincare
 
Michele Damron
Nourish Massage and Wellness
 
Myra Martinez
Sotheby's International Realty

Virginia Roles
The Monterey Herald 

Do you know someone who would benefit from becoming a new member of PWN? Invite a friend, colleague or business contact to attend a regular, evening meeting at no charge! 
Current members can click here select "Member Login" once you are in your member profile print a PWN guest pass ($20 value). Another benefit of being a PWN member!
 
 




Business Showcases 
will continue in 2016!
 
One of the benefits of a PWN membership is presenting a showcase of your business at our monthly meetings. If you would like more information on Showcasing your business in 2016 contact:
 
 Julie Foucht

Your 2015 PWN
Board of Directors

Loree Van Bebber
President
831.424.1099

Laurie Bend
Vice President
831.917.2118

 

Ileen Groves
Treasurer
831.776.8914

Doris Beckman
Secretary
831.601.4584

Angelika Lipow
Membership Chair
831.444.7706

Fundraising Chair 

831.915.8317

Ellen Wrona
Programs Chair
ellen@ArmstrongProductions.com
831.809.7811

Jennifer Harty
Special Events Chair
831.869.1080
  
Raina Venoy
Communications Chair 
831.383.8644

Cammie Jones
Past President
831.394.8419

2015 Committee Chairs

Ileen Groves
Networking Lunch

Sandra Collingwood
New Member Orientation
831.373.5352

Diane Glim
Ambassadors
831.783.1065

Laurie Bend
Technology Chair 
831.917.2118

Deb Oleynik
Newsbrief Chair
831.747.1187

Denise Kaku & Zia Shapiro
Showcase Co-Chairs
Denise Kaku
831.655.9891  
831.601.5315

Jennifer Dority 
Mixer Coordinator

Please contact a board member to join a committee or submit your suggestions and ideas.


Upcoming
PWN Programs
(programs/events subject to change)  
  
January 6, 2016


Mary Duan, Editor
Monterey County Weekly

Leaning In: 
Bringing Courage and Zen to Work

5:30 - 8:00
Embassy Suites - Monterey Bay
1441 Canyon Del Rey, 
 Seaside , CA



Announcing the 
2016 PWN Board of Directors...

President:
Julie Ahearn
 
Vice President:
Mary Jeanne Vincent
 
Secretary:
Diane Glim

Treasurer:
Angelika Lipow

Membership:
Doris Beckman

Programs:
Rebecca Perry

Special Events:
Myra Martinez

Fundraising:
Jennifer Harty

Communications:
Laurie Bend

Past President:
Loree Van Bebber

Thank you to all the 2015 Board of Directors for your wonderful leadership and dedication to PWN! 

Congratulations and good luck for a fabulous year to our incoming PWN Board of Directors!



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Business Mixer


One of the benefits of a PWN Membership is the opportunity to sponsor a

mixer at your place of business. This is a fantastic way to show everyone what you have to offer!

  

For information on hosting one of these monthly mixers, contact 
our Mixer Coordinator, Jennifer Dority 





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Would you like some advertising for your business at our
monthly meetings?

Become a sponsor!

And yet another benefit of your PWN Membership is the opportunity to sponsor our monthly meetings. Becoming a sponsor helps offset the cost of the meeting and gains acknowledgement for your business. 
 
Your business will be recognized in the Newsbrief, on the PWN website meeting details page and at the serving table at our meeting.
 

Sponsorships fill up early
so click below to
reserve your spot!




  

QUIZ TIME!

How closely have you read your PWN Newsbrief? If you can correctly answer the question below, your name will be put into a drawing for $10 in PWN Bucks. That's just like $10 in cash to spend with any PWN Member!
 
Here is this month's question:

Who is the new 
2016 
PWN President?

Send your response to
 
All correct answers will be entered in the drawing at the December meeting.
You must be present to win!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 


 


 

  

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PO Box 1489  

Seaside, CA 93955

  

  


 


 


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Join Us As We Honor
Doris Beckman
Our 2016

  
Celebration and 
Silent Auction
"The Gift of Giving"
 
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 2015   
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Embassy Suites- Monterey Bay
1441 Canyon Del Rey, Seaside  
 
  CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets for $20 each through Nov. 30th ;  
after Nov. 30th tickets may be purchased at the door for $25.  
 
BID ON SILENT AUCTION ITEMS:
This year's Woman of the Year Holiday Celebration & Silent Auction will have fabulous items to bid on donated by a variety of local businesses. You don't want to miss this annual event and make sure you congratulate our newest Woman of the Year, Doris Beckman, Golden Connections.
 
Thank you to our Woman of the Year Sponsors!
 
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
   
BRONZE SPONSORS: 
   
Every year, PWN honors one of our members who represents the ideals and values of our organization.  Someone who is active and committed to the vision of strong community, building relationships and supporting women in business.   This person exemplifies leadership, ethics and heart in all aspects of their life.
About Doris:
 
Doris is a long-time member of PWN and has been active in the organization: participating on numerous committees, co-hosting "Coffee Talk" and serving on the Board of Directors as Secretary. 

Doris has so many wonderful characteristics:
  • She listens to the concerns of the people she wishes to serve;
  • She follows her passion;
  • She leads by example;
  • She is Honest and Compassionate; and
  • She is willing to take a risk by changing her business model to reach those who need her the most.
Doris is actively involved in the women's community on the Peninsula. She understands that life can change in and instant, so she never takes anything for granted. She has an appreciation for the simple things in life which makes her perfectly suited to help the women she serves through GOLDEN CONNECTIONS.
 
CALL TO ACTION:
DONATE COATS TO OUR ANNUAL DRIVE
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The Professional Women's Network continues the tradition of asking our members to donate new (or gently-worn) coats to the "One Warm Coat" drive sponsored by the Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast in cooperation with Del Monte Shopping Center and Country Club Cleaners. Every year, our generous members donate coats of all sizes that are collected, cleaned and donated to members of our community who are in need. All coats collected stay in Monterey County. Can you help us this year? Please bring your coats for infants, children, teens and adults, for boys and girls, men and women to the WOTY event and place them in the "One Warm Coat" container at our event. Thank you for your donations!
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For more information call Jen at 831.869.1080 or email her at jenharty@clearcoursecreation.com

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Join us to
Mingle and Munch at Lunch!

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PWN POWER NETWORKING

AND LUNCH 

Thursday, December 17, 2015

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

 

Bay Park Hotel in Monterey

(catered by Crazy Horse Restaurant)

1425 Munras Ave, Monterey, CA 93940  

(Munras & Soledad)

Conveniently located just off Highway 1

 

On the third Thursday of every month from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm PWN holds a monthly Power Networking & Lunch. We now have a new venue that can accommodate all of us at the Bay Park Hotel in Monterey.

 

Please note the new 11:30am starting time:

               11:30 to 12:00 - Check-in & Networking

               12:00 to 12:30 - Introductions

               12:30 to 12:45 - Raffles/Testimonials

               12:45 to   1:00 - More Networking Time!

 

Lunch includes: Soup & Salad Bar, Beverage, Tax, & Tip

                  

$14 prepaid on the PWN website

$15 at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit/Debit Card)  

 

Please click here to visit the PWN website to RSVP online For questions or more details, please contact Ileen Groves at igroves@bookkeepingexpress.com. 

 

(RSVP strongly suggested but not required. However, as a courtesy to  staff, please seriously consider an RSVP so they can set up enough tables and chairs for us!r

 

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Are you interested in having your business highlighted here?
Simply go to the PWN online store and purchase the
 
After you have paid online, email your 250-word article (in a Word Document) to Newsbrief chair, Deb Oleynik no later than the 15th of the month prior to your preferred publication month.  Each month the PWN Newsbrief will highlight the business of one of our members. We will accept one article per Newsbrief on a first come, first served basis.

 
 
Presidents Message 

Hello PWN Tribe,

I just want to take this opportunity to thank you one and all for a wonderful year as President of PWN.  You have all made my year a little brighter, a little shinier and a whole lot more exciting.  

We are finishing off the year with a wonderful event... Woman of the Year... DORIS BECKMAN!!!  All of the committees have been working very diligently to get everything ready (it reminds me of the elf's at the North Pole.)  It will all come together on December 2nd at the Embassy Suites Hotel.  There will be fun, food and a silent auction with everything you could possibly want for holiday gifts.  

I wish you all the best in the coming year and I know Julie Ahearn and the new Board of Directors will be AWESOME.  

Hope your 2015 was GREAT and 2016 will be even better.

Loree Van Bebber, 2015 PWN President
Cal Coastal * 831.424.1099

 

Are you Getting the Most from Your  Membership Benefits?

Have You Posted Your Upcoming Events
on the PWN website?

Have You Submitted your Member to Member Testimonial? 
 

Post Your Upcoming Event on the PWN Website 

Click here to visit the PWN website for listings of current member events and activities. As a member, you have the benefit of adding your upcoming event to our website at no charge. Sign in to your member profile to access the member events page or contact  Laurie Bend, Tech Chair for details.

Calling All Members! Submit Testimonials!  
If you have a testimonial (or two) you would like to share with the membership, please email it to  Laurie Bend, Tech Chair and she will include it on the PWN website Testimonials page. Our testimonials are now featured on the front page of the PWN website. Check it out! www.pwnmonterey.org


Coffee Talk
coffee

Please join Laurie Bend, PWN Vice President and this month's co-host, TBD, for a cup of coffee or tea and chat on any topic you want to discuss Tuesday, December 22nd at 1:00 p.m. at Peet's Coffee in Monterey, 560 Munras. Have questions about networking? Want to share more about you and your business? Do you want to brainstorm about business success strategies? Curious about fun activities on the peninsula? Any and all topics welcomed; PWN related or not!

Please note schedule variation... "Coffee Talk" will be the 4th Tuesday in the month of December between 1 and 2 p.m.  We will resume our normal 4th Thursday of the month schedule in 2016.

Drop by if you have some time for a coffee or tea and an informal chat on a personal level.

We are looking for members who would like to host each monthly "Coffee Talk." All you need to do is be willing to host the chat at Peet's and share an hour of your time! 
 
Email Laurie Bend, pageonedesign, if you are interested in hosting an upcoming month.