Calendar
of Events and Programs
All
Center for Women events and programs are located at the Center and
are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.
| March
2009 |
March
5
Thursday
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
FREE
On exhibit March 2
- 31
MUSC Wellness
Center 45 Courtenay Drive
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Women's History
Month Event
All
Women Nature and Environment Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Celebrate
Women’s History Month with us! Featuring local artists: Cindy
Cantore, Lese
Corrigan, Merideth Garrigan, Rebecca Hawkins, Amy Hovatter
Hardee, Alice Keeney, Diana Lauderdale, Pam Levi, Julia Lynn,
Michelle Mastrion, Laurie Meyer, Diane Odachowski, Laura Olsen, Leslie
Pratt-Thomas, Jennifer Smith Rodgers, Susan Romaine, Jennifer
Rone, Amelia Rose Smith, Betty Anglin Smith, Shannon Smith,
Brianna Stello, Barbara Tarr, and Leigh Webber.
Co-sponsored
by MUSC’s Office of Student Diversity, Women’s Scholars,
Women’s Club, and The Center for Women.
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March
9
Monday
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration
requested:
$20
CFW Members
$30
Non Members
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Summerville
Series
Business
Growth
What
are the challenges and rewards of growing your business to the
next level? Learn from two successful women business owners
about how they went from a small startup to sustainable
companies with multi-city offices and customers around the
nation.
Trudi Griffith, AccuScribe
Transcriptions and Debbie Williams, Signet HR
Sponsored
by:
Food &
Beverage Sponsor: 
Location:
Greater
Summerville Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce,
402 N Main St,
Summerville Directions
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March
12
Thursday at Noon
FREE
Registration
required
|
 Brown
Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Wi$e Up to
Afford Your Lifestyle (21-34 yr)
Do you want to
have more money or make your money go further? Your busy days
are filled with many decisions related to money - what to buy,
how to save, what to put on credit, how to save for a rainy
day. Learn (or revisit) the basics on managing
your hard earned money. Diane Blackwelder,
Charleston
Financial Advisors, LLC
and Lynn Anne Gillen, Merrill Lynch
Call
(843) 763-7333 or email
to register.
Title
Sponsor: Mary Helen Condon Moore, CFM and Lynn Anne
Gillen, CIMA, Merrill Lynch
Business Sponsor: Belk
Media Sponsor: The Little Black Book for every busy woman
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March
14
Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration
required
$20
CFW Members
$40
Non Members
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You
Can Do It Series
How to
Build a
Website for Beginners
Need
a website but don't know where to start? Have a basic site and
want to improve and it's visibility? Come and learn more
about how to get started, resources for beginners and tips and
tricks to help your fledgling site get noticed.
Kendra Haskins, Kendra Haskins Design
Business
Sponsor: Legacy Wealth Management
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March
19
Thursday at Noon
FREE
Registration
required.
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Brown
Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Wi$e Up to
Afford Your Lifestyle (35-50 yr)
Do these economic
times have you concerned about the future of your finances?
Learn tips on how to weather this recession. Discuss basic
money management, evaluating and restructuring your current
finances, mortgages, education, and retirement preparation.
Dorothea Bernique,
Increasing
H.O.P.E Financial Training Center
and Mary Helen Condon Moore, Merrill Lynch
Call
(843) 763-7333 or email
to register.
Title
Sponsor: Mary Helen Condon Moore, CFM and Lynn Anne
Gillen, CIMA, Merrill Lynch
Business Sponsor: Belk
Media Sponsor: The Little Black Book for every busy woman
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March
21 Saturday
10:00 a.m. - Noon
Registration
required
$25 CFW Members
$50 Non Members
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Women
Writers Forum
Rosemary
Daniell
Rosemary
Daniell, whose recent book is Secrets Of The Zona Rosa: How
Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives, will
talk about how she went from being a high school drop-out and
suburban housewife to becoming the award-winning author of
eight books of poetry and prose and the founder and leader of
a literary movement. She will discuss the experiences that
inspired her to start Zona Rosa and she will describe how
she has helped other women achieve their writing and living
goals, leading more than 60 of them to become published
authors.
This
program is funded by a generous grant from the James O. and
Harriet P. Rigney Endowment of Coastal Community Foundation of
SC
In
Partnership with Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts
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March
24 Tuesday
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Registration
required
$20
CFW Members
$40
Non Members
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Entrepreneurial
Woman Series
Smart
Tax Planning for the Entrepreneur
One
of the most often overlooked opportunities for entrepreneurs
is the ability to manage their business income and expenses to
provide the greatest personal tax advantage. Whether your
business is a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation,
there are legal and tax ramifications to every transaction,
especially at tax time. Learn what you must do, learn what you
can do and learn how to manage everything that needs to be
done.
Jamiel
Kadri, H & R Block
Business Sponsors: Croghan's
Jewel Box and SunTrust
Media Sponsor:
Charleston Regional Business Journal
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March
26
Thursday
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration
required:
$20
CFW Members
$30
Non Members
|
East Cooper Series
Using
Your Dreams As Personal Guides
Learn
about the meaning and power of your nighttime dreams. Justina
Lasley, M.A. will help you understand the importance of remembering and
recording your dreams. You will learn how to use your dreams
as guides to uncovering your most authentic, powerful, and
joyful personal potential. Take the dreams that come to you as
a gift each night, unwrap them, and find your most creative
self.
Sponsored
by:
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Food &
Beverage Sponsor:
Location:
Family
Circle Tennis Center, 161 Seven Farms
Dr, 2nd floor Daniel Island
Directions
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March
27
Friday
8:00
a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Registration
required: $100
Francis
Marion Hotel
387
King St,
Charleston
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Special
Event SOLD
OUT!
4th
Annual Women in Business Conference
Power Up! Get Connected,
Get Charged, Get Informed
The
Center
for Women and the Charleston
Metro Chamber of Commerce team up again to present
the fourth premier business event of the spring! This
collaborative conference assisted hundreds of local business
women advance professionally by providing networking opportunities
and informative workshops on topics such as marketing, financial resources, and
balance between work and life commitments. At this year’s
conference, attendees will leave with tools to take their business to
the next level during this economically challenging time. Know
more>>
Title
Sponsor: The Charleston Regional Business Journal
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