Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club

The Sky Is The Limit Career-Readiness Program

Professional women presented workshop sessions in career-readiness and workplace preparedness as part of the “Women in Careers” Workshop.

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“The Sky Is The Limit“ is a career-readiness luncheon and workshop for 250 young women from the St. Louis and Metro East areas, involving junior-high and high-school participants from Mathews-Dickey and 14 area school districts: Clayton, East St. Louis, Ferguson-Florissant, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lindbergh, Normandy, Parkway, Pattonville, Ritenour, Riverview Gardens, Rockwood, St. Louis Public Schools and Webster Groves.

Step one of the two-part program is the “Women in Careers” workshop. Professional women present workshop sessions focusing on different issues surrounding career-readiness and workplace preparedness. The 2002 workshop is scheduled, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 27, at Edward Jones corporate headquarters.

Part two is the luncheon which provides young women with an opportunity to meet and network with 250 outstanding female business owners and executives. Since its inception, the program has provided college scholarships to 125 young women and paired 1,750 students with career-building mentors. The 2002 luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at the Marriott Pavilion Hotel.

“The Sky Is The Limit” honorary chairwomen Barbara Brack, wife of Time Inc. Chairman Emeritus Reginald Brack, and Virginia Busch, partner at Busch & Conard PC; and program founder Barbara Washington, vice president of public relations and special events, Mathews-Dickey.

The program’s honorary chairwomen are Barbara Brack, wife of Time Inc. Chairman Emeritus Reginald Brack; Virginia Bush, partner at Busch & Con PC; and Jan Newton, president of Southwester Bell — Missouri.

“The Sky Is The Limit” sponsors include: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Anheuser-Busch Companies, Barbara & Reginald Brack, Central States Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Edward Jones, The May Department Stores Company and its Famous-Barr and Lord & Taylor divisions, and Marriott Pavilion Hotel. For more information, please contact Barbara Washington at 314-382-5952, Ext 234.