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Summer 2010 Contributors:

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Welcome to the Summer issue of CapeWomenOnline. Dust off the patio set, hang the hammock and collect all those books you've been meaning to read – this is the season of afternoon naps, long conversations beside the chimenea and picnics with family and friends.

In this issue, we celebrate Cape Women with the courage to step into their dreams and march toward their goals. In Wanderlust, Darlene Carucci packs up her life and takes her daughter to Mexico in pursuit of Puerto Vallarta's cosmopolitan culture, cobblestoned streets and the thrill of adventure.

When Chris Kardell vows to "become a more useful member of society," she creates DriftAway Soap, and begins a personal mission to offer a healthy alternative to the hazardous chemicals of the soap industry.

Wellfleet artist Ellen LeBow returns to Haiti with Cape Cod volunteers to bring supplies, encouragement and education to the women of Matènwa. Don't forget to visit our Help Haiti page too!

In Coming Full Circle, local business woman Deborah Ann Hagen combines her nursing skills with her healing work to offer holistic health classes at her retail store in Dennisport.

We hope you enjoy these inspiring stories and look forward to your feedback (use the link at the bottom of every page). Thank you, as always, to our contributors who make this magazine possible.

Happy Summer!

Letters to the Editor

Visit our updated Help Haiti Page for artwork, photographs, poetry and thoughts written in support of the Haiti relief effort. Also watch the Haiti Mon Amor video and find out how you can help Ellen LeBow'sThe Haiti Project

Community Action

Ellen LeBow returns to Matènwa and reports on how Cape Cod Volunteers Bring Education, Art and Healing to the Haitian Community
A "Furry Affair" puts the Fun in Fundraising, by Stephanie Boosahda
Tobey Eugenio previews The Hidden Hollow project at the Heritage Museums & Gardens, where Nature Discovery Flourishes
What is the Model United Nations? A Report from the 37th Annual IMUN Conference, by Sturgis Charter School Senior Carolyn Willander

Literary Women

Norris Church Mailer Tells Her Side of the Story in her recently published A Ticket to the Circus and meets Cape Women at the CCMA, by Kathryn Kleekamp
A writer's dream is fulfilled when Jackie M. Loring escapes to Ireland in Awaiting My Muse: Reflections on an Artist Residency
Ann Hood speaks about her latest novel, The Red Thread at the third annual Where the Sidewalk Ends Summer Literary Series, by Katie O'Sullivan
Pat Bertschy reviews Elizabeth Moisan's Historical Fiction Master of the Sweet Trade
Poetry for the Summer, by Jadene Felina Stevens

Life Stories

A Change in Plans: My Truro Summer, by Deb Flohr
In Wanderlust, Darlene Carucci explains why she's spending a year in Mexico
MIT student Marcella Vokey shares her Five Secrets to College Life

Creative Women

Our featured artist is the Impressionist Painter Karen Crocker in A Sense of Serenity, by Jen Villa
Christina G. Laurie celebrates the collaboration of creativity in Cape Cod Pen Women Launch the Shared Art Project
Did you know The Cape and Islands are a Film Festival Mecca? We have gathered all you need to know about the four international film festivals taking place on our own doorstep this summer.

Working Women

DriftAwaySoap: One woman's clean alternative. How Chris Kardell's personal goal became a new skill with a mission
A family business leads to Spending their Days in the Sun, by Katie O'Sullivan
In Who are the Geek Girls? Judith Underwood discovers empowerment through computer technology training and social networking education

Environment

Exploring one of Cape Cod's natural treasures: The Natural History Museum, by Barbara Struna
Jessie Gunnard, Coordinator for Barnstable County's Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod connects you with locally-grown farm products
Behold the beauty of the Bobble and learn how the ech2o can help Quench Our Thirst for Bottled Water, by Katie O'Sullivan

Holistic Health

Coming Full Circle: Deborah Ann Hagen offers Healing Classes at Deborah Ann's Rainbow, in Dennisport
Kristen Magnacca invites Cape Women to connect with their unabashed Goddess energy in Setting Aside Time to Bloom
Carolyn S. Ellis urges us not to wait until we are sick to begin Taking Care of Ourselves
Message from Spirit by Lynne Delaney
Cancer Q&A: Kathleen O'Keefe Kanavos responds to your concerns about Cancer