You may or may not be aware that I have been appointed as the Assistant Editor to a National Australian magazine, Finally at 40 Life Begins, with the Spring Edition (due to hit shelves 10 September 2010) my first edition in this role.

Please help us reach our goal of 100 new subscribers by Decemer 2010 by subscribing now.  Not because we are greedy for money, because I can guarantee that the publisher and staff really do this as a labour of love, but rather so we can continue to make a difference with our community aid projects overseas and continue to bring you great content that is inspirational, real and valuable.

Please pass on this video link to anyone you think may benefit from reading Finally at 40 Life Begins Magazine.  I have to say that I have learned so much sitting in this editorial role because I have to read EVERYTHING!!!  Just ask me all about hormones, infidelity, why some men are not great handymen, which TV to buy and why and what style you are based on your current clothing choices!  There simply is so much great information we are packing into our Spring Edition and with our new designer, Renee, on board, it’s going to look sensational too!

Get your subscription now by visiting http://finallyat40.com.  Copies available from a variety of newsagents and Borders Bookstores.  It makes a fabulous birthday or Christmas pressie, for those who are already thinking about what to get their mothers, mother-in-laws, girlfriends or women in their world.

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An invitation to join Kath Mazzella for the International Gynae Awareness Day event

The members of Women Can International Inc are formally invited to attend the High Tea at the Hilton Hotel in celebration of International Gynae Awareness Day.

There are going to be some very interesting speakers including Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, Professor Jenny McCloskey, and ex-brothel madam Mary-Anne Kenworthy.

There are also going to be some live entertainment with a Burlesque and Cabaret Dance Troupe.

There will also be a fashion parade.

It promises to be a wild afternoon of fun for the ladies.  Men are also welcome to attend.  I’d love for us to have a table of WCI girls there to celebrate with Kath.

For those that don’t know, Kath Mazzella OAM is one of our members and is a Gynae and Sexual Awareness campaigner, having survived Vulva cancer herself.  She has a message that is valid for EVERY woman and I’d love for us to show her our support by attending.

The event is at the Hilton Hotel, so will be a great opportunity to dust off your fancy gear and do a little hob knobbing.

I know there was some talk about Maryanne Kenworthy speaking about how to have an orgasm, but I’m not sure if that topic is going to make it past the gatekeepers, but it will be fun to find out.

If you’d like to come with me, please spread the word and let me know ASAP so I can book a table or two?

So I guess we are just going to have to continue on, business as usual.

That being the case, our next Girlfriend Club activity is scheduled for Saturday 4 September 2010 and I’m thinking that it might be fun to dine out in the evening instead of having a coffee in the morning.

So if you want to join me for a meal, I will be at the Chatters Restaurant in Morley at 7pm on 4 September 2010.  If you plan to come, then I need you to RSVP by Wednesday, 1st September 2010, as I will need to book a table.

Please remember that the whole point of the Girlfriend Club is so that you can connect with YOUR girlfriends, so please invite your girlfriends along.  We are all so busy, we need to be smart about our time and catching up with multiple friends in the one sitting really does make sense.  Plus you might be surprised at how your friends connect.

Map of where the restaurant is located

1 Progress Road, Morley

Those who came to the Princesses in Petticoats & Pearls event in March 2010 will remember Elizabeth Re who is a Councillor for the City of Stirling and attended the event and adjudicated our fashion parade and presented the awards.

Elizabeth’s willingness to help out at our event, even though it was the very first Women Can International Inc event she had been to, really impressed me.

So when it came time for her to get a website done and her campaign materials designed for her Election campaign where she is standing for the Seat of Stirling, I had no hesitation in taking her on as a new client and lending her some support in return for the efforts.

I am asking that the women of Women Can International Inc and friends would get behind Elizabeth.  I can vouch for her integrity, her passion and her desire to sincerely make a difference for the community.  Please pass this video on to others that you know who may live in the Stirling Electorate or who may know someone who lives in the Stirling electorate.  There is just 24 hours to go and Liz is running as an Independent which means there is no budget for her promotions.  She needs our support.

Many thanks,

Hayley

PS   I would not normally be promoting political agendas through Women Can International Inc, however, Elizabeth gave us such great support and I think it appropriate from a woman to woman level that we give her some support in return.

Eliza-Jane Barnett presents Woodvale Senior High School chaplain Carol Stokes with the cheque for $500.

GIRLS at Woodvale Senior High School are profiting from a $500 donation from Women Can International.

The money will go towards the school’s Shine Girls program, which helps to raise teenage girls’ confidence through personal development, deportment and behavioural training.

WCI founder and chairwoman Hayley Solich said the idea to donate to Shine came from a member whose daughter attended Woodvale and thought it was a valuable program for young women.

“(She) said it was a really, really good program but some of its programs were in need of an upgrade,” Mrs Solich said.

The money was raised through an auction held on International Women’s Day by the WCI where girls as young as seven were invited despite the WCI normally being for women 18 years and older.

Mrs Solich said the WCI aims to help young women “finally take the next step in their journey”.

After careful consideration of the legal responsibilities associated with incorporation and the minimal gains for the Association, we have decided it is in everyone’s best interests if we wind up the Incorporated status.

This does not mean the end of Women Can International.  Just the end of the legal responsibilities associated with running an incorporated association which are quite cumbersome.

If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact me by filling the email form or giving me a call on 08 9375 2007.

The association will continue to function as usual.

It’s been a while since we’ve had an event in the Eastern Suburbs and I’m looking forward to catching up with all my girlfriends from the hills area.  Why not join me and catch up with your girlfriends too?

I know we all have such busy lives.  But one thing I am learning is that making time to be with your friends is really important, especially when they are gorgeous girls like the ones that I know and love.

So ask your girlfriends along and join me for a coffee and chat.  Always buzzy, I know we will have a fantastic afternoon.  Let me know if you can come.  I am especially keen to catch up with all those ladies that have been wanting some time with me.

Hayley

Member Tanya Regan from The Pink Love Tank requested that I put this track up with the lyrics as an inspirational and motivational message to all us girls. Hope you enjoy! Great for getting you moving around the house and doing the housework.