What's more, all of the funds raised from the many prizes, auctions and donation envelopes will go to support the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009,

You
see we're all Melbourne women, feeling powerless to change the
devastation that last weekend's fire storms had on people living in
Victoria. 

Many of those killed and left homeless are from the
very outskirts of our city.  Most people know someone who has lost
loved ones, friends, or property in these areas.

So rather than just feel powerless, we decided to take action and RAISE MONEY amongst our favourite people – other Women.

We're inviting ALL women (businesswomen and stay-at-home mums) to join us for The Phoenix Lunch.

About The Phoenix Lunch

NEXT THURSDAY 19th February 2009
from 12-2.30pm

AT Box Hill Golf Club,
202 Station St
Box Hill Victoria

Cost $35 to cover cost of 2-course meal and wine and tea/coffee (paid in advance)

RSVP TUESDAY 9am 17th February  (YES BOOK RIGHT NOW)

All enquiries can be sent to ThePhoenixLunch@gmail.com

Bookings

There are two registration options and three payment options.  You need to book AND pay.
To pay (ESSENTIAL so we have numbers for our venue)

1. Direct Debit $35 to
   BSB 013 – 247, Account No 4870 58027
   Whitespaces Management and Marketing Services P/L
   PLEASE mark payment as Phoenix and ADD YOUR NAME.
   (The $35 for meal etc. Fundraising is with donations, raffles, auction etc)
2. Credit Card
   (Complete your details on the attached Registration form and fax to 03 9877 2138 or scan and attach to email at ThePhoenixLunch@gmail.com)
3. Credit Card Phone Transaction
   Ring Janet Powell on 0411 091 419 to complete your transaction by phone.

To Register (ESSENTIAL so we can match you and your payment) 

1. Complete the Online Registration (I'm no geek, so it's not very pretty but it's functional)
2. Complete the PDF Registration Form and fax it back to 03 9877 2138  
   Download The Phoenix Lunch PDF

What's In It For You?

Well apart from lifting some of that
sense of powerlessness and warming the cockles of the heart because
you've made a difference …

There is:

• Some Networking Development led by networking expert Brenda Thomson of Networking World. 
  We'll all learn how to use our BEST WOMANLY SKILL – networking.  That's
  to our advantage as both businesswomen with products and services out
  there in the marketplace, and as consumers seeking great products and
  services.
• Finding out about the amazing array of women's services from the inserts in your take-away goodies bag.
• Lots of Fun, Laughter, and the very important ESWB (Exchanging of
  Secret Women's Business, of course!!!)  It should be good for meeting
  new people, finding new ways to make our lives easier AND a bit of HOT
  gossip as well!

How Will That Help Bushfire Victims?

A Senior CFA
Representative will give us some insights on what lies ahead for our
state and where our donations will need to be funnelled.

We'll
get you opening your purses/wallets for Donation Envelopes (receipts
will follow), Auctions, Raffles, Door Prizes, Spot Prizes.  All these
prizes are being generously donated!  (Can you Help?)

IF
you feel the need to bring goods for the victims (Red Cross tell us
money is best) then please limit the donations to new-only, female,
health/personal products and cosmetics and bring them along on the
day.  There’ll be a box for those donations.

So Are You Coming?

We
want to fill our venue with 150 talking women.  Can you help us?  Can
you MAKE TIME to join us at this important charity event?

Even if
you live interstate, you could still join us.  Why not consider
it?  The Cause is worth flying for and worth every flying dollar!

What's more, all of the funds raised from the many prizes, auctions and donation envelopes will go to support the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009,

You see we're all Melbourne women, feeling powerless to change the devastation that last weekend's fire storms had on people living in Victoria. 

Many of those killed and left homeless are from the very outskirts of our city.  Most people know someone who has lost loved ones, friends, or property in these areas.

So rather than just feel powerless, we decided to take action and RAISE MONEY amongst our favourite people – other Women.

We're inviting ALL women (businesswomen and stay-at-home mums) to join us for The Phoenix Lunch.

About The Phoenix Lunch

NEXT THURSDAY 19th February 2009
from 12-2.30pm

AT Box Hill Golf Club,
202 Station St
Box Hill Victoria

Cost $35 to cover cost of 2-course meal and wine and tea/coffee (paid in advance)

RSVP TUESDAY 9am 17th February  (YES BOOK RIGHT NOW)

All enquiries can be sent to ThePhoenixLunch@gmail.com

Bookings

There are two registration options and three payment options.  You need to book AND pay.
To pay (ESSENTIAL so we have numbers for our venue)

1. Direct Debit $35 to
   BSB 013 – 247, Account No 4870 58027
   Whitespaces Management and Marketing Services P/L
   PLEASE mark payment as Phoenix and ADD YOUR NAME.
   (The $35 for meal etc. Fundraising is with donations, raffles, auction etc)
2. Credit Card
   (Complete your details on the attached Registration form and fax to 03 9877 2138 or scan and attach to email at ThePhoenixLunch@gmail.com)
3. Credit Card Phone Transaction
   Ring Janet Powell on 0411 091 419 to complete your transaction by phone.

To Register (ESSENTIAL so we can match you and your payment) 

1. Complete the Online Registration (I'm no geek, so it's not very pretty but it's functional)
2. Complete the PDF Registration Form and fax it back to 03 9877 2138  
   Download The Phoenix Lunch PDF

What's In It For You?

Well apart from lifting some of that sense of powerlessness and warming the cockles of the heart because you've made a difference …

There is:

• Some Networking Development led by networking expert Brenda Thomson of Networking World.  We'll all learn how to use our BEST WOMANLY SKILL – networking.  That's to our advantage as both businesswomen with products and services out there in the marketplace, and as consumers seeking great products and services.
• Finding out about the amazing array of women's services from the inserts in your take-away goodies bag.
• Lots of Fun, Laughter, and the very important ESWB (Exchanging of Secret Women's Business, of course!!!)  It should be good for meeting new people, finding new ways to make our lives easier AND a bit of HOT gossip as well!

How Will That Help Bushfire Victims?

A Senior CFA Representative will give us some insights on what lies ahead for our state and where our donations will need to be funnelled.

We'll get you opening your purses/wallets for Donation Envelopes (receipts will follow), Auctions, Raffles, Door Prizes, Spot Prizes.  All these prizes are being generously donated!  (Can you Help?)

IF you feel the need to bring goods for the victims (Red Cross tell us money is best) then please limit the donations to new-only, female, health/personal products and cosmetics and bring them along on the day.  There’ll be a box for those donations.

So Are You Coming?

We want to fill our venue with 150 talking women.  Can you help us?  Can you MAKE TIME to join us at this important charity event?

Even if you live interstate, you could still join us.  Why not consider it?  The Cause is worth flying for and worth every flying dollar!

Well I hate to disappoint you but there’s no plan to talk here about the noughties definition of "friends with benefits"!

One of the joys of being in business however is finding other business owners with whom you just click and friendships develop.  I have many business friends who’s businesses I may never be able to refer to but who have become firm friends.

It’s then even better when your businesses have some synchronicity and you can work together on projects, send clients to each other, or even just help each other with some brainstorming for your next project!  You both want the best for the other’s business. 

The best moment is when that disgraceful little demon of self-doubt wriggles under the security fence and gives you a raspberry as well as eats away at your pile of confidence stores.

What’s that got to do with good friends? 

That’s the time they give you a good shake, (well not literally normally) and remind you of all you’ve done for them and others.  Then they whirl you round, and with a slap on the back they send you out to chase the demon off the premises, and then help you block up the gap under the fence!

One of my fellow business women and now good friends is Angela Esnouf from Creating Order From Chaos. 

Recently she ran a 7-day Clutter Challenge during National Organising Week.

Well not only did it get me off my backside and into my shoe shelves (see Comments), her simple baby-step ideas have had me nibbling away at other tasks around the house ever since. 

A drawer gets a quick declutter as I look for something.  The spice rack was half-checked for past-their-used-by spices while I cooked the dinner the other night!  I’ll get to the rest next time I have to stand near the stove for a bit. 

Now only Angela’s newsletter subscribers got the inside running on this great decluttering challenge.  LIke many of us Angela tries out her new ideas on her subscribers.  I know I’ve encouraged her to make this into some kind of saleable product and so have many others!

So if you want to feel like you’re making progress against the clutter bug, I strongly recommend a visit and a sign up at Creating Order From Chaos.  She’s got a finger on the pulse of making decluttering simple and easy!  It’s like a breath of fresh air.  Just like it is when she walks in with her ever-smiling face and sits down for a cuppa and a chat!

Not only is she organised, but she’s also diligent at keeping up her blog commitments.  (As opposed to some tarts we could name!)  So a short sharp couple of paragraphs appear on her blog most days!  (Even while she swanned around Europe a few months ago!)

She’s definitely a good influence – and she lives around the corner!  What more could a tart ask for?