December Programs at the Library

A Yuletide Carol - ShawChicago Theater will perform a festive collection of stories, songs, and poems that celebrate Christmas in all its snowy glory. Sat. Dec. 1, 3-4pm.

Chicago Bronze Holiday Concert - Chicago Bronze, an English Handbell Choir, returns for a festive concert. Sat. Dec. 8, 2-3pm.

Music of the Season - The tradition continues as the Lake Zurich High School BARE Voices share their holiday music program. Tues. Dec. 18, 1-2pm.

Please register for programs. Go to www.eapl.org

WIN Holiday Expo - this WED!

Looking forward to seeing all our WIN members and guests on Wed. at the Holiday Expo. The committee has been busy getting a great morning together — there will be door prizes, coffee plus goodies to eat and. . .a great opportunity to browse, shop and get to know the WIN women and their businesses!

Bring a friend, email that contact that may be looking to check WIN out or just stop by, it will be fun!

Wed, November 14, Hawthorn Woods Barn (Lagoon and Old McHenry) 8:30-11:30am,

November Library Lectures

Life on the Erie Canal, Thurs., Nov. 1,7-8:30pm. John Lynn , Historian will present.

Lunch & Learn-"Demographics Now" Wed., Nov. 7,noon-1:30pm. Gerry Sawchuck Product Manager will present.

Stocking Your Cooking Arsenal 101, Wed. Nov. 14, 7-8pm. Chef Michael Niksic will present.

Local Authors Showcase, Sat. Nov. 17, 2-4pm. Meet authors and book signing.

(Sharon Shea Bossard, Carrie Ann Alford, Michael & Ann Babiarz, Ronald Kirk Goulding, Michael Siri).

The Christmas Tree Ship, Mon. Nov. 26, 7-8pm. Author Rochelle M. Pennington will present.

Holiday Table Magic, Wed. Nov. 28, 7-8:30pm. Philomena Urhausen will demonstrate and share ideas.



Please go to http://www.eapl.org/ to register for programs.

WIN Holiday Expo

WIN - Women in Networking - hosts its annual Holiday Expo on November 14, 2007, 8:30-11:30am at the Hawthorn Woods Barn, Old McHenry & Lagoon in Hawthorn Woods.

Come for coffee, shop for gifts and browse our businesses! A large portion of our WIN membership will have exhibit tables of products and services, gifts and gift certificates. Also, WIN members in various business fields will be in attendance and information about our group will be available. WIN is the largest Lake Zurich area women's business group, more info at winlz.com.

For questions about the Holiday Expo event, please contact Jamie @ (847)973-1621 Bring a friend and see you there!

Women Expo this Wednesday

Hi all,

Here is information about a Women Expo this Wed. 10/24 that you might be interested in:

WOMEN (Women's Organizations Meeting to Empower & Network) EXPO
Wednesday, Oct. 24 - 5:30-7:30pm
Embassy Suites in Schaumburg
1939 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg

Cost: $30 per person
More info @ www.palatinebpw.org/womenexpo

This is the first one, put on by Palatine Business & Professional Women and Remarkable Women magazine. Area women's groups will have booths there (ie North Suburban Professional Women's Association, League of Women Voters, eWomen Network) and a reference book of other groups in the area will also be distributed. I've submitted WIN to be put in the reference book (booths were not available to groups w/exclusivity clauses). Anyway, Andrea and I are going to check it out and if you think you might be interested, you can rsvp maybe we can carpool or meet up there.

And the Winners Are ........

Hello Ladies:
3 WIN members answered the Virtual Assistant quiz correctly. As you did so well, rather than limiting it to 2 winners, as I originally stated, I'm going to offer all 3 of you a prize of your choice.


The Winners are: Chris G., Kate Z. and Terri M. Great job!


Just let me know your prize preference from the following:

1. 30 minutes of Virtual Assistant services.
2. 30 business cards scanned into a database and exported to an e-mailable Excel spreadsheet.
3. 30 mailing addresses entered into Word and printed on white address labels.


Thanks for playing and see you next week.

Jackie

Quiz from Today's WIN Presentation

Hello Ladies:
As promised this morning at our WIN meeting, here is the quiz taken from my presentation today:
1. Name 1 communication method my clients use?
2. Give 2 benefits of working with a Virtual Assistant?
3. Name 3 services I provide.

The first 2 WIN members to provide correct answers may choose any 1 of the following prizes:

1. 30 minutes of Virtual Assistant services.
2. 30 business cards scanned into a database and exported to an e-mailable Excel spreadsheet.
3. 30 mailing addresses entered into Word and printed on white address labels.

Good Luck
Jackie de Boer

Hi All,

FYI - MaxFitness is undergoing a makeover. Bigger and better. I am very excited! In the meantime, we will still be burning calories, and building new bodies.

Need a no-nonsense way to determine your daily allotment of calories? Take your goal weight and multiply by 11 for a woman and 12 for a man. So a woman who wants to weigh 140 lbs. should get about 1540 calories a day (140 x 11). Wasn't that easy?

Have a great day!

October Library Lectures

What Every Teen Should Know About a Healthy Body, Healthy Image & Healthy Diet. Teri Elliot Burke and Dr. Jeanene Caccopola will present. 7-8pm Wed. October 10

Filled Up But Feeling Empty. Dr. Ronn Read of Alpine Chapel will present. 7-8pm Wed. Oct. 17

Hearty Soups for Winter. Chef Carol Mackey will demonstrate and offer a sampling and recipes.
6:30pm - 8pm Wed. Oct. 24. Tasting Fee $3.

To Sign Up for programs go to www.eapl.org

New Web Services

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Library lectures

Hi, All,

A couple of programs this week that might interest some of you - Wed, Sept. 19, 7-8pm - Lorenzo Ghiberti Art Lecture, (Exhibit is running at the Art Institute of Chicago through October 14)Thurs. Sept. 20, 7-8pm Five Easy Steps to Good Nutrition. To sign up go to www.eapl.org

I look forward to reading our blogs.

blogging women!

This could be a fantastic way for our group to communicate and get to know each other better. You will be able to update everyone on your business news and also give a little bit of personality with the dialogue.
I have some thoughts questions for Andrea but think our women will really enjoy this.

This seems like a great idea - even though I can't view it from my office computer!! But it appears I can create a new posting!!!

Board members: What do you think?

keeping in touch

I am not sure I am doing this correct but I know I will figure this out. I just want everyone to know that, knowledge is power, so here we go. I look forward hearing from all of you.

Center Stage's New Website

Hi

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Some new Internet technologies I can help you with are: E-Marketing I can set you up to have marketing campaigns that include: Blogging, Emails, Inbound Linking, and RSS Feeds. Go to: http://www.centerstagewebs.com/EMarketing.html for more information on these topics.

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