As Fifty/Fifty Leadership continues to grow we of course need volunteers of all stripes. So on Monday, September 26th we had a meeting - graciously hosted at the offices of Congresswoman Diane Watson - to bring together current Board members and those interested in the work of Fifty/Fifty Leadership. Amid the excitement we accomplished a few things -

As this is such serious business, we need to make sure we have fun, so Ellen Snortland, my Co-Chair, started the ball rolling by announcing that the co-chairs would be Grand Duchesses. This was then followed quickly by Annika Hylmo who has taken on the Vice Chair in charge of Leadership Circles. Her title is Head Goddess. Diana Davidson agreed to chair Membership and is our Membership Majesty.

We welcome attorney Mi Kim to the Board and her interest is in the Freedom Academy - perhaps she'll be the Liberty Leader!

Doctor Letitia Pinson wants to be involved and will help staff the table at the Gathering of Sisters - A Women's Fair which the Glendale Women's Commission is putting on October 29th.

Rosio Borroel is going to help out the Head Goddess with the Leadership Circles - particularly with the young Latina / Hispanic community.

Marlen Luna, soon to be an M.D., is leaving for New York shortly and has agreed to be on the Advisory Board while she is gone.

The rest of the attendees all have signed up to help out at events! Can't get better than 100% participation.

Our Advisory Board now spans 10 States (check the website to see which ones), Canada and Chile. Ellen has challenged us all to look through our contact lists and come up with people in the other 40 States that may be interested in being an Advisor. Let's see if we can complete this before the end of the year. Who do you know?

WEBSITE
In our last newsletter I reported that the website was about to go up. As you may know if you checked, it didn't happen until our newest Advisory Board member, Linda LaZar, came to the rescue! Within days, Linda had created the site and added many pages and offered many good suggestions.

So many thanks to Linda for an incredible job - and fast! If you need a website or know someone who does, I recommend getting in touch with Linda at www.oregonbusinessweb.com or email her at LindaLaZar@comcast.net

Click on our website now: www.Fifty/Fifty.us Then bookmark it and check it often as we will be adding to it as we progress. Also, if there is something you would like to see on the website or have something you think should be added, please let us know.

From this week's meeting, we have had the suggestion to have a Spanish version - and perhaps other languages also. Anyone willing to help with the translation, please let me know.

FundIt.org is a website that has made agreements with many stores - such as Macy's, 800Flowers, KB Toys, Target, Lane Bryant, GiftBaskets.com and many more. When you shop online, specifying Fifty/Fifty Leadership, for everything you buy there will be a percentage that comes back to Fifty/Fifty Leadership. So, just click here: http://www.Fifty/Fifty.us/Products.htm and start shopping!

Another great gift idea if you are in the Los Angeles area is the Entertainment Book . This is a book of coupons that give you 2-for-1 dining at fine restaurants, chains, and fast food, discounts for the movies, $72 savings over the year for doing your grocery shopping at Ralphs, hotel discounts, concert discounts, sports events discounts.. And a whole lot more. The books retail for $30. We have them for $25 - so you save $5 by buying them from us! We have books that cover the following areas:

• Greater Los Angeles, Long Beach and South Bay
• San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys
• San Gabriel Valley and Ontario / Claremont

We can arrange for pick-up or delivery, or for $2 more we will ship them to you.

Lastly - but definitely not least - Ellen's book, " Beauty Bites Beast: Awakening the Warrior in Women and Girls" is available on Amazon.com and we are now an affiliate, which means when you click from our website to buy the book, Amazon will send us a check. And - her book has just been launched in Spanish - "La Bella Muerda A La Bestia " and is also available through our site and Amazon.

Saturday, October 29th , Fifty/Fifty Leadership will have a table at the Glendale Women's Commission's Gathering of Sisters - A Women's Fair. There should be over 500 people attending this event which will feature health screenings, an art exhibit by local female artists, and the showing of several short movies made by students. We need volunteers to give 1 - 4 hours between 12 and 5 p.m. to smile and greet the participants. Please let me know if you can help.

Thursday, November 3rd , 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Our next Board meeting that will again be open to people interested in hearing about Fifty/Fifty and how to participate. It will be held in Century City. If you would like an invitation, please let me know.

We are still building both the Board of Trustees and Advisory Board, so if there is anyone you want to recommend, let us know. We need women and men who are concerned that there still is so much inequity in leadership - and want to do something about it.

Do you have a skill, a talent and want to make a difference? If you do, please call or email me. Whether you have one hour, one day or every evening to give, we need you.

As you can see from my limited creative skills, we need help putting together a more appealing newsletter. Can you help create a fun, appealing and interesting format? Let me know!

PROGRAMS
The programs currently in process are:

Leadership Circles
Leadership Circles are portable and affordable programs for the empowerment of women of all ages, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic standing and sexual orientation. It is a series of short-term and ongoing programs designed to bring out, nurture, and celebrate the natural leadership of every woman.

As well as the basic Circle, there will be specialty circles to attract and encourage women with different needs, capabilities and expectations. Circles will also be in different languages. Addition of each type of Circle will be driven by the needs of the membership and facilitated by Fifty/Fifty Leadership.

Freedom Academy
The Freedom Academy will bring 10 to 12 young women who have been identified as potential leaders of their communities in developing countries, to the United States for a year-long program to develop their leadership skills. The program is designed to be duplicated easily so that each year the graduates can go back to their home countries and develop, implement and lead projects designed to bring their homeland into line with the 8 Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations.

DONATIONS
If you would like to -

• Increase your membership level
• Buy an Entertainment Book
• Help the Leadership Circles or
• The Freedom Academy,

Please complete the following form and send it with your check , payable to "Fifty/Fifty Leadership" to 1315 Ruberta Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201-1409

Donation Form

If you would prefer to pay by credit card , please complete the following form and either email it or send it to Fifty/Fifty Leadership, 1315 Ruberta Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201-1409

MEMBER BENEFITS

Adding Our Voice
You'll receive a complimentary subscription to our newsletter, packed with fascinating profiles of accomplished women, stories of how women became leaders, ideas on how to become a leader, and much more.

Access to the "Members Only" Section of our Website
Leadership Circles will have new information weekly; events open only to our members. and more will be available only to Members.

Discounts! Discounts! Discounts!
We have very talented artists who are designing gifts especially and exclusively for Fifty/Fifty Leadership: A Fifty/Fifty Leadership Pin, Gift Cards, Wall Hangings, Plates, and more. These will be available to the general public and will be discounted to members. Great gifts for yourself and everyone on your list.

Members will also receive a discount to all Fifty/Fifty Leadership Events and Programs.

Enjoy Special Privileges When You Join Fifty/Fifty Leadership's Leaders Circle
With an annual gift of $500 or more, you'll join Fifty/Fifty's Leaders Circle. To thank you for your high level of support, you'll be invited to one or more private receptions during the year where you will meet our Board of Trustees and other key leaders from major corporations, philanthropic organizations, associations, the U.S. Congress, and clubs who have joined with dedicated people like you to support the mission of Fifty/Fifty Leadership.

Where your money goes -

As we unfold our strategy we will be using your donations to do the following -

Design and develop programs to help girls and women be leaders - locally, nationally and internationally

Become a clearinghouse for all women's leadership programs and conferences

Negotiate for discounts and provide scholarships for members to leadership programs and conferences

Provide a mentoring program . and more.

Contact Information for the Grand Duchesses:

Pauline Field: pfield@Fifty/Fifty.us 818.243.2322

Ellen Snortland: esnortland@Fifty/Fifty.us 626.798.8421

Board of Trustees: Barry Allen, Craig Boardman, Diana Davidson, CFP, Pauline Field (Co-Chair), Annika Hylmo, Mi Kim, Paula Leftwich, Ellen Snortland (Co-Chair), Yolanda Vazquez

Advisory Board: Julie Engleman, Nancy Fredericks, Kathryn Gravdal, Julie Harmon, Alane Hohenberg, Beth Jones, Carol Karol, Annemarie Korp, Linda LaZar, Mayri Sagady Leslie, Carol Liu, Marlen Luna, A.M. Noel, Gina Piazza, Alexis Powers, Arlene Rosenthal, Sherry Simpson-Dean, Sophie Slade, Nancy Snow, Melissa Soalt, Agapi Stassinopoulos, Michael Steuerman, John Stoltenberg, Kimberlee Ward.

Pauline Field
818-243-2322