Women Presidents Provide Jobs To Katrina Victims

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Women Presidents Provide Jobs To Katrina Victims
National Membership of Women Presidents ’ Organization Providing Jobs
To Those Relocated by Katrina’s Devastation


For Immediate Release Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600


New York, NY – Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., president of the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), has announced that the WPO membership will aid victims of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation by providing job opportunities to those who have been relocated across the country because of the damage caused to the gulf coast. Evacuees can visit the organization’s Web site at http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com and click on the Hurricane JobAid link. A form will open on which individuals can provide information about their qualifications and skills sets, along with their current location. Evacuees can fax or e-mail the form to WPO. The information will be provided to WPO member businesses in the evacuee’s location. OPEN from American ExpressSM funded a portion of the development of the online project. In WPO’s annual Labor Day survey 72 percent of participants responded that they were planning to hire new employees in 2005.

“WPO’s membership of more than 900 multimillion-dollar women business owners stretches across the country, giving us the ability to reach out and help those who have been relocated due to Hurricane Katrina,” said Firestone. “Many organizations are donating food, supplies and funds. With the support of OPEN from American Express, we are able to help both the victims of Katrina as well as the local economy by providing the crucial key to recovery after this disaster – jobs.”

About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) is a nonprofit membership organization whose members are a diverse group of entrepreneurial women presidents who have guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for a service-based business. Each WPO chapter serves as a peer advisory group and empowers members to achieve increased business and financial success, as well as individual growth. Local chapters are coordinated by a professional facilitator who organizes meetings of the peer advisory group to focus on important business issues and cutting-edge business trends. WPO member businesses have an average of $11 million in annual revenues, 112 employees and 18 years in business. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit the website at http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.

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