Events
Summer Social Mixer for EWC Members and Their Guests
Tuesday, August 31
5:30 - 7: 30 P.M.
@ LIFE Pittsburgh
875 Greentree Rd, Suite 10
1st Floor
One Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Register here
or email our administrator, Roberta Rollings at ewcpgh@aol.com
The Executive Women's Council of Pittsburgh would like to invite you and your guest to this year's Summer social mixer hosted and sponsored by Bethany Hospice and Life Pittsburgh at LIFE Pittsburgh's offices in Greentree. Enjoy a glass of wine and some food, network with old and new EWC members and learn about the services of two organizations serving the elderly.
About Bethany Hospice:
Bethany Hospice provides specialized care for patients and families experiencing a life limiting illness in your home or facility. We provide professional staff, medications, equipment and supplies needed for the hospice diagnosis. Our services are covered 100% by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurance carriers. Hospice care focuses on comfort when curative treatment is no longer possible or aggressive treatment is no longer desired. Our team members are experts in symptom control and pain management. Hospice uses a holistic approach to address physical, emotional and spiritual needs for both the patient and family. At Bethany Hospice, we utilize all our skills and training to give you the highest quality of life attainable.
About Life Pittsburgh:
LIFE Pittsburgh is a community based alternative to nursing home care. Through the LIFE Pittsburgh program, frail older adults can remain in their own home and receive a coordinated plan of care that enables them to maintain their independence and enjoy a safe and active life in the community.
Lunch & Learn Informational Program
Standing Firm: The Business Case to End Partner Violence
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Pittsburgh Foundation Office
Five PPG Place, Suite 250
Free of Charge to EWC Members and guests
Nonmembers $10
To register, contact Roberta Rollings, ewcpgh@aol.com
or online here
Registration & networking begins at 11:30 AM with program starting promptly at 12 Noon.
Lunch will be provided.
EWC along with the FISA Foundation and the Women & Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania will host this informational luncheon on the Standing Firm Initiative. Standing Firm was conceived by several local foundations (FISA, Women and Girls Foundation, Jewish Women's Foundation, Eden Hall and others) to engage employers in addressing the fact that when abuse is happening at home, it inevitably also affects the workplace (for both victims and abusers), and encourages employers to recognize the warning signs and respond appropriately. Standing Firm includes things like adopting a workplace violence policy that addresses intimate partner violence, training managers and supervisors to recognize signs of abuse and provide appropriate referrals, making sure HR/EAP is trained and is aware of the local victim service agencies, and then conducting some type of awareness campaign for employees. I believe EWC can help introduce this program to the business community. Dr. Pat Cluss is the coordinator of the Standing Firm: The Business Case Against Partner Violence initiative and is right now working on the "quiet" phase of the rollout - trying to engage a number of large local employers - before making a public announcement about the initiative. Please join me and other EWC members for an informational meeting to learn more about this initiative.
The 20th Annual ATHENA Award Luncheon
Monday, September 20, 2010
Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh.
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Registration begins at 11:30 AM
Networking from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost for a seat is $50 for EWC members and $60 for non-members
You can register and pay online here OR
By email to ewcpgh@aol.com
Please register no later than September 10 to guarantee your place at the table.
We will place later registrants on a waiting list and arrange for a second table if one is warranted. You may consult the Website for Athena Awards (http://www.athena-pittsburgh.com/) for additional information.
We invite you to join the EWC table at the Athena Awards luncheon.
Keynote speaker for the luncheon is Martha Mayhood Mertz - Founder of ATHENA International. In 1982, Martha Mayhood Mertz, owner of Mayhood/ Mertz Realtors, Inc., found herself to be the only female member of the Lansing, Michigan Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She resolved to recognize the outstanding professional women in her community and to encourage the opening of leadership opportunities for them. Thus, the ATHENA Award® Program was born.
The ATHENA Award's focus on mentorship distinguishes it from other awards recognizing women in business. Learn more about the ATHENA Leadership Model and Mertz's 2009 book, Becoming ATHENA. This event is presented by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development.
Nominees are:
- Honorable Cathy Bissoon, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Eva Tansky Blum, Senior Vice President & Director of Community Affairs, PNC Bank; Chair & President, The PNC Foundation
- Suzan M. Lami, Principal, Lami Grubb Architects, LP
- Laurie Z. MacDonald, Executive Director, Womansplace, Inc.
- Melissa Murphy, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Human Resources, StarKist Co.
- Bernadette Eyler Smith, Senior Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Fifth Third Bank
