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Breaking new ground for women in TV game shows, Susan Stafford is perhaps best known as the original hostess on Merv Griffin’s “Wheel Of Fortune” on NBC.  Becoming the first woman to get a microphone placed Susan among the top 10 highest paid women on TV at the time.  Susan was the first woman to get an Emmy nomination on a game show which gave women new recognition.

After almost 8 years, Susan chose to leave the show, just when it was going nighttime to follow her dreams and her heart to work with terminal cancer patients in Houston.  Long before it was fashionable for celebrities to care about problems overseas, Susan made documentaries on leprosy work with former Surgeon General Koop in Ethiopia, Brazil, the Philippines and Africa. She also worked with Mother Teresa’s nuns in India.   Returning to America, she came face to face with “America’s leprosy” when she cared for her dear friend, Rock Hudson and was privileged to do his funeral.

At the age of 40, Susan went back to college and received a master’s in Theology and a Ph.D. in Psychology.  Dr. Susan was honored with the World Unity Award along with Martin Luther King, III and Edward James Olmos.

Serving with the Emergency Response team of Media Fellowship International, Dr. Susan counseled survivors during heavy crisis times at Columbine, Virginia Tech and Israel. 

You will learn much more about this amazing lady in Dr. Susan's book, "Stop The Wheel, I Want To Get Off" which will be released this Fall.

(Previously published prior to event)

Dr. Susan Stafford to be honored

Amazing Woman of Inspired Action

for Humanitarian Contributions

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Women of Influence & Power Honored

at Amazing Woman’s Day 2008

on July 19^th in Palm Springs

www.AmazingWomansDay2008.com

Los Angeles, CA    Marsh Engle, founder of Amazing Woman’s Day 2008 announces the Amazing Woman Awards hosted at Amazing Woman’s Day on July 19, 2008 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California.  Honorees include:  Humanitarian and Inspirational Leader Susan Stafford; Mayor of Indian Wells and founder of Women Leaders Forum Mary T. Roche.  SAFE PASSAGE is named Women’s Advocacy Organization of the Year.  

The Amazing Woman Awards were created to honor the most compelling voices of feminine leadership.  The mission is to raise the profile and recognize women who are transforming leadership through contributions in business, media, education, health & well-being, and culture across the nation and around the world.

The Amazing Woman Awards and Amazing Woman’s Day are presented by Amazing Woman Alliance, an organization dedicated to advancing opportunities for women through creative development, resources and connections. 

WHAT:  A luncheon and Amazing Woman Award honors ceremony recognizes women of influence and power at Amazing Woman’s Day 2008 – a day-long program that brings together feminine leaders to support women in their vision of creating a better life for themselves, their communities and the world. 

WHO WILL ATTEND:  Amazing Woman's Day 2008 joins together women who are leading a cultural shift in our communities, our schools, our workplace, and our quality of life.  They are community leaders, heads of women’s organizations, life & career coaches, mentors, mothers and more.

WHO IS LEADING THE DAY:  Speakers include Amazing Woman Award Feminine Leader of the Year, Dr. Sharron Stroud, who also serves as Dean of the Institute of Successful Living – and, Women’s Empowerment coach and Amazing Woman’s Day Founder Marsh Engle.  Featured contributors Robbie Motter, June Davidson, Jeannie Fitzsimmons, Lauren Solomon, Mark Romero, Tarnie Fulloon and more.

DATE:  July 19, 2008

WHERE:  Amazing Woman’s Day 2008 and THE AMAZING WOMAN AWARDS are hosted at the Palm Springs Convention Center from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m..  

HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP:  Amazing Woman’s Day 2008 partners with CARE, a leading humanitarian organization empowering women the world over.  Last year, CARE programs improved the lives of more than 55 million people in nearly 70 countries around.  Recognizing that women and girls make up 70 percent of the poorest people in the world today, CARE places special emphasis on working with women to create permanent social change.  Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources.

HISTORY:  The celebration of Amazing Woman’s Day was first established nearly a decade ago by Marsh Engle.   As the activities, programs and outreach of the Amazing Woman initiative has expanded over the years, the core mission remained the same:  To serve as a unifying symbol of women everywhere who wish to bring a sense of value and purpose to their life, their community and the world.  It was in March, 2001 that women throughout the nation first joined to establish the Amazing Woman’s Day initiative by joining in ten cities throughout the United States.  In 2002 the celebration grew to 50 cities and was awarded a United States Congressional Proclamation that established Amazing Woman’s Day as a nationwide grassroots initiative to celebrate the creative power of women everywhere.  Since that time, Amazing Woman's Day has served to inspire thousands across the nation.  

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