THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are very proud, happy and thankful to share good news: our hard work on the  Amway China Gala Dinner series has been recognized with nominations in  three categories for Special Events' GALA AWARDS.   Click HERE to see the 2-minute video       Special Events Advisory Board Names 2010 Gala Nominees: BEST EVENT ENTERTAINMENT: BUDGET ABOVE $100,000 EventWorks, Los Angeles "Amway China Gala Dinner" BEST THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION EventWorks, Los Angeles, Calif. "Amway China Gala Dinner" BEST EVENT FOR CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION: OVERALL BUDGET ABOVE $500,000 EventWorks, Los Angeles "Amway China Gala Dinner" For a complete list of all nominees, please click to link to Special Events' website.

We found out a while ago through"5in5" in Best Events Magazine that Janet and her friend Heather supported a Lao monk's studies. We are very happy to report this update: Sompheng has graduated successfully and he is now a full time employee at a large hotel in  Luang Prabang, Laos. Janet: "I am really really pleased that Heather and I could play a role in Sompheng's life. Conditions in his country are so much more difficult than here that without some assistance it is nearly impossible to escape the cycle of poverty."   Sompheng and Janet now stay in touch via email.  Janet - who started her work career as a elementary school teacher in a tough neighborhood in Chicago - has found a new way to assist youth worldwide. "My friend Corine Couwenberg came up with a fabulous idea called Shop-Anthropy . Corine's company NonProfitShoppingMall.com creates and manages online shopping+giving. Basically it means that while you shop online you generate donati...