Contributed by Laura Ponticello / Laura’s List: Books for Women

Laura’s List: Books for Women, Creekside Books & Coffee and Mirbeau Inn & Spa host Nourish Your Mind, Body and Spirit. Throw away your worries for a Girl’s Night Out! Thursday evening, October 23 at Mirbeau Inn and Spa.
5:00pm welcome reception and event kickoff at 6:00pm.
Help us cultivate hope … A portion of the proceeds will support Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, Inc. given October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

It will be a night to remember, with:
Inspirational stories, spa pajama party, special guest appearance by the Baldwin family, cocktail hour
Spa tote/goody bag for each attendee sponsored by CNY Healing Arts (Dr. Robert Kiltz)
A copy of keynote speaker Jeannie Ralston’s book and featuring “The Unlikely Lavender Queen” , on Good Morning America, Southern Living, Ladies Home Journal, Fortune Small Business Magazine
Vendors with inspirational products for women
Throw away your worries- Mind-body wellness experts from Mirbeau Inn & Spa that will lead transforming exercises for women
National speaker and Motivational Humorist Yvonne Conte, with best seller Serious Laughter and Bits of Joy.

Contributed by Laura Ponticello / Laura’s List

“THE UNLIKELY LAVENDER QUEEN” LAUNCHES A GIVE-BACK PROGRAM THROUGH AMAZON BOOK SALES

How often can you get and give at the same time?
Through a new book released by Doubleday Publishing, readers can get inspiration for their own lives and give inspiration to others.
A percentage of each copy of The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming sold through author Jeannie Ralston’s website will be donated to an organization that helps change lives—with a different cause chosen every month.
Ralston will implement what she calls The Seed Campaign on her website through the Amazon Affiliate program. For every book sold Amazon will return 4 to 8 percent (percentage increases with sales volume) to The Seed Campaign fund. Ralston hopes to raise $60,000 for various causes in the coming year.
“My book is about making the most of the twist and turns life takes,” says Ralston. “When I realized that the Amazon account was collecting money, I saw it was a great opportunity to reinforce the message of the book—by actually helping other people make the most of their lives.”
The Unlikely Lavender Queen follows Ralston as she reluctantly goes from a journalist in Manhattan to a lavender farmer in rural Texas. Eventually, Ralston turns the lavender farm into a thriving business and her small town into the Lavender Capital of Texas. She comes to embrace the change as the most rewarding adventure of her life, demonstrating how to “bloom where you’re planted.”
Good Morning America has recommended The Unlikely Lavender Queen as a great read, as have publications as diverse as the Dallas Morning News and Fortune Small Business magazine.