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At
their February 13th meeting,
held at the Bishop Connare
Center, the Greensburg
Chapter of the BPW honored
Jane Yeager Noel as their
Woman of the Year for 2007 -
2008.
The honor came as a complete
surprise to Jane Noel,
literally. Scheduled
to present a talk on web
design, Jane soon found that
she had really been invited
to receive the Woman of the
Year award. Adding to
the surprise, over 40 of
Jane’s friends, family, and
business associates paraded
into the meeting bearing
balloons, flowers, and gifts
for the honoree.
Binging more than gifts,
those attending to honor
Jane Noel collectively
donated some $1200 to the
Greensburg BPW scholarship
fund in Jane’s name.
Several speakers took the
podium to speak on Jane’s
behalf and how she has
helped them personally and
in their businesses over the
years, including former
President of the Norwin
Chamber of Commerce and
Westmoreland County Athena
Award Winner, Margaree
Pertle.
The Woman of the Year award
is given to a member who has
contributed the most to the
advancement of the
objectives and ideals of the
BPW (Greensburg Business and
Professional Women).
The Greensburg chapter is a
part of BPW/PA, a statewide
organization of 1600+
members in 75 local
organizations and 12
districts throughout the
state. BPW/PA is a leading
advocate for working women
in PA, and sponsors programs
and scholarships to improve
women’s lives and careers.
Jane Noel is the owner of
Computers Made Easy, Inc., a
web development company
located in Grapeville, PA
which has developed over 80
websites for companies as
large as a national home
glass decor manufacturer and
as small as a new local
scrapbooking shop. CME
Websites develops and
maintains many community
oriented projects as well,
including those for
Westmoreland Fair,
Westmoreland Arts and
Heritage Festival,
Leadership Westmoreland, and
Westmoreland County
Agricultural Land
Preservation.
The
InWestmoreland.com website,
a directory of businesses,
services, and events in
Westmoreland County is a
personal project of Jane’s
and is owned by her company.
The
goal of the BPW is to
promote full participation,
equity, and economic
self-sufficiency for working
women. Their vision is
to achieve workplace equity
for American women through
advocacy, education, and
information.
For more information on Jane
Yeager Noel, please visit
her website at
www.CMEwebsites.com.
For more information on the
Greensburg BPW, call Mary
Catherine Motchar, at
724-832-2506, or visit their
website at
www.bpwpa.org.
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