Today We Begin - SacWomen
Today, I am very excited to announce the launch of our latest endeavor, SacWomen. SacWomen is a great new website, dedicated to amplifying the voices of women in Sacramento. SacWomen is also a networking group that will periodically bring together women in Sacramento to meet and support each other through referrals and mentoring. Once in a while we will even throw in a speaker on a topic important to women in Sacramento.
Many of you will remember WebGrrls, a remarkable group in Sacramento a few years ago, founded by Vicky Blocker. It was a place that so many long-lasting valuable connections, both personal and business, were made between women in town. Personally, I still have strong relationships with many of the women I met. I am still a mentor to one of the younger women in the group and take great pride is seeing her career advance as I continue to provide advice. I have invested in a company of one of the women I met during that time and watch as she moves ever closer to being a force to be reckoned with on the national stage. My book club, an important support structure in my life, was formed by members of WebGrrls. Some of the members went on to work on a bond measure in 2004 that won by a remarkable percentage. And lastly, an amazing organization, Sacramento Advocates for Girls Empowerment (SAGE), entirely devoted to the encouragement and empowerment of middle-school and high-school girls in pursuit of careers in computer-related technology, life sciences, engineering, science, math and law, was formed under the auspices of WebGrrls and continues to flourish and grow and make a huge difference in the lives of girls in Sacramento. WebGrrls Sacramento was a magical organization that affected, and continues to affect, so many in a very positive way. SacWomen hopes to recreate that special bond between women in Sacramento.
So, keep an eye on this site for news of our first event –coming in October. Send an email to gillian@sacramentoexecutive.com with your name and email address to join our mailing and event invitation list. Tell your friends. Submit blogs of interest. Comment on the blogs we publish. Send ideas for speakers, venues, great philanthropic causes looking for smart women, etc. etc.
Let’s get a buzz going in this town. Let’s be a strong voice in the future of Sacramento. And let’s not forget to support, mentor and nurture the women in our lives.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Comments
I wanted to respond to the "wine rant". I agree that women enjoy wine because of it's quality not just because it has a cute label. You'd be surprised however, how many people, not just women, buy and try retail products based on the packaging rather than the contents. We have all done it at one time or other. It's up to us to not purchase anything than we feel is a lame attempt to get us to buy. I am part of an artists group who happens to be made up of four women. We don't create art just for women, it is our passion just to share our art with the world. I thought you'd get a kick out of seeing one of my one of a kind hand-painted 5 liter wine bottles. They are empty and you can fill them with your choice, yes I said Your Choice, of wine at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg. Picture on web www.APlaceInMyArt.com Sorry for the shameless self promotion but I thought it was relevant.
Posted by: Julie Bjorgum | September 18, 2007 4:28 PM
What a great idea! When I first read the invite, I immediately thought of the WebGrrls days. WebGrrls was (and still remains) a magical organization. I'm glad to hear that SacWomen will continue WebGrrls's legacy of providing a great forum for networking and bringing talented speakers to this area...and most importantly, motivating and empowering women (and girls) in our area.
Posted by: Ge Moua | September 23, 2007 11:44 PM