Thank you to all who attended our first Tall Girls Design Happy Hour! On Tuesday, September 20th friends and family joined us at The Well Bar and Grill in Orchard Park as a fundraiser in support of our Walk to End Alzheimer’s team. A great time was had by all who attended and our team raised over $300 towards the walk. Guests feasted on pizza and wings, and took their chances in raffles for prizes donated by Creative Storage, Lockwood’s Nursery, Patrick Joseph Salon and Alta Notecards.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s takes place on Saturday, September 24th in Delaware Park. More information can be found at the Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter website. If you are interested in donating to the Tall Girls team, please visit this link.

The Heritage Centers Foundation serves as an advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities by securing community support on behalf of the children and adults served through Heritage Centers. The Foundation provides resources for vast and essential “quality of life” programming, which are not otherwise publicly funded. The Executive Director of Heritage Centers along with its Board of Directors identifies the agency’s needs, which can be met in whole or in part by the Foundation.

Across New York State, approximately 124,000 residents have developmental disabilities; and in Erie County there are nearly 8,000 of these individuals in need of appropriate services and programming.

For more information about the Heritage Centers Foundation visit www.heritagecenters.org.

The cover of the award-winning design!

The Buffalo/Niagara Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), has awarded their GOLD Excalibur Award to the Alzheimer’s Association, WNY for their entry entitled “Upgrading Composition Helps Downgrade Costs: the Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter Redesigns Their Newsletter.” The revamped quarterly newsletter was designed by Tall Girls Design and the first issue ran in the Summer of 2010. The newsletter features vibrant color palette, beautiful photography and well organized information about the chapter, its services, events and medical news.

The 22^nd Annual Excalibur Awards will be held on Thursday, June 16 at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Depew. Jennifer Gallardo, PR Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter will be honored as a Rising Star at the event and the winning newsletter entry will be on display for guests to view.  The Tall Girls are proud to have been a part of this project and congratulate the Alzheimer’s Association on their win!

Deb and Pam at the Go Red for Women luncheon

We were honored and excited to sponsor the American Heart Association in their Go Red for Women campaign. The kickoff luncheon was held on Thursday May 12th at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott included a purse auction, vendors, wellness screenings, networking, speakers and of course lunch! We were even able to have our blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose screened as we waited. Women from all over WNY came together, wearing red as a sign of support, to learn more about the fight against their number one killer, heart disease. Find out more about the campaign at www.goredforwomen.org

This special April 8th issue highlights 50 movers, innovators, strategists, pioneers and outstanding caregivers in the health care field.

The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. For more information visit www.alz.org/wny

Join us in celebrating the achievements of Leilani, and the other individuals who are making a difference in medicine, research, insurance, finance and other health related industries.

We are please to announce that Pam Stromecki (aka Tall Girl Pam) has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association WNY Chapter and will be inducted at the Chapter’s Annual Meeting on November 18th, 2010.

Tall Girls Design has provided marketing and graphic design support for the Alzheimer’s Association since 2004 and Pam has been an active member on many of the organization’s committees.

The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. For more information visit www.alz.org/wny

Mixing it up at the Chocolate Bar!

On November 9th, Debbie Oberg (aka Tall Girl Deb) was the guest bartender at Buffalo’s own Chocolate Bar as part of a fundraising campaign for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Customers gave the orders, Debbie did the mixing, and all tips went to CFF. The event was part of the Rising Stars campaign, which will wrap up on November 18th with an awards dinner at the Pearl Street Grill. Thanks to all that attended!

Pam Stromecki, Kristin Koppman, and Debbie Oberg

The Tall Girls recently graduated from the Coaching Program through the Women’s Business Center at Canisius College. The year long program partners participants with successful business professionals based on skills, for individual guidance to help them grow their business or practice. The mission of the program is to help businessses expand, and grow to a new level of success. This program also provided networking opportunities.

The Tall Girls are grateful to the program and to our coach, Kristin Koppmann of Deloitte, who invested her time and expertise to help us maximize our strengths and target areas for growth and improvement. We officially graduated in January at an event held at the Burchfield Penney Art Center.