Syndi Seid, CEO of Advance Etiquette Worldwide provides training and consulting in business & social etiquette. Read more about the Leadership San Francisco Alumna. Click the Imag

"We welcome everyone.  This is a great opportunity to bring friends and family with you and enjoy the camaraderie of people who just want to meet and greet and get back to that next door neighbor chatting across the fence feeling," said Dr. Maxine Hickman and President of the San Francisco Chapter.  "There's something for everyone from tours of the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants stadium to Fisherman's Wharf, the Golden Gate Bridge and more.   San Francisco and Oakland are multicultural cities and we want to share some positive news our neighbors may not always hear in the

NCIC Board Member Dr. Ramona Tascoe & Oakland Mayor Jean Quan at  Miracles of Faith Community Church, ELCA after   "Take the High Street March" 1/23/11.

media.  We are pleased to include Oakland in our weekend activities as we join Reverend Greggory Brown at the Miracles of Faith Community Church, ELCA to conclude our weekend.  Mayor Quan recently attended Miracles of Faith as "The Take Back High Street March" ended with a community celebration of Dr. King at the church on January 23^rd."

The multicultural theme is nothing new to the nonprofit organization, San Francisco Chapter founder and President Emeritus I-Lee Murphy-Reed points out, "During last year's tea, Assemblyman Leland Yee joined us, along with Supervisor Bevan Dufty and Syndi Seid founder and CEO of Advanced Etiquette World Wide was on the program with a presentation about the history of "High Tea," said Murphy-Reed.  Syndi, the recognized world's leading authority on business protocol is the author of the recently released "Etiquette in Minutes" and will be joining us again."

Zahrah Farmer-Castillo

executive producer and travel host of KRON TV's "Days

Zahrah Farmer KRON TV's "Days with Zahrah" Host and Executive Producer

withZahrah" will emcee the Sixth Annual Golden Girls Hats and Gloves Tea that will honor women who have served the community and will pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen.  Honorees include former San Francisco District 10 Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, Alma Jackson founder and CEO of Sojourner Truth Family Services, Karen Clopton, Chief Administrative Law Judge for the California PUC and President of the San Francisco League of Women Voters Savanna Smith of Women's Education Center, Educator Althea Carrie, Marie De La Parra, CEO of BMB Construction Properties, Arlene Hylton, Program Director for the San Francisco Human Services Agency Independent Living Skills Program, and Health Advocate Edna James. 

Tickets to the luncheon are $95.00 and include a Friday evening reception with President Strum with Opera great Hope Briggs. Youth Tickets are $50.00. "It's important that young people see the accomplishments of the people we are honoring. We have heroes in our midst and our neighbors make history everyday.   We want to make the event accessible to high school, college and young professionals and are seeking sponsors to help underwrite our youth tables as we bridge generations," added Dr. Hickman.

Events over the weekend will include a tour of San Francisco, a Youth concert by Diva Project founder Keldamuzik with workshop by Dr. Brenda Wade of the International Love, Money and Seva Summit Fame, a film screening hosted by Jacquie Taliaferro of LaHitz Media and the Northern California Interreligious Conference with Board President Reverend Greggory Brown pastor of Miracles of Faith Church in Oakland, to raise awareness and funds for Haiti and more.  The National Coalition of 100 Black Women in San Francisco Weekend gives participants a choice of attending the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's production of Lynn Nottage's "Fabulation" that runs at the Fort Mason Center's Southside Theatre in San Francisco, March 3-27.  The play about a high-powered PR executive who finds herself pregnant, without a job and forced to return to the family home in the projects is directed by Ellen Sebatian-Chang and features Margo Hall.

For tour tickets and other information including an evening with acclaimed pianist Ricardo Scales, visit the San Francisco website www.ncbwsf.org.  Special hotel early bird lodging price starting at $159 at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental has been provided by Premier Lodging Sponsor the InterContinental San Francisco.  Special rates are for a limited time.  Act today.  The InterContinental, the Premier Lodging Sponsor for the weekend is located near shopping, museums, and favorite San Francisco attractions.  Get the special price by visiting www.ncbwsf.org.

The National Coalition of 100 Black Women San Francisco Chapter invites everyone, not only members of 100 Black Women to join the serious fun, March 4-6, 2011 in San Francisco, a world destination for entertainment.  Individual tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available.  Youth tables can be purchased for as little as $500.  Sponsorship levels are from $1,500 to Title Sponsorship of $25,000.

The San Francisco Chapter of 100 Black Women has incorporated a unique opportunity for corporations, businesses, foundations and associations to impact and improve the economy in a small but significant way with its "Bridging the Generations Employment Training Opportunity."  "The experience that two workers over 55 years old and three high school to college age youth can receive via our program will give them just the edge they will need to land a better job," said Jackie Wright, event chairman. "As our fundraising permits, we will pay our trainees stipends as they learn about public relations, media relations, community relations, marketing, writing, and event planning and other work enhancement skills," added Wright.  "Our training opportunities for more people will grow as funding is made available.  This program will extend beyond the weekend event."

Corporations, businesses and associations, you can extend your brand beyond the Bay Area with the San Francisco Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.  For sponsorships and marketing opportunities to meet your corporate social responsibility goals in eight major U.S. markets, call Jackie Wright, event chairman at 415 525 0410 or visit www.ncbw.sf.org