Women in Focus™ FORUM

SUPPORTING: Women, Men, College Students & Teens

WINTER E-NEWSLETTER | VOLUME I | ISSUE III |JANUARY 12, 2004

UPDATES IN THIS ISSUE President's Message Testimonials February 7th National Tele-Meeting featuring Lindsey Pollak Register Now! WiFF 2004 Weekend Leadership Retreat NAFE 2004 Conference & Updates Networking 'n' Media Publicity at "The Wright Place™" Inland Empire Anointed Women Prayer Conference Welcome Newest Members About Women in Focus™ FORUM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy New Year Members & Supporters: There is much to explore in 2004. If you are ready to achieve and succeed, then Women in Focus™ FORUM is where you need to be. We have already set-up our "2004 Agenda" to support our current and future members, featuring: The Mentorship Match Program: "Parterning People to Achieve Success" Member Only Business Opportunites: Writing, News Features/Profiles, Speaking Opportunities, Job * Postings, Interns, Scholarship Postings, plus more ... Live Bi-Monthly Meetings held in Ontario, California National Bi-Monthly Tele-Meetings open to anyone, anywhere with a telephone line Annual Weekend Leadership Retreat held in Arcadia, California National NAFE Conference held in New York, New York Annual Empowerment Awards Ceremony & Conference held in San Bernardino, California Annual Member Appreciation & Awards of Excellence held in Ontario, California Women in Focus™ FORUM knows that success takes planning at some level; Therefore, we consider it a priority to plan success components to serve our members and parters effectively. Women in Focus™ FORUM intends to deliver on its promise to continually maintain an atmosphere where people can Come to Our Place and "Experience a WiF of Success!" In the Spirit of Service, Jonnetta Chambers, M.A. Founder & President ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TESTIMONIALS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "WiF has been very supportive. I have mentor...I am very serious about my business. I have no complaints...things are being taken care of." [Monica I., Administrative Services Provider] " I am very excited about all I learned at the WIF meeting on January 3." [Gwen C., California State Employee] "I enjoyed the meeting so much, and am looking forward to the next one. I need it." [Regina C., Health Educator] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NATIONAL TELE-MEETING: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "TAPPING INTO & MANAGING YOUR RESOURCES!"featuring Lindsey Pollak. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: Meet women and from diverse backgrounds. Introduce self to a network of motivated people. Receive information and education. Understand how you can save money. Increase the value you get from resources. Eavesdrop on a live interview with Lindsey! Learn what your most valuable resources are. WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU: Register early. Call-In on time. Show-up with an open mind and positive attitude. Be prepared to introduce self to participants. Participate in the call with an intent to give and receive. Women in Focus™ FORUM welcomes you to join our community of like-minded people working together to increase our possibilities for success. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Saturday, Feb. 7th | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | PLACE: Wherever you are with an accessible telephone | ( tele-meeting includes information, education and relationship-building activities) | Cost to Attend: WiF™ MEMBERS are FREE | Non-MEMBERS: only $10 p/person. ABOUT LINDSEY POLLAK: Lindsey Pollak is a freelance writer, editor, speaker, co-author of Women For Hire: The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Job (Penguin Putnam, 2002), and a contributor to Women's Studies on Its Own: A Next Wave Reader in Institutional Change (Duke University Press, 2002). She is currently ghostwriting two women's business books, to be released later this year, and has appeared in the media as an expert on young women's issues for NBC Early Today, USA Today and the American Association of University Women's "Outlook" Magazine. A graduate of Yale University, Lindsey received a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where she completed a Master's degree in Women's Studies. In 2002 she was named a "Woman of the Future" by the New York Women's Agenda. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WiFF WEEKEND LEADER RETREAT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Only 16 spaces left. (20 Maximum enrollment). R.S.V.P. Now! Don't Miss our Weekend Leadership Retreat: June 25 - 27, 2004 in Arcadia, CA. Embassy Suites Hotel is our Official Site. Early Bird Rate saves you $50. Register now and incorporate this event into your plan for success! WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Women/Men currently in leadership roles (or who aspire to be) wanting to: Learn or re-acquaint self with the qualities and skills one needs, before (s)he can effectively lead self, projects and other people; Recognize, identify, mobilize and capitalize from your personal leadership strengths and challenges; Increase and improve personal leadership performance skills and escalate the impact/affect you have on self, projects, situations and other people. BENEFITS TO THOSE WHO ATTEND: Gain in-depth knowledge about self, leadership style(s), approach to leading self, projects, situations and other people; Create and discover life parallels and realities of your perceptions, decisions and actions to help re-align leadership style(s) and achieve desired personal outcomes; Formulate strategies to shape your leadership approach, performance, results, response and support. For more detailed information visit http://www.wifforum.com/retreat001.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAFE 2004 CONFERENCE & MEMBER INFORMATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE THE DATE & Prepare: March 11, 2004 | New York, NY | Don't Miss NAFE's 2004 National Conference, featuring the Women of Excellence Awards and Top 30 Companies Awards Celebration at the Roosevelt Hotel. Women in Focus™ FORUM will be there! Conference Early Bird Tickets available now. Visit http://www.nafe.com/conference/index.htm to register. MEMBER NEWS SUBMISSION: NAFE Members ... receive a promotion? Launch a new business? Share your good news with NAFE! To submit your news, please fill out a submission form and e-mail to Lindsey.Pollak@nafe.com. NAFE staff will review your submission and respond to your posting within seven days. Download Member News Submission Form in Microsoft Word at http://www.nafe.com/images/NAFEMemberNewsSubmissionForm1.doc. 2004 WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS: NAFE Members ... 3 Days Left to submit nominations! Deadline for submission is January 15, 2004. For detailed information and a nomination form visit the NAFE Web Site at http://www.nafe.com/women_of_excellence.shtml. Awards will be selected from nominations in the following five (5) categories: Woman of Achievement, Outstanding Entrepreneur, Mentorship Award, Community Service, and Rising Star. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NETWORKING 'N' MEDIA PUBLICITY: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NETWORK at The Wright Place™ T.V. Show's Monthly Business Networking Mixer--the best place to go and MEET "the Wright" PEOPLE; MAKE "the Wright" CONNECTIONS; and GET "the Wright" MEDIA PUBLICITY. If you are only interested in meeting people and making connections, then you will be in "The Wright Place!" Visit the Wright Place™ T.V. Show Web Site for more information at http://www.wrightplacetv.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INLAND EMPIRE ANOINTED WOMEN PRAYER CONFERENCE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (San Bernardino, CA Radisson Hotel): Theme, "It's my Season, so I Must Embrace it Now." March 14, 2004 | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Offering 5 workshops (focusing on prayer life, anointing, restoration, getting along with others and knowing your calling vs. your career), a light breakfast, lunch, praise and more. For more information contact Melinda Sewer Muganzo at (909) 966-7655. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WELCOME NEWEST MEMBERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michele Broad, CEO, Women's Health and Wellness Healthcare Clinic (Hemet, CA) Bernadine Carter, Support Analyst, County of Los Angeles Information Services Division (Fontana, CA) Gwen Crawford, Analyst, Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (Blythe, CA) Chameka Crawford, High School Student (Moreno Valley, CA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABOUT WOMEN IN FOCUS™ FORUM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DID YOU KNOW? ... Women in Focus™ FORUM is solely a Mentoring Group for women, college students & teens -- men and young men are welcome too! So, get on board. GET SERIOUS. Improve your life. Enhance the life of someone else. It's all about success with support! Join us today.

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