The first meeting of the year...

The first meeting of the year 2010 and we'off to a great start!
We had a wonderful guest speaker and a surprise guest from the office. Yep, you guessed it Michael came to and stayed for the whole meeting! "The Office" Is a TV show about an office staged in Scranton. How fitting that we are business women and most work in offices in Scranton! Welcome Michael!!!!Standing to the left of Michael is Cherly Summa www.icarespecialists.com and to the right is Our founding President Amy Clegg www.expresspros.com.



Some of the other girls were just plain,
"STAR STRUCK"! Michael, never said a word but the women couldn't remove their eyes from him. Please, Please Michael come visit us again and this time let us know. We'll have you be our guest speaker!













Danielle, from Danielle and Company, was our guest speaker. Danielle herself is a local celebrity. She spoke of how she started making her soap in her kitchen. She now sells all over the country. Her Factory Store and Showroom
is located at:
831 Adams Ave. Scranton, PA.
She explained how she had to start adding a body cleansing line and lotions to have more products to fill a space she had rented. She worked day and night to do studies with scents and their effects on the person who used them. She now has a large line and can be found at: www.DanielleandCompany.com.
Danielle has sold her products on QVC. She has sales representatives promoting her line to retail stores and she herself, does numerous trade shows per year. Over the years she has acquired an extensive Hollywood Star following and has been recently selling her products in Hallmark stores. Phone 800-893-5950.
Congratulations Danielle on all of your successes!

Welcome new Members! We're always glad to see new members. Please bring your friends and have them join us for a free breakfast. Once they do they will want to be a part of this great group of women. Remember, the more members, the more referrals! Only one woman per business category is allowed.

Our Spring Fundraiser will be a "Spring Cocktail Party". This fundraiser will benefit The Griffin Pond Animal Shelter. Remember you are required as a SWORN member to volunteer for one fundraiser per year. Here is the list of names. "Everyone else will be on the Fall fundraiser list. Thank you girls for your speedy response". Debbie Stella.

Sharon Carfora
Lisa Bromage
Jill Spott
Amy Clegg
Bonnie Perugini
Liz Bertocki
Chris Wargo
Beverly Bright
Georgette Fetcho

Newspaper article:
For those members who didn't view our newspaper article last month, here is the link again but there is a mistake. Our meetings are the second (2nd) Tuesday of the month. Thanks, Debbie Stella for pointing that out.
www.timesleader.com/scrantonedition/news/SWORN_to_help_others_12-16-2009.html

Out deepest condolences go out to Kathleen MacDowell, a very active member and wonderful person who recently, unexpectedly lost her husband. Kathleen, our thoughts and prayers are with you. I can speak for all of us here.

Happy New Year SWORN!

2010 Swearing in of Officers:










Left to Right:
Picture 1: Sharon Carfora, www.nicholsvillage.com
Picture2:
Chris Wargo: V. Pres., Specialoccasionsflorist.blogspot.com
Anne Kessler: Membership, www.annekess.agelessway.com
Kathleen Mac Dowell: Fund Raising, www.era1sourcerealty.com
Bev Bright: Pubicity, Brighthappenings.com
Robin Green: Treasurer, www.primemed.net
Deb Stella: Fund Raising, www.liasophia.com/debbiedoesjewelry
Jill Spott: Pres., www.sheilslaw.com

Good Work Girls! We love handing over those checks!
Robin Green is handing our Wine Tour fundraiser check for $500.00 to Allison Mendola, representing the Susan G. Komen foundation to fight breast cancer.













Left to Right:
Jill Spott, Robin Green, Allison Mendola, Debbie Stella, and
Kathleen Mac Dowell.
I think I can speak for all the girls by saying, SWORN had a spectacular holiday party this year. Once again, thanks Sharon Carfora www.nicholsvillage.com and the Inn at Nichols Village for the Mimosas and what a surprise, Chocolate covered Strawberries!

Thank you girls, for all the gifts you donated for "Toys for Tots". It must have given you a warm feeling on Christmas knowing we made Christmas a little brighter for some unfortunate children again this year.

What a day... we swore in our officers, handed over our check from our wine tour to help women with breast cancer, gave toys to children, exchanged gifts with each other, had fun drawings and enjoyed our friendships. All this while sipping on mimosas and savoring chocolate covered strawberries along with our fantastic breakfast. What more can I say? We're more than business acquaintances, we're friends!

Thank you everyone for being so generous and making this day so special. It was a truly a bonding experience for everyone.

We had a few guests, Allison Mendola, Jeny Kaye and Barb Garrett. Also a surprise visit from the Abington Journal, Joan Matsui, who took pictures for the newspaper. Thank you for the publicity! I have a feeling we will make the news a few more time this year. Keep up the good work Beverly Bright www.brighthappenings.com.

We also would like to welcome our new members: Jenny Kaye, Beautician: e-mail, stedehand@yahoo.com and Barb Garrett, Home Mortgage: e-mail, bgarrett@summit-mortage.com. Welcome Ladies!

Happy 2010! Let's make this a stellar year for SWORN! The executive committee have put together exciting plans and ideas for the upcoming year. Lets all try to bring in new business women and grow SWORN. Remember, the more businesses involved, the easier it is to promote our own businesses. Together we can all win. We are a group of powerful, dynamic business women who are the best in our fields. We are proud of what we do and proud of our accomplishments. Together, we are a powerful source. We help our community, promote each other and each of us provide important roles as SWORN members in our organization. I personally am proud to be a part of this group and proud to say, "I am a SWORN BUSINESS WOMAN!"

Our next meeting is on Tuesday, January 12, 8:00 a.m. at the Inn at Nichols Village, Clarks Summit, Pa. If any business woman would like to join, please contact any of our members. The first meeting is free, so come, see what we are all about and enjoy a free breakfast with this exceptional group of business women.

This years fund raisers will be as follows:

1) Cocktail Party this summer to benefit the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter

2) Bus Trip to NYC for as yet unnamed beneficiary

Please remember to bring in your notebooks, business cards and extra pages of your business information for our new members, also anything you would like to be placed about your business in our binders. I, like most of you are extremely busy over the holidays, so I realize how easily we can forget about our SWORN fliers. Please tack up your fliers in 3 local businesses. Don't forget to cut the tabs so women can easily tear one off.

Our guest speaker will be Danielle Flemming from Danielle and Company.She will be making a power presentation on marketing. It should be very interesting.

In case anyone didn't see the Abington Journal here is the link:timesleader.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=27201884&event=910045&CategoryID=35558&picnum=6&move=F#Image

If anyone is interested in contacting any one member or viewing a business, click on the link after her name on any of the blogs.

Our members are sworn to promote and suport women in business.