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DONALD F. PLACEK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Marilyn Placek's husband, Donald, passed away recently and she has chosen to honor him with a Women Leaders Forum Scholarship.
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WLF Awards Seven Scholarships to Local College-Bound High School Graduates
Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley awarded seven $1000 scholarships to 2009 graduates of Coachella Valley high schools. Since our inception in 2001, WLF has awarded over $75,000 in scholarships.
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Election: WLF Board of Directors
We are excited to present to you the candidates for election to the WLF Board of Directors for a 2 year term June 2009 – May 2011. Please take a moment to login to the website and cast your vote!
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Winter 2009 Newsletter
Check out the success of our Microbank Program, the leaps our young women are making through Young Women Ambassadors and Wall Street Teens and the exciting events WLF has had and that are to come!
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Women Leaders Forum Joins Facebook
Women Leaders Forum now on Facebook.com to offer WLF members even more social networking opportunities! Join our Facebook group today to connect to other members and potential members.
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WLF Founding President Named Woman of the Year
Mary T. Roche was named Woman of the Year for the 37th Senate District.
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Microbank Program Hits The News!
The WLF Microbank Program's successful efforts have made The Desert Sun pages, twice! Take a look below at clips from the articles and the opportunity to read the full article versions.
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Women Leaders Forum January 28th Luncheon Makes Headline News
The Desert Sun featured an article written on the January 28th WLF luncheon's speaker, Col. Pat Webb. The article details the struggles & accomplishments the Air Force colonel went through as a woman in her industry. Please see the article below:
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Membership Dues & Donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Just a reminder to those who have renewed their membership this year and those thinking about doing so, WLF's $100 membership fee is tax deductibe. Women Leaders Forum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (Tax ID# 91-2152686).
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Fall 2008 Newsletter
Read about the "Take the Lead" conference,
the successful Desert Women Entrepreneurs mixers,
and much, much more!
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Summer 2008 Newsletter
View newsletter in PDF format.
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Members Enjoy End of Season Spa Party
Approximately 100 WLF and DWE Members partied, enjoyed pampering and had their spa “passports” stamped at the Miramonte Resort & Spa on June 19, 2008.
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Nite Out with the Girlz a Success
WLF’s annual Nite Out with the Girlz fund-raiser was held April 23. Three hundred dynamic women gathered at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Indian Wells for an evening of shopping, dining and dancing.
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Women Leaders Forum Has Its First Historian
Diane J. Lucas is our very first historian in eight years. Diane's role as the WLF historian is to guide and preserve the origins and yearly events of WLF as they relate to our mission statement and organizational goals.
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Dates to remember...
Mark your calendars ladies! You won't want to miss out on even one of these events.
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Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley Launches New Website
WLF is Pleased and Proud to Announce the New Configuration and Redesign of Its Website to Provide Greater Accessibility to and Interactivity for You, Our Members!
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Desert Women Entrepreneurs Mixer
Thursday, 11/13/08 5:30pm
On November 13, DWE had its second mixer for the season, which took place at Rancho Las Palmas Resort. It was an informative evening with guest John Solier covering the economic trends of the Valley.
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Desert Women Entrepreneurs Mixer: 10/9/2008
Desert Women Entreprenuers (DWE) held itsfirst mixer on October 9, 2008 at the WestinMission Hills in Rancho Mirage. Award-winning motivational speaker and communications coach Jenni Prisk gave an active-audience participation presentation on “Effective N
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Membership News
What makes a leader?
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Great Leaders Were Made on October 24th
More than 212 women, male supporters of WLF, and 18 female high school students - members of WLF's Young Women Ambassadors program - attended what turned out to be WLF's best attended Leadership symposium yet.
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2008 WLF Scholarship Recipients Announced
And the winners are...
The 2008 WLF Schloarship recipients were honored at a luncheon on May 21, 2008 at Indian Wells Country Club.
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New WLF Members
WLF is now 225 members strong! Welcome to these 42 new members:
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Microbank Committee Update
-- Margot Nelligan, Committee Chair
WLF is helping women to change their lives, inspired by Mayor Mary T. Roche’s generous donation (in the name of WLF) to the MicroEnterprise Development Program of The International Alliance for Women (TIAW).
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Young Women Ambassadors Bond with Peers at Annual Retreat
YWA offers many advantages for the 24 high school students who participate in the program. Benefits include leadership training, opportunities to advance independent thinking and empowerment, and workshops to hone oral and written presentation skills.
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WLF 2008-2009 Board Members
WLF Board Members were recognized at a luncheon on May 21, 2008 at Indian Wells Country Club.
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Wall Street Teens Blazes a Trail for Financial Independence
“Wall Street Teens 2008” was phenomenal, with more than 70 young ladies from eight Coachella Valley high schools in attendance. This year’s theme was “Girls Just Want to Have Funds... Careers... Financial Independence!”
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