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June, 20 2006 - NAWBO Annual Awards Dinner benefiting National Association of Women Business Owners

What: Annual Awards Dinner, Officer Installation, Silent Auction

Where: Gateway Clipper "Liberty Bell"

When: June 20, 2006

Time: 6:00 PM

Gala Chairperson(s): Jo Ann Forrester

President(s): Jo Anne Quinn-Smith

Introductions: Deirdra Gross

Invocation: Jo Ann Forrester

Welcome: Jo Ann Forrester

Speaker: Ruth Byrd-Smith

Catering: Gateway Clipper Fleet

Sponsors: Women's Independent Press, National City, C & G Web Sites, Diamond Run Golf Club, Regional Development Funding Corporation, Kilgore Business Services, Blacktie-Pittsburgh, Minute Man Press, Pittsburgh Business Times

Attendance: 90 + guests

Attire: Business

Special Thanks: Chatham College, National City, NAWBO Board Members Joanne Quinn-Smith, Fran Lando, Donna Baxter, Deirdra Gross, Debra Mason, JoAnn Forrester

Donors: Adjusting Entries, Donnie DiCarlo, Candy Bouquet, Creative Dinners, Dance Pittsburgh, Diamond Run Golf Club, Dreamweaver Marketing, Gateway Clipper Fleet, Kid's Directory, Kilgore Business Services LLC, MAKK Strategies, Peerless Wallpaper, Penn Telecom, Pittsburgh Business Times, Premiere Jewelry, Seton Hill University-E-magnify, SI Business Associates, Styles for Living, Vital Signs, Olga Watkins

Blacktie Photos by: Jill M. Kummer

NAWBO Annual Awards Dinner with Award Winners Keynote Speaker-Ruth Byrd-Smith, Rookie of the Year Donna Baxter, Member of the Year Debra Mason and Businesswoman of the Year Fran Lando
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NAWBO is an organization which works to STRENGTHEN the wealth-creating capacity of our members and promote economic development, CREATE innovative and effective changes in the business culture, BUILD strategic alliances, coalitions, and affiliations, TRANSFORM public policy and influence opinion. The National Association of Women Business Owners was established in Washington D.C, in 1975. NAWBO is the only dues-based national organization that represents all women business owners in all industries. It’s the voice of American business women. 10.1 million Women owned businesses are represented nationwide. Today there are over 80 chapters throughout the United States. The Pittsburgh Chapter of NAWBO was established in 1977 and since then has held the privilege of having two of its members serve as national presidents. Mary Del Brady of Integrated Pathways and Grace McGartland of Thunderbolt Thinking were former National Presidents. In 2000, the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of NAWBO was named the faster growing Chapter in the United States. For more information about NAWBO, please log onto our website at: www.nawbo.org