The Banner Central Montgomery County Business and Professional Women’s Club

Volume XC – November 2016 State Theme: An ERA with a Stellar Future District Theme: Sowing Seeds for Success

Next Meeting – Thursday, November 17, 2016

Pepper’s Italian Restaurant

239 Town Center Road Valley Forge Center Route 202 King of Prussia, PA

Networking: 6-6:30 pm Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $27.00

Please, make your Dinner reservation by November 13th Call Pat Angelucci 215-661-2949

President’s Message:

Dear members and friends of CMC BPW,

I was hoping for the ultimate glass ceiling to be smashed last night but the people

have spoken and it's not meant to be. BPW never endorses candidates in any

elections but we do keep you up to date on matters most effecting women and their

families. With a Republican President and Congress, we will have to get involved

more than ever before so we can maintain certain rights and push for others to be

given to us. Let's support our Legislative committee as they keep us posted on bills

and laws that impact our daily life.

Our WOTY event last month was AMAZING and packed with many of Judge

Cheryl Lynne Austin's family and friends. She is our favorite glass ceiling smasher!

I was deeply touched that her Honor spoke about how if not for BPW, she would

have had no support in her Navy and early work career. She had to let go of her

CMC membership once she took an elected position but she remains dedicated to

our causes and a true inspiration to us all.

On November 9th

, Ray and I meet up with our newest student member, Alexis

Werner, at The National Liberty Museum for her movie premier, Our Way Home.

She started a not for profit as a young teen to honor veterans with PTSD after she

saw how it changed her step father and their family. The BPW initiative Women

Joining Forces continues to be supported by us through our continued involvement

with Mary Walker House and Norristown Vet Center.

At our meeting next Thursday, we are welcoming back Karen Alder with Premier

Design jewelry for a fashion show fundraiser and we are setting up early for a Bling

Happy Hour show for those who want to shop but may not be able to stay for dinner

program. Please come early, invite a friend and have a glass of wine with me for

my birthday.

I can't attend the Philadelphia walk to end Alzheimers this Saturday but we can

support our September speaker, Katie Macklin, and her team of walkers.

Information is on our Facebook page and in this newsletter. Last month, Barb

Maresca, Cheryl Decoteaux and I met up at Cranaleith Sanctuary to see the home

that gave refuge to Susan B. Anthony and other Suffragists become a historic

Central

Montgomery

County

BPW Officers

2016 – 2017

President

Becky Shoulberg

Vice President

Cheryl Decoteaux

Recording

Secretary

Sue Soriano

Treasurer

Noreen Morello

Corresponding

Secretary

Sally Shaw

Parliamentarian

Pat Angelucci

November Dinner Meeting

Please Note:

Dinner prices have increased to

$27.

Dinner Choices:

Crab Cakes

Chicken Marsala

Ravioli

Program:

Karen Adler

Premier Jewelry

Dessert:

Sue Soriano

Raffle Basket:

Becky Shoulberg

Donation Basket:

The Veterans Multi

Service Center and

The Patrician Society

landmark. Next week they host a UN program on Human Trafficking.

Events like this and others will also be on our new website so be sure to

visit FB and our new site often. Cranaleith Sanctuary Director, Vaneta

Lorraine will be our National Women’s History Month speaker in March

2017.

I hope to see you next week and if not, may you have a blessed

Thanksgiving with family and friends.

Regards,

Becky Shoulberg, President

November Dinner Meeting:

SAVE THE DATE!

Central Montgomery County BPW

will celebrate their

90th

Anniversary Saturday, May 6, 2017

12:00 Noon – 3:00 pm

at the

Montgomery Township

Community and Recreation Center

More details to follow!

Thank You from Judge Cheryl Austin Hi Barbara Jean,

To this day I remain "emotionally elevated" over the very wonderful

acknowledgement on Thursday night. The women of BPW really know

how to make a person feel special: the flowers, gift, citations -they are all

very meaningful to me.

All of my friends were extremely impressed with the BPW Collect. Your

actions illustrate that it is a way of life and not just a mantra.

Please relay to all BPW members my sincere gratitude for their love and

kindness to me, my family and friends.

I am especially grateful to you, Barbara Jean, for all of your efforts.

Please give Gary my condolences on the loss of his mother. My thoughts

and prayers are with you and your family during this time of bereavement.

With love, Cheryl

Get $100 when you get 10 supporters using Benefit Mobile! It really is easy to sign up and basically you are purchasing online gift

cards to give away digitally (there is no physical card issued) OR use the

gift card for your own online daily, year-round shopping. The list of

vendors has grown and if 10 CMC members sign up for the mobile app

and use it for a purchase before 11/30, we earn $100! I plan on buying

some Starbucks and Walmart cards to use for myself! Don't be jealous,

my Christmas shopping is already done! Our club is listed as Central

Montgomery County BPW, Group ID is 229829. There is information on

our CMC Facebook page and will be added to the CMC website soon.

Please ask friends and family to join too.

Thank you,

November Is National Family Caregivers Month: Pay Tribute to the

Caregivers Who Make a Difference In Your Life

Help us celebration

National Alzheimer's

Disease Awareness

Month and National

Family Caregivers Month

by honoring the

dedication of the 15

million+ Americans who

care for people with

Alzheimer's and other related disorders.

Dates to Remember:

November

National Caregivers

Appreciation Month

National Diabetes

Awareness Month

November 11

Veteran’s Day

November 17

CMC Dinner Meeting

November 24

Thanksgiving Day

Deember 1

World AIDS Day

Rosa Parks Day

December 12

First Night of Hanukkah

December 15

CMC Dinner Meeting

December 25

Christmas Day

December 26

First Day of Kwanzaa

December 31

New Year’s Eve

Susan B. Anthony

Happy Birthday!

Patricia Klemp

November 7

Becky Shoulberg

November 14

E. Pearl Smith

November 23

Barbara Maresca

November 27

New Email for

Helen McDonald: mcd109@sdlifestyle.com

Time for Tea! The District Eleven members at the Fall

District Meeting voted to hold a “Stay at

Home” Tea Party to raise awareness and

funds for Alzheimer’s research.

The suggested date for the tea is Sunday,

November 20th

but you can have your tea any time you’d like. See the

included flyer for the “menu” and suggested donations amounts. All

donations must be given to Noreen by December 16th

.

Vision 2020 – Into Action: Women and the Political

Process The Lansdale Branch of AAUW is holding a program on Tuesday,

November 15th

at the Montgomery Township Community and

Recreation Center, 1030 Horsham Road, North Wales PA.

6:30 pm Social Time, 7:00 pm Business Meeting, 7:30 pm Program.

Vision 2020 is a coalition of more than 90 national and regional

organizations representing over 22 million people and women leaders

across the country. Vision 2020 ignited an American Coversation on

Women and Leadership in 2010. Its goal is to achieve shared

leadership among women and men in all aspects of American life,

beginning with business and government.

Additional information is available at http://aauwlansdale.org.

To paraphrase Rachel Maddow, “Government and politics is not a

spectator sport. Everybody gets to play.” If we want to protect our

rights and keep programs that are important to us, we need to put more

women in elected positions.

Women and Leadership Forum: Striving and Thriving in the Workplace.

Registration is well underway and you can register below.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 8:00am-2:00pm - The Presidential, East Norriton, PA

The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. presents a forum focused specifically on equipping us with

hands-on, skills-building "take-aways".

This exceptional learning experience will feature three superb keynote speakers who will address topics

such as emotional intelligence, leadership presence and conflict resolution - with follow-up

programming scheduled in 2017.

What makes this forum uniquely valuable is the opportunity to address each topic as it relates to a

woman's personal well-being and growth and how that most effectively translates to her professional

success and to the strengthening of the field she is committed to serving increasingly well.

Women and Leadership Forum: Striving and Thriving in the Workplace

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 8:00am-2:00pm

For more information and registration:

http://mcfoundationinc.givezooks.com/events/women-and-leadership-forum-2016

CMC Photos

Cranaleith Sanctuary historic landmark dedication ceremony. Mill-Rae

House, designed by Minerva Parker Nichols was commissioned by Mrs.

Avery so Susan B. Anthony and other Suffragists could meet.

CMC Past Presidents at the Luncheon on

October 16th

at Indian Valley Country Club.

Kiehl’s skincare class photo

CMC members with the Eleanor Briner Award

at Fall District Meeting on Saturday, October 22nd

President Becky with Alexis Werner at the National Liberty Museum

for the premier of Alexis’ movie, Our Way Home.

Election Day Tradition

There were long lines on Tuesday, November 8th

in Rochester, NY.

Not to vote but to leave hundreds of “I voted” stickers on Susan B.

Anthony’s tombstone in tribute to the women’s suffrage leader.

The cemetery extended its hours for visitors on Tuesday, opening early

at 7:30 a.m. EST and closing at 9 p.m., when polls were set to close in

New York. Some visitors waited for 90 minutes to see the grave of

Anthony, who illegally cast a ballot in the 1872 presidential election in

Rochester and who faced a subsequent criminal trial.

Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 and

was a critical leader in the movement for women’s suffrage, but died 14 years before the 19th Amendment

would give women the right to vote in 1920. (PBS Newshour)