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Public Relations, Robbie Motter
Phone 888-244-4420
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7753,
Riverside, CA 92513-7753
Phone 888-244-4420

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Ten Educational Scholarships
Lisa Marie Platske
2007 Awardees

For You Network™ the Ultimate Women’s Network with Heart recently awarded  

Ten  Educational Scholarships

The EST (Executive Success Team ) Board from the For You Network™ consisting of Founding Directors, Linda Cassidy, Shirley Kerr, Gisella Thomas and Robbie Motter  recently awarded ten educational scholarships in the amount of $850.00 to ten women to attend the recent Women in Business Conference, sponsored by the Inland Empire Business Journal at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario.

The women selected were members of the For You Network™ from the HighDesert, Corona, Rancho Cucamonga,  MorenoValley, Murrieta, Redlands, Riverside, San Bernardino, North San Diego, and NorthOrangeCounty, and represented all ages and ethnic groups.

For You Networks™ is a 501 C3 non profit with the mission to help women grow personally and professionally. The EST Board felt this conference would not only afford educational opportunities to these women but business opportunities as well. After the conference all scholarship recipients were thrilled and shared they learned much from the keynote presentations as well as the various educational panels that were presented. All of them were able to network and build relationships with the large crowd of attendee's.

For You Network's goal for 2007 is to help their membership connect with each other to do business, provide mentoring, as well as educational opportunities..  "Our goal always has been to be there for our  members and to mentor and encourage them to greatness by providing them with the tools and connections to succeed", say the EST Board members.

The For You Network™ Membership is made up of 42% Small & Home Based Businesses, 35% Corporate Business, 15% Network Marketing Companies, and 8% other.

The  For You Network™ currently has 21 Local Connection in the Southern CA area, and will add more before year end. Every network holds monthly meetings featuring dynamic speakers and networking opportunities. Check out our website at www.4younetwork.org.  For You Network™ is a NAFE Affiliate network. NAFE is the largest business women's group in the US with over 66,000 members. http://www.nafe.com/.

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Lisa Marie Platske, President/CEO
Upside Thinking, Inc.
5225 Canyon Crest Dr., #71-154
Riverside, CA  92507
Phone: 951-334-9162
http://www.upsidethinking.com
leadershipstrategies@upsidethinking.com

 April 2, 2007 --Leadership California has selected Riverside resident Lisa Marie Platske, President/CEO of Upside Thinking, Inc. as a member of the Class of 2007 for its 2007 California Issues & Trends Program (CIT). This is a prestigious, yearlong program for 60 women leaders from across the state of California.

The California Issues & Trends Program provides focused development of women leaders, exposing them to critical public and private sector issues and enhancing their competitive knowledge on California from state, national and global perspective. It connects women leaders from across the state with each other and with top decision-makers, thinkers and practitioners.  It promotes creativity and innovation through the sharing of ideas and best practices. Graduates of the CIT are empowered to contribute more fully to California’s vision of excellence and to the communities and companies in which they live and work.

Leadership California began in 1992 with a dream to inspire, inform, and advance women leaders who would influence California’s future. It provides a critical pathway for successful women who care about advancement, achievement, and significance. These women are not only talking about change, but plan to be part of making it happen.

For additional details concerning Leadership California, call 626/793-7834. For additional details concerning Lisa Marie Platske contact Upside Thinking, Inc. at 951-334-9162 or leadershipstrategies@upsidethinking.com

2007 CA Award winners were:

Rising Star Award - Riverside CA Resident and Business Owner Lisa Marie Platske

Lisa in addition to being the CEO of Upside Thinking a Riverside, CA firm is also the director of the Moreno Valley For You Network.,

Lisa has been courageous in pursuing her dream of business ownership in just two year's time -- and in the face of several major life stressors - she has become a highly respected leadership-training expert, speaker, and coach. Her goal is to help others replace limiting beliefs, negative emotions, and fear with new, empowering beliefs and behaviors. Her choice of a business name from those principles of "upside thinking"

Community Service Award - Thousand Oaks CA resident Marlene Dove.

Marlene in addition to being the director of the Blackwell Academy of Performing Arts and the annual Omni Youth Music Awards held in Los Angeles is also a member of the Marina Del Rey/Santa Monica For You Network.

After budget cuts eliminated all things, artistic from school budgets, Marlene began giving her own time and energy to bring back the arts to inner-city youth. She feels strongly that this training teaches kids to be team players -- a big asset in their future lives. Many of these youth got their start on TV and movies through Marlene's programs. The youth in her programs come of LA, Ventura, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange County areas.

Other 2007 winners from other states were : Woman of Achievement Award Julie Fason Holder, Corporate VP-,Human Resources, Diversity & inclusion and Public Affairs The Dow Chemical Company, Cynthia Mitchell Entrepreneurship Award President Time for What Matters, Donna Riley, Mentoring Award Vice President, Human Resources and Adm Corp, IBM Corporation.

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2006 Winners - CA Winner was:

Community Service - a Hesperia CA Business owner & resident Joan Rudder Ward.

In addition to being the President and CEO of Wise Woman Enterprises/The image maker in the High Desert area Joan is also the Director of the High Desert For You Network.

Joan has used her design and photography skills in numerous ways to fulfill her personal community service mandate. Her projects have included a fundraising calendar, a poster promoting healthier eating for expectant mothers and a photography enrichment workshop that helps young women overcome the negative influences of a media obsessed with unrealistic physical ideals.

Special Award also Presented

The President of the United States of America, - Call to Service Award- Robbie Motter Sun City resident.

Betty Spence, Ph.D., President of NAFE presented to Robbie Motter, NAFE's Western & Mid Atlantic Regional Coordinator, also the Gold Founding Sponsor of the For You Networks a non profit 501 C3 Network for women with 17 local chapters in Southern, CA and the Founder and first Executive Director of PWR a Temecula network she led for 6 years before stepping down in 2002 . These networks all help women both personally and professionally and change lives.

Robbie was also a winner of the 2003 NAFE Women of Achievement Award. and was nominated by NAFE for Office Depots Business Women of the Year 2006 award which she received in Florida last March.

This Special award presented to Robbie was the "2006 Presidents Call to Service Award "which was awarded by the President of the United States Council on Service and Civic Participation in recognition and appreciation for her commitment to strengthening our Nation and for making a difference through volunteer service.

To be nominated for this award a person has had to give over 4,000 volunteer hours in their lifetime before the board in Washington, DC will consider the nomination.

Robbie received a beautiful plaque and pin for her work in making a difference in the lives of women, which is her passion and has been for over 25 years.

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