In the mind of ... jen sung

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YWiB to me represents an opportunity for young women to reach their full potential by sharing their stories with each other. Every person has a story.  Unique to each individual, everyday life lessons of happiness, hardship, accomplishment and more have an amazing impact on those around us.  There is an incredible connection made when two stories overlap, intertwine or are simply shared.  Our team works to ensure that YWiB is the catalyst of merging together the stories of young women today.  This will enable the learning, growth and success of our members.  Read YWiB’s story at http://www.ywib.ca/about and let YWiB be a part of your story.  Together, our accomplishments are truly limitless.

I look forward to meeting you and hearing your story.

in the mind of... anne-marie

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We sat down with our fabulous and creative graphic designer, Anne-Marie Leong, and asked her to share her story with us. Thank you for all of your hard work AM- we're so glad to have you on the team!! my name: Anne-Marie Gar Wai Leong

my company: Maïse Design

my graduate: Emily Carr University

childhood ambition: being a dreamer of dreams

fondest memory: waking up to the smell of mom’s homemade French toast

retreat: camping with a whole bunch from the youth organization that I volunteer at

wildest dream: traveling the world while discovering cultures and myself

proudest moment: seeing the youth from an organization that I volunteer at graduate… from middle school to high school and now as they enter university pursuing their career is my proudest moment. I love seeing the people around me succeed and going farther than where I have

award: Applied Arts magazine, student packaging award category 2007

biggest challenge: balancing work and play

keeps me up at night: a great cup of tea or coffee and seeing the formation of the project come into completion

how I give back: helping out the people around me and the people that require my help as much as possible… whether it is design related or just manual labor, I enjoy spending time with people

perfect day: on a breezy warm day, enjoying a glass of wine or coffee out by the harbor with either friends or family

first job: waitressing at a restaurant

favourite quote: He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot

inspiration: new experiences and meeting people, but most importantly my family

In the mind of...marica

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My first blog. Ever. You’d think this would be easier since it’s supposed to be an introduction to me and how my YWiB story started – and I’m great at talking about myself, ask…well, anyone. It all started at a late night JDC West 2008 meeting – it was going so late because we were all trying to select our ‘team song’. NJ Thompson pulled me aside and told me that I had to be at a very exciting information/idea meeting the following week.

So I went.

And that was it, I was in.

I believe so strongly in the vision of YWiB and the dream of empowering women everywhere with the tools to achieve success in whatever it is that they wish to accomplish. I know that much of my personal growth is attributed to YWiB – the lessons from both working on the team and from participating in events.

My favourite YWiB memories are from working on the Connect! Tradeshow last year. The five Tradeshow Girls decided the best working meetings were best left for sleepovers – and we had many. I believe that the friendships and relationships that have developed and grown through YWiB are just as valuable as the lessons learned from attending events.

Facing the big question marks in life with women in the same situations is just a part of what YWiB is about and what this blog will be about.

Chat again next week!

July Newsletter

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Half of the summer has already flown by, and the YWiB team has some excting news to share!

new YWiB website We are excited to share the launch of our new website- www.ywib.ca! Our fabulous web designer Tony Chu and graphic designer Anne-Marie Leong worked hard to bring us the new site, and we must say, we're very proud of it! Some more changes and upgrades will be coming soon to it, so remember to check back! membership package and extended membership Under the member section of our website, you are able to download our official membership package- your membership is your backstage pass to YWiB and this package will share a little more of what you get as a YWiB member. We want to thank you for being such great supporters and, as a token of our appreciation, all current YWiB memberships will be extended untill November 13th 2009- the date of Beyond Pink 2009. join the YWiB team With the fantastic events we have planned for the rest of the year, we want more fabulous ladies to get involved with YWiB. The recruitment information package provides more information for applying and available positions- we hope you take this opportunity to join YWiB's story, and allow YWiB to become part of your story!

YWiB SFU launch Currently, YWiB UBC was our first and only university chapter, and we are now proud to announce that YWiB SFU will be launching in September 2009! If you are a current or past SFU student and want to help YWiB thrive at SFU, please contact Stephanie Wong for more information.