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Steve Tobia Announces THE 50 Fabulous Women of 2013

Journal Co-Publisher To Be Honored

Steve Tobia, publisher of THE Magazine, today announced THE 50 Fabulous Women of 2013 who will be honored at the Fifth Annual Fabulous Women Premiere Event on Tuesday, June 4 at the Historical Pasadena Museum of History beginning at 5 p.m.

For the past five years, THE Magazine, which is the largest circulated monthly lifestyle magazine in the Pasadena Foothills Region covering eleven communities, conducts an 12-month nomination process for the 50 women chosen by an Honorary Committee.

Once a Fabulous Woman has been honored, she becomes a lifetime member of the 50 Fabulous Women Hall of Fame. This year, each of the 250 honorees over the past five years will be featured on THE Video Wall of Fame during the event.

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Altadena NAACP ACT-SO "The Olympics of the Mind" Goes to Florida with the GOLD

Talented young people from a wide variety of disciplines were recognized as local winners in the 2013 Altadena NAACP ACT-SO Awards Celebration held Sunday, April 28, 2013. The celebration draws interest from the local community and surrounding areas,San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles.

The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics of the Mind (ACT-SO) is a National Youth Initiative of the NAACP. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded during the Altadena NAACP's 16th Anniversary Celebration of ACT-SO. ACT-SO alumna, Portia Gorman (formerly Mitchell) was the lively and entertaining Mistress of Ceremonies for the afternoon.

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YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley’s 2013 Women’s Leadership & Networking Day

On Friday, May 3, 2013, the YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley hosted its Second Annual Women's Leadership and Networking Day. This exciting event was held at Pandora On Green at 33 West Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101. The Women's Leadership and Networking Day highlighted the leadership qualities of attendees, focused on ways women in leadership can support one another, connected attendees with a strong network of women leaders, and provided the tools required to be a well-rounded woman.

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