Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to speak at the
Maine Women's Fund Leadership Luncheon in Portland, ME.
Though I generally consider myself to be a behind-the-scenes kind of a person, I was honored to be asked to represent
Women, Work, and Community for the event and to speak about our (Madder Root's) experience in receiving a mini-grant through the
Maine Women's Fund.
Plus, it was a chance to get dressed up - a rare occurrence these days!
Here I am with Jane Searles, my friend and mentor. She's the regional manager for the Bangor Region of
WWC.
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| Janyce and Jane Searles of WWC |
Here are some of the women from
WWC at our table. Jane won the table prize, which was a coaster from the artist
Ann Taintor. Darn! I missed it by one seat!
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| Front: Karen, Jane, Janyce, Gigi; Back: Alyra, Gilda, Jenn, Cyndi |
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The mini-grant we received helped us purchase advertising space in the MOF&G, the
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's newspaper to let people know we were going to be at the Common Ground Fair. We blogged about it, briefly,
here.
I'm learning about how to make an MP3, so if that turns out well, I'll record my speech and post it.
In the meantime, I'd like to thank Jane Searles and Eloise Vitelli of
Women, Work and Community for asking me to speak and Sonya Tomlinson of
Maine Women's Fund and
Peter Munro for helping me with my speech and supporting me through the process.
This post doesn't even touch upon how inspiring the event was. I'll save that for next time. I will say, though, I was honored to share the stage with many powerful, courageous, and creative women.
We also sent out packages to our friends at
Minka in Kennebunkport, ME,
Treats, in Wiscasset, ME, and
Under The Dogwood Tree in Southwest Harbor, ME this past week. We hope, if you're in any of these areas, you'll stop by and say hello for us!
You can also follow us on our
facebook page or contact us through our
Etsy shop.
Hope your week's a great one!
