PACE Center for Girls Broward invites you to “Noche Caliente” on Saturday, February, 27 at the Westin Beach Resort Fort Lauderdale. Please join us as we pay tribute to our 2010 Community Partnership Honorees: Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association, City of Wilton Manors and Chef Angelo and Denise Elia at this beautiful new venue on Fort Lauderdale Beach.  We promise it to be a fun “hot night” complete with a delicious Latin inspired dinner, dancing and entertainment.

http://www.pacecenter.org/broward-news/pace-broward-invites-you-to-noche-caliente-on-february-27.html

All WEC members are invited to attend the dinner &/or donate an item or service for the Silent Auction. Tickets are $190.  Auction items are most appreciated. We will have auction donation forms for the Jan. 20 meeting. Event runs from 7pm-midnite. For more information, contact Kathleen Ryan, Kathleen.Ryan@PaceCenter.org, 954-561-6939, ext. 317.  Hotel address is 321 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304. Phone (954) 467-1111

Dear WECers:

During the holiday vacation the girls at PACE had the opportunity to do some shopping and journaling, thanks to your contribution of 49 gift cards, $90 in cash, 140 beautiful journals, 200 colorful pens and a host of other gifts that girls love. Your generous response to PACE’s wish list helped fill 75 gift bags each with TWO $10 gift certificates, a journal and pen, a fleece jacket and other items.  Thank you for adding the girls at PACE to your holiday shopping list.

You all have made 2009 a good year for PACE Broward.  As WEC members you have partnered with PACE to provide girls at-risk with the “tools” they will need to be successful in their future careers. Throughout the year you have welcomed PACE girls to the monthly luncheons, donated supplies for the girls’ Incentive and School Supplies cabinets, volunteered at the Center, supported PACE Broward events, funded two semesters at Broward College for PACE graduate Rachel Tinkey through WEC’s Virginia Young Scholarship Fund and purchased a two year scholarship at Broward College in the name of Ronnie Karlin for a 2010 PACE graduate.  The girls at PACE are lucky to have you as their “big sisters.”

Happy New Year!   Kathleen Ryan

Ladies! Save the date for February 9th at Allied Kitchen for a cocktail fundraiser for PACE. Read the blog posting from Susan Kingsley for more information.

http://www.wecftl.com/wordpress/2009/12/feb-9-6-8-pm-alliedpace-event/

Thanks! Connie

On Feb. 9, we will enjoy an evening of fun. Allied Kitchen & Bath is offering a reception for WEC members and member’s guests. We will need to pay online thru the reservations page, or bring a donation of 20 dollars, or like kind amount “PACE girl friendly” donation per person to the event for PACE.

In an atttempt to simplify matters, our Guru Chris Guld has graciously added the “Special Events” tab with the Allied/Pace function for us once more. You can pay online if you wish. Karen & Jenny will let me know, so you & your guests can be counted & you won’t have to email me. Otherwise, I need to hear from you. (RSVP to susan@susankingsley.biz with the number of people who are coming in your party).

A note from Connie about the event; Hope you can come to this event – really FABULOUS hors d oveurs made by Chef Lenore Nolan Ryan and wine. We only ask that you bring toiletries for the PACE girls valued at $20 or more OR bring a check or pay online. The great folks at Allied Kitchen are donating the wine and food and we hope that you can make this event and provide these wonderful girls with some much needed items or cash to purchase them. Space is limited and I really would like for you to come – so please rsvp.

Sign up ahead is required, as space is allotted for 30-60 people.

Much thanks to Connie Chaney, Lynda Amorello, Carol Metevier, Marsha Broadwell & the events team for making this special event come to reality.

The photo above is from a recent Allied event Connie attended, so you can visualize the fun we are going to have.

About Allied Kitchen and Bath
You can see the hottest trends in kitchen and bath remodeling at Allied Kitchen and Bath’s luxury showroom located at 616 West Oakland Park Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 , where the company has been based since 1984. Celebrating 25 years in the business, Allied’s new, 2-story, 15,000 square foot, state-of-the-art showroom, features some of the most beautiful and luxurious kitchen and bath displays, closet systems, hardware, appliances and so much more. For more information on the showroom, our products and our community involvement, call (954) 564-1611 or e-mail bill@Alliedkitchenandbath.com.

Please plan to attend the Nov. 19th Cannon Circle, hosted by Barbara Moorman, of Carroll’s Jewelers.

Location is Carroll’s Jewelers, 915 East Las Olas Blvd. 0) 954-463-3711.

Time is 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

In Memory of our terrific friend Ronnie Karlin, there will be a fund raiser for P.A.C.E.

*Purchase jewelry or gift item before 12-3-09

*Sell your Old Gold

*Host a Gold Party

A portion of your transaction will be donated to P.A.C.E. in honor of Ronnie Karlin.

Please rsvp to:

Vanessa Koutalidis, mailto:vanessa@islandcitychiropractic.com or to

Barbara Moorman, barbara@carrollsjewelry.com