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STAPLES REWARD PROGRAM

Please save your used computer toner and printer ink cartridges from home or work (any brand, any quantity). Instead of putting them in a landfill, the chapter will get $3 for each one. Bring them to Program Meetings or call us and we'll make arrangements to pick them up from you, even if it's only one.

To take advantage of a special April Rewards promotion, please let us know if you need any of the following office supplies. If we purchase $40 worth of these items for you before 4/30, the chapter will get a 50% rebate. Please let Judy Buckman (see contact box) know ASAP if you need any of the following: pads or notebooks; envelopes; pens, pencils or markers; filing folders; post-it notes; tape; clips or fasteners; staplers, hole punches or scissors; labels; binders and dividers; or corrugated storage.

2009 NJ CITIZENS GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT

Get the best resource for contacting legislators (White House, House of Representatives, US Senators, NJ State Senate, NJ Assembly) and understanding the legislative process for only $5 at all Program Meetings or NOW in the Afternoon meetings. Call Judy Buckman for mail orders or pick-up alternatives.

Date	Event
	STAPLES REWARD PROGRAM Please save your used computer toner and printer ink cartridges from home or work (any brand, any quantity). Instead of putting them in a landfill, the chapter will get $3 for each one. Bring them to Program Meetings or call us and we'll make arrangements to pick them up from you, even if it's only one. To take advantage of a special April Rewards promotion, please let us know if you need any of the following office supplies. If we purchase $40 worth of these items for you before 4/30, the chapter will get a 50% rebate. Please let Judy Buckman (see contact box) know ASAP if you need any of the following: pads or notebooks; envelopes; pens, pencils or markers; filing folders; post-it notes; tape; clips or fasteners; staplers, hole punches or scissors; labels; binders and dividers; or corrugated storage. 2009 NJ CITIZENS GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT Get the best resource for contacting legislators (White House, House of Representatives, US Senators, NJ State Senate, NJ Assembly) and understanding the legislative process for only $5 at all Program Meetings or NOW in the Afternoon meetings. Call Judy Buckman for mail orders or pick-up alternatives.
JUNE 3 - 17	Money Smart: Are You Managing Your Money Wisely? with Wanda Hardy of Creditworthy. Bad financial decisions, rising gas and food prices, high credit card debt, medical bills, divorce, and loss of income are putting individuals and families at risk for debt overload, bankruptcy, foreclosure, repossession and homelessness. This workshop will help individuals and families develop skills, knowledge and confidence to make sound financial decisions. Attending all 3 sessions is most beneficial. Center for People in Transition (see 5/26), 6:30-8pm. Free for Displaced Homemakers, $10 for everyone else (payable first night of class).
JUNE 11 - 21	Performances of “The Heidi Chronicles”, which was both a Broadway play (1988-90 featuring performances by Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon) and film (1998 starring Jamie Lee Curtis). Written by Wendy Wasserstein about the changing role of women including Heidi's ardent feminism during the 1970s and her eventual sense of betrayal during the 1980s, the play won four major awards in 1989 including Drama Desk Award for Best New Play; NY Drama Critics' Circle Best Play; Pulitzer Prize for Drama; and Tony Award for Best Play. Held at Markeim Arts Center, 104 Walnut Street (Lincoln Avenue and Walnut Street), Haddonfield, NJ 08033, 856-429-8585, markeim@verizon.net. Tickets from Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, 856-858-5230.
JUNE 15 - 16	Microsoft Excel, Women’s Opportunity Center (see 6/12), $50 for WOC clients, $99 for others. $25 deposit required (non-refundable if you fail to complete the class). Free babysitting available but you must pre-register.
JUNE 16	Chapter’s Free Support Group for Separated and Divorced Women facilitated by Dr. Donna Pellegrino, on the third Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30pm, First Baptist Church of Haddonfield, 124 Kings Highway (park behind Shoppes at 116). RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: leave name and daytime phone number on Dr. Pellegrino’s voicemail, 856-667-9277 (speak slowly and clearly, repeat number twice). You’ll be called if the group is cancelled. Please don’t call the chapter phone to make your reservations. How to Avoid Costly Housing Mistakes Before, During and After a Divorce. Learn how to protect one’s interest and maximize profits; lifestyles changes; new budgets; housing affordability. Center for People in Transition (see 5/26), 7-9pm.
JUNE 18 - JULY 9	Start Right! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Opening a Business. Sponsored by NJ Assoc. of Women Business Owner's Women's Business Center. FREE in-depth workshop on legal, marketing, accounting, and financial issues including developing financial statements, operations and suppliers, buying a business, marketing plans, completion analysis, loan requests, cash-flow statements. Materials include a step-by-step business plan workshop and the IRS form "Starting a New Business and Keeping Records". Center for People in Transition (see 5/26), 6-9pm.
JUNE 19 - 21	2009 National NOW Conference: “It's the Economy Sister! Feminist Strategies for Economic Security", Indianapolis, Indiana. Latifa Lyles, who during the last election a few years ago, was the youngest person ever elected as National NOW’s Vice President for Membership. This year Lyles is nominated to become the first African American president of National NOW. Our chapter is entitled to 13 voting delegates. If you want one of those slots (you must have been a member by 3/21), please tell Lorraine no later than 5/20. After that date, you can get credentialed as a voting delegate on site (see 5/20 for more info). The last day to get the conference hotel discount is 5/25 so make plans now for your summer vacation. Save on hotel costs by sharing room with 2-3 others. Or stay in the home of a local NOW member for free. Info: http://www.now.org/conference.
JUNE 20	Cindy Sheehan’s “Myth America” Book Tour. Cindy Sheehan (who camped out at George Bush’s Crawford ranch to draw attention to her son’s death in Iraq) will share ideas to reinvigorate the peace movement. Connect with local peace groups and current activities. Hosted by Unitarian Church’s Social Justice Committee (www.uucch.org; 856-667-3618) and Progressive Democracy South Jersey (856-873-3260; http://groups.google.com/group/PDS) at Unitarian Church, 401 N. Kings Hwy, Cherry Hill, 7:30pm. Refreshments served, free, donations appreciated. Surviving a Layoff. Learn how to reorganize your life and your finances while dealing with the emotional grief of losing a job. Also, how to pay your bills when you have no paycheck, taking time to heal, the secret to getting the job you want, how to ace a job interview and more. Burlington Co. College Small Business Incubator, Mt. Laurel, 10-1, $45, 609-877-4520, ext. 3021.
JUNE 20 - 21	Celtic Woman: Isle of Hope Tour. Following the success of four chart-topping albums and PBS television specials, the Isle of Hope tour features an all-female vocal ensemble (often compared to artists as Clannad, Enya, and Loreena McKennitt) performing traditional and contemporary music. Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19131, 215-546-7900.
JUNE 21	Yoga Basics, second session of Yoga on the Porch beginner series at Paulsdale: Releasing Hip Tension. Others: 7/12 (Opening Your Heart), 8/16 (Finding Your Strength and Power), and 9/23 (Unlocking Your Creativity). No experience needed. Instructor is Dana Dabek-Milstein, API Director of Leadership Program (see 6/27) and Registered Yoga Teacher. $10/night; $45/series. Advance registration reqd by the Thursday before each class, 6-8pm, ddmilstein@alicepaul.org
JULY 22 - 25	Burlington County Farm Fair. Save the date. More info coming.
JUNE 23	Chapter Dinner at Joe’s Peking Duck House, 145 Route 73 South, Marlton Crossing Shopping Center (behind Champs), Marlton 08053, 856-985-1551/1596, 6pm sharp. For more than 20 years, this restaurant has been rated as one of the best authentic Chinese restaurants in New Jersey. A BYOB known for high quality, creativity, exceptional service, real tea (at no extra charge) and extremely reasonable prices, Joe’s has won Best Chinese Restaurant, best Peking Duck, best Dim Sum and Best Bang for the Buck from Zagat's in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Joe’s has also won Best Chinese restaurant from NJ Monthly Magazine and South Jersey Monthly Magazine in 2005 and 2006. The owner is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (a leading “chef school”), many vegetarian dishes are available and you can even customize your own dish by choosing the kind of meat, vegetables and sauce you want. Seafood is also plentiful (soft shell crabs, clams or mussels in black bean sauce, salt baked squid). Also, the best wonton soup and House Fried Rice (made with brown rice if you want) that you’ve ever tasted. Chapter members and non-members are invited. To make/cancel/add to a reservation, call Judy Buckman at work: 856-552-6731 (please do this instead of calling the restaurant or calling the number in the contact box).
JUNE 25	Farai Chideya, journalist who anchored NPR’s “News and Notes”; correspondent for ABC News; anchor of Pure Oxygen; commentator for CNN, Fox, MSNBC and BET; and winner of an award from the National Gay and Lesbian Journalist Assoc. for AIDS coverage, will speak about her new book, “Kiss the Sky”, the ups and downs of a black female rocker attempting to make a musical comeback amidst struggles with love, friendship and faith. Philadelphia Free Library, 1901 Vine Street, 7:30, free, 215-567-4341.
JUNE 26	*“Buried in the Bitter Waters”,* book and film on racial cleansing and the forcible expulsion of African Americans from twelve communities in the US. Also, book and film “Banished”, which explores the same history and highlights three cases in which black and white citizen search for reconciliation, 10-3. Presented by Beyond Diversity at the NJ Coalition for Battered Women in Hamilton, NJ, $40 includes a light lunch, 856-235-2664, www.beyonddiversity.org. Self Nourishment: Creating Wholeness from the Inside Out. Tips/strategies demonstrate how small changes in daily food choices make you healthier, improve your response to stress, and keep your energy and emotions balanced. Women’s Opportunity Center (see 7/16), 10-11:30am.
JUNE 27	Escorts Needed at South Jersey Women’s Center, Haddonfield Rd, Cherry Hill (across from Wegman’s Supermarket, Garden State Shopping Ctr). The women you walk into the Center are very grateful; we’re told our efforts have a positive impact on patients’ mood and experiences. Call Rick Gray (see contact box) to tell him you’re available the first, second, third OR the fourth Sat. of each month. Mandatory volunteer training: call Lisa Dunn (856-662-5282). Tour of Paulsdale, Alice Paul’s birthplace in Mount Laurel. Tour begins with a brief show about Alice Paul’s life and work, followed by a walk around the property to learn about the farm that once surrounded Paulsdale. Inside the house, see historic photographs and documents; learn about the Paul family’s daily life, the restoration/rehabilitation of the site and its present day use as a girl’s leadership center. Noon and 1pm (please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign guest book and tour gift shop). Dress for the weather; wear comfortable shoes that can get wet. $5 for adults, $4 for children. 856-231-1885, www.alicepaul.org, Repeated 7/18, 8/15, 9/26, 10/27 and 11/21.
JUNE 29 - 30	Basic Computer Class, Women’s Opportunity Center (see 6/12), $50 for WOC clients, $99 for others. $25 deposit required (non-refundable if you fail to complete the class). Free babysitting is available but you must pre-register. Technology for Teachers: Word Processing-Spreadsheets-Databases. Use Word and Excel to bring technology into your classroom, Mt. Laurel Community Education, Hartford Rom B110, 1-3pm, $60, 856-231-5891, ext. 1000, www.mtlaurelschools.org
JULY 1	NOW in the Afternoon. South Jersey NOW’s group for those unable to attend evening meetings but anyone can participate. Questions or 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!
JULY 1- 2	Technology for Teachers: Multimedia. Use PowerPoint to bring technology into your classroom, Mt. Laurel Community Education (see 6/29-30).
JULY 7	Laws of Separation and Divorce. Attorneys from the Gloucester County Bar Association’s Family Law Committee speak about court procedures and timing, grounds for divorce, selecting and helping your attorney, setting goals, equitable distribution, custody, visitation, and alimony. People in Transition (see 7/7), 7-9pm.
JULY 8	Chapter Program Meeting. Park in municipal lot behind Carl’s Shoe Store. Enter the church via side entrance near the parking lot. For more details click here: Program Meeting Announcement.
JULY 12	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.
JULY 14	Surviving with Less: Learn 10 Money Management Recession Tips with Wanda Hardy, Money Smart Trainer. Budgeting, track spending habits, savings, checking accounts, credit management. People in Transition (see 7/7), 6:30-8:30pm, $5 for materials (bring to class).
JULY 15	Jennifer Weiner, the Philadelphia author who wrote “Good in Bed” (smash debut novel), the 2002 novel “In Her Shoes” which was made into a critically acclaimed movie starring Cameron Diaz and Shirley MacLaine, and four other books which topped best seller lists nationwide, will discuss her new book “Best Friends Forever”, which depicts nuances of female friendship, exploring what draws females together and what can tear them apart. Phila. Free Library, 1901 Vine St., 7:30, free, 215-567-4341.
JULY 16	Women’s Opportunity Center Orientation. Family Y of Burlington Co, near 295 & Route 38, Mt. Laurel (across from Costco and Wegman’s shopping center), 9:30-11:30, free. WOC helps displaced homemakers who lost emotional and financial support due to separation, divorce, death, disability of spouse. WOC provides educational/vocational info, community referrals, interest/aptitude testing, job placement assistance; job/life skills workshops and free career clothing. Childcare available but reservations are required, 856-234-6200, ext. 223 (Mt. Laurel) or 609-543-6200, ext. 324 (Riverfront), www.woc-bc.org. See also People in Transition (7/7).
JULY 18	Ice Cream Social. Bring the family to see the premiere of a new 15-minute Alice Paul video, “Alice Paul: New Jersey’s Heroine for Equality” and meet the producer, Kathryn Morrison. Then enjoy an old fashioned ice cream social on the porch at Paulsdale (see 5/23), $5.
JULY 20	Mediation for Divorce. Meet everyone’s goals fairly with the guidance of a trained, third party. Identify issues, gather information, and explore potential resolutions in a neutral setting where lines of communication are kept open. People in Transition (see 7/7), 6:30-8pm. Repeated 9/23. Dealing with Difficult People in the Workplace, Burlington Co. College Small Business, Mt. Laurel, 6:30-8:30pm, $29, 609-877-4520, ext. 3021.
JULY 21	Chapter’s Free Support Group for Separated and Divorced Women facilitated by Dr. Donna Pellegrino, normally held the third Tuesday of every month WILL NOT BE HELD IN JULY AND AUGUST. Instead, attend other divorce-oriented events such as the one below as well as 7/7, 7/16, 7/20, and 8/27. Financial Aspects of Divorce. Navigate the stressful and complicated process, avoid costly mistakes, clarify expectations, begin planning for a “successful” divorce. People in Transition (see 7/7), 6:30-8pm, $5 (bring to class).
JULY 22 - 25	Burlington County Farm Fair. Save the date. We STILL need your help to staff our booth! Please return the volunteer flyer enclosed with this issue as soon as possible.
JULY 22 - 29	Starting a Business from A-Z for entrepreneurs who want to start, or have recently started, a small business. Burlington Co. College Small Business Incubator, Mt. Laurel (see 6/20), $95 includes workbook and disk.
JULY 23	Chapter Book Discussion Group discusses "The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit” by Lucette Lagnado, 7:30pm. RSVP: Joyce Halpern (856-667-9492).
JULY 27	Advancing in the Workplace. Learn to satisfy employer expectations, keep track of new skills, contributions and accomplishments. Learn how to recognize an upcoming layoff, avoid taking a position with “no room for advancement”. Burlington Co. College Small Business Incubator, Mt. Laurel (see 7/20).
JULY 29	Money Matters. Are you living paycheck to paycheck, not certain where your money is going? Learn concepts, benefits and tools of budgeting, Track spending and organize your records. People in Transition (see 7/7), 9:30-11:30am, $10 for non-Displaced Homemakers (bring to class).
JULY 30	Chapter Dinner at Il Mi Jung, Korean and Japanese Restaurant, 3747 Church Road, Mount Laurel, 08054, 856-778-5644, 6pm sharp. Sure, you’ve cooked dinner on a grill on your patio or porch but have you ever cooked it in the middle of your table? Come and enjoy ribs, steak, chicken, pork or shrimp cooked just the way you like it since you’re going to be the one cooking it! Served with an assortment of side dishes to munch on while you’re waiting. Or if you prefer, order from the extensive menu and let them do the cooking. Either way, based on our last chapter dinner here, it’s delicious, unusual and fun. Chapter members and non-members are invited. To make/cancel/add to a reservation, call Judy Buckman at work: 856-552-6731 (please do this instead of calling the restaurant or number in contact box).
AUGUST 10 - 11	Technology for Teachers: Video. Create and edit your own movie using iMovie and camcorders. Learn to capture video in classroom, transfer to your computer, edit video using software, turn it into a Quick Time movie or DVD. Mt. Laurel Community Education (see 6/29-30).
AUGUST 12 - 13	Technology for Teachers: Websites. Create, setup and manage websites; insert and edit text, graphics, audio, video ; create a blogging page. Mt. Laurel Community Education, (see 6/29-30).
AUGUST 26	Women’s Equality Day at Paulsdale (see 5/23). Celebrate the 89th Anniversary of women’s right to vote with a very special guest, Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who will discuss her new book, “Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women’s Lives Aren’t Getting Any Easier and How We can Make Real Progress for Ourselves and Our Daughters”. A national leader on security, financial services, the economy and women’s issues (trafficking, anti-rape legislation, mammograms for women on Medicare), Maloney was co-founder of the House’s 9/11 Commission Caucus to improve intelligence gathering and secure federal funds for healthcare needs of those made sick by the toxic air. In addition to the above, Maloney’s career has been a series of firsts.--come and prepare to be impressed and inspired! 6-7:30pm, $10 per person or $30 for book and registration. Reception and book signing follow.
AUGUST 27	How to Avoid Costly Housing Mistakes Before, During and After a Divorce. Learn how to protect one’s interest and maximize profits; lifestyles changes; new budgets; housing affordability. Center for People in Transition (see 7/7), 7-9pm.

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