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Schedule of the Day |
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Tickets may be purchased in advance for $25 at Barron's Books - McCann and the Loop and Texas Bank and Trust - downtown branch. Tickets for blocks of 8 will be delivered. Tickets are also available by mailing the Ticket Form along with payment. Groups of 8 may request a reserved table. A very limited number of tickets will be available the day of the event, so it is important to purchase your tickets in advance to be assured of admittance. |
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8:00 Continental Breakfast & Exhibits Open
8:30 Opening Ceremony
8:45 Seminars
9:30 Break
10:00 Seminars
10:45 Break
11:00 Entertainment
11:30 Serving Lines Open
12:00 Luncheon Program |
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Seminars |
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Presenters will deliver pertinent information to enhance the personal and business lives of women and will provide opportunities for interaction among participants. Each presentation will contain specific information to help you recognize and develop your full potential on your journey through life performing daily your many roles as a woman.The hardest part of the day will be choosing which one to attend! |
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| "The SWELL Principle: A Guide to Being Financilly Fit at Any Age"--Gain the financial savvy to obtain the security we all hope for. This informative session will be presented by Mitzi Bjork and Charlotte Anderson, Financial Advisors; and, Chan Turner and Lori Sirman, Senior Vice Presidents Texas Bank and Trust.
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| "Empowered Women"--Dr. Julie Fowler, chief administrative officer of Kilgore College Longview Campus will discuss women who have become empowered through education and how to access educational opportunities for one's own empowerment.
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| "Having Your Voice Heard"--Is there an issue that just gets your ire up? You can't understand why someone doesn't "do something"? This is the seminar for you. Judge Robin Sage will discuss avenues of community and political involvement. Joining her will be Kelly Heitcamp, an animal rights activist;and local, state and nationwide representatives from both local Democratic and Republican parties. Learn how you can get involved and make a difference in the community where you live. |
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Keynote Speaker
Kathy L. Patrick
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Kathy L. Patrick is the owner of Beauty and the Book,the ONLY Hair Salon/Bookstore in the country and the founder of the 500+ Pulpwood Queens Book Club, the largest "meeting and discussing" book club in the world. Her book club has been featured on everything from Oprah Winfrey's OXYGEN NETWORK, The Oprah Winfrey Show to kicking off Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gipson's READ THIS Book Club on Good Morning America. Kathy has been featured also in The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Houston Press, Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News and Bloomberg Business Week.
Kathy is the youth leader for the First United Methodist Church and was featured as a past Methodist of the Month with United Methodist Communications. She is the Literary and New Generations chair for the Rotary Club of Jefferson and was recently featured district wide as Rotarian of the Week.
This past year Kathy debuted her NEW Beauty and the Book Show sponsored by Random House Publishing and is currently in negotitations for her own Drama/Comedy Television Series to be called Beauty and the Book.
She currently finished her first One Act Play, "Oh, the Drama and the Glamour" and is working on her first novel to be called "EUREKA!".
Kathy lives just outside of her hometown historic Jefferson, Texas with her husband Jay, and high school senior Madeleine. Their oldest daughter is just about to graduate from The University of Texas in Tyler. |
| www.beautyandthebook.com |
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Recognition of Scholarship Recipients
Women in Longview has awarded many scholarships making a difference in the lives of those women who have been the recipients. Applications are available on the forms page. |
| Exhibitors |
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Participants are encouraged to visit exhibitors’ booths throughout the morning, especially during breaks. Exhibits will be closed during the luncheon. |
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Exhibitors |
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Action Alarm Solution
Beacon Hospice at Margaret's House
BeautiControl
Christina Massey Photography
Colonial Village Senior Retirement
Comfort Keepers #572
East Texas Shredding
Emeritus at Eastman Estates
Encore
Good Shepherd Medical Center
Longview Brentwood Outreach
Longview Computer Center
Longview News-Journal
Longview Regional Medical Center
Metabolic Research Center
Planet Beach Contempo Spa
Premier Designs
Stella & Dot Jewelry
The Scarlet Thread
Unique Jewelry Designs
Women's Health Boutique
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Non-Profit Exhibitors |
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Alzheimer's Association
City of Longview - Partners in Prevention
East Texas Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
HeartsWay Hospice of Northeast Texas
Hiway 80 Rescue Mission
House of Hope Emergency Shelter for Women
Longview Habitat for Humanity
Luminant
Republican Women of Gregg County
VOW
Wellness Pointe
Women in Longview
Women's Center of East Texas
Zonta Club of Greater East Texas
Zonta Club of Longview
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| Sponsors and Underwriters |
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Because of the support of our sponsors, Women in Longview funds as many as four scholarships each year and still manages to keep the cost of admission to the event
reasonable. We greatly appreciate the generosity of our supporters. Be sure to thank them! |
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GOLD
105.7 KYKX
Sunny 106.5
Ian and Mary Murdoch
TEC Well Service, Inc.
SILVER
Longview Regional Medical Center
Texas Bank and Trust
Zonta Club of Longview
BRONZE
Jerry Anne Jurenka
Spring Hill State Bank
FRIEND
Dr. Peggy Coghlan
County Judge Bill Stoudt
Bill and Danita Utsman
Simone Kibbe
Robert F. Davis, III DDS
Horaney’s Inc.
Shirley Holloway
Becky Warren
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| Previous Scholarship Recipients |
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2011 Toni Delane Perry
2011 Sandra Perez
2011 Amanda Goodson
2011 Tierra Bishop
2010 Cheryl Richardson
2010 Siarrah Spady
2010 Ashton Reed
2010 Kelly Daniels
2009 Dana Dessesaure
2009 Alexandra Hart
2009 Erin Jeffers
2009 Kayla Fuller
2008 Cheryl Richardson
2008 Kelly Daniels
2008 Siarrah Spady
2008 Ashton Reed
2006 Ashley Sullivan
2006 Destinity McCoy
2006 Cinthia Rodriquez
2007 Diya Sikka
2007 Jessica Bray
2007 Amber Pickett
2007 Schrundagale Griffith
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| Past Speakers |
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2011Karen Partee
2010Van Craddock
2009Hon. Brenda Hill Cole
2008Nancy Oelklaus
2007Suzie Woodward Morris
2006Suzy Humphries
2005Barbara Richardson McClellan
2004Ellen Herbert
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| Credits |
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2011 Photographs- Christina Massey |
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Website Design – Mousetrap-Designs.com |
