My friend Joan Rudder-Ward owns a company called the Image Maker. Anyone who meets Joan knows that she's special and not just because she's a natural leader who cares about everyone she meets. It's the way she carries herself and the torch for the causes that are closest to her heart -- especially the plight of young girls today. Last year, Joan was recognized nationally as the 2006 Community Service award winner for the National Association of Female Executives. One of her other ventures besides the Image Maker is Girl Nurture, which she started as a resource to help fund scholarships for her self-esteem workshops for adolescent girls and young women.

The vision for Girl Nurture is to offer products that will nurture girls and women - body, soul, and spirit. Her products are meant to nurture fun and creativity So when you purchase her products, you are helping to make a positive difference in the lives of the girls and young woman they serve.

Visit her at www.girl-nurture.com and tell her I said "hi"!