• A Sense Of Wonder
• Network Cork Raises E11,000 for
  Action Breast Cancer
• Network Cork Business
  Woman of the Year Awards
• New Members
• Dates For Your Diary

A Sense Of Wonder
Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and making the most of language. A talk on poetry and fiction with Colette Olney

Wednesday 25 June 2008 at 6.15pm
Maryborough Hotel & Spa

As a special treat before the Summer break, Colette Olney will give a talk on poetry and fiction. Her focus will be on the craft of writing - getting started etc. As you know, Network is an organization for women in business, the professions and the Arts. The Arts is an integral part of life and belonging to everyone. Everyone samples forms of The Arts in daily life but knuckling in there and expressing one’s own self in whatever form - painting, writing, music, design etc - sometimes needs encouragement. Sometimes, the way needs to be lit up. Colette will talk to us on:

» Reasons to write
» Unblocking the block
» Learning to think (the writer’s way)
» What to write
» Approaches to literature

Colette is primarily a writer. She has won several poetry prizes (international) and teaches writing skills with the VEC and in Libraries. She has just completed a month of hosting writers groups in Bandon and Skibbereen as part of the Bealtaine festival.

She is a UCC graduate and has read her work in Dublin (with Poetry Ireland, at Temple Bar Print Gallery), Galway (at BKs and in Galway Library), at Strokestown (Co. Roscommon), in Kerry and Cork (Triskel). She teaches at Primary level occasionally (as a sub). She is a regular contributor to The Bandon Opinion and has worked with RTE local radio (1979 – 1986) as broadcaster, theatre critic and news and features.

She is now writing short stories and deeply immersed in the process.

Members are invited to bring along a friend to partake in this meeting. Ideally the person will be someone who isn’t currently a member of Network but is an ideal candidate to benefit from membership.

Remember to bring plenty of business cards!

Network Cork Raises E11,000 for Action Breast Cancer
Launch of Sex & The City Proves a Fashionable Success

Network Cork is delighted to announce that it has raised over E11,000 for Action Breast Cancer by hosting the premiere of Sex & the City movie in Cork. Over 300 people attended the event at Cinema World in Douglas. VIP ticket holders were even treated to cocktails at East Village and a limo drive to the cinema in true New York style.

Commenting on the event, Orla Linehan, president of Network Cork said, “We are thrilled with the response we got from the women of Cork to this fundraiser. It is a lot of money and we are proud to be associated with such a worthy charity.

“The committee put in a huge amount of work and I would especially like to thank them for their efforts and of course the fabulous support from all our sponsors and members.”

A raffle was also held on the night with fabulous prizes from Keanes Jewellers, Tuula Harrington’s Design Works, Maryborough Hotel and Spa, Joan Cashman’s Colour and Image Academy, Ballymaloe Cookery School, Monreal Leather and www.loveyourshoes.ie.

What is Action Breast Cancer?
Action Breast Cancer, a programme of the Irish Cancer Society, is Ireland’s leading provider of breast cancer information and support. Each year they reach over 25,000 women who are concerned about breast cancer and breast health. They strive to ensure that everyone affected by breast cancer receives the highest standards of treatment, support and care, and to improve the quality of life of people living with breast cancer.

Network Cork Business Woman of the Year Awards
Extended Deadline for Application Forms

The Annual Network Ireland Business Women of the Year Awards will take place on Friday 3rd October 2008 at a Gala Dinner which will be held in The Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise.

The Cork finalists for the awards will be announced at our local October meeting and they will go through to the National Awards. Keanes Jewellers have donated the "Keanes Perpetual Trophy" to be given to the Network Cork Business Woman of the Year. With 3 exclusive Swiss watches to be presented to each of the category winners -
NETWORK BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR, NETWORK ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR, NETWORK NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR.

Please send completed application forms in a sealed envelope to Orla Linehan who will send all the Cork application forms to the independent judging panel. Current presidents of branches may not enter these awards. No member of Network will be on the judging panel. The decision of the independent judging panel is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Members can nominate themselves or a fellow member.

While the application form may seem short, applicants are invited to submit as much extra material as they wish to support their application (including financial information).

This is a great chance to promote your business at local as well as national level.

The deadline for receipt of application forms is Friday 4th July.

Dates For Your Diary

Welcome to our
New Members

At the May lunch:
Mary O’Riordan – Network Vice president, Orla Linehan – Network President and Celia Larkin speaker on the topic Brand Imaging.

Group at the monthly meeting in May:
Speaker on the day was Joan Baker, Director of WealthCoaches.net.