1. 24 MidWeek November 28, 2007
Entrepreneurs LINDA DELA CRUZ
Networking With Social Wahines
Danielle Scherman is always members, as well as starting the Blvd. Dec. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m.
starting something new. website www.eventheadquar- Proceeds from the event, also pre-
She started her own events ters.com. sented by Pacific Edge Magazine,
company called Soiree Events. While back in Hawaii, in will benefit SCORE Hawaii.
She started her own online net- honor of her mother, who is now RSVP to
working organization for event in remission, she created the Cool Danielle@SocialWahines.com
planners. And she started a Kailua Nights Block Party and At this event and others,
Photo courtesy of Social Wahines
group called Social Wahines so Health Awareness Fair, which Scherman’s starting something
women in Hawaii could have fun debuted last year. The next one new — new relationships for her-
and network together. is planned for Feb. 2, 2008. self and others.
“I decided to get all my girl- The next Social Wahines gath- For more information, call
friends together, and we did a ering will be a pearl tasting, 782-7576 or log onto
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Scherman, a Kalaheo graduate. wine, at Accent Honolulu at the
“None of them knew each other, IBM Building, 1240 Ala Moana ldelacruz@midweek.com
so to introduce each other, we
each did a one-minute pitch. Social Wahines (from left) Danielle Scherman, Rebecca Huska, Keana
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Everyone loved it. They thought Stephanie Ortega, Tonya Lyons and Carly Seward at a clothing swap
it was so cool.”
At first they gathered at the include starting the New York which is a free e-mail-based dis-
girlfriends’ homes — then it Event Planners association, cussion group of more than 3,000 000
grew. With 300 members so far,
all through word of mouth,
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