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Greetings! ,
We have GREAT NEWS!!
 We are pleased to announce to you that Ms. Susan Taylor, Editor Emerita of Essence Magazine and Founder, The National CARES Mentoring Movement, is our Invited Keynote Speaker and Special Guest Author for the SOS Retreat & Reunion.
Ms. Taylor is world renowned as a thinker, advocate, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker, and has indicated her excitement about coming to Panamá, meeting and sharing her thoughts with you.
Many of us, women as well as men, once eagerly looked forward to reading her monthly column, “In The Spirit.” She ALWAYS had something important, insightful, and inspiring to say. And now YOU may have the opportunity to meet Ms. Taylor in person in an intimate setting, and benefit from her wit and wisdom.
For nearly 20 years she served as editor-in-chief of Essence, leading it to tremendous levels of mounting success and a readership of more than 8 million readers, thus making it a major magazine in the USA and around the world. It was by far the most popular magazine whose message was focused on African-American women. Ms. Taylor was, coincidentally, the mentor of our Keynoter in 2006, Monique Greenwood, who followed her as Editor at Essence.
Since leaving Essence, after serving several years as Director of Publications, Ms. Taylor has been giving back to others in a very substantive way. Through her National CARES Mentoring Movement, Ms. Taylor shares her inspirational passion for empowering African Americans in a call to action to recruit mentors for at-risk youth. She continues to inspire hope and encourage us to reclaim our lives and create sustainable communities.
Ms. Taylor has been invited to speak on Thursday evening, November 10th, at our Celebration Dinner. (Beach Only packages do not include this event.)
We have a VERY IMPORTANT request to make of you.
What SOS asks is that you send your deposit and your April installment payment by April 15th.
We understand how sometimes we will put off something that we truly intend to do. However, given the logistics and arrangements required for this kind of INTERNATIONAL EVENT, your immediate response cannot be delayed. We are looking forward to your participation, but if you delay it will mean that you will be unable to participate.
CLICK THIS LINK FOR YOUR REGISTRATION FORM:
We look forward to hosting you in Panama! It's going to be great!!
All the Best!
Ife & Damani |