http://bettyferguson.org/blog Train, Develop, Empower Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:33:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the women in the Betty Ferguson Foundation has been a vital part of our staff for several years. Barbara, and us locals just call her Barb, Scheidt has been involved in our organization for almost 5 years and she has just been named 'Womens' Services Director'.  It is ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=56 The Y.W.A.V. open house this week was a full house! There were non-traditional families, 3 generational families, and lots of moms with their daughters. Probably two thirds of them were new to the program and wanted to find out what Y.W.A.V. is all about. The evening started out with co-founder, Marjanne Priest, speaking about how Betty ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=53 Y.W.A.V will be having their Open House on Wednesday August 25th @ 6:30 pm. Y.W.A.V. provides a a place to meet and talk about what it means to be a teen: Learn about setting boundaries, develop appropriate values and leadership skills.  And to discover how to earn community service hours for ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=51 BFF is excited to announce a new way for you to support us as we join The Gift Chateau's unique fundraising program. The Gift Chateau offers you, our donors and supporters, a choice of hundreds of appealing gift items at affordable prices.  For every purchse you make, a percentage of that ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=48 A lovely woman came to our Mes Amies meeting this week. She has been involved in non-profit organizations for a long time. Her family moved to Santa Clarita a couple of years ago, and recently she has found the Betty Ferguson Foundation. At the end of our 'Up Close and Personal' with ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=45 Betty Ferguson Foundation (BFF) has been holding their Books And Better Education (B.A.B.E.) meetings at Barnes & Noble in Valencia. They meet the second Saturday of every month @ 10:30 am and frequently go to lunch afterwards. It is a small group atmosphere designed to stimulate thought, share ideas and ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=43 We believe that Education is power and learning continues throughout our lives and affects everything we do. We have an Education Advancement Forum (EAF) here at Betty Ferguson. There are three channels through which monies for education are dispersed. COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS $ 100,000 ENDOWMENT: Given yearly to a female student ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=41 By Jane E. Bettencourt-Soto: I was a professional patient when I attended a Betty Ferguson Foundation luncheon 10 years ao. My days were filled with taking medication, visiting doctors and being down in bed for hours. Some days I wouldn't even brush my teeth. When I was up, I was a ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=38 As printed in The Signal Newspaper 7/28/10: The results are in, and the honorees for the second annual 40 Under Forty have been announced. The joint project between JCI Santa Clarita Valley and the SCV Business Journal honors 40 members of the local business community, under the age of 40, who are ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=36 Here at Betty Ferguson we open our hearts, and also our doors, to help people. One of these ways is having other non-profit orginizations utilize our Multi-Purpose Room to facilitate their meetings. We are pleased to be able to help the weSPARK Cancer Support Center continue their committment here in Santa ... http://bettyferguson.org/blog/?p=33