{"id":113934,"date":"2022-10-02T11:26:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T15:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113934"},"modified":"2022-10-02T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T15:26:45","slug":"bw-nice-announces-2022-luncheon-theme-program-lineup-distinguished-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113934","title":{"rendered":"BW NICE\u2122 Announces 2022 Luncheon Theme, Program Lineup &#038; Distinguished Guest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Seventh Annual Fundraiser Benefits Third Street Alliance During Domestic Violence Awareness Month<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/qrco.de\/redshoetix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-113935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12-300x424.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image003-12.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now in its seventh year, The Lehigh Valley <strong>Business Women Networking Involving Charity &amp; Education (BW NICE\u2122)<\/strong>\u00a0will hold The Red Shoe\u2122 Luncheon and Fashion Show fundraiser on Friday, October 14th at 10am at Northampton Country Club. Designed and developed by &#8211;ts PR &amp; Event Planning and Greene Marketing, this year\u2019s theme is \u201cWhen Home Hurts: 911, Ending the Drama. Healing the Trauma.<\/p>\n<p>Event proceeds benefit Third Street Alliance for Women &amp; Children, which provides a safe and healthy space for women, children, and families to live, learn, and thrive. Held during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the program helps shine a light on this social issue, as well as supports survivors, who make up 65% of Third Street\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe as a community of networking businesswomen are fully aware of the importance of this year\u2019s event reemerging after Covid,\u201d says BW NICE\u2122 LV Red Shoe Planning Director, Tiffany Sondergaard.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThese past few years have been extremely detrimental for some who have endured significant abuse due to unemployment and extended work-from-home conditions.\u00a0 Working with Greene Marketing to bring attention and give a voice to survivors of domestic violence is necessary today, tomorrow and beyond the month of October.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLehigh Valley Health Network is proud to once again support the BW NICE\u2122 Red Shoe Luncheon,\u201d said Ashley Toth, LVHN Senior Public Affairs Specialist. \u201cDon\u2019t miss our very own Dr. Leahna Cooney at this year\u2019s luncheon as keynote speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BW NICE\u2122 is pleased to announce this year\u2019s program lineup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keynote Speaker: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Leahna Cooney, Medical Director, Transitional Trauma Unit 5A,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General Surgery, Trauma Surgery at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Impact Speakers: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jacque Cooper, Domestic Abuse Survivor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Victoria Alercia, Domestic Abuse Survivor &amp; Licensed Therapist<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emcee: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Valerie Bittner, Model, Actress, Voice Artist &amp; Celebrity Officiant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Entertainment: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Todd Patnaude, Classical Guitar Musician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DJ Brad Scott, 2022 \u201cLV Style Best of\u201d Winner<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-Defense Demo: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Hollinger, 8th Degree Black Belt Martial Artist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, BW NICE\u2122 is thrilled to share that\u00a0<strong>United States House Representative Susan Wild<\/strong>\u00a0will attend the luncheon as the event\u2019s distinguished guest. She will have the pleasure of speaking on the impact of supporting social causes, national domestic violence statistics and the importance of awareness in our local communities as well as globally.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Shoe\u2122 provides attendees with opportunities to network, shop among local vendors, partake in live and silent auctions, hear from inspirational speakers and enjoy a delicious lunch, high-end wine pull, a strolling fashion show and much more. A Business Woman of the Year, a local leader who inspires with her leadership, energy, concern for others and commitment to business and community will be announced.<\/p>\n<p>Gently used clothing donations will also be accepted for YWCA\u2019s Perfect Fit.<\/p>\n<p>New this year, attendees will receive a sneak peek and special purchase option of the 2023 Red Shoe charm bracelet, designed exclusively for the Red Shoe Luncheon by renowned author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and jewelry designer Kendra Scott.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Shoe\u2122 Luncheon and Fashion Show will take place on Friday, October 14th 10:00am &#8211; 2:00pm at Northampton Country Club, 5049 William Penn Hwy, Easton, PA. Tickets can be purchased at the event website:<a href=\"https:\/\/qrco.de\/redshoetix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/qrco.de\/redshoetix<\/a>. Sponsorships are still available &#8211; please contact event organizer Tiffany Sondergaard to learn more:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tiffany@tseventplanning.com\">tiffany@tseventplanning.com<\/a>\u00a0or 610\u00b7349\u00b73671.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT BW NICE\u2122:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bwnice.org\/bwnice-chapter\/lehigh-valley-chapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BW NICE (Business Women Networking In Charity and Education)\u00a0<\/a>provides women at all stages of business and personal life with support, education and resources.\u00a0 BE NICE\u2122 believes there is a value in the balance of business networking and charitable outreach.\u00a0 We bring women together to gain meaningful business connections, learn new ways to succeed, and foster an empowering environment.\u00a0 Each BW NICE\u2122 chapter raises funds and awareness by supporting a local organization in the fight against domestic violence. Follow us @bwnicelehighvalley<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nTiffany Sondergaard<br \/>\nPublic Relations Liaison Event Planning Specialist<br \/>\n&#8211;ts PR &amp; Event Planning<br \/>\nwww.tseventplanning.com<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventh Annual Fundraiser Benefits Third Street Alliance During Domestic Violence Awareness Month Now in its seventh year, The Lehigh Valley Business Women Networking Involving Charity &amp; Education (BW NICE\u2122)\u00a0will hold &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113934\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BW NICE\u2122 Announces 2022 Luncheon Theme, Program Lineup &#038; Distinguished Guest<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/red-shoe-lunch.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/113936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}