Women Presidents Provide Jobs To Katrina Victims
Released on = September 13, 2005, 6:07 am
Press Release Author = MMI Associates, Inc.
Industry = Small Business
Press Release Summary = Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., president of the Women Presidents’
Organization (WPO), has announced that the WPO membership will aid victims of
Hurricane Katrina’s devastation by providing job opportunities to those who have
been relocated across the country because of the damage caused to the gulf coast
Press Release Body = MMI Associates, Inc.
7406-H Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 233-6600 • (919) 233-0300 (fax)
patty@mmimarketing.com
Women Presidents Provide Jobs To Katrina Victims
National Membership of Women Presidents ’ Organization Providing Jobs
To Those Relocated by Katrina’s Devastation
For Immediate Release
Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600
New York, NY – Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., president of the Women Presidents’
Organization (WPO), has announced that the WPO membership will aid victims of
Hurricane Katrina’s devastation by providing job opportunities to those who have
been relocated across the country because of the damage caused to the gulf coast.
Evacuees can visit the organization’s Web site at http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com
and click on the Hurricane JobAid link. A form will open on which individuals can
provide information about their qualifications and skills sets, along with their
current location. Evacuees can fax or e-mail the form to WPO. The information will
be provided to WPO member businesses in the evacuee’s location. OPEN from American
ExpressSM funded a portion of the development of the online project. In WPO’s
annual Labor Day survey 72 percent of participants responded that they were planning
to hire new employees in 2005.
“WPO’s membership of more than 900 multimillion-dollar women business owners
stretches across the country, giving us the ability to reach out and help those who
have been relocated due to Hurricane Katrina,” said Firestone. “Many organizations
are donating food, supplies and funds. With the support of OPEN from American
Express, we are able to help both the victims of Katrina as well as the local
economy by providing the crucial key to recovery after this disaster – jobs.”
About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) is a nonprofit membership organization
whose members are a diverse group of entrepreneurial women presidents who have
guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales or $1
million for a service-based business. Each WPO chapter serves as a peer advisory
group and empowers members to achieve increased business and financial success, as
well as individual growth. Local chapters are coordinated by a professional
facilitator who organizes meetings of the peer advisory group to focus on important
business issues and cutting-edge business trends. WPO member businesses have an
average of $11 million in annual revenues, 112 employees and 18 years in business.
For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit the website at
http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.
Media and Press Contacts:
MMI Associates, Inc.
Patty Briguglio
919-233-6600
Patty@mmimarketing.com
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