Announcing our Song-writing Contest Winners!

"There's a song in my heart and a mouse in my hand." Heidi Richards

Songs are simply wonderful. Songs affect people in ways that words alone cannot. When words and music come together and a song is born, it evokes emotion, inspires action, connects us one to another and often remind us of fond memories and days passed. And because we recognize the power of song, the WECAI Network™ decided to create a song-writing contest and see what happened.

And something did. I am so excited! I just could not wait to tell you!


We have TWO winners of our Virtual Woman's Day™ Song Writing Contest and you are about to learn just who they are.


Drum roll please...................................


Lynne Reardon of Electric Angel (http://www.electricangel.com/) in California and Bea Kunz of Sage Hill Farms & Antiques (http://www.sagehillfarmsandvintagestore.com/) in Tennessee came in first and second place respectively.

Lynne submitted the song “Gather the Women” written by her and Midyne Spear.

Bea Kunz submitted the song “The March of Women Entrepreneurs.”

First-place prize is a Global Lifetime membership in the WECAI Network™ (valued at $347). This is the only time since The WECAI Network™ began that we have given our highest membership level to anyone.

“Choosing a winner was a tough decision. While each of the songs was entirely different – Lynne’s entry included both words and music, and Bea’s song included words to the tune of ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ we felt that both of these women deserved the Global Lifetime Membership in the WECAI Network™ because their songs were original, uplifting and just made us feel good.”

Be sure to stop by their websites and CONGRATULATE THEM! They will be delighted to hear from you. And may you have a song in your heart and a mouse in your hand when you do.

Wishing everyone a wonderful day filled with music and memories.


Warmest regards,

Heidi & Suzannah

Thanks for all the Publicity for Virtual Woman's Day™

"Heidi, I have to tell you... The Womens Virtual Day™ was SOOOO incredible. It was a great way to meet and chat with other amazing women in business. I enjoyed the day so much. I wasn't planning on staying the whole day but I couldn't help myself because the speakers and virtual showcases were all so great and interesting, I couldn't stop listening. I learned so much and found so many other business women to form partnership with because of just one day. Thank you very much for having such a great event...I just can't say enough wonderful things about that day! It combined fun with business - it was fantastic! I hope that you are planning on having it again next year!!" Teresa Morrow, Morr Services

Thank you Teresa! And to everyone for your great feedback and support of this historic event. It was so much fun to plan and we certainly look forward to working with each of you to make it even bigger and better next year.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to EVERYONE who posted Virtual Woman's Day™ on your blogs, in your newsletters and on your websites. Here are just a few of the publicity "hits" we received:

Ponn Sabra sent out media releases in celebration of Virtual Woman's Day™. Celebrate Virtual Woman's Day with the Re-launch of EmpowerWomenNow.com and International Women Entrepreneurs` Resource Website Launched to Celebrate Virtual Woman’s Day.

Elizabeth Gordon's session was covered by PR WEB in the media release: Virtual Woman's Day Flourishes

Beverly Mahone blogged about it at: http://boomerworld.blogspot.com/2007/03/come-meet-some-divine-divas-on-friday.html.

Doris Chua of Home Office Women blogged about it at: http://homeofficewomen.com/?p=140

Glenda Watson Hyatte blogged about it at: http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/author-celebrates-virtual-womens-day-on-her-virtual-book-tour/

Jennifer inc blogged about it at: http://www.jenniferinc.com/blog/?p=679

Patty Garza blogged about it at: http://littlebytesnews.blogspot.com/2007/03/fyi-virtual-womens-day-is-coming-march.html

Coach Esther Chambers blogged about it at: http://coachchambers.blogspot.com/2007/03/your-pathway-to-peak-performance.html

Edie Galley of By For And About Women Radio mentioned it to her listeners http://www.byforandaboutwomen.com

NAFE mentioned Virtual Woman's Day™ in their recent enewsletter.

Women's Net mentioned Virtual Woman's Day™ in their recent enewsletter: http://www.womensnet.org.za/news.shtml?AA_SL_Session=3ab381764036e82304e23fe52aba094a&x=3932

These are just a few of the mentions we know of. If you remembered to mention Virtual Woman's Day™ to your colleagues, friends or business associates, please let us know and we will post the link here.

And remember the famous words of Rita Rudner - "Men forget everything; women remember everything. That's why men need instant replays in sports. They've already forgotten what happened. "

Thanks so much for remembering Virtual Woman's Day™!

Warmest regards,

Heidi & Suzannah

Meet the Showcasers of Virtual Woman's Day™

"Hi Heidi, Congrats on an awesome event yesterday! It was great; I blogged about it last night. Are you going to try to make it an annual event? In appreciation of all your hard work, I like to give you the tea and herb package that I won. Have a great weekend!" Cheers,
Glenda Watson Hyatt, Author of "I'll Do It Myself"

"Hi Heidi: Great day yesterday! You scored another winner! Again, many thanks for a wonderful event. Applause, applause to you!"
Rosalind Sedacca CCT, Business Communication Strategist

"Hi Heidi, Thanks for giving me the opportunity to participate. Please give me the url for the website that you want the webscan for as I am happy to do so for you."
Regards, Nipa Shah, Jenesys Group

"I have been so impressed with the level of professionals that have presented today. It has been so informative. I've written every website down and plan to surf while laughing."
Sandra Ilson, CorpLogoWare.com

These are just a few of the things women have said about Virtual Woman's Day™! So to thank everyone, I am listing the Showcasers today with a link to their websites. These women gave of their time, talent and their treasure. Please visit their sites and thank them for their participation in Virtual Woman's Day™.

We cannot wait until we have another opportunity to help these women (and others) show off their products and services. The mission of the WECAI Network™ is to "help women do business on and off the WEB" and events and opportunities like this move us toward fulfilling our mission.

Many thanks!

Heidi & Suzannah

Showcasers during Virtual Woman's Day™ in their order of appearance:


Stacy Wagner, Arbonne International
www.stacywagner.myarbonne.com

Ponn M. Sabra, MPHThe Women’s Empowerment Queen & Best-Selling Author
http://www.EmpowerWomenNow.com (BTW, Ponn will be appearing on the next eWednesday Chat on March 21st at 11 AM Eastern Time)

Jenn Givler, Business Empowerment Maven
http://www.jgivlercoaching.com

Rima McDonald, President – Business Resources Podcast Directory
www.businessresourcespodcastdirectory.com

Nipa Shah, Jenesys Group, LLC - www.nwebsites.com

Esther Chambers, Peak Performance Coach
http://coachchambers.blogspot.com

Teresa Morrow, Business Director - Morr Services, Inc.
www.morrservices.com

Cynthia Frazier, Adjunct Instructor, Writer, Editor, Trainer Consultant and Small Business Coach - http://www.BusinessWomensGrowthSummit.com

Sharon Williams, MVA, PREVA, Marketing Coach, Author “The 24 Hour Secretary”
http://www.the24hoursecretary.com

Glenda Watson Hyatt, Author of “I'll Do It Myself”
www.doitmyselfblog.com

Kathryne-Alexis Weygand - Gaias Own, Ltd.
http://www.gaiasown.com

Mary Ellen Davis, WorkCentralPA.com
www.workmetro.com

Sandra Ilson, Account Executive – CorpLogoWare
www.sandrailson.corplogoware.com

Beverly Mahone, Author, “Whatever! A Baby Boomer's Journey Into Middle Age” http://www.thebabyboomerdiva.com

Gillian Hood-Gabrielson, MS, ACSM, Healthier Outcomes
http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/

Patty Garza, Gifts, Party Supplies and More
http://giftspartysuppliesandmore.com

Teresa H. Berger, MBA, Owner & Virtual Assistant, Innovate Services
http://www.innovateservices.com

ARTY Coppes, Aeolus Coaching and Executive Coaching for Women
www.aeoluscoaching.com

Penny Haynes, Audio/Video & Podcast Marketing
http://www.1stpod.com/

Carol Romashko, Director of Marketing, PINK magazine
www.pinkmagazine.com

Kyle Sheldon-Chandler, KSC Virtual Assistant Services
www.virtualadminksc.com

Tammy Freeman, Founder and CEOSynergi Group, LLC
www.synergigroup.com

Sheila Hull Summers , Sunrise Imports
www.sunriseimports.net

Ann Rusnak, "The Time Diva"
http://www.simpletimemanagement.com

ScharleneRedway, Full Circle Global Mentoring
www.fullcirclementoring.org

Women's Firsts and WE Magazine for Women

"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee." ~Marian Wright Edelman

In October of 2006, WE Magazine for women made it's debut (http://www.wemagazineforwomen.com) and I had the priviledge of writing about women. I was inspired by all the accomplishments women have made (and continue to make) to the world and wrote about Women's Firsts. Many of these women are no longer with us, but their legacy, the differences they made have lived on.

In celebration of Women's History Month, I am sharing an excerpt with you.

Did you know that Ann Franklin was the first woman to hold the title of newspaper editor (1796), Mary Kies was the first woman to be issued a US patent (1809) Arabella Mansfield was the first woman lawyer (1869), Lucy Walker was the first woman to successfully climb the Matterhorn in Switzerland (1871), or that 15 year old Annie Moore - from County Cork, Ireland was the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island(1892)?

Vida Goldstein was the first woman in the British Empire to run for a national office. She ran for the Australian Senate (1902). Baroness Raymonde de la Roche of France was the first licensed woman pilot (1910), Rosika Schwimmer was the world's first woman ambassador. She was appointed the Hungarian ambassador to Switzerland (1918), Marie, Cecile, Yvonne, Emilie and Annette Dionne, were the first quintuplets to survive infancy. They were born near Callender, Ontario to Oliva and Elzire Dionne (1934)

You may know that Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova - Russian cosmonaut was the first woman in space (1963) and that Elizabeth P. Hoisington was the first female general in the US armed forces (1970), Barbara Walters was the first female newscaster on a US TV network news program (1976) and Wilma Mankiller (gotta love that name!) was the first woman to lead a major American Indian tribe. She was elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1985). But did you know that Elizabeth Ann Oliver was the first woman to have her baby's birth broadcast live over the Internet (1998)? Makes you think that some women will do anything to say they were first!

Here's to women continuing to lead the way in history and in our lives.

If you have not yet done so, be sure to register for Virtual Woman's Day™ taking place all day on Thursday March 15 (this week!). We look forward to welcoming you.

Warmest regards,

Heidi & Suzannah

Tomorrow is International Woman's Day!

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead

Since its birth at a Socialist International meeting in Copenhagen in 1910, "International Women's Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. For decades, International Women's Day has grown from strength to strength annually. For many years the United Nations has held an annual International Women's Day conference to coordinate international efforts for women's rights and participation in social, political and economic processes. 1975 was designated as 'International Women’s Year' by the United Nations. Women's organisations and governments around the world have also observed International Women's Day annually on 8 March by holding large-scale events that honour women's advancement and while diligently reminding of the continued vigilance and action required to ensure that women's equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life."

Although started to raise awareness of the plight of women around the globe, today International Women's Day has a strong focus on celebrating women.

Source: InternationalWoman'sDay.com

Just as those first women made history with International Women’s Day, we too are making history with Virtual Woman’s Day™ on March 15th!

If you have not yet registered there's still time. As of 9 AM Eastern time today we have 57 women confirmed!

Just enter your email address and name on the right side of this site and we will send you instructions on how to participate.

Hope to see you there!

Heidi & Suzannah