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• an EEWN web site listing
• scholarship opportunities
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  EEWN Scholarships
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  EEWN Members (after the first year of membership) are eligible to apply for Scholarships to advance their goals. You may apply receive up to $300 once every two years. Click here for Member Scholarship Information and Application.
  
  Student Scholarships
  
  Student Scholarships are awarded to two high school senior girls each year. Judging is based on Grade Average, Community and School Involvement, Referrence Letters, Goals and an Essay. Click here for Student Scholarship Information and Application.
  
  East End Women's Network Announces Teen Scholarship Winners
  
  Hampton Bays, NY; June 13, 2010.…The East End Women’s Network is proud to announce the two winners of the Teen Scholarships, both from Mattituck High School: first place winner, Sarah Conlin of Cutchogue, and second place winner Catherine Austin of Laurel. Each will receive a check at the Network's Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 23, 5:30pm, at Indian Cove Restaurant, 258 East Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays. Ms. Conlin receives $1,000 and Ms. Austin receives $500. The EEWN Teen Scholarship is open to high school senior girls, and applicants are judged on Goals, School/Community Involvement, Grades, Letters of Recommendation, and an Essay. The winners are selected from the two highest scoring students, who are interviewed by a panel and present their essay orally.
  
  Sarah Conlin has lived in the communities of Mattituck and Cutchogue all of her life. She currently lives in Cutchogue with her parents, Stephen and Suzanne Conlin, and older brother, Stephen, currently attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A High Honor Roll Student at Mattituck High School, Sarah was selected as the Mattituck High School Delegate to 2009 Empire Girls State, hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of New York. She met the challenge of helping to organize girls into the Mythical Fifty-First State that is created during the program. Involved in the Southold-Mattituck-Greenport Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) during the four years of her High School career, Sarah has worked through the ranks to become the Battalion Commanding Officer for the 2009-2010 school year.
  
  In 2009, Sarah conducted a “Cell Phones for Soldiers” Drive across the communities of the North Fork. As a Varsity Athlete, Sarah has been a member of the Track and Field and Cheerleading Teams. She also plays a large role in the NJROTC Drill Teams, Commanding the Varsity Unarmed Basic Platoon and the Varsity Inspection Teams. Sarah’s extracurricular activities include Mattituck High School Representative to Congressman Tim Bishop’s Student Advisory Council, Student Government, Yearbook Committee, Mathletes, Spanish Club, Storytelling and Theater. Her most recent theatrical accomplishment is receiving the 2010 East End Arts Council “Teeny Award” for “Outstanding Performance in a Comedy” for her work as Mrs. Paddy in the Mattituck High School production of “The Curious Savage.”
  
  Sarah enjoys volunteering at various community events with the NJROTC. In addition, she has helped to coordinate the American Red Cross Blood Drives hosted by the high school. She has also mentored young Thespians as a volunteer Director for the Junior High Productions. As an outdoor person Sarah has helped her family naturalize their property with plantings from the NYS-Department of Environmental Conservation, and assists with yard maintenance.
  
  Sarah will graduate Mattituck High School tenth in her class, with a New York State Regents Advanced Diploma with Honors and Community Service Learning Enhancement. She will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, and will be a Midshipman in the Naval ROTC Unit at The College of the Holy Cross.
  
  Catherine Austin will be attending Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, in the fall. She plans to go pre-med and has aspirations of becoming a pediatric surgeon. Caty has been an integral member of Mattituck High School and participated in numerous sports including tennis, lacrosse, basketball and soccor. She is vice-president of the class of 2010 and has served on the student council throughout all four years of high school. Caty was the sole student representative on the Shared Decisions Making Team for three years, the president of the National Honor Society for two years, and a student volunteer for North Fork Environmental Council for four years. She also served as liaison between the school's Parent Teacher Student Association for four years.
  
  Caty is an active member of the community, involved with Relay for Life, Hands for Haiti, and gives free swimming lessons to children. She shadowed a surgeon at Eastern Long Island Hospital, and once she becomes a surgeon herself, plans to become involved with Doctors Without Borders. An avid sailor, Caty spends her summers racing sunfish out of Mattituck Yacht Club and also lifeguards at the local beaches.
  
  Caty takes pride in her ability to balance all facets of her life from academics and athletics to volunteer work and is happy to be a role model to younger girls. Her goal is to serve as an inspiration to all the young girls she encounters and prove to them that they are capable of doing whatever it is they set their mind to. Caty has been encouraged to always pursue her dreams and to take on any endeavor whole-heartedly.
  
  Woman of the Year
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  Do you know someone who is a good example of what a successful woman can be?  The East End Women’s Network is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Woman of the Year. EEWN’s Woman of the year possesses solid leadership responsibilities, commitment to her goals and her ability to achieve them, achievement in her professional life as well as personal character and service to her community and her colleagues. Criteria and nomination information can be obtained by emailing Denise Davis or download information here. Deadline for 2008-2009 nominations is October 31, 2008.
  
  2008 Woman of the Year - Susan Barry Roden
  Susan Barry Roden, of Water Mill, NY is an advocate for breast cancer research and services. She is the Community Outreach Coordinator of the Breast Center at the Southampton Hospital, as well as the Executive Director of the South Fork Breast Health Coalition. Fifteen years ago, Susan found herself battling cancer without any services focused on healing the psychological and emotional aspects of breast cancer. In addition, education on breast cancer prevention measures was in demand in a region with one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in New York. Susan promised that once she was healthy again, no other woman from Manorville to Montauk would ever endure breast cancer alone.
  
  In 1992, inspired by Susan's courageous journey, Town Councilwoman Martha Rogers encouraged her to start an organization on the East End. In 1994, she founded the South Fork Breast Health Coalition, a nonprofit business dedicated to providing education, support services and preventative measures related to breast cancer. In recent years, its educational campaign on breast cancer prevention methods has increased the use of mammography exponentially. Over a thousand women have received no cost mammograms, the diagnosed receive an array of wellness services and financial assistance, and now local high schools participate in the Think Pink Educational Program.
  
  Susan’s dedication and visible presence in this community have won her the love and respect of everyone who has been transformed by her stamina and passion. Her efforts under the guise of the South Fork Breast Health Coalition and as Community Outreach Coordinator have been recognized by President and Senator Clinton, Designer Betsy Johnson, actress Renee Zellweger, and Congressman Tim Bishop.
  
  Susan's extensive community track record has been awarded and recognized by government, businesses and charitable organizations in New York with literally dozens of awards and recognitions. What is most significant about Susan is her ability to inspire and bring hope when life's circumstances become unbearable. She brings hope, love and laughter to every being that walks in her path. Her mission in life has been transformed completely by breast cancer in such a positive way that anybody who is struggling with the disease is empowered to fight for themselves and their families.
  
  Susan is a whirlwind, her phone rings constantly and her emails appear as fast as she responds to them. Whether the meetings are at nine in the morning or in the evening, she's there if the mission is to educate the public on breast cancer. She is in constant movement, advocating for breast cancer at town hall, signing women up for mammograms, fundraising and organizing events, or just talking quietly and calmly to someone who just heard the words, "You have breast cancer". After a woman hears these terrifying words and asks herself "what now?" Susan is there to give you an answer. This - hope and the knowledge that you are not alone - is the most incredible and beautiful thing to give to another human being. Visit www.southforkbreast.com for info.