Don’t worry. The post you are looking for is still available. Our “Where Are You Today?” travel blog has moved to a more robust site at www.aprilmwilliams.com .
The new site is organized so you can find the information you want by topic including. McHenry county, Hawaii, reviews and more. Posts are all grouped for your choosing. Lot’s of new picture too.
See you there! Come by and make a comment or “like” your favorite posts.
April M. Williams
The WINGS Program, Inc. (Women in Need Growing Stronger) works to end domestic violence and homelessness in Chicago’s suburbs. As you may know, their resale store in Palatine, IL was destroyed in a devastating fire caused by an electrical storm in June of 2010. The store generated nearly $500,000 a year for programs that serve homeless women and children. To help rebuild their store, WINGS has entered the Pepsi Refresh Everything online contest in a bid to win $250,000.
How you can help:
1. Log in and vote online EVERY DAY through August 31 on the Pepsi Refresh Contest page: http://www.refresheverything.com/wingsprogram
2. Become a fan of the WINGS Program on Facebook by clicking “Like”: http://www.facebook.com/wingsprograminc?v=wall&ref=nf
3. Forward this blog post to your family, friends, co-workers, classmates, neighbors, club/organization/faith community members, etc.
4. Encourage your Facebook friends to become fans of WINGS (click “Suggest to Friends” under the logo on the page).
5. Post the Pepsi Refresh Contest link on your blog, Twitter feed, personal website, other social networking sites, message boards, – everywhere you can.
Thank you for your support!
About WINGS
Since 1985, WINGS (Women in Need Growing Stronger) has offered shelter, counseling, and supportive services to women and children who have experienced homelessness or domestic violence. Families come to WINGS with little more than the clothes on their backs. They need safe housing and the help of caring professionals to rebuild their lives. In contrast to most shelter programs in our area, WINGS gets less than 20% of our budget from government.
To meet our clients’ urgent needs, WINGS established a chain of successful thrift shops that now provide a third of our annual income. Then disaster struck on June 19, 2010. Our shop in Palatine, IL caught fire during an electrical storm and burned to the ground. Fortunately no one was injured, but the store — which had been our highest-netting resale location — was a total loss. Insurance will help us pay off the mortgage, but we will need new funds to rebuild.
Please vote now to help WINGS rise from the ashes and take flight! Thank you.
April M. Williams teaching Social Networking at Shah Small Business Development Center McHenry County
We are in the Shah Small Business Development Center (SBDC) teaching “Business Blogging Basics” to McHenry County business owners. This is the fourth class in the Social Networking for Business classes.
I am teaching a how to blog class at Shah Center today. My students, McHenry County business owners, are learning the benefits of blogging to build their business.
Now available in paperback: “Social Networking Throughout Your Career: What’s All the Buzz About?”?
It seems everyone is talking about social networking tools these days. Newspaper stories and daily comics make light of our “tweets”. We have all heard about social networking and many of us are using these sites regularly. In fact, these tools have sparked a communication revolution by changing how we talk with each other and the speed in which information travels.
If you are a professional looking for a new job, considering a career change or even planning to be in the job market for more than one more year, it is important to understand how to leverage the most common social networking tools. If you are not effectively managing your online network you will appear out dated and behind the times to current employers or recruiters. Currently, 80% of all companies use LinkedIn as their primary recruiting tool. That means if you are not using LinkedIn effectively, other candidates will be hired for the job, which may be a perfect fit for you.
“Swim in the sea where hiring managers are fishing for you.”
April M. Williams
Get your copy of “Social Networking Throughout Your Career: What’s all the Buzz About“ at Amazon today.
Check out the career and networking tips at my other blog http://www.cyberlifetutors.com/blog. The career and professional networking advice will help you navigate through the sea of social media tools and stay relevant where ever you are in your career.
Career changer, job seeker, business owner or employee all find valuable ideas to move their career forward. Check us out!
April M. Williams 