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STAPLES DIVIDEND PROGRAM
If you're a Staples shopper please
call the chapter phone, 856-778-8320, to request a Staples Dividend card. Show
your card every time you purchase something (pack of gum, teacher's
supplies, shredder, markers, office furniture, telephone, printer
cartridge, maps, poster board, calendar, software) and the chapter will
get a quarterly rebate on all of your purchases. This is one of our easiest and
best fundraisers. It raises close to $1000
per year, which we get to spend printing newsletter flyers or purchasing
supplies and even a storage cabinet! With the presidential and statewide elections right around the corner, the NJ Citizen's Guide to Government is a must. But they go quickly, so reserve your copy now by calling the chapte phone at 856-778-8320. These invaluable little books contain legislators' contact info, as well as critical dates and tips on communication with elected officials.
$5 each, $7.50 mailed. Pick them up at the Program Meetings or call the chapter phone to reserve your copy, 856-778-8320.
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| MARCH 24 - APRIL 10 |
New
Beginnings workshop to
develop self-confidence, take control of your situation, reduce stress,
let go of negative emotions and make better decisions, 7-9:30. People in Transition (provides
services to displaced homemakers, including counseling, community referral
services, workshops in job search skills, vocational and personality
surveys, and life skills development). All PIT workshops are FREE but
registration is required, 856-415-2222, PeopleinTransition@gccnj.edu. |
| APRIL 3 - 24 |
Money
Smart: Are You Managing Your Money Wisely? Develop
financial knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage finances, make
informed decisions, reduce debt, build wealth. Topics: Budgeting, Pay
Yourself First, Balancing a Checkbook, Using Credit, Understanding Credit
Reports. People in Transition (see 2/26), free, 6-8pm.
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| APRIL 5 and 16 |
Tour
of Paulsdale, Alice
Paul's birthplace and childhood home. $5 for adults ($1 discount for AP
Institute members), $4 for children. 128 Hooton Road, Mount Laurel,
856-231-1885, info@alicepaul.org |
| APRIL 8 |
Mediation
for Divorce. Resolve
differences and conflicts through the guidance of a trained, third-party.
Identify issues; explore potential resolutions in a neutral setting where
everyone's needs can be met fairly. People in Transition (see 2/26),
6:30-8pm. |
| APRIL 8 - MAY 11 |
Marlo
Thomas (directed by Elaine May) stars
in "Roger is Dead" where she plays a socialite wife of a very rich
Republican. George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Tickets: $36-64 ($15
for students; $24-48 for 75+ yrs.), 732-846-2895, ext. 134, mbergamo@georgestplayhouse.org |
| APRIL 9 |
Chapter
Program Meeting
(see details on page one). Please use the church entrance on side of
building closest to Carl's Shoe Store. Please bring empty rectangular (not
square) Kleenex boxes, empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls for an
Alice Paul Institute Girls Leadership Program project (they will be made
into floats for a model womens parade). Continue saving them throughout
the year and drop them off at upcoming Program Meetings.
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| APRIL 10 -12 |
Economic
Justice Summit
at the Sheraton Atlanta, Georgia sponsored by NOW Foundation, Institute
for Women's Policy Research and the National Council of Negro Women. The
Summit will bring together feminist grassroots activists, academics and
educators, women's policy researchers, NGOs, non-profits, social justice
organizations, and labor, business, and government leaders committed to
strengthening the economic and political power of women - as workers,
business owners, caregivers, family providers, voters, and leaders. Info:
www.now.org |
| APRIL 10 - MAY 22 |
Living
Beyond Fear, 6
week workshop led by Dr. Donna Pellegrino (see 4/15), 6:30-8pm. Women's
Opportunity Ctr, Family Y of Burlington County, Mount Laurel (near
intersection of 295 and Route 38; across from Costco and Wegmans),
856-234-6200, ext. 224, www.woc-bc.org. |
| APRIL 12 |
V
TO THE TENTH, New Orleans Arena. Join
Salma Hayek, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Hudson,
Glenn Close, Julia Stiles, Ali Larter, Sally Field, Marisa Tomei,
Calpernia Addams, Rosario Dawson, Kerry Washington, and musicians Common,
Eve, Charmaine Neville and more. A once in a lifetime event featuring international
performances of The Vagina Monologues, musical guests, V-Day activists
from across the globe including Kenya, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines,
Democratic Republic of Congo and Eastern Europe, men standing up for women
and much more. The evening
will inspire, entertain, celebrate, educate and raise much needed
attention and funds for groups working to end violence against women and
girls around the world, and in New Orleans and the Gulf South. Tickets on
sale now from $25-1000, will soon be on sale for $10. Info::
www.v10.vday.org/anniversary. |
| APRIL 13 |
Newsletter
Mailing, 10am-noon,
Judy Buckman's home (see contact box). We'll train & feed you; work is
easy but very important; great activity for new or longtime
members.
South JerseyNOW-Alice Paul chapter 2nd Annual Film
Festival
(see 4/1) begins with a showing of 2 films (Thelma and Louise at 1pm and
The Bostonians at 4pm), Michela and Lou Colosimo's home in Mount Laurel,
856-802-1971 for directions. |
| APRIL 15 |
Chapter's
Free Support Group for Separated and Divorced Women
facilitated
by Dr. Donna Pellegrino moves to a new date. It
will now be held the THIRD TUESDAY of each month,
7-8:30pm at the First Baptist Church of Haddonfield, 124 Kings Highway,
08033(across from Tanner Street, next to the Shoppes at 116). PLEASE NOTE:
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Leave your name and daytime phone number on Dr.
Pellegrino's voice mail, 856-667-9277 (speak slowly and clearly, repeat
phone number twice). If the group needs to be cancelled or rescheduled,
Dr. Pellegrino will call you. Please do not call chapter phone to make
your reservations |
| APRIL 16 |
Madeleine
Kunin, US
Ambassador to Switzerland, co-chair of national group of women for Bill
Clinton's 1992 campaign , Lt. Governor of Vermont speaks at Eagleton
Institute of Politics, Rutgers Univ.New Brunswick, 5:30-7pm .RSVP
required: Dana Brown, 732-932-2900, ext. 133 or plen@rci.rutgers.edu |
| APRIL 19 |
South
Jersey NOW--Alice Paul chapter 2nd Annual Film
Festival
(see 4/1) showing of 2 films (Rabbit Proof Fence at 1pm and Whale Rider at
3pm), Linda Fell-Peterson's home in Cherry Hill, 856-216-9061 for
directions. |
| APRIL 20 |
Power
of the Women's Vote with
leaders including Liz Abzug, Founder of the Bella Abzug Leadership
Institute for Disadvantaged Women, Judge Ann Butchart, Phila. Court of
Common Pleas, Family Court, Joanne A. Epps, Professor of Law,
Temple University, Risa Vetri
Ferman, Montgomery County DA, Rita Henley Jensen, Founder and
Editor-in-Chief of Women'seNews, Carol Tracy, Founder and Exec. Dir. of
the Women's Law Project, Senator Connie Williams (PA), and Lynn Yeakel,
Chair of Women’s Health and Leadership, Drexel University. Women will elect the next
president! This forum raises awareness of women's issues, through panel
discussions, to empower women to be proactive through voter participation.
Nonpartisan event sponsored by Women's eNews, Bryn Mawr College, Thomas
Great Hall, 1-4pm, $10 donation. Info:
sheila_mcdaid@comcast.net. |
| APRIL 21 |
Earth
Day showing of "An Inconvenient Truth",
award-winning documentary film about global warming. Kennedy Center at
Voorhees, 1099 White Horse Rd, 7pm, free,
1-800-KHS-9007. |
| APRIL 22 |
Cokie
Roberts, NPR
senior news analyst and ABC News commentator discusses her book "Ladies of
Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation" at Philadelphia Library, 1901
Vine St., 8pm, tickets: $14
($7 student, $6 simulcast if sold-out), 800-595-4TIX, www.freelibrary.org |
| APRIL 23 |
Jennifer Beck, NJ State Senator and Jennifer Velez, Commissioner of the NJ Dept. of Human Services (first Asst. Child Advocate in newly-created Office of the Child Advocate, Women and Public Leadership Panel, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 5:30-8pm. RSVP required: Dana Brown, 732-932-2900, ext. 133 or plen@rci.rutgers.edu Resume
Writing Workshop, Burlington
County College-Mt. Laurel campus, TEC Room 110, 11:30-12:30, free, advance
registration not needed, 609-894-9311, http://staff.bcc.edu/jobs.
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| APRIL 24 |
Chapter Dinner at Max's Seafood Cafe, 34 N. Burlington Street, Gloucester, NJ 08030, 856-456-1590, 6pm sharp. Based on Kate Gribbin's recommendations (her new home is within walking distance), we will be visiting a well-known Gloucester County restaurant. Since about 15% of our members live in Gloucester County, it's only fair that we make a few dinners convenient for them to get to! In addition to more varieties seafood than you can imagine (including a raw bar) there's also chicken, pork and beef for those who don't like seafood. Chapter members & non-members are invited to attend. Like the newsletter mailing, this is a chance to chat with chapter members in a small group. To make/cancel/add to a reservation, call Judy Buckman (see contact box) no later than the day before the dinner (she can not pick up phone messages or e-mails the day of the dinner). If you're going to be late, call the restaurant.
Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day. This is a program that involves parents taking their children to work for one day to expose them to carious career options. It is the successor to Take Our Daughters To Work (TODTW) which was expanded to include boys in 2003. TODTW was launched by the Ms. Foundation for Women in 1993. Even though it is a school day, schools are provided with literature and encouraged to promote the program. Educators are provided with materials for incorporating career exploration into school curricula on the day before or after the event. The program was expanded to include boys in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in terms of gender roles. The Ms. Foundation states that men who have hosted children have benefited from being seen as parental figures in addition to their roles as professionals, which can contribute to combatting gender stereotypes as well. The website has sections for workplace coordinators, teachers, parents, mentors, resources, gifts, and more: www.daughtersandsonstowork.org. |
| APRIL 26 |
Escorts needed at South Jersey Women's Center, Haddonfield Road across from the Cheesecake Factory where the Garden State Race Track used to be. We would appreciate your help ANY Saturday morning. The women that you walk into the Women's Center are extremely grateful and we've been told that our efforts greatly improve their mood and experiences the rest of the day. Call Rick Gray (see contact box) to tell him which Saturday you are available. Call Lisa Dunn (856-662-5282) for information about training that is mandatory for all volunteers. South Jersey NOW--Alice Paul chapter 2nd Annual Film Festival (see 4/1) showing of 2 films (Sophie Scholl at 1pm and The Hours at 3:15pm), Marge Morris home in Thorofare, 856-848-4949 for directions. |
| APRIL 29 |
Domestic
Violence Awareness. Forms
of abuse, the cycle of violence, victim's experiences, rights, civil and
criminal options for victims, court process, custody, financial relief.
People in Transition, (see 4/30), 7-9pm. |
| APRIL 29 and MAY 1 |
Microsoft
Word. Women's
Opportunity Center (see 4/10), 6--9pm, $99 (includes
$25 non-refundable deposit). |
| APRIL 30 |
How to Avoid Costly Housing Mistakes Before, During and After a Divorce. How to protect your interest and maximize profits, lifestyle changes, new budgets, housing affordability. People in Transition (provides services to displaced homemakers, including counseling, community referral services, workshops in job search skills, vocational and personality surveys, and life skills development), 7-9pm, repeated 6/3 and 8/5. All PIT workshops are FREE but registration is required, 856-415-2222, PeopleinTransition@gccnj.edu
Job
Interviewing Workshop, Burlington
County College--Mt. Laurel campus, TEC Room 110, 11:30-12:30, free,
advance registration not needed, 609-894-9311, http://staff.bcc.edu/jobs.
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| MAY 1 |
WOMENS WAY 31st Annual Event, Electing Women Affecting Change. Lucretia Mott Award presented to Ellen Malcolm, president/founder of EMILY's List, who leveled the political playing field for women candidates. An acronym for "Early Money Is Like Yeast" (because it helps the dough rise), EMILY's List is the largest political action committee (PAC) in the country. It raises money to make women credible contenders, helps them build strong campaigns, and mobilizes women voters to go to the polls. Networking cocktail reception, inspiring awards program and conversation about the roles of women in politics. Sheraton City Center, 17th and Race, Philadelphia, 5-8:30pm, 215-985-3322, www.womensway.org.
Dining Out for Life, a portion of your dinner check at participating restaurants (many previous chapter dinner locations) goes towards services for individuals and families living with AIDS. AIDS Coalition of Southern NJ, 856-933-9500, ext. 204, www.diningoutforlife.org. |
| MAY 2 |
Deadline
to register for May 9 Girls Overnight Leadership Development (G.O.L.D.)
program
at Paulsdale (see 5/7), 200-year-old farmhouse in Mount Laurel, birthplace
of Alice Paul. Program includes arts and crafts, leadership exercise,
music, yoga, team games, more, 7pm to 7am. Girls 8+ yrs leave with new
friends and new skills. Girl Scout troops, birthday parties, youth groups
and individuals invited to attend. $30 registration includes souvenir,
evening snack and breakfast. Bring sleeping bag, pillow and
PJs. |
| MAY 3 |
NOW-NJ
State Board Meeting. For
location and car pool information, contact Lorraine Petrie, Rita
Spaulding, Eve Weismann, Jennifer Armiger or Sharon Rollins (see contact
box).
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| MAY 5 |
Self
Esteem workshop, People
in Transition (see 4/30), 7-9:30pm, free. |
| MAY 6 |
NJ Child Support workshop to learn how to access available child support services. Will include time for questions. People in Transition (see 3/24), 7-8:30. free.
Women's Opportunity Center
Orientation. Family
Y of Burlington Co., near 295 & Route 38, Mt. Laurel (across from
Costco and Wegmans shopping center), 9:30-11:30, free. WOC helps displaced
homemakers, women who have lost emotional/financial support due to
separation, divorce, death, disability of spouse; provides
educational/vocational info, community referrals, interest/aptitude
testing, job placement assistance; job/life skills workshops. Reserv.
reqd, childcare available. WOC needs new or used/dry cleaned interview
attire for women with ltd funds returning to the workforce. 856-234-6200,
ext. 224 (Mt. Laurel) or 609-543-6200, ext. 324 (Riverfront),
www.woc-bc.org. See also People in Transition
(4/30). |
| MAY 7 |
NOW in the Afternoon. South Jersey NOW’s action-oriented group for those who aren't able to attend chapter meetings at night but anyone can participate. Questions and RSVP: Marion Steininger, 856-772-0689.
Chapter Planning Meeting at Judy Buckman's home, 7:15. If you’re a chapter member, please plan to attend (call for directions). We need your input! |
| MAY 7 & 17 |
Tour
of Paulsdale, Alice
Paul’s birthplace and childhood home. $5 for adults ($1 discount for AP
Institute members), $4 for children. 128 Hooton Road, Mount Laurel,
856-231-1885, info@alicepaul.org |
| MAY 11 | Mother's Day Victorian Tea at historic Paulsdale (see 5/7). Costume designer and historian Barbara Meyer Darlin presents "The Gibson Girls Friday Meets the Victorian Lady". See what it was like to go to work every day wearing corsets and layers of tight, restrictive clothing followed discussion of today’s tortuous fashions. Also tea, sandwiches and desserts in the parlor, $40, 2pm. Tickets sell out quickly: info@alicepaul.org |
| MAY 12 |
Stress Management for the Modern Woman sponsored by Nat'l Assoc. of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Presentation, refreshments and hand massages by Rizzieri Spa. Cherry Hill Library, Kings Highway, 5:30-8:30, $25 for NAWBO members, $35 non-members. Register: www.nawbosouthjersey.org NJ
Child Support workshop. How
to access available child support services including time for questions.
People in Transition (see 4/30), 7-8:30. free.
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| MAY 14 |
Chapter Program Meeting (see details on page one). Please use church entrance on side of building closest to Carl's Shoe Store. Please bring empty rectangular (not square) Kleenex boxes, empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls for an Alice Paul Institute Girls Leadership Program project (they will be made into floats for a model women’s parade). Continue saving them throughout the year and drop them off at upcoming Program Meetings.
Cancer
Awareness workshop including
common types, recommended screenings, preventive healthcare tips. Also,
information on CEED program offering free screenings to qualifying
applicants. People in Transition (see 4/30), 7-9pm,
free. |
| MAY 15 |
Chapter Book Group discusses "Identical Strangers" by Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein. Joyce Halpern’s Cherry Hill home, 7:30pm. RSVP: 856-667-9492, joycehalpern@verizon.net |
| MAY 15 - 16 |
Beyond
Diversity: Anti-Racism Training, Level 1. 9-5
both days, $150 (tuition assistance is available if needed), 856-235-2664.
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| MAY 18 |
6th Annual Yoga Unites for Living Beyond Breast Cancer on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 610-645-4567, www.lbbc.org
Newsletter
Mailing, 10am-noon,
Judy Buckman's home (see contact box). We’ll train and feed you; work is
easy but very important; great activity for new or longtime
members. |
| MAY 20 |
Chapter’s
Free Support Group for Separated and Divorced Women
facilitated
by Dr. Donna Pellegrino, now held
the THIRD TUESDAY of
each month, 7-8:30pm, First
Baptist Church of Haddonfield, 124 Kings Highway (next to the Shoppes at
116). RESERVATIONS
REQUIRED: leave
your name and daytime phone on Dr. Pellegrino's voice mail, 856-667-9277
(speak slowly and clearly, repeat number twice). You will be called if the
group needs to be cancelled. Please do not call the chapter phone to make
your reservations. |
| MAY 22 |
Laws of Separation and Divorce workshop with attorneys from Gloucester County Bar Association’s Family Law Committee speaking on court procedures, timing, grounds of divorce, selecting and helping your attorney, custody, equitable distribution, visitation, and alimony. People in Transition (see 4/30), 7-9pm, free. |
| MAY 29 |
Chapter Dinner at Tortilla Press Cantina, 7716 Maple Avenue (a few lights past Cherry Hill Mall on Haddonfield Road), Pennsauken, 856-488-0005, www.tortillapresscantina.com, 6pm sharp. One of our favorite restaurants, The Tortilla Press in Collingswood, which won at least 6 "best of" awards, recently opened a sister restaurant with plentiful parking and "real" margaritas (fresh squeezed, not a mix). Besides fajitas and guacamole, this Mexican restaurant also serves burgers and calamari. If you are a non-meat eater, you can enjoy what one reviewer called a veritable vegetarian feast: Portobello and sweet potato burrito stuffed with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and salsa with a side of sautéed squash, carrots and green beans. Some people said they didn't see it last month, so we're once again letting you know that last month was the 18th anniversary of the chapter dinner!! We've had a lot of good food in that time. Join us to see why it's lasted so long. Chapter members & non-members invited to attend. To make/cancel/add to a reservation, call Judy Buckman (see contact box) no later than the day before the dinner (she can’t pick up phone messages or e-mails the day of the dinner). If you're going to be late, call the restaurant. |
| JUNE 2 |
A
Haven Evening for Cancer Patients,
free evening of mini spa services (make-up, scarves, nail service, hand
massage) sponsored by Kennedy Health Services, 6-9pm at Rizzieri Haven
Spa, Sewell,
1-800-KHS-9007. |
| JUNE 2 - 16 |
New Beginnings workshop to develop self-confidence, take control of your situation, reduce stress, let go of negative emotions and make better decisions, People in Transition (see 4/30), 7-9:30, free. |
| JUNE 4 |
Financial
Aspects of Divorce workshop to
help navigate the complicated and stressful process, avoid costly
mistakes, clarify expectations, and plan for a "successful divorce".
People in Transition (see 4/30), 6:30-8pm,
free. |
| JUNE 7 - 28 |
Money
Smart: Are You Managing Your Money Wisely? Develop
financial skills and confidence to make informed decisions, reduce debt,
and build wealth. People in Transition (see 4/30), 6-8pm, free. Repeated
7/9-30. |
| JUNE 9 |
Pamper
Your Soul. Caring
for ourselves often gets placed on the back burner. Learn how to manage
and relieve stress to benefit your body, your health, and your
relationships. Enjoy a mini-spa service to cap off the evening and soothe
body and soul, Rizzieri Haven Spa, Sewell, 6-9pm. Send $20 check payable to
Rizzieri's to Kennedy Ctr at Voorhees, 1099 White Horse Rd, Voorhees
08043. |
| JUNE 11 |
Mediation
for Divorce. Resolve
conflicts through guidance of trained, third-party. Explore resolutions in
neutral setting where everyone’s needs can be met fairly. People in
Transition (see 4/30), 10-11:30am. Repeated 8/7 from
6:30-8pm. |
| JUNE 27 |
Understanding
Class and Poverty workshop sponsored
by Beyond Diversity (see 5/15-16), 9-5, $75. |
| JULY 1 - AUGUST 5 |
Divorce
Recovery Workshop
for separated or divorced men and women. Most benefit from attending all
sessions, no new members after second session on 7/8. People in Transition
(see 4/30), 7-8:30pm, free. |
| JULY 18 - 20 |
National
NOW Conference in Bethesda, Maryland (suburb
of Washington, DC). Preceded by National NOW Board Meeting and Intrepid
Awards Gala on 7/17. More info coming; save the
date |
| JULY 22 |
Award-wining documentary "In Whose Honor?: American Indians Mascots in Perspective", critical look at the long standing practice of "honoring" American Indians by using them as sports mascots (Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskin, Cleveland Indians). Film, discussion, lunch, 10-3, $40. Beyond Diversity (see xxx). |
| JULY 28 -29 |
Beyond Diversity Anti-Racism Training, Level 2 (see 5/15-16), $150. |
| AUGUST 6 - 27 |
Start Right! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Opening Your Own Business with NJ Assoc. for Women Business Owners (NJAWBO). Step-by-step plan, IRS forms, first draft of business plan. Open to men and women, free. Register: Women's Business Center, 609-581-2220, www.njawbo.org/wbc (register under Seminar schedule). Questions: wbcnj@njawbo.org
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Program Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month
at the First Baptist Church, 19 W. Main St., Moorestown (across from Commerce
Bank), 7:00 p.m.
(Do not send mail to the church, use our PO
Box).
Refreshments ~ Feminist Library ~ Salables ~
Brochures
Schedule
7:00 - Refreshments, Introductions,
Announcements, Letter Writing
8:00- Speaker and Discussion
Special Services
~ A ride to meetings may
be available. Call 865-778-8320 or
e-mail for
information.
~ Voter
registration is available at all program meetings.
1st Wednesday of Each Month
7:15 p.m.
Call Chapter Phone (856-778-8320) for location
Those who attend can listen, observe, input ideas, join discussion and/or vote
on what actions the chapter will take in upcoming months. If
you want to bring up an item for consideration, request time on the agenda by
calling ahead. Only members
may attend.