Quarterly Meeting
Ferranti’s Lakeview Restaurant, Route 30, Greensburg
Friday, July 24th, 2009, 11:30a.m.
Our speaker for our July 24, 2009
meeting will be Dr. Toni Felice, Co-Chair of the
Girls Coalition of Southwestern PA, who will speak
to us about their group.
Thanks to all who attended our April
meeting. We heard wonderful presentations from both
Bobbi Watt Geer, Project Manager for the Status of
Women in Westmoreland County Project, and Lynn
Garfinkel of the Strong Women Strong Girls,
Mentoring Program.
The next quarterly meeting of the Westmoreland County
Commission for Women and Families will be
Friday, July 24th, 2009 starting at
11:30a.m., at Ferranti's Lakeview Restaurant, Route
30, Greensburg. Please remit check in the
amount of $15.00/reservation made payable to: WCCWF
- c/o Carol Adams - 4088 Hyland Road - Jeannette, PA
15644.

Westmoreland County Commission for Women and
Families Group Picture
The framed letter in the picture is a
Congratulatory letter from Leslie Stiles, Executive
Director,
of the PA Commission for Women and Families -
congratulating us on the 5th Anniversary
of our WCCWF in October 2008. Holding the picture is
Betsy Magley, President of the
PA Commission for Women's Board of Commissioners.
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the
Westmoreland County Commission for Women and
Families (WCCWF) to foster leadership; provide
awareness of existing services; promote development
of resources; and advocate equal access to such
resources in order to enhance the lives of women and
families.
Member List
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NAME |
Company/Organization |
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Brynn A. Adams, CMTPT,
MT |
Adams Myotherapy &
Massage |
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Carol Adams |
Greensburg BPW |
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Dana Bauer |
United Way of
Westmoreland County |
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Michelle Bononi |
Bononi & Bononi |
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Julie Cawoski |
Family Services of
Western PA |
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Mary Veazey Clark |
WIU Homeless Children's
Initiative |
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Meagan Bilik DeFazio |
Loughran, Mlaker & Bilik |
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Emmy DePolo |
Emmy's Creations |
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Denise Diss |
Child Care Information
Services of Westmoreland County |
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Laura Doran |
Word of Life Ministries |
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Rosine Dull |
Never Enough |
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Elaine Frantz |
World of Life Ministries
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Lisa Frederick |
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Linda Fryer |
Ways to Work-Family
Services of Western PA |
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Dawn Himler |
League of Women Voters |
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Jane Hurd |
accessAbilities, Inc.
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Kris Johnson |
Strategic Circles
Corporation |
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Terri Katzman |
Retired |
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Donna Kean |
St. Vincent College
Prevention Project |
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April Kopas |
Westmoreland County Ind.
Develop. Corp. |
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Bernadette Koval |
League of Women Voters |
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Wanda Layman |
West. Co. Information &
Referral Helpline |
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Bonnie Lewis |
YWCA of Westmoreland
County |
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Paula Maloney |
Latrobe BPW, YWCA Board,
PANO Peer Reviewer |
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Angie Marhefka |
Scottdale BPW |
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Joyce McIntire |
McIntire Insurance
Services |
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Marsha Miller |
Blessings Unlimited
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Linda Morlacci |
University of Pittsburgh
at Greensburg |
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Mary Catherine Motchar |
Arbor Industrial Supply,
Inc. |
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Jane Noel |
InWestmoreland |
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Angela Rose O'Brien |
Inspiring Times |
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Marlene O'Brien |
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Melissa Orlosky |
West Co. National
Children's Study |
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Margaree Pertle |
Liberty Tax Service |
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Tereasa, Rerko Esq. |
QuatriniRafferty |
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Leah Samuels |
Align Chiropractic
Wellness Center, Inc. |
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Shara Saveikis |
Westmoreland County
Children's Bureau |
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Judy Schafer |
Massage Therapy |
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Maryanne Stairs |
UBS Financial Services
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Marjorie Stanislaw |
Westmoreland County
Juvenile Probation |
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Marilyn Tallant |
Greensburg BPW |
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Ruth Tolbert |
Allegheny Energy /
Jeannette NAACP |
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Shelly Weaver
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E-magnify |
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Mandy Welty |
CASA of Westmoreland
County |
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Debbie Williams |
Westmoreland County
Community College |
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Fiona Woods |
Philips |
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The
website
for the PA Commission for Women
Leslie Stiles, Executive Director
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To register or for more information please
contact:
Sponsors Needed!
The Blackburn Center is having its annual
fundraiser, “Una Sera del Dare”, in September of
this year. This critically important and very worthy
agency is in need of sponsors for the event, whose
proceeds are an integral part of the operations
budget. More than 2800 victims of domestic and
sexual violence in Westmoreland County make use of
Blackburn’s services annually. Among them are those
whose situations are so dire that they must flee to
the agency’s emergency shelter to escape the deadly
violence in their own homes. These are people living
in our local neighborhoods who urgently need a safe
harbor at Blackburn Center for themselves and their
children.
Please consider becoming a sponsor for this event
and showing your support for its good works. I do a
major sponsorship every year because I think this
agency makes a huge difference in so many lives, is
efficiently operated and has great leadership. With
limits in certain funding streams, Blackburn needs
our help now more than ever.
Please contact me (or Carol Adams) for a sponsorship
form. I hope to see you on September 21 at the
Greensburg Garden and Civic Center to celebrate this
agency and its work – and yourselves as sponsors and
supporters!
Becky Thorne
The Thorne Group, Inc. Home Health Services
beckythorne@TheThorneGroup.com
Phone: 724-755-2109
Fax: 724-755-0829
Sister’s Place
Hello Folks: I am wondering if any of you know of
anyone who would like to donate gently used items to
a wonderful cause in Clariton. It is a program
called "Sister's Place" and it is longer term
housing for abused women or unwed mothers. It is run
by catholic sisters from various denominations who
educate the women for future job hunting and provide
a refuge for women and their children who have fled
from abusive situations and young pregnant women who
have nowhere to turn. Right now they have 6 baby
girls that they need items for.
If you know of anyone or have any gently used items
that you would like to donate, please email me and
let me know what you might have to help these women
out.
Email: Cathie Krofick – contact Cathie at
cathiekrofick@hotmail.com.
ParentWISE will be
offering a new class for families with children
diagnosed with AD/HD and related disorders
Parent to Parent is a research-based
16-hour course developed by CHADD and taught by a
certified instructor to help families with problems
encountered at home and at school.
Where: FSWP ParentWISE Office When: Sept. 23—Nov.
11, 2009; 211 Huff Ave., Ste. Greensburg, PA 15601
from 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.
Parenting: Infants to Teens is a 20-hr
comprehensive child development/child psychology
class that helps parents understand their child’s
behavior from the confusing early years through the
turbulent teens.
Where: United Presbyterian Church When: Sept.
21—Nov. 23, 2009; 601 5th Ave. New Kensington, PA
6:30p.m.- 8:30p.m.
Both classes will include information on: Discipline
(why some things don’t work with some children), How
to Effectively Communicate with your Child, the
Importance of Self-Esteem, Causes of some Problem
Behaviors and much more.
To Register for either class, please call:
724-837-5410 ext. 702.
The Annual Ice Cream Blast!
The Annual Ice Cream Blast! at the Nevin Arena at
Lynch Field in Greensburg, PA. Noon to 4:00p.m. on
July 18th. For
more information, call 724-837-5410.
Admission: $3 per person (Includes ice cream and
cake) Lots of games, fun and food for the whole
family! Raffles, prizes and... ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM,
ICE CREAM! Vote for your favorite flavor! Sponsored
by Dairy Queen -Something Different at Lynch Field
in Greensburg.
Angela’s Angels
Ad-dressing Your Dream Angela's
Angels responds to the needs of our communities by
providing prom wear to help economically
disadvantaged junior and senior high school young
ladies. Angela's Angels relies on the financial
contributions, in-kind donations and volunteer
efforts of individuals and companies who are
committed to helping young women.
We need your help. It's easy, and incredibly
rewarding, to get involved and make a difference.
There are many ways for individuals, companies and
organizations to support Angela's Angels.Org, Inc.,
registered and approved by the Internal Revenue
Service as a 501 (c) 3, non-profit charity:
- Donate money to Angela's Angels
- Become a Corporate Sponsor to provide
funding and generate significant public goodwill
- Become a Corporate Apparel/Accessories Donor
to provide Angela's Angels clients with new
prom-appropriate attire
- Donate your gowns and other prom-appropriate
attire
- Organize a drive through your company or
other organization to collect new or
slightly used (recent) gowns
Donated prom gowns, shoes, jewelry, and
purses may be dropped off at:
The Sun Parlor Tanning Salon, 5024 Route 30,
Suite 2,Greensburg - 724-834-7800
Wigs 'n More, Inc & Mastectomy Boutique, 5924
Route 981, Latrobe - 724-532-1901
G B Plaza Cleaners, Gabriel Bros Plaza
Greensburg - 724-850-7650
Never Enough Boutique, 200 S Pennsylvania Ave,
Greensburg - 724-838-1878
Angela's Angels
Phone Number:
724-836-6444
Website:
www.angelasangels.org
E-Mail:
AngelasAngels1@aol.com
Chairperson’s Message
I hope this edition of our quarterly
newsletter finds you well.
Thanks to all who attended our April meeting. We
heard wonderful presentations from both Bobbi
Watt Geer, Project Manager for the Status of
Women in Westmoreland County Project, and Lynn
Garfinkel of the Strong Women Strong Girls,
Mentoring Program. It was also our Membership
Drive Month and we did have a few new ladies
join our commission. Welcome to Brynn Adams and
Fiona Wood who joined at the meeting and a big
“thank you” to our members Dr. Leah Samuels and
Mary Ann Stairs for bringing them to our meeting
and asking them to join.
Our speaker for our July 24, 2009 meeting will
be Dr. Toni Felice, Co-Chair of the Girls
Coalition of Southwestern PA, who will speak to
us about their group. See the Meeting
Reservation Form for further information on Dr.
Felice and her topic. Please make your
reservations for the July meeting by July 17th
either by sending in your payment with the
reservation form in this newsletter or emailing
WCCWF Secretary, Carol Adams, at
cardoninc@comcast.net.
The PA Governor’s Conference for Women will be
held in Philadelphia this year on Thursday,
September 17, 2009. We will have more
information about the conference at the July
meeting. However, if you would like to register
or obtain information, the website for the
conference is
www.pagovernorsconferenceforwomen.org.
Keynote Speaker is Suze Orman, Personal Finance
Expert and Best-Selling Author. Our WCCWF is a
Sponsoring Organization for this year’s
conference. Please also check out the PA
Commission for Women’s website
www.pcw.state.pa.us to see what they are
doing for women in our state.
Please remember that we encourage your
organization to let us know what you are doing
and we are more than glad to spread word of your
events or news to our membership. All you need
to do is to email Carol Adams and she will send
out an email blast with your information to our
members. This is a wonderful way to keep others
informed about what your organization is doing
in our community. You are encouraged also to
visit our website at
www.inwestmoreland.com/WomensCommission.
Congratulations to Bonnie Lewis, Executive
Director, on the 50th Anniversary of the YWCA of
Westmoreland County. A personal congratulations
to Bonnie on her 20 year anniversary as the
YWCA’s Executive Director!! We wish you and the
YWCA many, many more years.
To all of you, have a Happy and Safe July 4th
Holiday weekend. See you on July 24th!!!
Mary Catherine Motchar - Chairperson
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