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n the fall of 2011, the Greater Reading

So what are the founders up to now?

Chamber Alliance officially launched the

Quick snapshot: Today, the founders of Women2Women
continue to serve and lead in the community in areas of
hospitality, media, banking, business, and healthcare, just to
name a few!

organization known as Women2Women,

a project that had been in the works for over
a year, and a group whose mission was long
overdue for this community.
All year long (2021) we will officially

Karen Marsdale retired from her position at
the Chamber in June 2019, and has now
assumed the role of Board Chairman, Acting
Director for Hannah's Hope Ministries
in Reading.

celebrate 10 years of Women2Women,
paying homage to where we came from and
the exciting future we are striving toward.
For those of us lucky enough to be in the
audience at the auspicious launch event at
the Crowne Plaza that fall, we knew we were
all part of Berks County history. Listening
to the keynote address of New York Times
bestselling author Emily Giffin, in a fullto-capacity ballroom of Berks County's
professional female leaders and other guests,
the event signaled a new era for the

Robyn L. Jones, Publisher of Berks County
Living Magazine reports: "We are in the
process of planning our 2021 editorial
calendar... which is something I look
forward to every year. We ask for lots of
suggestions from our readers and clients and
love to go through the ideas and figure out
how to make them work for us. During
COVID-19, we worked on additional articles for our website
hoping to be a resource for our readers. Our biggest hit was our
Outdoor Restaurant Guide - so many great outdoor dining ideas
to share! Finally, we'll wrap up voting for our annual Best of Berks
Awards - celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020 - soon. It's
always wonderful to call the winners and share that they're
appreciated and loved by the community and their customers."
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