Visitors invited

Summerville, SC—Carla Jimenez, President of The Jessamine Chapter of the ABWA (American Business Women’s Association) announces the next monthly meeting of the group.

The ABWA invites all interested area businesswomen to attend. Meetings are approximately two hours long and include a guest speaker. A light dinner will be served. Cost is up to $18. A networking time during which members and guests may meet and greet one another precedes the meeting.

Date: Monday, August 16th, at 6:00

Location: Embassy Suites, North Charleston

5055 International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC‎

Directions to the meeting  may be found at: http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/location-directions/

Time: 6:00 p.m. Networking and open bar prior to the meeting in the Atrium Bar; 6:30 p.m. Meeting Begins; Light dinner is served during the meeting. Cost per person is up to $18. Open Bar

Speaker: Suzanne Green, of Millie Lewis Charleston who will present a program on Business Etiquette.

Reservations Requested:  Contact Donna Vellon – (843) 486-3966 or visit http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/ to make a reservation online

For More Information: info@ABWASummerville.com

The Charleston / Summerville chapter of the American Business Women’s Association has a new meeting location. Beginning August 2010, all our monthly meetings will be held at The Embassy Suites in North Charleston.

Our new location is conveniently located in the center of the lowcountry, making it easy for guests from downtown Charleston, Mt. Pleasant or Summerville to get to meetings.

Our networking still begins at 6:00 p.m. with our meeting at 6:30.

According to President Carla Jimenez, the Embassy Suites is “designing a special menu… tapas and light fare dinners for the summer/fall.”

We’re looking forward to you joining us at our upcoming meeting! To RSVP for the meeting, please respond using our form.

Lowcountry women are invited to join the League of Women Voters in celebrating 90th anniversary of both the League of Women Voters and the ratification of the 19th Amendment that extended voting rights to women.

This letter from Mary Horres offers more information:

This year marks the 90th anniversary of both the League of Women Voters and the ratification of the 19th Amendment that extended voting rights to women. We will be celebrating both these triumphs with a dinner on Thursday evening, August 26, 2010, at the Town and Country Inn & Conference Center. I am writing to invite you and your membership to participate in this once-in-a-decade event.

Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, will be our keynote speaker, and we will be recognizing the contributions of eight women of distinction in public service from our tri-county region as well. Honorees include Colleen Condon, Charleston County Council; Kristi Harrington, Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit; Jacquelyn Heyward, Mayor, Town of Hollywood; Deadra Jefferson, Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit; Wilhelmina Moore, Berkeley County School Board; Thomasena Stokes-Marshall, Mt. Pleasant Town Council; Scarlett Wilson, Solicitor for the 9th Circuit Court; and Annette Young, SC Legislator.

The League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area is a non-partisan, non-profit political organization of both men and women who are committed to building better communities and a stronger democracy. The League conducts numerous activities in our tri-county area to educate citizens on public policy issues and to encourage informed and active participation in government through voter registration and non-partisan candidate forums.

We invite you to celebrate these important milestones with us and request your help in notifying your membership of this opportunity. We kindly ask if you would post this information on your organization’s email newsletter and website, or any other method your organization communicates with members. Tickets can be purchased online at our Charleston League web site www.lwvcharleston.org for $60.00 per person.

I hope you and your membership will join us in celebrating these milestones of 90 years for the voting rights of women and the establishment of the League of Women Voters and to recognize the public service of eight distinguished women of our community. Members of our League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area will contact you over the next week to discuss your participation.

I thank you for your consideration of this request. If you would like more information or have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stacey Lindbergh by email (slindbergh@homesc.com) or telephone (437.1751).

The right of voting was hard won. We must remember it is a privilege and responsibility. If you’d like to share this with your staff and colleagues, the flyer provided by them is her for you to download.

Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons member tengtan

As a member of the ABWA Jessamine Chapter, your business is entitled to a link from the ABWA website to your website.  Our members’ website links show up in the sidebar of the website and allow any visitor to link straight to your website.

Inbound links have a great value in helping boost the ranking of your website.

In coming weeks, two of our members will be holding professional development workshops that may be of interest to you.

Academic Transition Coach Hillary Hutchinson offers a free monthly workshop this month: 5 Tips to jump start your writing project.

Business Success Dynamics owner Shirlie Taylor is hosting a free roundtable discussion on the Dynamics of Listening.

Both will be great ways to sharpen essential professional skills.

For Immediate Release

Jessamine Chapter of the ABWA meeting announced

Visitors invited

Summerville, SC—Kathy Berman, President of The Jessamine Chapter of the ABWA (American Business Women’s Association) announces the next monthly meeting of the group.

The ABWA invites all interested area businesswomen to attend. Meetings are approximately two hours long and include a guest speaker. Guests wishing to order dinner may do so from the Clubhouse menu. A networking time during which members and guests may meet and greet one another precedes the meeting.

Date: Monday, May 17^th, at 6:00

Location: Wescott Country Clubhouse at Westcott Plantation

5000 Wescott Club Drive; Summerville, SC 29485

Directions to the Clubhouse may be found at: http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/location-directions/

Time: 6:00 p.m. Networking; 6:30 p.m. Meeting Begins; Dinner is served during the meeting.

Optional dinner: May be ordered from the menu. Cash bar will also be available during the networking time.

Speakers: Andra L. Watkins CPA CMC, founder of POSITUS consulting llc, a small business management consulting firm focusing on small business growth.

Reservations Required:  Contact Shirlie Taylor – 843-873-6769 or visit http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/ to make a reservation online

For More Information: Shirlie@BusinessSuccessDynamics.com

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The Jessamine Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association’s Mission is: “To bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.” Please visit www.ABWASummerville.com for additional information, meeting times, locations and information on women in business.

SC Rep. Nikki Haley meets the press at the ABWA Jessamine Chapter meeting April 10, 2010

The ABWA Jessamine Chapter was featured this week in a story in the Charleston, SC area newspaper, The Post and Courier. The story authored by Robert Beher, focused on South Carolina Representative Nikki Haley’s presentation at the April 2010 meeting.

To read the story, please download this PDF of the story.   2010-04-28-ABWA-Haley-Post and Courier

Jessamine Chapter of the ABWA meeting announced

Visitors invited

Summerville, SC—Kathy Berman, President of The Jessamine Chapter of the ABWA (American Business Women’s Association) announces the next monthly meeting of the group.

The ABWA invites all interested area businesswomen to attend. Meetings are approximately two hours long and include dinner and a guest speaker. A networking time during which members and guests may meet and greet one another precedes the meeting.

Date: Monday, March 15^th, at 6:00

Location: Wescott Country Clubhouse at Westcott Plantation

5000 Wescott Club Drive; Summerville, SC 29485

Directions to the Clubhouse may be found at: http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/location-directions/

Time: 6:00 p.m. Networking; 6:30 p.m. Meeting Begins; Dinner is served during the meeting.

Optional dinner cost: $15.00 (includes tax and gratuity) payable at the door by cash or check to The Jessamine Chapter of the ABWA; OR online at http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/ Cash bar will also be available during the networking time.

Speakers: Cheryl Smithem of Strategic Marketing & Charleston PR and Ashley Caldwell of The Modern Connection. Social Media for Small Businesses

Reservations Required:  Contact Shirlie Taylor – 843-873-6769 or visit http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/ to make a reservation online

For More Information: Shirlie@BusinessSuccessDynamics.com

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About:

The Jessamine Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association’s Mission is: “To bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.” Please visit www.ABWASummerville.com for additional information, meeting times, locations and information on women in business.

Calendar Item:

American Business Women’s Association:  March 15, 2010-The ABWA’s Jessamine Chapter of Summerville holds their monthly meeting for membership and guests. 6:00-8:00 p.m. Networking; 6:30 Dinner followed by presentation.  Wescott Country Club, Club House, 5000 Wescott Club Drive, Summerville. Presentation by Cheryl Smithem of Strategic Marketing & Charleston PR and Ashley Caldwell of The Modern Connection. Topic: Social Media for Small Businesses. Non-members are welcome. Dinner: $15. Reservations Requested at http://www.abwasummerville.com/meetings/

Media Contact:

Cheryl Smithem, PR Chairwoman

Strategic Marketing and Charleston PR

cheryl@charlestonpr.com

Media Contact Number: 843-608-9662

You can make a difference

The Center for Women and the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area are trying to revive the coalition in 2010.

As part of our efforts to do so, we are providing a publication with information on how to register and information on various aspects of getting women to become active voters.

You can download this rack card with information how to become registered to vote and how to learn where to vote.

Women to play games for a good cause

January 28, 2010, Summerville, SC—The American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) Jessamine Chapter, a professional women’s networking group, holds a “Games Night” benefit and silent auction Monday, February 22, from 6-9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 120 Holiday Drive in Summerville. The event is based on the concept of a “family game night.” Area women are asked to gather their friends, bring their favorite game boards or cards and join the fun. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to the organization’s scholarship fund. A donation of $10 per person is requested. Advanced registration is asked for, but not required. To make reservations call Shirlie Taylor, at 843-873-6769.

Over the years the Jessamine Chapter of the ABWA has donated $100,000 to scholarships for women. ABWA is nationally is recognized for its strong support of the professional development and education of women. ABWA provides scholarships through the Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund (SBMEF), the Association’s national scholarship trust fund. Since its inception, SBMEF has awarded more than 15,250 scholarships totaling more than $15.4 million.

The Jessamine Chapter’s president Kathy Berman said, “Many groups hold silent auctions to raise funds and organize them around cocktail parties. W decided to add more opportunity for networking and fun.” Everyone is invited to come to the event with their favorite board or card game and/or team for a bit of friendly competition. Prizes will be given to the winners at each table and food and beverages will be provided for all to enjoy while playing. The organization hopes to have Bunco players, Pictionary players, Monopoly players and bridge players or any other game of the players’ choice. During the silent auction, everyone can bid to purchase donated items. Items of note in the silent auction are: a weekend vacation at Walter Bailey’s mountain retreat; a gourmet dinner of your choice prepared and served in your home by Comfortable Cuisine; an in-home wine tasting complete with food pairing for up to 14 participants provided by Traveling Vineyard. Berman said, “We will have many more desirable items.” The organization will provide tables, food and a fun atmosphere conducive to lively competition. Berman continued, “Participants just need to bring their games and checkbooks!”

Purchase your admission to Games Night by clicking the Buy Now button. You will be charged $11 ($10.00 admission + $1.00 administrative fee.)