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The January meeting of the ABWA Jessamine Chapter is this evening at 6:00 p.m. at the Club House at Wescott. Will you be present? Your presence matters to us all. You have something vital to contribute to the group and you will be missed if you aren’t with us to participate.

Our program presented by John Clarkin of the Tate Center for Entrepreneurship promises to be very informative and energizing.  John will share his insights into what makes entrepreneurs different and how we can adopt some of their traits.

You may reserve and pay online by following this link.

See you tonight!

ABWA Summerville is proud to announce:

One our newest members, Lana Musti, completed the Leadership Dorchester Program.  Congratulations to Lana.

Fuschia Tea Emporium Announces “Tea 101 Series”

ABWA Members are invited to make reservations. 

TEA 101: Series of 3 Events

In each workshop you will enjoy a sampling of teas, along with a lively discussion lead by a prominent tea connoisseur  from Hale Tea Company

Tuesday, January 19th,  2010  at 10:00am (doors open at 9:30am) $15 per person

Tuesday, February 16th

Tuesday, March 23rd

February Games Night Fundraiser

Nationally ABWA supports providing scholarships for women to continue their educations, or gain an education. The Summerville Jessamine chapter is holding a Games Night which will bring members and guests together in the spirit of friendly competition and to raise funds to put towards scholarships for deserving women.

Members can play any game they wish such as bridge, Monopoly, Scrabble, Pictionary. Members are asked to bring their own game boards or cards.

The Holiday Inn in Summerville at 120 Holiday Drive has donated a room in which to hold the event.

Event: ABWA Annual Scholarship Fund Raiser – Game Night

Location:  Summerville Holiday Inn

Date: Feb. 22, 2010

Time:  6-9 PM  – Dress – Business Casual – Guests Invited

Cost: $10.00  Donations Accepted

Silent Auction Items

Wine – Refreshments – Game Table Prizes – Networking

We hope each member is planning to attend the upcoming meeting and presentation by Dr. John Clarkin. This will be a very inspirational and informative one that will give you new insight.

Please use this link to RSVP for the January Meeting.

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, January 25^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.wescottgolf.com/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; Cash bar will also be available during the networking time.

Speaker: Dr. John Clarkin of the Tate Center for Entrepreneurship present “What we can learn from entrepreneurs”.

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

Mary Margaret McLernon, our newest ABWA member, is offering a Celtic Christmas Luncheon at her Fuschia Tea Emporium.

Reservations are still being accepted for the Dec. 22 1PM seating.

Honor Given

ABWA Summerville’s new website has been honored as a “Site of the Day” as selected by the resource site, SCIWAY.net. Ann Bomgren of SCIWAY said upon notifying the Jessamine Chapter of the honor, “Thanks for providing this great SC resource.”

According to  SCIWAY their site is:

SCIway, pronounced “sky-way,” is an acronym for South Carolina Information Highway. It’s also the name of this website, which is the largest and most comprehensive directory of South Carolina information on the Internet.

SCIway includes thousands of links to other South Carolina web sites as well as a growing collection of maps, charts, articles, and other resources we’ve developed. It is organized by subject areas – such as education, history, jobs, real estate, and tourism – and has four goals:

• To help South Carolinians and people throughout the world find information about South Carolina quickly and easily.
• To provide information about South Carolina that isn’t available anywhere else on the Internet – and in some cases, even in print
• To celebrate the Palmetto State’s culture, people, and places.
• To create awareness about problems we face statewide … and to share resources that can help solve them.

SCIway was originally created at The Citadel in early 1996 as a learning and public service project. Since 1997 it has been privately funded, and it is now published by SCIway.net, LLC, a James Island web information company. While SCIway is in many ways a public service, it receives no government funding.

Thank you to

Our annual Unity Meeting was held on Monday, November 16 at the Pine Forest Country Club house in Summerville.

Representative Jenny Horne spoke to the group about the past year and issues in State government. She urged the women in attendance to become involved in politics or to seek office.

Members brought contributions for the Teacher’s Closet which provides schools supplies to teachers to distribute to their students in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester classrooms.

Our own Shaun Heathman and Kathy Berman posed for a photo with the Executive Director of the Teacher’s Closet at the end of the meeting.

ABWA Summerville / Jessamine Chapter member Shirlie Taylor of Business Success Dynamics has gained national recognition for her work in supporting the growth of the national organization.

Shirlie was appointed to the National Hall of Fame and was recognized at the recent 2009 National Conference.

Shirlie has sponsored almost 75 members to membership in ABWA!