"Success is not final, failure is not fatal,
it is the courage to continue that counts"
~ Winston Churchill (1871-1965)

______Member: Maryellen-Couse, M.I.A. C.C.D.P.

DONT 'WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE! IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP YET FOR TONIGHT'S TELESEMINAR ON THE SECRETS OF TIME MANAGEMENT FOR WOMEN, DO IT NOW!

If you register now, tonight from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. E.S.T. you will be participating in a teleseminar on the Secrets of Time Management for Women. You will learn the nuts and bolts of time management that you can apply immediately to get into a mindset that believes "of course, I can create the time for what really matters to me." There is no charge for this program. Here are a few things that will be covered:

• The secret to creating the time for what really matters to you,
• a simple idea that will immediately give you more time,
• the biggest obstacle that prevents women from making time for themselves,
• and the critical action you must take to be a successful time manager.

Date: Wednesday October 1, 2008 • Time: 8-9 PM E.S.T.
Where: the comfort of your own home
Registration: FREE!
(Call in information will be sent to you when you register)

Making Time Work for You is only a click away! register here

Phone / Fax 845-658-7252
Email whatmatters@timetransformation.com
Web Site http://timetransformation.com

______Member: Stephanie Padovani

I recently wrote an eBook called

"How To Plan Your Dream Wedding
On YOUR Budget In Only 10 Days"

and I'm holding a Dream
Wedding Story contest to celebrate.

It works like this:

--Brides download my book from www.SimplyYourSpecialDay.com and use the information to rack up savings on their weddings.
--Then, they post their savings story on my blog.
--The bride with the best story wins $1,000 toward her dream wedding.

The best part is that I'm giving my book away FREE until October 5th.
Stephanie Padovani, Owner of The DJ Solution
106 Fairview Ave. • Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Business Phone: 845-473-1086 • Phone: 845-452-8707
Email: stephandjeff@thedjsolution.com Website: www.thedjsolution.com

______Member: Viktoria Scott

In light of the current
market volatility ...

I would like to offer any Mid-Hudson Women's Network member a complimentary portfolio review. If you ever wondered how to navigate a volatile market, take control of your personal and business investments and plan for future generations, I would be happy to guide you towards achieving your financial goals.

Viktoriya Scott
Financial Advisor • Financial Planning Associate
Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
2678 South Road • Poughkeepsie NY 12601
845-485-2834 • 800-634-0575
Visit my web site: http://fa.smithbarney.com/vscott

____Member: Joyce Minard of the New Paltz Chamber of Commerce

New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce
Announces October After-Hours Mixer at the
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz

The New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its After-Hours Mixer this month on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, located on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling
845-255-0243 • or by e-mailing info@newpaltzchamber.org

Schedule of Events: http://www.newpaltzchamber.org/php/Schedule.php

______Member: Virginia Barthel, Owner/Travel Consultant

Booked By Barthel, LLC
Invites you to join us for a very special event.
Thursday, October 16, 2008 7-9 PM
Lotus Art Gallery 33 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY 12498

We’re joining with member travel agencies from the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) across the US and Canada to host the World’s Largest Cruise Night – an opportunity for travelers like you to come and learn more about one of the most popular vacations: cruising!

This original, hand painted Mini-Pendant light
From Lotus Fine Art will be given away as a door prize.

Special Incentives for booking a cruise will be available, along with food, beverages and information on cruising.

For additional information or to RSVP, call Virginia at Booked By Barthel, LLC, 845-810-2747 • Please RSVP by October 9, 2008.

Booked by Barthel, LLC
23 Holiday Drive • Woodstock, NY 12498
Business Phone: 845-810-2747 • 914-456-7882
Email: bookedbybarthel@hvc.rr.com
Website: www.BookedByBarthel.com

______Member: Suzanne Gould, Executive Director

The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
is pleased to announce our annual luncheon to raise awareness for the services offered by our Center to increase the safety and security of every child in our area…

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 • 12 pm – 2 pm
Generously hosted by the Bonefish Grill on Rte 9 in Poughkeepsie
Cost = $40 per person

For more complete information,
please contact Carol Daley at The Center
Phone: 845-454-0595 • Fax: 845-454-0129
cdaley@thecpca.com
www.preventchildabusedutchess.org

______Member: B.C. Gee

THE MEZZANINE
ANTIQUE CENTER

FREE OPEN HOUSE
Sunday October 26 • 1:00- 5:00pm
in Kingston's Historic Rondout Waterfront District

Now that Fall is just around the corner, I wanted to invite everyone to an "open house" at the latest incarnation of the Mezzanine. For those who have visited us before, not to worry. Even though we are now an antique center, we still have our signature coffee and whole leaf teas! The autumn leaves will have turned and the waterfront will be gorgeous. My husband and I would love the chance to show off the newly renovated antique shop.

The Mezzanine Antique Center www.Mezzanine.us
79 Broadway (3 blocks up from the waterfront)
Kingston NY 12401 • 845-339-6925

The Rondout Business Association will be honoring Italian culture and traditions with a celebration- Kingston's first "Taste of Italy in the Rondout" on Sunday October 12. Local restaurants will offer a selection of regional Italian specialty dishes for everyone to indulge. The all-day menu will consist of everyone's favorite dishes. Relax in the ambiance of a European sidewalk café with alfresco dining along West Strand (if it rains, the side walk café will be set up under a big tent). Proceeds from the food sales will benefit the Queen's Galley Food Insecurity Resource Center. The Queen's Galley, located in Kingston is now serving 8,000 meals a month...three meals a day EVERY day of the year, all of them freshly cooked from REAL ingredients....served restaurant style on real plates...dining with dignity is a hallmark of their organization. The Rondout Business Association is proud to host this event as a fundraiser for the Queen's galley soup kitchen.

Opera lovers will be mesmerized by the exquisite voice of renown tenor Frank Tenaglia as he performs in the gazebo. In addition to listening, you can dance to your favorite Italian music and songs performed by the Baccala band. For the kids, the Hudson River Maritime Museum's grape-stomping event will be back bigger and better. BB the clown will be on hand to entertain and St. Mary's Benevolent Society will host the children's carnival games. The Rondout Business Association thanks the City of Kingston, Ulster Chamber of Commerce, Daily Freeman, WBPM, Vesuvio Foods, Ulster Savings Bank, Rondout Savings Bank, and Scenic Hudson for their support and participation in the "Taste of the Italy in the Rondout" celebration.

______Member: Joanne Secky

Joanne Secky,
a Financial Consultant of 15 years,
performed comedy at Gotham
Comedy Club in NYC in June ...

Take a Peek at Her New Website
which will soon be finished:
www.NaturalBornRedhead.com

Joanne says performing has helped her locate her endorphins, which she formerly foolishly thought she could access by working out. Joanne spoke about her sons, her mother, her experiences with elementary school teachers and then graduated to some off color material that the NYC crowd really enjoyed. No plans to quit the day job, but she continues to write comedy and has started a book called "Beer and Clams" devoted to multi-generational neurological difference, note not psychological.

______Member: Judy Lewis

Judy Lewis, owner and web mistress of HudsonValleyWeddings.com
has begun writing a biweekly wedding advice column for the Southern Dutchess News.

The column, called "The Wedding Guru" will appear in the "LIFE" section of the paper, every other week. The Southern Dutchess News, is a weekly paper serving Fishkill, East Fishkill, Wappingers Falls and Southern Poughkeepsie, with a circulation of about 11,000.

Readers are invited to E-mail questions to Judy at: judy@hudsonvalleyweddings.com
She will make every effort to answer
the questions in a future column.

______Member: Dr. Vanessa Darmochwal, Advanced Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, P.C.

Dr. Vanessa Darmochwal, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.
has opened up a second office located in Poughkeepsie.
She now has two offices for your convenience.

74 W. Cedar St., Ste. 1B . Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
3725 U.S. Highway Route 9W . Highland, NY 12528
845-691-9388

______Member: Kim Miller

IT'S CHANGING OF THE LEAVES TIME!!!

It's changing of the leaves time once again. A beautiful time of the year. Many, many tourists visit Hyde Park and many of the historical attrations. Tourists are also coming in from all around to pick apples, pumpkins, and participate in a variety of fall festivals in local farms and wineries.

Call me here at Surviving Sisters' Boutique
(845) 229-0425 to reserve your spot on my property right on Rte. 9 to hold your very own bake sale, yard or tag sale, arts and crafts display or whatever you are selling.

Saturdays & Sundays are extremely busy right now.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to SELL, SELL, SELL!!! Bring your
tent, tables and merchandise and feel the 'ching-a-ching-a-ching'!

'TAG SALE' Designer Clothing & Accessories
October 11, 12 & 13 from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. NO Early Birds please!
on the property of Surviving Sisters' Boutique
Please call (845)229-0425 for further information
(Rain dates are as follows October l7, l8 & 19, 2008)

Kim Miller, Owner • SURVIVING SISTERS' BOUTIQUE
Saturdays 11 - 7 & Sundays 12 - 6
4412 Albany Post Road (Rt. 9 near The Vanderbilt Mansion)
Hyde Park, NY 12528 • Email: survivesisters@yahoo.com
(845) 229-0425 • (845) 229-0142

______Member: Jennifer Dugan

PASSION PARTIES BY JENNIFER

SPECIAL PROMOTION
FOR MHWN MEMBERS

Book a Passion Party with Jennifer and
receive our Sensuous Bath Salts - FREE!
The above promotion is in addition to my normal monthly hostess
promotion and hostess-only specials offered by the company.
Don't Delay - BOOK YOUR LADIES NIGHT IN!!

Jennifer Dugan
Independent Consultant/Team Leader Passion Parties
845-591-1267 jennifersparties@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.JennifersParties.com

______Member: Rita Frei of Shangri-La Travel, LLC

Shangri-La Travel
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR! DEC 10th 2008

This is your personal invitation to join Shangri-La Travel on December 10th for a bus trip to Radio City Hall, for a Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes! This is a wonderful way to usher in the holiday season. This is a good time to invite family and friends. Life is about creating memories. Make this one of those special moments... View the details below.

Rates includes round-trip transportation from South Road Poughkeepsie at the parking Lot of Stop and Shop, back parking lot closest to U-Hall. Departure approximately 7:15am on Dec 10th. Rates for show are as follows:
Orchestra and Mezzanine: $ 108.00
2nd Mezzanine: $ 88.00
Please contact Rita Frei@ SHANGRI-LA TRAVEL
Phone : 845-229-8748
The Rockettes are Hot! Call as soon as possible to reserve your seat.

______Member: Arlene Gould of Mill Street Loft Art Institute

Mill Street Loft
Fall Special Events Schedule

Mill Street Loft is a community-based, multi-arts center in Poughkeepsie, NY bringing a wide variety of creative, educational and culturally-enriching programs to Hudson Valley audiences of all ages. The 2008 Fall art courses catalogue is posted on the www.millstreetloft.org website and registrations may be made on-line. For a brochure or additional information, please call 845-471-7477. In addition, Mill Street Loft also hosts art exhibits, educational forums and other special events. Below is the Fall events schedule. Please note: events take place at Mill Street Loft, 45 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY, off Route 44/55 westbound, unless otherwise indicated.

Thursday, October 2, 5:30-7:30 pm – A 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Art Institute of Mill Street Loft at the Vassar Alumnae House, Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY. The event will benefit the Scholarship Fund and includes an art auction, cocktails and hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and salute to honorees. Admission: $35 per person.

Saturday, October 18, 5:00-7:00 pm – Photographer Michael Gallo-Farrell Exhibit Opening Reception. The artist/photographer will offer a gallery-talk about his work and experiences. Michael Gallo-Farrell is co-director of The Art Institute of Mill Street Loft and noted free-lance photographer and teacher. FREE admission & refreshments.

Thursday, November 6, 4:00-8:00 pm – 8th Annual Regional Portfolio Day at The Henry A. Wallace Center, FDR Presidential Library and Home, Route 9, in Hyde Park. An opportunity for serious art students to meet with and have their portfolios reviewed by representatives from more than 35 of the most prestigious art schools in the nation. FREE Admission.

Friday, November 7, 6:30-8:30 pm – Educator’s Forum – “Slides, Websites & CD’s…OH MY”. Featuring representatives from leading college and university art schools and departments, designed to help teens, parents and art teachers prepare for the college application process. FREE Admission.

Mill Street Loft
Contact: agould@millstreetloft.org or call 845-471-7477.
(Mill Street Loft entrance and parking on Pershing Avenue one block past main entrance to Maplewood on 44/55 westbound, proceed half a block, turn right.)

______Member: Debbie Gioquindo of Personal Touch Travel/Exclusive Wine Vacations Owner/Certified Travel Counselor

The Shawangunk Wine Trail
located in the Heart of the Hudson Valley,
announces their 2008 Event Schedule:

Wreath Fineries at the Wineries
the three weekends in December.
(December 6th &7th; 13th &14th; 20th &21st).

Gather your friends and travel the wine trail where you will receive a grapevine wreath and souvenir wine glass at your starting winery along with a holiday ornament. There will be holiday food samplings and wine tasting at all wine trail wineries. Guest will also receive a special holiday ornament from each winery. This is a great event to shop for unique gifts and Hudson Valley Wines for the holiday season.

______Member: Shirley Stone

We Need Everyone in Town to HELP! Don't throw away those beads, bows and trinkets! Donate them to a Fantastic, Town-wide, Kid-centered, Spectacular Rhinebeck Event December 6th

Call for Materials Needed: Beads, buttons, bows, ribbons, trinkets, charms, lace, yarn, glitter, oddities, shells, do-dads, streamers, decorative papers, old ornaments, necklaces — anything FUN and SHINY. WHY do we need these goodies? Because after a long hiatus, a fine old Rhinebeck Tradition is returning! Revived and transformed to reflect the values of all our community members, a town-wide Winter celebration (formerly known as "Old Dutch Christmas") is returning as Sinterklass "An Old Dutch Tradition" with a Rhinebeck twist!

Community representatives from local government, business, education, civic, religious, and arts organizations are donating their time and energy to remake, update and revive this fondly remembered celebration of Rhinebeck's rich cross-cultural past. Sinterklaas has been celebrated in Holland in one form or another for time immemorial. The Dutch, both a seafaring and pastoral people, possessed a unique blend of adventurousness and open-mindedness coupled with a strong mythic imagination. Like many wintertime celebrations, Sinterklaas focuses on the child as the symbol for faith in return and renewal and children play a vital role in these ritual events.

On December 6, 2008, the children of Rhinebeck will be called to help us celebrate all people, with all kinds of spirituality in this new celebration, shaped by our community. Look for more information in the coming months! There will be educational activities, puppet building workshops, art and storytelling. AND — on the day of the event — December 6 — at a lively, noisy and bustling workshop in the center of town, hundreds of children will make their own "Crowns and Branches" that transform them into Queens & Kings of the Starlight Parade at day's end. This is where we will use your donations of odds and ends. The Crowns and Branches need lots of joyful fittings!

Please call 758-5519 to DONATE any materials and we will make arrangements to collect or have you drop them somewhere that's convenient for you. THANK YOU!!

Psssst! Meanwhile, take your kids to look in the window at the old Bing's Restaurant at 46 West Market Street, and see a display of the puppets from the old event that are just waiting to come out and dance in the streets of Rhinebeck again!

General News and Information:

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MBA, Certified Empowerment Life Coach
50 Violet Place, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
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