As most of you know, The WWRG Social Media Networks has grown to include other forms of connecting and this blog, and in particular, this segment which we call "Lifestyle Lifters" has not seen any post since 2011.
I see by the sidebar that many of you continue to log in (WOW! Five continents, and who knows how many countries!) so I want to take this opportunity to highlight a wonderful product I came across that is sure to be fashion & beauty's "next big thing"
It's a fragrance created by the Founder and President of Stop CAID Now, Lisa Moreno-Dickinson, the proceeds from the sale of which goes 100% toward helping spread awareness of this cluster of 29 auto-immune disorders affecting children, help doctor’s to
properly diagnosis these children, and raise money for the cause. StopCAIDnow.org is currently an internationally known 501c3 non-profit
organization, raising awareness for doctors and families worldwide.
This fragrance is available in limited retail outlets, however if you would like to purchase it or make a donation to her foundation, please visit stopCAIDnow.org .
Tina is Chairwoman of the Female Courage Foundation whose mission
to make a positive difference for women worldwide regardless of background,
religion, education or income.
Here is some additional information of the group. I have joined this and post to their FB page. I am honored to be a part of Tina's outreach. I encourage you to also lend your support.
VISION FOR THE FCF
The goal and vision of the Female Courage Foundation to be known by women
worldwide in 2015.
The purpose of the Female Courage Foundation:
To give women worldwide a higher self-esteem and greater courage
Support future female entreprenours worldvide.
To offer internet seminars and long distance education via the World Wide Web.
Self-help tools will be available to help women to again greater courage and
self-esteem
To offer women the opportunities for personal and career development at a
crucial time in their lives. This will give them courage to take responsibility
for their own life, career and the future
To promote the free exchange of research and e-learning programs and subsequent
seminars. The programs will be developed by a group of people with
international experience and in collaboration with researchers
To create an international forum to develop strong networks across national
borders via www.femalecourage.com
To create cooperation with industrial companies, international networks, ambassadors
and patrons
Company Overview
Female Courage Foundation is a charity with a
mission to make a positive difference for women worldwide regardless of
background, religion, education or income.
We empower women by:
• Offering internet education and mentoring
...
• Creating a strong international network of courageous women
Too many women in the world lack courage and self-esteem. This is normally
either due to their own conceived limitations, or because of wider social
norms.
The ambition of the Female Courage Foundation is to give women worldwide more
self-esteem and courage. The Female Courage Foundation wishes to create a
global consciousness for women through an exchange of knowledge, wisdom,
education and networking.
We also wish to support future female entreprenuers by giving them tools,
network and funds.
When I began a blog focused on Women’s Wealth issues back in early 2009, little did I know that one voice using a single new media platform would empower a network of social media connected, highly influential, and well-respected females which has grown to 5 continents, and over 31 countries!
By leveraging “real-time web” technologies like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN, and now Pinterest, it has been possible to create connections between individuals, groups, and organizations that might not have ever been made without the weaving together of like-minded individuals with one single-minded mission: to advance the cause and concerns of women through the use of their time, talent, and treasure.
I recently read the Premier Issue of a new magazine called Woman To Woman (W2W).After concluding, as I have, that there is often a lack of a forum for the “very well-educated, opinionated woman that is determined to make a difference in their world”, Editor Shelley E. McCormick and husband Matt decided their magazine would “bridge the gap between the professional woman and the stay-at-home mom”.
Elizabeth Galt, a W2W advisory board member, recently stated during an interview on Fox News “America Live with Megyn Kelly”: “I think the main thing is that we need to stick together.Women are starting to say “Look, no matter what decision you make, we honor those choices for our fellow women and we need to stick together and rally for our friends that are working and rally for our friends who are at home”.
And that is precisely what our WWRG Network does.
Recently, one of our group, Allison Ermogenis, a female entrepreneur and artist based on the island of Santorini in Greece, appealed to other Facebook friends to support her efforts to raise capital to grow her business and help the struggling Greek economy. Her sincerity in wanting to make a difference touched us all.One of the influential women she connected with is Ann Nyberg, herself a female entrepreneur who recently opened a boutique gallery and gift shoppe called Annie Mame’sin an upscale enclave of women-owned businesses in Toney Westbrook, Connecticut created by Tony Venetucci.
By day, Ann is news anchor at WTNH-TV, a position she has held for almost 30 years. During a visit to Santorini, Ann met Allison and fell in love with her unique fabric paintings, featuring hand-painted designs with vibrant color.Four pillows now grace the shelves of Annie Mame’s – or should I say, two.A few months ago, both Ann and Allison reached out to me via Facebook to ask if I could spread the word through our WWRG Global Network and help Allison raise awareness around her products, and her cause.
And yes, this gave me an opportunity to play MY part in fueling the SHEconomy by recently purchasing two of these beautiful works of art as gifts.
So let’s look now how my simple transaction benefits the women and men on two continents –individually and as a national, regional, and local economy:
My purchase generated revenue for Annie Mame’s (Ann Nyberg) who has her “brick & mortar” presence in Venetucci Home (Tony Venetucci, landlord) in Westbrook (local economy), Connecticut (state economy, sales tax).Ann imported these items from Santorini (local), Greece (Country) with is part of the EU (Continent).Aegean Designs (Allison Ermogenis) gets revenue from the transaction and compensates her for the work she produced and the materials she bought that went into the making of these pillows.I don’t know where the raw materials were purchased from, but the chain of benefits continues in this direction, as well.
So there you have it.Women’s Social Media Networks DO make an economic difference.They ARE enabling the new SHEconomy.But most importantly, they allow women to fulfill their dreams, and support their families.And this alone is worth every minute I have spent since 2009 developing our network, cultivating new connections, and constantly searching for new and relevant content.
