Cher, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and Jen LeVan

At the Women on Their Way networking event last evening, the group had the honor to hear from entrepreneur, philanthropist and family woman, Jennifer LeVan.

It was a wonderful setting and we were able to get some insight regarding Jennifer's background and the different causes she is passionate about, even learning about some of her role models growing up.

To learn more about this group and the other upcoming Let's Talk events visit:
http://wotwgettysburg.blogspot.com/

Gettysburg Memorial Day Parade

Enjoy a few photos from this year's Memorial Day parade, sponsored by the Gettysburg Joint Veterans Memorial Day Commission. This was the 142nd year for the parade and the weather was beautiful!

Composting Class at the Ag Center

I just returned from a wonderful class about composting held at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Center in Gettysburg. The class was given by Liz Miller, Master Gardner and it was packed! There were at least 35 people who attended tonight's session and we were all given the composting bins above. The bins are really sturdy and made from recycled plastic.

Did you know that 75% of the material in a landfill is organic matter that could be composted?

Be sure to keep an eye out for similar classes, as all are free and fun!

Ban the Bras

Jaime and I attended the Callie awards last night and in typical Callie fashion there were lots of laughs and watery eyes.

The Callie awards were created by the local chapter of the United Way in order to recognize local women and their achievements.

This year's recipients included: Vickie Corbett, Sandy Beauchat, Carolyn Nunamaker, legacy of a lifetime; Stephanie Hibbs, education; Kathy Glahn, agriculture; Barbara Huggins, young woman; Dr. Linda Neiswender, health and human services and Deb Yocum, community
service.

Congratulation to all of these wonderful women and their very inspirational accomplishments!

Sprucing up the window boxes!

Spring is here and I am so relieved to finally get some flowers in the office window boxes! I picked up some beautiful pansies at Agway in Gettysburg, but had to refrain from buying out the entire store, as it is still too early to plant most flowers.

Agway has a really neat assortment of plants—the ole standbys like petunias, begonias and marigolds—and some very different items like irish moss.

Hold Up on the Square

This morning for about 1.5 hours, all of the streets around the square in Gettysburg were clogged due to the large truckload above. I kept looking out of my second story window, wondering why the traffic was so still. Finally, this truck emerged with a huge load that spanned both lanes of traffic.

Survivors Fashion Show

Last night a fashion show fundraiser was held at the Days Inn Gettysburg, to raise money for Survivors. The event was organized by the local Mary Kay Cosmetics representatives with clothing provided by Jones of New York. This was the debut of the event, and the organizers hope to make it an annual fundraiser.

Survivors, is a local organization that supports those who experience domestic violence or sexual assault.