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Westmoreland County Advocates of the Women and Families in Our Area |
WCCWF
Westmoreland County Commission for Women & Families
PO Box 675
Greensburg, PA 15601
Mary Catherine Motchar
724-838-1838 ArborInd@aol.com
Angela Rose-O'Brien
724-836-6444
InspiringTimes@aol.com
Parentwise
(Family Services of Western Pennsylvania)
Neurological Therapy
Specialists
Westmoreland
Mental Health Newsletter (contains numerous phone numbers.)
Community Calendar in
Westmoreland County
Quarterly Meeting
Ferranti’s Lakeview Restaurant, Route 30, Greensburg
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
11:30a.m. - 1:30p.m.
The Speaker for the July 23rd meeting will be Speaker: Ayana A. Ledford - The Executive Director of PROGRESS (Program Research and Outreach On Gender Equity in Society). PROGRESS teaches women and girls the value of negotiation. Title of Presentation: “Dollars & Sense: the Value of Asking for What You’re Worth!” Don’t forget – the drawing will be held at this meeting for the “FREE” reservation to the PA Governor’s Conference for Women!! Also, Commissioner Ted Kopas will be joining us at the WCCWF meeting Friday to bring us up to date on what's happening in our county.
The next quarterly meeting of the Westmoreland County Commission for Women and Families will be Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at 11:30a.m., at Ferranti's Lakeview Restaurant, Route 30, Greensburg. Deadline For Reservations Is July 16, 2010. 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.
| NAME | Company/Organization |
| Brynn A. Adams, CMTPT, MT | Adams Myotherapy & Massage |
| Carol Adams | Greensburg BPW |
| Dana Bauer | United Way of Westmoreland County |
| Michelle Bononi | Bononi & Bononi |
| Julie Cawoski | Family Services of Western PA |
| Mary Veazey Clark | WIU Homeless Children's Initiative |
| Meagan Bilik DeFazio | Loughran, Mlaker & Bilik |
| Emmy DePolo | Emmy's Creations |
| Denise L. Diss | Child Care Information Services of Westmoreland County |
| Pastor Elaine Frantz | Word of Life Ministries |
| Dawn Himler | League of Women Voters |
| Jane Hurd | Accessabilities, Inc. |
| Deborah Hunt | Workability |
| Jayne Huston | Seton Hill University's e-Magnify |
| Cindy Ieraci | |
| Terri Katzman | Retired |
| Donna Kean | St. Vincent College Prevention Project |
| Joy Klohonatz | Southern Living at Home |
| April Kopas | Westmoreland County Ind. Development Corp |
| Bernadette Koval | League of Women Voters |
| Wanda Layman | West. Co. Information & Referral Helpline |
| Bonnie Lewis | YWCA of Westmoreland County |
| Marilyn Fox Lewis | |
| Paula Maloney | Latrobe BPW, YWCA Board, PANO Peer Reviewer |
| Angie Marhefka | Scottdale BPW / Alt's Tax Service |
| Joyce McIntire | BPW / McIntire Insurance |
| Mary Catherine Motchar | Arbor Industrial Supply, Inc. |
| Jane Noel | InWestmoreland |
| Angela Rose O'Brien | Chick-Fil-A |
| Christina O'Brien | |
| Marlene O'Brien | Northwood Realty |
| Melissa Orlosky | West Co. National Children's Study |
| Margaree Pertle | Liberty Tax Service |
| Tereasa, Rerko Esq. | Quatrini Rafferty Galloway |
| Leah Samuels | Align Chiropractic Wellness Center, Inc. |
| Shara Saveikis | Westmoreland County Children's Bureau |
| Maryanne Stairs | Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated |
| Marjorie Stanislaw | Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation |
| Marilyn Tallant | GBPW |
| Mandy Welty | CASA of Westmoreland County |
| Debbie Williams | Westmoreland County Community College |
The website for the PA Commission
for Women Leslie Stiles, Executive Director
To register or for more information please contact:
Mary Catherine Motchar 724-838-1838 Arborind@aol.com
Angela Rose-O’Brien
724-836-6444 InspiringTimes@aol.com
July Program
Our July 23, 2010 program will be presented by Ayana A. Ledford, Executive Director, of PROGRESS (Program Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society) which teaches women and girls the value of negotiation. Her presentation is entitled “Dollars & Sense: The Value of Asking for What You’re Worth!” And, once again we are asking you to bring personal care items to the April meeting in support of the Welcome Home Shelter. Suggested items are: shampoo, soap, deodorant, disposable razors, mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand lotion, etc.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to our member, Meagan Bilik-DeFazio, the recipient of the 2010 Winners’ Circle Award for Community Service. The luncheon was held in May.
WCCWF Signature Projects
As you know we are supporting two signature projects in the 2010/2011 year. The first is the Welcome Home Shelter. We continue to collect personal care items at our meetings as well as donate funds raised by our 50/50 drawings. The second of our projects is a scholarship to one of our members attending the Leadership Westmoreland training. Learn more about this opportunity at our July 23 meeting.
WCCWF July 2010 Newsletter Chairperson’s Message
It is hard to believe we are already into summer since we last met. Thanks to all who attended our April meeting. Rebecca Harris, Director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Chatham University spoke about women entrepreneurs which was quite interesting.
Our July 23, 2010 meeting will feature Ayana A. Ledford, Executive Director, of PROGRESS (Program Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society) which teaches women and girls the value of negotiation. Her presentation is entitled “Dollars & Sense: The Value of Asking for What You’re Worth!” Please make your reservations for the July meeting by July 16th either by sending in your payment with the reservation form in this newsletter or emailing WCCWF Secretary, Carol Adams, at cardoninc@comcast.net. Please consider asking a friend or co-worker to attend this meeting with you.
The 7th Annual PA Governor’s Conference for Women will be held in Pittsburgh this year on Thursday, October 14, 2010. We will have more information about the conference at the July meeting. Our WCCWF is a Sponsoring Organization for this year’s conference. We have two tables reserved under our WCCWF for the conference and only four seats remain. If anyone is interested, please send your check for $125.00 made payable to WCCWF to Carol Adams.
Don’t forget to bring personal care items to the July meeting for the Welcome Home Shelter, which is one of our Signature Projects for 2010-2011. Also, we will have information on the scholarship we hope to award for the Leadership Westmoreland Class which should begin in September, 2010.
Please remember we encourage your organization to let us know what you are doing and we are more than glad to spread 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 your organization. I want to thank Carol Adams for the fantastic job she continues to do in getting these emails out for everyone.
See you on July 23!!! Stay safe until then.
Mary Catherine Motchar - Chairperson
