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Amy Blaisdell Amy Blaisdell is a Coachella Valley native who moved back to the desert six years ago from the Bay Area. She serves as Communications Director for the City of Palm Springs and is the newest president of Women Leaders Forum (WLF) of the Coachella Valley. A former print and television news journalist in San Francisco and Palm Springs, Amy serves on many committees in various organizations, including Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Awards; Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade; and Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet’s “Healthy Planet, Healthy You” Race and Wellness Festival, in partnership with the Clinton Health Matters Initiative. She was also the marketing lead for the recent Palm Springs 75th anniversary celebration and is the founder of WLF’s hugely successful Women Who Rule! Awards Luncheon and Scholarship Fundraiser, which this year will honor local philanthropist Donna Mac Millan, Desert Healthcare District CEO Kathy Greco and Fashion Week El Paseo organizer Susan Stein. Amy has been a member of WLF since 2009 and became of member of the Board of Directors in May 2012. Amy holds a B.A. in Communications from Saint Mary’s College of California and a M.A. in Broadcasting Journalism from San Francisco State University. She also serves on the Board of Directors of FIND Food Bank of the Coachella Valley. Amy, congratulations on being named president of Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley (WLF)! Can you please tell me a little about WLF—specifically founding, vision and mission? AB: Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley was founded in 2001 by Indian Wells Mayor Mayor Mary T. Roche. Her vision was to create an inviting forum with the mission of empowering and serving women leaders of all ages and backgrounds in our community. To date, WLF has awarded more than $250,000 in college scholarship funds to the best and brightest members engaged in our Young Women Leaders Mentoring Program seeking higher education — and last year we raised more than $100,000 in scholarships the most ever in the history of WLF. It’s been a transformational year — and our upcoming season of inspiring and educational programs and events is sure to be the best yet! In addition to the forum WLF provides women, you also provide training and mentoring for young women students. Please explain. AB: That’s right! WLF has a very successful Young Women Leaders Mentoring Program, which kicks off in November. It’s open to female high school students from every school district in the Coachella Valley. The program pairs each student with a member of WLF who mentors them in a field in which they have expressed interest. The girls also learn important leadership and public speaking skills. At the end of the year, many of these students are eligible to receive a WLF scholarship. Do you have community partners in funding and/or staffing these initiatives? AB: Yes indeed! When it comes to distributing scholarship funds, for the past several years, WLF has partnered with Pathways to Success, a division of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership. Last year Pathways provided WLF with a $50,000 matching grant—and thanks to the huge success of our inaugural “Women Who Rule! Awards Luncheon and Scholarship Fundraiser along with generous contributions from local community leaders like Jim Houston, Harold Matzner, Helene Galen, Donna MacMillan and many more, WLF raised more than $100,000 and distributed 22 scholarships. We have a lot to celebrate! In addition, WLF is thrilled to announce that our Young Women Leaders will partner this year with the ClintonFoundation Health Matters Initiative to promote health and wellness in our community, a cornerstone of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership’s Blueprint and now an important initiative embraced by the forum. Our young women serving as “CV Health Matters Ambassadors” will promote healthy living and food choices throughout the year at a host of important community events and in their local high schools. In addition, WLF is continuing wonderful community partnerships with FIND Food Bank of the Coachella Valley, the Ophelia Project, Saks Fifth Avenue and Eileen Fisher. Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley’s 2013 – 2014 Board of Directors WLF has a lot of great events coming up this season: a fall kickoff at Saks Fifth Avenue on Sept. 26th and the Desert Women’s Show Business Conference, featuring keynote speaker Suzanne Somers. Can you tell me about some of these events? This is the 2nd year in a row we have produced our fall fashion night with Susan Stein,fashion editor for Palm Springs Life, and it has become our signature fall kick off event. This event is just for members and a guest and everyone loves it! It’s a wonderful way to reconnect with old friends after the summer and always a real treat to hear from Susan about what’s hot in fashion. It’s a fun and fabulous party, but you can’t attend unless you’re a member! Anyone interested should visit our website and join today. Annual membership is just $100. Also in November, WLF is proud to have been chosen as the charity to benefit from the Desert Women’s Show Business Conference, featuring health and wellness entrepreneur Suzanne Somers as keynote luncheon speaker, Somers, a local resident for many years, is renowned for her business savvy in the health and wellness community and is sure to inspire! Tickets are selling fast! You can purchase yours by visiting our website and clicking on Desert Women’s Show. Tell me about your 2nd annual Women Who Rule! Awards Luncheon and Fundraiser (scheduled for Jan 31, 2014) Kate, this was our most successful event last year, raising more than $100,000 for scholarships—and it will be even more amazing this year as we honor three visionary community leaders making a difference in the Coachella Valley: local philanthropist Donna MacMillan, Kathy Greco, CEO of Desert Healthcare District and Susan Stein, fashion editor of Palm Springs Life and creative director of Fashion Week El Paseo. These three inspiring women are perfect role models for the accomplished members of the forum and the young women we mentor. Tickets are $65 for members and $85 for nonmembers and all proceeds benefit WLF scholarships. How can more women get involved in supporting the programs of WLF? If you’re a woman and a leader, we invite every woman in the Coachella Valley interested in helping other women to get involved. We are always looking for new members to serve on committees and in particular to be a mentor to one of our young women leaders. I can’t stress enough how important it is for these young girls to spend time with their mentors and to hear their stories of success! The mentoring program is truly life-changing for both the mentor and mentee—and it’s wonderful to see these girls grow and evolve throughout the year. There’s no better feeling than knowing you’re making a difference in someone’s life! For more information about membership or becoming a mentor, please visit our website. We need you!
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Amy Blaisdell Is Amy Blaisdell ó dhúchas Coachella Valley a bhog ar ais go dtí an Desert sé bliana ó shin ó an Limistéar Bay. Feidhmíonn sí mar Stiúrthóir Cumarsáide do Chathair Palm Springs agus is é an t-uachtarán nua de Leaders mBan Fóram (WLF) den Ghleann Coachella. Tá cló iar agus iriseoir nuachta teilifíse i San Francisco agus Palm Springs, feidhmíonn Amy ar go leor coistí in eagraíochtaí éagsúla , lena n-áirítear Palm Springs Cumann Gradaim ATHENA Tráchtála; Palm Springs Féile na Soilse Paráid; agus Cúrsaí Palm Springs Mhéara Steve Pougnet ar "Planet Sláintiúil, tú Sláintiúil" Rás agus Féile Folláine, i gcomhar leis an Sláinte Clinton Tionscnamh. Bhí sí chomh maith i gceannas ar margaíochta don Palm Springs ceiliúradh comóradh 75 le déanaí agus is é an bunaitheoir na mBan éirigh go hiontach WLF ar Cé Riail! Gradaim lón agus Scoláireacht Fundraiser, a bheidh i mbliana honor daonchara áitiúil Donna Mac ara Millan, POF Desert Dúiche Sláinte Kathy Greco agus Faisean Seachtain El Paseo eagraí Susan Stein. Amy ina bhall de WLF ó 2009 agus bhí ball den Bhord Stiúrthóirí i mí na Bealtaine 2012. Tá BA sa Chumarsáid aige ó Choláiste Naomh Mhuire California agus MA sa Craolacháin Iriseoireacht ó San Francisco Ollscoil Stáit Amy. Feidhmíonn sí freisin ar Bhord Stiúrthóirí AIMSIGH Banc Bia an Ghleann Coachella. Amy, comhghairdeas ar é a ainmnithe uachtarán na Ceannairí mBan Fóram na Ghleann Coachella (WLF)! An féidir leat do thoil inis dom beagán faoi bunaitheach WLF-sonrach, fís agus misean? Bunaíodh Ceannairí na mBan Fóram na Ghleann Coachella i 2001 ag Indiach Wells Méara Méara Mary T. Roche: AB. Bhí a fhís a bhí a chruthú fóram ag tabhairt cuireadh leis an misean cumhacht agus ag freastal ar cheannairí mná de gach aois agus cúlra inár bpobal. Go dtí seo, tá WLF bronnadh níos mó ná $ 250,000 i gcistí scoláireacht coláiste do na baill is fearr agus is éirimiúla i mbun ár Ceannairí na mBan Óga Meantóireacht Clár lorg ardoideachas - agus an bhliain seo caite a ardaíodh níos mó ná $ 100,000 i scoláireachtaí an chuid is mó riamh i stair an WLF. É a bhí in aghaidh na bliana bunathraithe - agus is é ár n-séasúr atá le teacht ar chláir agus imeachtaí spreagúil agus oideachasúla cinnte a bheith ar an chuid is fearr go fóill! Chomh maith leis an fóram Soláthraíonn WLF mná, tú a chur ar fáil oiliúint agus meantóireacht do mhic léinn mhná óga. A mhíniú le do thoil. AB: Sin ceart! Tá an-rathúil Ceannairí na mBan Óga Meantóireacht Clár, a thosaíonn i mí na Samhna WLF. Tá sé ar oscailt do mhic léinn scoile ard baineann ó gach ceantar scoil i nGleann Coachella. Na péirí clár gach mac léinn le ball de WLF a meantóir dóibh i réimse ina bhfuil siad leas in iúl. Fhoghlaim na cailíní freisin ceannaireacht tábhachtach agus scileanna cainte poiblí. Ag deireadh na bliana, tá a lán de na mac léinn i dteideal a fháil ar scoláireacht WLF. An bhfuil tú comhpháirtithe pobail i maoiniú agus / nó foirne na tionscnaimh? AB: Sea, go deimhin! Nuair a thagann sé chun a dháileadh cistí scoláireacht, le roinnt blianta anuas, tá WLF gcomhpháirtíocht le Bealaí chun Rath, rannán de Chomhpháirtíocht Eacnamaíoch Ghleann Coachella. Pathways An bhliain seo caite ar fáil WLF le $ 50,000 meaitseála deontais agus a bhuíochas leis an rath mór ar ár tionscnaimh "Mná Cé Riail! Gradaim lón agus Fundraiser Scoláireachta chomh maith le ranníocaíochtaí flaithiúil ó ceannairí pobail áitiúla ar nós Jim Houston, Harold Matzner, Helene Galen, Donna MacMillan agus go leor eile, ardaíodh WLF níos mó ná $ 100,000 agus a dháileadh 22 scoláireachtaí. Mór dúinn a lán a cheiliúradh! Ina theannta sin, tá WLF thrilled a fhógairt go bhfuil ár Ceannairí na mBan Óga beidh comhpháirtíochta i mbliana leis Cúrsaí Sláinte ClintonFoundation Tionscnamh sláinte agus folláine a chur chun cinn inár bpobal, mar bhunchloch de Blueprint an Chomhpháirtíocht Eacnamaíoch Ghleann Coachella agus anois tionscnamh tábhachtach glactha ag an bhfóram . Ár mná óga ag fónamh mar "Cúrsaí CV Sláinte Ambasadóirí" maireachtála agus bia roghanna sláintiúla i rith na bliana a chur chun cinn ar a lán imeachtaí tábhachtacha pobail agus ina scoileanna ard áitiúla. Ina theannta sin, tá WLF leanúint comhpháirtíochtaí pobail iontach le teacht ar Bia Banc Ghleann Coachella, Tionscadal Ophelia, Saks Fifth Ascaill agus Eileen Fisher. Ceannairí na mBan Fóram 2013 Ghleann Coachella ar - 2014 Bord na Stiúrthóirí WLF Tá a lán imeachtaí móra ag teacht suas an séasúr seo: a kickoff titim ag Saks Fifth Ascaill ar 26 Meán Fómhair agus an Desert Taispeáin Comhdháil Ghnó mBan, featuring príomhchainteoir Suzanne Somers. An féidir leat insint dom faoi roinnt de na himeachtaí seo? Is é seo an 2ú bliain as a chéile againn a tháirgtear ár oíche faisean titim le Susan Stein, eagarthóir faisin do Palm Springs Life, agus tá sé ar ár titim síniú tús amach imeacht. Tá an ócáid seo ach do bhaill agus aoi agus gach duine breá é! Tá sé ar bhealach iontach chun Reconnect le cairde d'aois i ndiaidh an tsamhraidh agus i gcónaí a chóireáil fíor a chloisteáil ó Susan faoi cad atá te i fashion.It s spraoi agus páirtí fabulous, ach ní féidir leat a bheith i láthair ach amháin má tá tú i do bhall! Ba chóir go mbeadh duine ar bith a bhfuil suim cuairt a thabhairt ar ár láithreán gréasáin agus a bheith páirteach sa lá atá inniu. Tá ballraíocht Bliantúil ach $ 100. Chomh maith leis sin i mí na Samhna, tá WLF bródúil as a bheith roghnaithe mar an gcarthanas leas a bhaint as Taispeáin Comhdháil Ghnó na mBan Desert, a featuring sláinte agus wellness fiontraí Suzanne Somers mar cainteoir lón phríomhóráid, Somers, a bhfuil cónaí áitiúil le blianta fada, Tá clú agus cáil ar a ghnó savvy sa phobal sláinte agus folláine agus is cinnte a spreagadh! Ticéid a dhíol go tapa! Is féidir leat a cheannach mise trí chuairt a thabhairt ar ár suíomh gréasáin agus cliceáil ar Taispeáin na mBan Desert ar. Inis dom faoi do Mhná bliantúla 2 Cé Riail! Gradaim lón agus Fundraiser (sceidealta le haghaidh 31 Eanáir, 2014) Kate, ba é seo ár n-imeacht is rathúla na bliana seo caite, a ardú níos mó ná $ 100,000 do scoláireachtaí-agus beidh sé a bheith níos mó iontach i mbliana mar onóir dúinn trí ceannairí pobail aislingeach ag déanamh difríochta i nGleann Coachella: daonchara áitiúil Donna MacMillan, Kathy Greco, POF Desert Sláinte Dúiche agus Susan Stein, eagarthóir faisin na Palm Springs Beatha agus stiúrthóir cruthaitheach de Faisean Seachtain El Paseo. Tá na triúr ban a spreagadh eiseamláirí idéalach chun bhaill gcrích an fhóraim agus na mná óga againn meantóir. Tá ticéid $ 65 do bhaill agus $ 85 do nonmembers agus gach scoláireachtaí WLF fáltais tairbhe. Conas is féidir níos mó a bheith le mná a bhfuil baint acu tacaíocht a thabhairt gcláir WLF? Má tá tú bean agus ina cheannaire, beimid ag iarraidh gach bean i nGleann Coachella suim acu i cuidiú le mná eile a bheith páirteach. Táimid ag lorg i gcónaí do bhaill nua chun fónamh ar choistí agus go háirithe a bheith ina mheantóir ar cheann de na ceannairí mná óga. Ní féidir liom béim go leor cé chomh tábhachtach agus atá sé do na cailíní óga am a chaitheamh lena gcuid meantóirí agus a chloisteáil a gcuid scéalta de rath! Tá an clár meantóireachta fíor an saol ag athrú do na meantóir agus mentee-agus tá sé iontach a fheiceáil na cailíní ag fás agus ag athrú i rith na bliana. Níl aon mothú níos fearr ná a fhios agam go bhfuil tú ag déanamh difríochta i beatha duine! Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais a fháil faoi bhallraíocht nó a bheith ina meantóir, tabhair cuairt ar ár láithreán gréasáin . Ní mór dúinn duit!