One woman will take a turn at good fortune on Saturday, July 18, 2009 as she receives a makeover from Cambridge Who’s Who lifetime member Sherrie Spychaj and her beauty consulting team. A cancer survivor and former abuse victim, Ms. Spychaj is committed to helping disadvantaged women transform their lives. Both the guest participant and Women’s Protective Services of Lubbock, Texas will receive cash, clothes and gifts donated by local vendors and the public.

The fundraising event will be held at Furrs Family Dining, located at 6001 Slide Road in Lubbock, Texas, from 11am-2pm. Entertainment will be provided, including martial arts demonstrations, vendors, raffles and a guest speaker. Roy Rios from Women’s Protective Services will be present to assist Ms. Spychaj in delivering this unique, potentially life-changing makeover. Reservations are required; vendors may also reserve booths to display their merchandise.

Ms. Spychaj is a certified beauty advisor and Avon independent business owner. She devotes her spare time to fundraising for nonprofit organizations and cancer foundations. She also speaks out against domestic violence. “I was a victim of this abuse and while I was going through it, the love and support from my family and friends made the process of changing my life easier,” she remembers. “With love and support it is much easier to get out of this position and move forward to make a healthier life.” It is her hope to continue supporting those who may not have the opportunity – or encouragement from others – to turn their lives around.

Ms. Spychaj has put together a booklet titled “Staying Safe: Helping Victims of Abuse,” which offers hints and tips for protecting oneself from mistreatment. The pamphlet, which is distributed in Amarillo, Lubbock, Plainview, Midland and Odessa, Texas, displays numerous ads from local businesses. Companies interested in promoting their products and services should reach out to Ms. Spychaj to secure a spot. Ad space ranges in price from $15 to $75; your announcement will run every time the booklets are printed.

Tickets for the lunch, gift fair and raffle are available from Ms. Spychaj by calling (806) 796-3609 or emailing spychaj@sbcglobal.net. You can also register or submit donations directly via the event site: Helping Victims of Abuse.

Please visit Sherrie Spychaj’s website for more information.

Cambridge Who’s Who Member Adora Mitchell Bayles Publishes Four Books throughout Her Career as a Writer

Adora Mitchell Bayles, a self-published author of four novels, has been a Cambridge Who’s Who member since 2008. She demonstrated a strong affinity for writing since the age of twelve, took several writing courses and even sent out a few manuscripts, but put her passion on hold and worked as a graphic designer for 26 years. It was not until Ms. Bayles attended her 50-year high school reunion that she began to take her writing more seriously. Because her hometown combined 40 years of graduating classes to make up one single reunion, she had the opportunity to hear stories from her father’s classmates about his wild adventures as an adolescent. This inspired her to write her first novel, Wagon’s South!

Wagon’s South! is the tale of three adventurous American families moving from Oklahoma to Florida in search of a better life. Ms. Bayles conducted research for the novel by looking into her own family history, using courthouse records, census lists, and interviewing friends and relatives. Shortly after the publication of Wagons South! Ms. Bayles went on to write Children of a Dark Secret, the story of a woman who escapes an abusive relationship to start a new life. Golden Siblings, which is her third novel, was inspired by Kit Carson and John Fremont, two men who were believers in “Manifest Destiny” and had explored much of the West together. The novel reveals the emotional turmoil and racial prejudices of pre-Civil War America while exploring the value of independence and the irrepressible ties of family. Her latest novel, His Fiery Equal: Tale of a Catskinner’s Daughter, shares the experience of a strong, self-directed woman learning to thrive in a man’s world in the early 1900s.

In addition to her four novels, Ms. Bayles is also the author of several short stories and poems, some of which are award winning. She was raised in Florida and currently resides in Wilton, Connecticut. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, crocheting and painting. For more information about Cambridge Who’s Who member Ms. Bayles and her novels, please visit www.goldensiblings.com or her Cambridge Who’s Who VIP profile: Adora Mitchell Bayles.

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Cambridge Who’s Who VIP member Nadine Hensley was selected as recipient of the 2008 Key Contributor Award from Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California, where she has been employed for nearly 25 years. The award, which is designed to recognize the efforts of employees who have made exceptional and unique contributions to the organization, was presented to Ms. Hensley on December 18, 2008 during a staff meeting. 

 
As nurse manager, Ms. Hensley is responsible for the supervision of 370 employees in three busy advance care units. She also actively participates in 10 different hospital and corporate committees. Nominators Colette Baxter and Sue Blomquist recommended Ms. Hensley for the special honor stating, “No matter how busy Nadine is she always has an encouraging word and a smile. She is an amazing person and manager…she is a role model, advisor and mentor to every one of her employees.”At the meeting, the vice president of human resources praised Ms. Hensley for her outstanding accomplishments at Community and surprised her with the award as well as a $2,000 gift certificate. A shocked and thankful Ms. Hensley then exclaimed that she would never have been able to do it without the support of her team.

 
Ms. Hensley keeps her focus on improving patient care in part by staying abreast of the latest and best nursing practices. Her major achievements at Community include: increasing revenue by overseeing the opening of a new division and the addition of 40 patient beds, improving patient flow out of the emergency and ICU departments, and improving quality of care by adding a pulmonary hypertension patient program in one unit and overseeing the cardiothoracic patient care quality. Within a six month period, Ms. Hensley also more than doubled satisfaction levels on patient opinion survey scores, raising them to above 95%.

For more information, please read the full article at Nadine Hensley Receives Key Contributor Award. To learn more about Ms. Hensley, please visit her Cambridge Who’s Who VIP profile: Nadine Hensley.