Monday, June 27, 2011

June Luncheon

A special thank you to all those whose donations made this Luncheon extra special:


Luncheon Sponsor:


Buddy Bag Sponsor:
Brittnee Gilles
Valley Animal Center


Scholarship Raffle Prize Donors:

$25 Gift Certificate to Dinner My Way – Nykole Hibbs, Dinner My Way

"Cooking with Booze" cookbook - Carole Laval

Special Mix of Seasoning – Debbie Milla, Milla Vineyards

Pleasure Package – Danielle Cash, For Your Pleasure

(2) $25 Gift Certificates – Danielle Cash, Classic Billiards

Starbucks Gift Certificate with Mug - Orchard Park Assisted Living & Memory Care

Facelogic Facial - Carolyn Pierce, Facelogic

Grill Master Kit – Kitty McManus, Jack Nadel International

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Pre-registration available for FWN luncheons

Our members have been asking if they can register for several luncheons in advance. We listened! The website has been updated so that you can register for any or all of the luncheons from July through December!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

NEW MEMBERS - May 2011

The Fresno Women's Network would like to welcome our newest members to the Network:

Kathe McCall (referred by Jayne McCallister)
Tim Montgomery, ValPrint
Linda Montgomery, Ampegy
Janet Ontko, Janet Ontko clay forms (referred by Kitty McManus)
Brittney Seim, Marriott International
U.S. Small Business Administration

Welcome Aboard!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

NEW MEMBERS - April 2011

The Fresno Women's Network would like to welcome our newest members to the Network:

Rebecca Ault, Silpada Designs
Delree Brownfield, Brouwer & DeJong Ameriprise Financial
Linda Danna, KGPE-TV, CBS 47
Sher Greer, Sawl Law Group
Tami Holden, Carrington Pointe
Kathy Mendoza, Nourish Your Soul
Tina Ratto, Lifewave and Stampin Up!
Cathrine Robbins, Brouwer & DeJong Ameriprise Financial
Cindy Lea Sambueso, Healthy Touch for Animals/Body Rejuvenation
Judy Strickler, RN, Juice Plus

WELCOME ABOARD!

New Member Orientation



The Fresno Women's Network held its New Member Orientation on Friday, May 6, 2011. We would like to thank Girls Scouts of Central California South for generously providing the facility and providing the dessert – you guessed it COOKIES! Thank you Cathy Ferguson!



We had a great time involving new members in the benefits of the Fresno Women’s Network and we all had a chance to network and learn a little more about one another. Due to your support, we were able to welcome many new members to our fantastic organization with recommendations on how to“join in” and give of our talents.




Special thanks to those individuals who donated raffle prizes for the event:



  • Cyndi Trent, Ca Girl Designs Division of Continuing & Global Education, CSUF – Hand Made Jewelry

  • Jayne McCallister - London Properties – Flower Arrangements

  • Karen Sorensen, Mary Kay – Pineapple Lotion Gift Set

  • Katie Dubbels, Bank of the West – Hungry Bear Cookies

  • Sandra Rodriguez Lucero, Avon – Avon Gift Basket & Candles



Please try to patronize these gracious establishments and individuals as they graciously supported our event. Thank you for supporting the Membership Committee!



Sandra Rodriguez-Lucero

Membership Chair

May Luncheon


What a wonderful time everyone had at our May Luncheon. This luncheon to dedicated to honoring our Non-Profit members. Those honored on May 10th included:
  1. Centers for Lifelong Learning
  2. Community Food Bank
  3. FUND, Inc. - Fresno Urban Neighborhood Development, Inc.
  4. Encourage Tomorrow
  5. Girl Scouts of Central California South
  6. HandsOn Central California
  7. Hinds Hospice
  8. Komen Central Valley
  9. Marjaree Mason Center
  10. Sisterhood of Survivors
  11. Valley Animal Center
A stellar panel was assembled to discuss everything you need to know about making the personal choice of investing your time, talent, and treasure into a non-profit. Blair Looney, CEO of the Better Business Bureau, focused on how to properly research a non-profit. Dan DeSantis, CEO of the Fresno Regional Foundation, addressed how to choose when to give financially to a non-profit. Cathy Caples, Executive Director of Hands On Fresno, addressed how to volunteer and keep track of your hours.

A special thank you to all those whose donations made this Luncheon extra special:

Luncheon Sponsor:
Anne Marie Avellar
AAA Auto & Homeowners Insurance

Buddy Bag Sponsor:
Debbie Milla
Milla Vineyards

Scholarship Raffle Prize Donors:

16 oz. Poured Soy Candle - Judy Beckman, Nussentials
Facelogic Facial - Carolyn Pierce, Facelogic
1 Month Free Lessons - John Nidever, Excellent Way Martial Arts
Mini Desk Shredder – Kitty McManus, Jack Nadel International
Silicone Oven Mitt – Kitty McManus, Jack Nadel International
$5 Gift Certificate to Tutti Melon Frozen Yogurt – Marjorie Donovan, MED ID
$5 Gift Certificate to Tutti Melon Frozen Yogurt – Marjorie Donovan, MED ID
Pleasure Package – Danielle Cash, For Your Pleasure
$25 Gift Certificate to Dinner My Way – Nykole Hibbs, Dinner My Way
Aechmea Plant/Kent Nursery – Renee Rager, Right at Home In Home Care and Assistance
Wine Tasting for 2 – Debbie Milla, Milla Vineyards

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

September Luncheon

Yesterday we had a great group of members and guests attend the FWN luncheon at Diana Court. The sponsor was New York Life and Linda Lu spoke on the importance of saving for retirement and the unforeseen problems that can happen with Long Term Medical care.

I was the luncheon speaker and presented an overview and tour of the FWN website and the great features that we have  for our members. Apart from advertising opportunities you can link to our site using the code that is available on the website, you can register for every monthly luncheon online, view upcoming events on the calendar, and read the monthly President's Message.  We also discussed the change to the Newsletter and starting in October it will not be downloadable as a pdf. All the information will be on the website and you will be emailed eConnections with links to all the articles. Did you know that all the eConnections are archived on the website?

For our members we have the "Member's Only" area where you can register and login and find even more important information.  This area contains the database where you can search for other members and avail yourself of their services. There is also content on networking, Connect4, and much more......

Have you joined the Member's Only Forum yet? This is a great place to connect with Committee Chairs, learn about the website, ask questions, get answers and also start your own threads so don't forget to check it out!

We will be starting Webinar sessions in January and we want your input as to what kind of training you would like to see. Please email me with suggestions as we want this to be informative and educational.  

Here are links to FWN external social media sites:

Another topic I discussed was browsers and the one that I mentioned was Google Chrome and how fast it is. Here is a link for you to read all about it and download if you wish!

Looking forward to seeing you at the next luncheon!