New President

Congratulations Liz Bertocki !

Elizabeth Bertocki

www.genesishcc.com

is the Director of Marketing & Admissions

at the

The Willowbrook & Riverview Ridge

Assisted Living Communities
and is now SWORN's new president.

All other positions are held as they were in the past year.

Chris Wargo: Vice President, Specialoccasionsflorist.blogspot.com

Anne Kessler: Membership, www.annekess.agelessway.com

Robin Green: Treasurer, www.primemed.net

Jodi Bunnell: Secretary

Thank you Jill Spott, Sheils Law Associates, P.C., www.sheilslaw.com, our past president for all of your hard work and dedication to SWORN. Your hard work paid off in growing SWORN and helping several needy charities. It is time now for you to take a well deserved break, just don't get too laid back, we need you!

Information on the Organization:
SWORN (Scranton Women's Organization for Referral Networking)

The organization was founded in August 2005 by Amy Early Clegg. The meetings were first held at Perkins Restaurant in Dickson City, Penna. and have since moved to and presently held at Nichols Village in Clarks Summit, Penna. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month with the exception of August. Socializing start at 8:00 a.m., meetings start at 8:30 a.m.

There is only one women per profession allowed to join the organization at a given time. Should a professional position open up, a new member is free to join. The dues are $120.00 per year. A free breakfast is served at every meeting.

SWORN is comprised of Business Women making a difference in the community by running various fundraisers for worthy local causes, all of which 100% of the proceeds are donated to the charities. By running these functions for charity and involving the public, the members of SWORN socialize with each other in a relaxed setting. This being the case, each member can freely refer each member of SWORN in their prospective businesses to new clients. She knows and can attest to their personalities and work ethics by bonding with them in a structured forum and a one on one basis.

Contact SWORN at:
P.O. Box 115, Clarks Summit, Pa 18411
or contact any SWORN member

September's Meeting

Fall Fund Raiser...
SWORN is helping Cancertacular™!
www.cancertacular.org

What could be better than helping children afflicted with cancer? And what better month to do it in than October as we are all reflecting on our own childhood memories of Halloween.
Please,
Save The Date !!!!!!

October 23, 2010

SWORN and Cancertacular™ are hosting

Spooktacular

Mini-Golf Tournament
Please join us for an afternoon of Halloween themed family fun !!!
Costumes are preferred, not mandatory.
Prizes will be awarded !!!

Lahey Family Fun Park, 500 Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit, PA 18411

Registration, 12:30 P.M.
Shotgun starts at 1:15 and 3:15 P.M.

Enjoy snacks, music by DJ Eric Lyoob, carnival games & basket raffles!

In advance: $15.00 per golfer, $10.00 for students, $5.00 general admission only.
Day of, price increase $5.00
Rain Date, October 30, 2010
For Tickets/Questions please call 570-466-0658

Chris Wargo, a florist at Special Occasions Florist www.specialoccasionsflorist.blogspot.com spoke on what it meant to be a florist. She was pleased to announce that this year was her 21st year in business! She passed out cards with discounts off floral arrangements. Thank you! Special Occasions Florist is located at 2425 North Main Ave. Scranton, PA Phone 570-969-1091. Chris is also the Vice President of SWORN.

October is Breast Cancer awareness month and who better to speak at our September meeting than Robin Green, of Viewmont Medical Service. www.viewmontmedical.com She explained



how important it is for all of us to get our mammograms. Viewmont Medical Service offers services such as Digital Mammography as well as CT, MRI, EKG, X-ray, Open MRI, Ultrasound, Bone Density, Physical Therapy and Vascular Ultrasound. Robin is the Marketing Representative for Prime Med www.primemed.net and we are pleased to have her as our Treasurer for SWORN. She passed out "Green" tote bags to all the girls. A true asset to our organization Robin is full of suggestions and always eager to lend a helping hand. Thank you Robin for all you do for us.

Which Charity to Choose????

Ready for a Change? Chris Donnolo, Associate Dean at Luzerne County Community College, explained how easily you can make a career change by attending the Continuing Education Dept at Luzerne County Community College. They also have a Plus 50 Ageless Learning program for individuals 50 years or older who can apply for a $100.00 grant to be used towards payment of a Career Training Program. This is the largest community colleges in the Northeast and they offer numerous courses including a new one on casino gaming. Please contact Chris for more information.
cdonnolo@luzerne.edu



It was time, once again to choose which charity we would donate our Fall Fundraiser funds to. We listened to two amazing women as they explained why their organization should be the one chosen. Each explained who benefits from their charity organization and why we should donate our proceeds to them. Our First presenter was Mary Belin Rhodes, a retired school teacher and board member, presented on EOTC. (Employment Opportunity & Training Center of NEPA) She was looking for support of the renovation of the Seventh Ave. Family Center. She explained how EOTC helps women in prison, fathers reunite with their families and children, mentor at risk students who may otherwise follow a negative path. Other non profit organizations will be able to share this new facility also. Mary teaches math to women in The Lackawanna County Prison two days a week. You can contact EOTC at www.eotcworks.org and see for yourself why we considered donating to this awesome charity.

Secondly, We heard from an extra ordinary gal who not only was a childhood cancer survivor but started her own organization to help other children afflicted with this horrible disease. Her name is Tina Jezuit and her organization is called

Cancertacular™ Inc.

Tina's long and difficult journey spilled out of her like it was just another day. We intently listened, most just awe struck to see her cheerfully smile and explain how she never gave up. This amazing women is now giving back and doing it big time! We at SWORN are very pleased to announce that we will be supporting her and her efforts to help these children and their families. Please if you or your organization are will to help this worthy cause please contact them at, www.cancertacular.org Cancertacular, a non profit organization, helps children in 11 Pennsylvania counties, employs no one and is all based on donations from kind and caring citizens as you! Please Donate Today!