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As promised, here's the announcement about a seminar on Saturday April 21 to commemorate Equal Pay Day, April 24. Seminar topics will include “Networking- Building Relationships”, “Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts”, “How to Craft a Resume – Resumes That Sell”, and “Job Advancement Tips – How to Ask for a Raise”. This seminar is designed for students entering the workforce, women reentering the workforce, or women already in the workforce. Everyone is welcome. Since 1919,BPW has been the leading advocate for workingwomen and their mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Admission for this workshop is BPW members – free of charge. Non-BPW members paid by 4/14/07 - $20.00. Non-BPW members paid after 4/14/07 - $25.00. Students (with valid student ID) paid by 4/14/07 - $10.00. Students (with valid student ID) paid after 4/14/07 - $15.00. For reservations, call Peggy Wells at 651-5516 or 651-8934. Make checks to Monroe/West Mon...

April Program Meeting: Topic: Dealing with Difficult Bosses. Our presenter is Dr. Bill McCown. Election of 2007-2008 Officers We will meet at the Atrium, 2001 Louisville Avenue, Monroe (Madison Room) on April 17 at 6:00 p.m. Attendees will be able to order from the menu at their own expense. Please RSVP by April 13 so that we can get a headcount for seating. And, if you need 3-5 minutes on the meeting agenda, please RSVP no later than April 13th, 2007. RSVP your meeting intention to: Peggy Wells Monroe/West Monroe BPW Vice-President mmwells@dow.com (t) 318-665-5516 (work) (t) 318-651-8934 (home)

Note from Beth: The following fact based article is the first of a continuing series of contributions from wise and valued members of our Local Organization, Business and Professional Women of Monroe/West Monroe. Thank You Angie!! Angie Jackson-Wilson is the CEO of AJW Event Planning. She is the 2007 National Membership Chair for Business and Professional Women/USA and the Immediate Past State President of the Louisiana Federation of Business and Professional Women. April 24th is Equal Pay Day. That is the day in April every year—this year the 24th—when women’s earnings finally catch up with what men made by December 31 of the previous year. Business and Professional Women/USA will be among the women’s groups, led by the National Committee on Pay Equity, rallying on Capitol Hill to call attention to the issue. The pay gap is still a stubborn problem, with women who work full time, year-round making 76 cents to a man’s dollar. It consistently polls number one with female voters in elec...

Can you tell I've had an incredibly busy busy month? Well, I have. I miss posting, though. If this blog had been linked through the Newsstar, it'd been junked by now. Keep reading good people. More super BPW information forthcoming this week!

This press release was prepared just after the Saturday event--lots of great people who care about the place they live, work and worship. Arkansas Road Great American Cleanup 3/24 It’s amazing what a concerned group of citizens can do when they join together! • Over 350 bags, • 2720 pounds (1.36 tons) of trash, • Police Juror Paul Hargrove organized with KWMB coordinator Beth Betz • Mayor Dave Norris, and got soaked with pollen while assisting • Well over 100 participants from churches and civic organizations • WMHS Physics Club and National Honor Society students with • Teachers and parents of Drew and Claiborne Schools • State Representative Mike Walsworth with friends and neighbors • Support services from OPPJ Public works who retrieved the bags from the roadside and • code enforcement agent Randy Duke from the city of West Monroe providing support services to participants. Events like this last cleanup show what a determined group can accomplish in a short period of time. People wh...

This press release was sent out Friday 3/23 in the evening, after I'd had a chance to gather all the information. It was a wonderful effort supported by good people. HWY 80 Great American Cleanup 3/23 Probably the best cleanup we’ve ever done. • Over 500 bags, • 3560 pounds (1.78 tons) of trash, • Picked up from just over 8 miles of Highway 80, from Calhoun to Well Road • 120 football players, 6 coaches from West Monroe High School; • 3 community volunteers recruited by the West Monroe West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce, Altheia Owens, Kathy Middlebrooks and Jerry Sepulvado; • 3 Ouachita Parish School Board School Board representatives- Superintendent Bob Webber, Assistant Superintendent Frank Hoffmann, School Board member Scott Robinson; • Keep West Monroe Beautiful board members Rebecca Hall and Mary Ann Newton; • two affiliate coordinators OPSO Corporal Wayne Heckford and Beth Betz, • one OPSO Deputy Gary Senn • one code enforcement agent Randy Duke from the city of West Monroe ...

A simple, focused message that promotes change is fundamental to an effective public awareness campaign. Use public awareness to unite the community against litter, to increase recycling, or promote community cleanup. Don’t think litter is a problem? Get the facts Savannah, GA, spent $300,000 on a multimedia ad campaign to lessen litter. The Texas Department of Transportation’s 2002 campaign to fight litter totaled $1 million for television, radio and outdoor billboard advertising. Outlays for public awareness are dwarfed by the cost of litter cleanup. In Louisiana, state and local governments spent an estimated $15 million a year to clean up beer cans, cigarette butts and other litter. In 2001, Illinois spent more than $12 million picking up litter. More and more cities are finding public awareness campaigns a valuable tool to change behavior and cut the high cost of litter. COMMUNITY BENEFITS A public awareness campaign: - Draws attention to an issue - Improves enforcement of solid ...