Female Entrepreneur Meetings
in Middletown O
nce per month, a group of women meet for the
Rev. Elaine C. Torrance-Gingrich
Heart Link Network meeting. The Heart Link Network (HLN) is an international networking program specifically designed to support and nurture women entrepreneurs, providing an informal forum to help them explode their businesses. It is a unique and powerful marketing tool for women who want to link with resources, build deep and
lasting professional and personal relationships, grow their businesses, and support their fellow female entrepreneurs. During the meeting time, each attendee is allowed three
minutes to showcase her product or service, distribute litera- ture, or demonstrate her goods. There is a brief opportunity afterward to share recent successes. Only one representative per industry is permitted to attend each meeting. No mem- bership is required. Elaine Torrance-Gingrich, who founded the local chapter,
described her first experience with HLN by saying, “What I like most about the Heart Link Network is that it’s more than just talking about what you do and asking for referrals. It’s about get- ting to know the woman behind the name tag. It’s about making that heart to heart connection. It’s about learning why you do what you do…the story behind the business so to speak.” The next meeting will be held
on January 17.
Cost: $20; reserves industry-exclusive seat and covers meal. Location: Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 551 Route 211, East Middletown. Time: 7 p.m. For more information contact
elaine@avalonianmoon.com or 692-7322. To register for the next gathering, visit
10941.TheHeartLinkNetwork.com. See ad, page 18.
actionalert
Faux Food Demand Labels on Genetically Engineered Foods
The United States is a rarity among developed countries in that it does not require labeling of genetically engi- neered (GE) foods. Russia, Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand and 15 nations in the European Union require notice of GE content. A poll by ABC News shows that 93 percent of Americans want the federal government to require mandatory labeling of these foods. The nonprofit Center for Food Safety (CFS) has filed a
petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanding that the agency require the labeling of GE foods, on behalf of the Just Label It campaign (
JustLabelIt.org), a coalition of 350 companies, organizations, scientists, doc- tors and individuals dedicated to food safety and consumer rights. In 1992, the FDA issued a policy statement that GE
foods were not “materially” different than traditional foods, and so did not need to be labeled. Agency policy severely constricts differences only to alterations that can be tasted, smelled or otherwise detected through the five senses. CFS Executive Director Andrew Kimbrell states, “Current
FDA policy uses 19th-century rationale for a 21st-century issue, leaving consumers in the dark as to hidden changes to their food. It is long overdue that the FDA acknowledges the myriad reasons genetically engineered foods should be labeled and label these novel foods once and for all.” Critics claim that GE foods are linked to both personal health and environmental risks.
Tell the FDA to label GE foods and more at CenterForFood-
Safety.org and
TrueFoodNow.org.
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