Fortune 52

18/06/2013

Its always so inspiring to attend Beverly Fortune's quarterly B52 networking events! She has the knack to select exceptional women to honor who turn adversity into a call for action, finding solutions to negative events so that others can have a better experience. Here's Beverly speaking to the audience, outlining the accomplishments of L.I women committed to having an impact!

20/05/2013

Win tickets!

Win tickets to see Colbie Caillat at The Paramount, Thurs. May 23!

DETAILS: http://www.milieuli.com/2013/05/win-tickets-see-colbie-caillat-live-at-the-paramount/

01/05/2013

Long Island moms can join in the fun Thursday, May 9 at Broadway Mall in Hicksville. The night will feature everything from mini-makeovers to live entertainment and raffles.

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03/04/2013

Our most recent Fortune 52 event took place at Prime - An American Kitchen & Bar in Huntington this past week!

Thanks Long Island Press, Milieu Magazine and congrats to Fortune 52 honorees! A touching celebration at Prime on Monday night . . .

08/01/2013

Danielle Taylor of Oyster Bay brings the best of both worlds together at her company Bish Bash Books.

18/12/2012

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27/08/2012

Psychic medium Christopher Allan will be holding a special cancer benefit Wednesday Aug 29 in Plainview for a Long Island family who just lost their mom to Breast Cancer.

For more information on tickets for the event that will also benefit the American Cancer Society, check out www.imstillhere.net/events/aug292012.html

Psychic Medium Christopher Allan LIVE! Aug 29th 2012 Hilton Garden Inn, Plainview NY Cancer Fundraiser for The American Cancer Society & LoveForBeth.org Tick...

16/07/2012

TONIGHT! Free networking event at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park. STILL TIME TO RSVP!

The next Fortune 52 event will take place on Monday, July 16, 2012 at Tanger Outlets at the Arches, in Deer Park. Email [email protected] to inquire about sponsorship opportunities or to RSVP, or call Beverly Fortune at 516-284-3322.

10/07/2012

The next Fortune 52 event will take place on Monday, July 16, 2012 at Tanger Outlets at the Arches, in Deer Park. Email [email protected] to inquire about sponsorship opportunities or to RSVP, or call Beverly Fortune at 516-284-3322.

15/06/2012

This week's Fortune52.com honoree, Sarah Haiken - 13 year old MADD Volunteer

Despite being only 13 years old, Sarah Haiken has already made her mark on Long Island as an advocate to educate other young people about the consequences of underage drinking and driving. In 2009 at 3:30 a.m., Karen Naclerio-Negrin of Smithtown, a close friend of the Haiken family, was on her way t...

08/06/2012

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19/03/2012

Did you get your issue of Miliu? What did you think? We're so excited about it. Can you tell :)

18/03/2012

We've already begun restocking this weeks issue of the Long Island Press. Milieu is a hit! If you're going out today make sure to get your copy. It will only be available in this weeks issue.

17/03/2012

Don't forget to pickup this weeks Long Island Press for the inaugural issue of Milieu. You can also read it online @ http://longislandpress.com/milieu.

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15/03/2012

Milieu is Long Island's newest read for the woman opinion leaders on Long Island! The cover story is a must-read! Enjoy! http://www.longislandpress.com/digitaledition/Milieu/Milieu-v01i01/flash.html

13/03/2012

Last night's Fortune 52 event was amazing. If you haven't had a chance to read about the women honored, please visit www.fortune52.com.

Relocating to another state offers a chance for personal and spiritual reinvention, so when Dr. Christy Russell-Shae of Minnesota was recruited in 2004 by a Long Island bank to provide health and wealth training to their employees, the inevitable happened—Christy fell in love with Long Island and ne...

08/03/2012

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19/01/2012

Check out this week's Fortune 52, Eileen Minogue of PALS, great story!!! and another reason why Long Island women are extraordinary!!! http://www.fortune52.com/2012/01/18/eileen-minogue/

15/12/2011

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22/11/2011

Fortune 52 Maria Fiore is co-founder of The RDH12 Fund for Sight. Her daughter has a rare eye disease, with less than 1,000 people in the WORLD diagnosed with RDH12.....if even one person reads this and knows something about or someone with RDH12 that would be amazing.....a great Facebook story!! http://www.fortune52.com/2011/11/16/maria-fiore/

Maria Fiore is a special education teacher in the Great Neck school district and lives in Syosset with her husband, Michael and their three children, Isabella, age 6 and twins, Anthony and Ava, age 4.

11/11/2011

Friends of Fortune52, please allow me to introduce you to our latest Fortune52 Lori Ames, a Long Island woman who is doing extraordinary things in our local community.

Last October just as Lori Ames, her husband and her only child, Robert, 22, were leaving on a much-needed vacation, Robert said he wasn’t feeling well. Thinking Robert might have a virus, she called his father to pick him up and Lori and her husband continued on their trip to Las Vegas. When she lan...

31/08/2011

The nomination period ends at 11:59pm, this evening. This is your last chance to nominate your favorite person, place or business for the 2012 Best of Long Island awards: http://bestof.longislandpress.com/nominate2012.php

The nomination process to enter a person or business in the annual Best Of Long Island competition is simple. The first step to be included in the running is to submit a nomination at www.longislandpress.com and clicking on the Best of LI link, which will take you to our official survey. Nominations...

27/08/2011

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19/08/2011

Don't forget to nominate your favorite personality, place or thing in this years Best of Long Island: http://bestof.longislandpress.com/nominate2012.php

The nomination process to enter a person or business in the annual Best Of Long Island competition is simple. The first step to be included in the running is to submit a nomination at www.longislandpress.com and clicking on the Best of LI link, which will take you to our official survey. Nominations...

18/08/2011

This week's Fortune52 Honoree is Brittany Rostron, Founder of Project Sage Horse Rescue.

Brittany Rostron of Valley Stream had just returned from an auction in Ohio. She hadn’t been browsing for antiques, she was saving starving and injured horses from dying.

09/08/2011

Thanks to everyone who came to support the Fortune 52 at Tanger at The Arches! We had another group of extraordinary Long Island women.....beautiful venue, delicious food prepared by Papa Joe and A Taste of Home and a great turnout!

27/06/2011

This week's Fortune 52 has a heartbreaking story. Lavena Sipes lost her daughter, Courtney, to a hit and run driver who was high on he**in. With school out for the summer we must be even more vigilant of who is behind the wheel and pedestrian safety, just part of the mission of the Courtney Sipes Memorial Foundation. Read the entire story here http://www.fortune52.com/2011/06/22/lavena-sipes/

Relocating to a new job in another state is never easy, especially when it means uprooting a young family. In March 2009, Lavena Sipes, her husband Tracy and their children, Cameron, then 13, and Courtney, 10, moved here from Texas. Lavena had accepted a promotion with Islandia-based CA Technologies

29/05/2011

Who knew that LI is home to one of the highest-ranking members of the PTA in NY State and a huge advocate for our children's education? Read about Lana Ajemian, another extraordinary woman featured in my Fortune 52 column:

Lana Ajemian of Syosset was positively beaming. She’d just gotten confirmation of the results of the Long Island school budget elections, which had been counted the night before, and only a handful of districts had voted their budgets down. For Lana, the overwhelming victory was not just about t

19/05/2011

Linda Rossi of Dix Hills is this week’s Fortune 52 honoree, a Long Island woman who is doing extraordinary things in our local community. Please read and comment on her story.

Linda and Mario Rossi of Dix Hills were childhood sweethearts who married and had four children, Joe, Chrissy, Diana and Angela. Mario worked three full-time jobs so Linda could stay home and raise their family.

09/05/2011

Happy Monday everyone! Just a friendly reminder that if you have encountered an amazing women that you think is a Fortune52 candidate please let me know: http://www.fortune52.com/nominate/

The Fortune 52, is a weekly column in the Long Island Press which honors women who lead multiple lives, making significant and unique contributions in their community or workplace: women from all walks of life, including business owners, businesswomen, homemakers, community advocates, tradeswomen an

05/05/2011

What a great video. Have you seen this?

When this autistic man started having trouble singing the national anthem, something happened that could bring you to tears. What an amazing display of humanity. It's great to see that there is still goodness in the world.