January 2020 News & Events
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Message from the President
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Hi Ladies,
I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope that this year is the best one yet. It is my pleasure to welcome and introduce our new board members to our organization for 2020.
Mary Ellen Guillory
Community Partners Coordinator
Linda Hudson
Co-Coordinator-of Programs (Speakers/Sponsors, Personal Empowerment Groups (PEGs) and Adventures
Dr. Bea Desper
Membership Assistance
We are looking forward to our speaker in January, and many of you are familiar with her!
Dian Lusher will share her ways of communicating professionally and ways to lead an informative networking experience. This year our focus is making the meetings fun and getting to know each other better each session we attend. We have many ideas in the works to help grow our membership and fun events for your participation.
I look forward to seeing everyone on January 16, 2020, at Benedict's Plantation in Mandeville.
Your President,
Julie Taylor
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January 16, 2020 General Meeting Information
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Join us on January 16, to kick off 2020!
Presenter:
Dian Lusher
-Communications Professional will lead us in a fun, informative networking experience. Dian is the past Chairwoman of the St. Tammany Chamber, past President of the Children's Advocacy Center, and has served on 17 boards in the greater New Orleans area, including our own WIP board.
Prepare to greet, meet, and leave a memorable impression with the women of WIP!
Bring a guest and your business cards!
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Meeting Sponsor:
Jax Frey
, author, artist
Born in New Orleans, Jax Frey came into this world, whooping and hollering, with a sense of love and celebration of Louisiana culture, food, family, and fun. Translating that celebration into her writing and onto canvas is her true calling. Her colorful art depicts everything-Louisiana from her dancing
Gumbeaux Sistahs
paintings to her popular line of original Mini paintings. Because over 25,000 of the mini paintings have been created and sold into art collections worldwide, Jax holds a world’s record for The Most Original Acrylic Paintings on Canvas by One Artist.
Jax added to her resume in 2019 by releasing her debut novel, The
Gumbeaux Sistahs
. The book is set in Covington and New Orleans and depicts Five Southern Women who wage a war against the ageism problems of one of their
sistahs
, using their improbable friendship, hilarious evil-genius schemes, and shared passion for good gumbo. Jax is happy to sign copies of her debut novel at the meeting.
Jax is also the
co-founder of the Women of Infinite Possibilities
, [this] empowering women’s organization started in Covington, LA, where Jax lives today with her loveable, tornado-of-a-pug named Lucy.
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2020 Community Partner Spotlight:
CBIB, Compassionate Burials for Indigent Babies
- Get to know this organization better
- Learn about signature events and how you might be able to support the organization's efforts or participate
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Additional Meeting Information:
General Meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 10:00 AM with a "meet and greet," followed by a special presentation. The business portion wraps up each session. Members and guests who wish to extend the fun often attend lunch together, as "the lunch bunch" following the meeting at a local restaurant. See our website for an updated calendar of events.
Join us! Annual membership dues to join Women of Infinite Possibilities is $60. Find more information and join our organization online at
www.https://www.womenofwip.org/.
Guests and prospective members are welcome to attend their first general meeting free. Have questions? Contact us at
[email protected]
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Have you seen the 2019 Year in Review Video?
What a fun year it was!
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Congratulations to Heidi Rhea!
She is the winner of the Natchez River Cruise offered during our December Members Drive.
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The 2019 Holiday Celebration was an event to be remembered. The festive decorations of Benedict's Plantation, delectable food, music and fellowship combined to create a memorable evening. Photos are available on or web page and photography was provided by
Jessica Lagrange, photographer at "Walking Between Mountains,"
www.walkingbetweenmountains.com
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Future Meetings, Events and Reminders -
Save the Dates!
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ADD THESE IMPORTANT DATES
to your calendar from our
"EVENTS" links on Facebook!
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NEW: Interactive Calendar of Events.
Click on each date for more information
and registration information where applicable.
9-Noon
Bring your smartphone, laptop, iPad®, or Chromebook
Space is limited. Reservations will be
Watch our Facebook Page for Registration Information
- Overview of how to turn your iPhone®, iPad®, Notebook, Chromebook® or laptop into a personal productivity device using FREE Google® and other Internet-based tools.
- Create and access spreadsheets and documents from your mobile devices.
- Expand your understanding of Internet-based social networking and real-time collaboration and computing with friends and coworkers from your mobile device.
- Share calendars and documents
- Explore Google drive capabilities and document "add-ons"
- Attendees are requested to download the Google Drive app to their phones or devices before the meeting and set up their own gmail.com account.
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Introducing our 2020 Community Partners
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CBIB, Compassionate Burials for Indigent Babies
is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. They are devoted to providing dignified burials for abandoned or indigent babies in our area. Their dedicated team assists in the funerals and burials of the babies and in turn brings comfort and closure to their families. Their belief is that all life deserves respect and dignity. It is their
Mission
to raise awareness of the
Safe Haven Law
so babies will not be thrown away because the mother did not know there was a place to bring her child, with no questions asked.
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"James Samaritan has been dedicated to the support and welfare of the child foster system for the past 8 years. Inspired by James 1:27, this non-profit organization was created by St Tammany resident Kim Bigler. Working with DCFS, churches, volunteers and foster families, James Samaritan provides resources and improves living conditions for foster children.
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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Covington provides state-of-the art radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging, along with vital support services to patients and families in the Northshore region. With highly-experienced and compassionate physicians and team members, Mary Bird Perkins is a key provider within St. Tammany Cancer Center, which offers comprehensive, patient-focused cancer services.
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Bridging the gap for Foster and Forever Families
Northshore Enduring Hope is a volunteer nonprofit foundation that was set up in 2015 to provide resources for children in foster care. This organization serves the Covington, Louisiana region, which consists of the five Florida parishes in Louisiana. It provided school supplies last year to over 480 children and Christmas presents to 250 children in 2019. The organization stocked each DCFS office with cabinets full of snacks for children served.
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or more information, please see:
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THANKS TO OUR 2019 MAGNIFICENT SPONSORS
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This newsletter is Published Monthly By
PO Box 2424
Mandeville, LA 70470
WIP is a 501(c)(3) Organization
Comments and newsletter submissions should be addressed to the
WIP Communications Director via
email
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