GEN's Voice

Issue 5

November 2001

Mention GENaustin when you shop at Giada, a unique boutique and gift shop just west of downtown, between November 1 and November 14 and 10 percent of your sale will go directly to GENaustin. You can also shop any other time at Giada and mention GENaustin when you checkout, and we will receive 2% of the sale. GENaustin is excited to be a part of their community investment program.

Giada is located at 704 West Sixth Street, a block west of Katz' Deli, 457-8881.

In addition, we have other opportunities for giving to GENaustin just by shopping. When you make a purchase at the following places part of your purchase goes to help fund GENaustin programs:

· Randall's (Remarkable Card code 9033)
· Greatergood.com
· iGive.com
· Bookpeople.com

Another way to help is to buy GENaustin/Southwest Airlines raffle tickets. The raffle is for two roundtrip tickets anywhere Southwest Airlines flies. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5. Call 851-8100 to purchase.

We're very excited about a special program in November. "Power Tools for Women/Empower Tools for Girls" is presented by GENaustin along with 3M and features Aliza Sherman, nationally acclaimed Internet expert, speaker, author, and company founder.

Event Details:
Thursday, November 15
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
3M Innovation Center, Hill Country Room
6801 Riverplace Blvd. (off 2222, east of 620)

The event is free and includes light refreshments and a book signing.
For women of all ages, including girls 10 and up.
Call 851-8100 for more information.

Aliza Sherman is founder of the first three web sites for women (Cybergrrl.com, Webgrrls.com and Femina.com), and co-founder of Cybergrrl, Inc., the first woman-owned, full-service Internet company, Sherman is passionate about women using the full potential of the Internet to improve their lives. Her newest book is "Powertools for Women: 10 Ways to Succeed in Life and Work."

Ms. Sherman will talk about the role of the Internet in the lives of women and girls, and what skills and attitudes best equip girls and young women to thrive in a technology-driven workplace and world. Please join GENaustin and 3M for a thought-provoking, inspirational evening.

Special thanks go to 3M for hosting this event.

The 2002 3M Half Marathon and Relay and 5K Fun Walk/Run is Sunday, February 3, two weeks prior to the Motorola Austin Marathon. The event, with the theme, "A step in the right direction," will be similar to the 2001 event. "Stability is something we think a lot of folks are looking for right now. There is a lot of warm familiarity to our event that runners like," said Matt Fagan, Event Organizing Chairman for the 2002 3M Half Marathon & Relay. "We've been on the first Sunday in February since 1996. And even though it is Super Bowl Sunday, we believe that runners will turn out to support the event as strong as ever."

3M will continue to use the popular and fast southbound, point-to-point, mostly downhill race course, which begins at Gateway Shopping Center on Loop 360 and ends at House Park Stadium in downtown Austin. The 3M 5K Fun Run/Walk will use the same portion of the half marathon course used since 1998. The starting time for both races is 7:30 a.m. 3M will also continue the 0.3 mile non-competitive Fun-Run for children 8-years-old and under.

GENaustin has been actively recruiting corporations, local businesses, and service organizations to sponsor waterstops along the race route. For a cash contribution ranging from $250 to $1,000 made to GENaustin, Waterstop Sponsors can receive their logo and/or mention in the following: banner at waterstop; runners instruction booklet; walkers instruction booklet; press kit sponsor insert; post-race advertising; and GENaustin web site, newsletter, and Speaker Series calendar.

Only four waterstops remain open for sponsorship, so please contact GENaustin at [email protected] for details.

In last month's newsletter we introduced you to Honorary Board Members Mary Pipher and Jean Kilbourne. We continue this month with Luci Baines Johnson, a woman who is well known in Austin for her professional and community work.

Luci Baines Johnson is Chairman of the Board of the LBJ Holding Company, Vice President of BusinesSuites, and a member of the Board of Directors of LBJ Broadcasting.

In addition to her support for GENaustin, she serves the community as a member of the boards of the LBJ Foundation, the Children's Hospital Foundation of Austin, PBS station KLRU, The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the SafePlace Foundation. She is Honorary Chairperson for the American Foundation for Vision Awareness, co-chair of Sigma Theta Tau's "Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow" campaign, and a Trustee of Boston University as well as a Life Trustee of the Seton Fund. She also established the Luci Baines Johnson Centennial Professorship in Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin.

For her significant service to community endeavors, she has received numerous honors and awards including the Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses by the Austin Business journal and K-EYE TV, the Distinguished Service Award from Georgetown University School of Nursing, and The Apollo Award, the highest award given to a lay person by the American Optometric Association. She attended Georgetown University School of Nursing and UT Austin and received a degree in Communications from St. Edward's University in 1997, where she received the honors of the Outstanding New College Graduate and St. Edward's President's Award.

Please join GENaustin in welcoming Luci Baines Johnson to our Honorary Board.

Our November events include great advice for both parents and girls.

"High-Tech Dreams: Keeping Them Alive in Girls" sponsored by Motorola. Bright high-tech futures often dim for girls in middle school as many lose interest in math and science. Join young Austin women from IBM, i2 Technologies, Motorola, Tivoli, Vignette, and Prodigy. GENaustin will help girls explore who has "made it" in the high-tech industry, look at the relationship between self-confidence and math and science, and how experiences in middle school can make or break high-tech opportunities for girls. Facilitated by Donna Van Fleet, a retired executive from IBM and a 31-year veteran of high tech, speakers will help de-mystify high-tech career options and offer advice on what parents and educators can do to encourage girls in math and science. Friday, November 2, Noon - 1:30 p.m., Paredes Middle School, 10100 S. Mary Moore Searight Drive (south of Slaughter near Manchaca)

"Are You Listening to Me?" by Judy Farmer, Executive Director, Texas Partners in Education. Attend this popular session and discover more effective ways to communicate with your pre-teen and adolescent daughters. Walk in her shoes and help her feel heard and understood. Through group interaction and activities, parents will leave the workshop more prepared to communicate effectively with the important people in their lives. Bring your lunch. Wednesday, November 7, Noon - 2:00 p.m., Covington Middle School, 3700 Convict Hill (just south of William Cannon and Brodie Lane)

"What's You're A.Q.? Take the Quiz!" by Barbara Waisman, a former school counselor speaks about the 40 identified strengths (called assets) that can actually protect you from making harmful choices and help you keep a positive attitude. How many do you have? Use a checklist and compare yourself to thousands of kids from all over the U.S. It's never too late to build up your "A.Q." (Asset Quotient)! Thursday, November 8, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Fulmore Middle School, 201 Mary (off South Congress at Mary)

"Parenting for Your Daughter's Success" by Cynthia Schiebel, director of Guidance for Eanes ISD. Why do some girls struggle through adolescence, while others seem to manage more successfully? Ms. Schiebel will share what's known about teen girls and how parents can help daughters build developmental assets for health, happiness and success. Tuesday, November 13, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Library of Chisholm Trail Middle School, 8455 Spicewood Springs Road (near IH 183 and Spicewood Springs Road)

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