If you were in Deal or Brooklyn this summer, you could not have missed hearing about PROPEL’s inspiring graduation.
Graduates marched into the auditorium at The Sephardic Community Center in Brooklyn to Pomp and Circumstance to commence the celebration of their individual and collective accomplishments. Each of the graduates completed a certificate course of her choice, after being coached by PROPEL. Now each can be counted as an income producer in her family and our community. Moreover, each graduate is a role model for her children and grandchildren, as well as for other women aspiring to obtain a career.
Support Inspires Success is the title of the award presented to Bonnie Shams OTR/L, as the guest speaker and honoree at the graduation. As a beloved community occupational therapist, Bonnie supports countless children to be the best they can be. Similarly, PROPEL invests in coaching and guiding women to be the best they can be by finding suitable careers that generate income. PROPEL focuses on careers that make sense and honor the traditional values of the community. Women are heroines—they balance professional and family life successfully.
PROPEL sponsored many events in Deal over the summer. At the start of the season, PROPEL showcased RBG, a documentary about the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a true role model for women, and hosted a Vision Mapping event with Alice Chera.
PROPEL’s When Opportunity Knocks event was arranged by Board members Dr. Gayle Krost, Carol Chera and Marcy Feldman. Gayle hosted this motivating panel discussion at her home. The event showcased six incredible women: Joyce Ash of Jerome Avenue Bakeshop, yoga instructor Vicki Grazi, fashion designer Grace Natkin, photographer Shelly Shmool (By Jackie and Shelly), Jaimee Shams, a registered nurse at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Susie Sutton, a teacher at Yeshivah of Flatbush.
Each panelist passionately described her career and the balance of her personal and professional lives.
In addition, in collaboration with PROPEL board member Robin Braka and her daughter Rachel Khafif of RBK Art Advisory, PROPEL hosted Optimize Your Art Career, an event with Lauren Altman for women in the art business. Also, Team PROPEL was formed to take part in the SBH 5K race in memory of Diane Azrak A”H. PROPEL team members proudly displayed their Run Like A Girl t-shirts.
The PROPEL phone line has been ringing off the hook. Many women who attended summer events have enrolled in courses that began this fall. Women have been inspired to enter the workforce and this organization is here to support them.
Please follow PROPEL on Instagram @PropelNetwork to find out about upcoming programs and events.
If you are interested in a career, please reach out to PROPEL and we can help you fulfill your professional goal.
PROPEL 646-494-0822 | info@thepropelnetwork.org.
