APRIL 2008

Women and Travel, and What it Takes to Make an International Business Succeed
 

Margaret Ancira

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MARCH MEETING PHOTOS

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 Karen Wellert Recognized for

Healthcare Excellence

Karen Wellert holding Healthcare Award

Karen Wellert, founder and CEO of Adultcare Assistance Homecare, was recently honored as a finalist for the 2008 Healthcare Leadership Awards by Arizona Business Magazine. Honorees were recognized for their accomplishments as health care professionals, and for making a difference to the community and helping Arizonans receive better care.

Since opening her doors in 1996, Karen Wellert and her staff have cared for thousands of seniors in the West Valley and provided them with the resources and assistance they needed to live their final days in dignity and comfort. Karen’s compassion doesn’t end with the seniors she cares for. Many of the 100 non-nursing caregivers she employs are middle-aged women who were left widowed or divorced and without a source of income. Karen recognized the fact that these women spent their lives caring for their own families and are naturally gifted as caregivers. As a result, she has provided financial stability and security over the years for hundreds of Valley women who otherwise may have floundered financially and emotionally.

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Rhonda and Chris Forsyth

CPW member Rhonda Forsyth was honored as one of the FACETS OF LIFE at Jewel Ball 2008, the 47th Annual American Cancer Society Ball. A gala evening at The Arizona Biltmore Resort celebrated life and all those touched by cancer. The other FACETS OF LIFE honorees were Governor Janet Napolitano, Suzanne Pearl, Amanda Pellitier, Melinda Petznick, Cindy Miller, Todd Gatzulis, and Susan Atkins.

CPW member Jane Jozoff's daughter-in-law, Fay Ann Lee, is the writer, director, producer, and star of the new movie FALLING FOR GRACE. See a clip at www.fallingforgrace.com and at Harkins soon.

Falling for Grace
a new romantic comedy

Opening at Harkins Camelview V on April 18th
Showing at the Phoenix Film Festival April 4th & 5th
 

VALLEY LEADERSHIP SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR
PREMIER LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

PHOENIX – Valley Leadership is currently seeking a diverse group of applicants for the next Leadership Institute class. We take pride in being an inclusive organization that fosters dialogue and brings together people of varying ages, genders, economic status and professional backgrounds.

The Institute offers:

• Increased awareness and understanding of our community and the issues affecting its growth and prosperity;

• Leadership skills development, cultivation and opportunities for engagement;

• A broader network of personal and professional relationships.

The time commitment for the Leadership Institute is considerable from September through the following June. In order to graduate, attendance is mandatory at a two-day overnight retreat in September and is expected at monthly all-day program days the first Friday of every month, October through June. Additional requirements include five behind-the-scenes tours which are meant to enhance the information that is gleaned from the monthly program days with behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred glimpses of how those issues affect the Valley and its citizens.

Leadership Institute is Valley Leadership’s legacy program, launched 30 years ago. Each year, 50 individuals are selected through a competitive process to participate in the nine month Institute beginning in September and ending in June. Many Valley corporations and organizations view Leadership Institute as an affordable and highly effective leadership development program for their best and brightest employees – those who they see as the future leaders within their organizations.
 

Imagine rubbing elbows with a future mayor or governor, or picture yourself as the future CEO of one of Arizona’s top public or private companies. Valley Leadership has demonstrated that it can help you get there. Many graduates have gone on to take many top leadership roles in the community; leaders such as Betsey Bayless, Joe Garagiola, Jr., Councilman Greg Stanton, Councilwoman Peggy Neely, Councilman Tom Simplot, Sam Campana, Senator Ken Cheuvront, Marty Shultz, Barry Wong, Luis Ibarra, Marchelle Franklin, Gerald Richard II, Grady Gammage Jr., Thomas Browning, Diane Ryan, Richard de Uriarte, Luz Sarmina and Paul Luna just to name a few.
 

Applications for the Leadership Institute may be obtained by calling the Valley Leadership office at
(602) 952-6760, via e-mail at vl@valleyleadership.org or downloaded from the Valley Leadership website at www.valleyleadership.org. Application deadline is April 25, 2008.

Valley Leadership is a nonprofit, leadership development organization with the mission to enhance the abilities of individuals to serve and strengthen our communities. Established in 1978, Valley Leadership has been cultivating passionate and engaged leaders in our community for 30 years. Valley Leadership: Connecting…Learning…Leading.

For more information, visit www.valleyleadership.org.

Gabriel’s Angels, an organization whose mission is to deliver healing pet therapy to abused, neglected and at-risk children, nurturing their ability to love and trust; thereby freeing them from the cycle of violence, is excited to announce this year’s Pets Helping Kids fundraising and awareness event will be a breakfast held on Fri. May 16, 2008 at the Westin Kierland Resort, Trailblazers Terrace.

Gabriel’s Angels hosts the annual event as a means to generate awareness about the organization and its mission as well as generate capital to facilitate its programs and show appreciation for those committed to helping our community. Through testimonials, stories and a vivid video presentation, attendees will get a clear picture of the work Gabriel’s Angels does in the community. Community leaders and Gabriel’s Angels volunteers will educate and inspire guests to get involved.

“Through this event we hope to build lifelong relationships with active and community oriented individuals interested in helping Gabriel’s Angels with its mission to help abused and neglected children,” says Pam Gaber, president and founder. “There are so many generous people in our community and this is a time for us to cultivate new relationships, by creating awareness about our organization.”

The breakfast is FREE to those that wish to attend, and the program is structured to last exactly one hour. The breakfast is open to anyone that would like to learn more about Gabriel’s Angels, friends of the organization or those that want to support the organization financially or through volunteering. The breakfast will be held Fri., May 16, 2008 at 7:30 am at the Westin Kierland Resort, Trailblazers Terrace.
 

For more information about Gabriel’s Angels, the “Pets Helping Kids Fundraising Breakfast,” becoming a volunteer or pet therapy team please call 480.460.5333 or visit www.gabrielsangels.org.