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2nd Annual Prayer Breakfast “Women Creating a Vision”
Saturday, May 19, 2012 National Armed Forces Day 9:00am Hilton Hotel 4200 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131
HISTORY OF THE WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA
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In the summer of 2009, Candis Pressley-Blackwood, the Local Board President of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Board of Realtist (PMBR) had a vision to start a Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) chapter in Philadelphia.
The chapter was chartered in November of 2009 in Oakland, California under the administration of the Women’s Council of NAREB’s, President Lydia Kirkland and Stephanie Burg-Brown was installed as the local President of the Women’s Council of NAREB’s Philadelphia Chapter. In 2010 the Articles of Incorporation and application for a 501c3 status were approved under the name “Women’s Council of Philadelphia, Inc.” a subsidiary of the Women’s Council of NAREB. Our foundation is built on empowerment, education, excellence and expertise. We have been instrumental in helping families experience the dream of homeownership, while providing men, women and children opportunities for financial literacy education, mentoring, health awareness and financial support through various scholarship and affiliate programs. We partner with several organizations and position ourselves strategically through alliances to strengthen our efforts in community awareness.
MISSION STATEMENT and OBJECTIVE The Mission Statement of the Women's Council of Philadelphia, Inc, a 501c3 non-profit organization is to be a support system dedicated to preparing women for leadership roles in business and community service. The Objective of the Women's Council of National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) is to elevate the standards of women in the real estate industry by encouraging leadership, education, and the exchange of information through group learning techniques; and to provide the opportunity for women to increase their knowledge and expertise of all facets of the real estate professional.
CODE OF ETHICS Members of Women’s Council of Philadelphia, Inc. are dedicated to the promotion of ethical conduct in the interface of its members with the public. We are further committed to utilizing our collective efforts to secure a higher quality of professional service to the communities we serve.
MEMBERSHIP We invite you to join the Women's Council of Philadelphia and become an active member in the nation's most effective minority women's real estate organization. Website: www.womensc ouncilofphilly.org Email: wcofphilly@gmail.com Phone: 26 7-712-926 7 Facebook: Wom ens Council of Philadelphia Twitter: #wc ofphilly LinkedIn: Women’s Council of Phi ladelphia
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Women’s Council of Philadelphia 2012 Homeless Female Veteran’s Organization Recipient Cathy Bennett-Santos is the founder of the National Alliance of Women Veterans which acts an advocacy and referral organization for military women; headquartered in Philadelphia, PA since 2005 and incorporated in the State of Pennsylvania. This organization began primarily as an effort to address the needs of women who have served in the military and have been sexually assaulted through legislative and policy at every level of government; activism, speaking engagements, outreach, and various other mediums for networking the many resources available to help solve problems associated with women veterans. Cathy Santos states: We have been extremely successful in promoting the culture of the military as it relates to women who have served and who are transitioning back into civilian life and have experienced sexual assault and other unfortunate situations while serving in the armed forces. Our “Women Veteran’s Day Tributes” of 2006 through 2009 and the 2010 "Women Veteran's Roundtable, which have all been instrumental in allowing individuals of the veteran's community to network providing support and activities to women who have served in the armed forces. We believe that Philadelphia is the to realize the importance of supporting our organization in making a significant impact in what is one of our nation’s most quieted but extremely complex and life-changing dilemma any woman can experience. We continue to reach out to other women's groups with a desire of providing hope and healing to hurting women in Philadelphia and our country. Cathy Santos is involved in community and civic activities supporting grassroots organization; providing economic development expertise to nonprofit organizations and related organizations and agencies; also actively involved in faith-based activities; community organizer and activist on youth and education issues. See more activities of this organization and accomplishments. @www.nawvphilly.webs.com