On February 28 at the Amazing Woman Day event in Westlake, CA, I had the honor of being recognized with the 2008 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE AWARD. The day, organized by Marsh Engle and other notable female leaders, included presentations by brilliant feminine entrepreneurs, well-being experts, life and career coaches, authors, women in broadcast media and loads more! And exactly one month later on March 28, the Santa Clarita Chapter of Zonta International held their annual “Women in Service Celebration” honoring women “for improving the Status of Women through Community Service”. This year I had the distinction of being one of the 20 nominees for this prestigious award because of my role as the president of Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley. As you may know, a portion of the proceeds from my book “Live Courageously” will be donated to Soroptimist International for the work they do to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and around the world. By the way, even if your local book store doesn’t have the book in yet (it’s scheduled to hit book shelves any day now), it is available for immediate shipment on Amazon.com.

As I mentioned before, we are ramping up the book signings and speaking engagements – here are a few of the upcoming events.

• April 25, 2009 - Soroptimist International Annual Spring Conference – Panelist – Ventura, CA
• May 12, 2009 – It’s a New Day – Guest appearance – Winnipeg, Canada
• May 15, 2009 – Ladies in Business Conference – Guest speaker – Santa Clarita, CA
• May 16, 2009 – Barnes and Noble – Book signing – Santa Clarita, CA
• May 20, 2009 – National LeSea Broadcasting – Guest – South Bend, IN
• May 21, 2009 – Daystar TV – Guest - Dallas, TX
• May 22, 2009 – Barnes and Noble – Book signing – Dallas, TX
• June 14, 2009 – Hour of Power – Guest appearance – Irvine, CA

I’m looking forward to a very busy summer!  And I sincerely hope you can actually attend some of these appearances.  I would love to meet you in person.