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SEVENTEEN
Women in Business WAYS TO
Grants CELEBRATE
SAINT
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sites below to find out if you qualify.
By Erin E. Ruocco
http://www.womensnet.net/
1) Watch the Saint Patrick’s Day parade.
2) Enjoy some Irish food, music, and dancing at the
http://www.womensbusinessgrants.com/ House of Ireland in Balboa Park.
3) Browse through The Irish Shop at 3509 Fifth Avenue,
http://www.womanowned.com/Growing/ San Diego, CA, 92101, 619-299-7812 or Scottish Trea-
sures and Loganbearies at 1201 First Street, #213 Ferry
Funding/Opportunities.aspx Landing Marketplace, Coronado, CA, 92118, 619-435-
1880, www.Scottishtreasures.com.
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbapro- 4) Read an autobiography about a colleen that was a
lass of many firsts, i.e., T’is Herself by Maureen O’Hara
grams/onlinewbc/index.html – a fiery redhead that stood her ground on screen
against John Wayne himself.
5) Borrow Shel Silverstein’s book from the local public
Disclaimer: Products, services, websites or library with The Unicorn or listen to the Irish Rover’s
informational packets mentioned within our whimsical rendition.
6) Catch the sight of a young Sean (James Bond) Con-
pages are in no way an endorsement by San nery in Walt Disney’s Darby O’Gill and the Little People San Diego
Diego Woman, but are provided to our readers movie. Woman
for informational purposes only 7) See Whoopi Goldberg play a banshee in The Magical
Legend of Leprechauns video.
8) Witness Maureen (the Queen of Technicolor) win 17
John (the Duke) Wayne’s heart in The Quiet Man, the
You may encounter many first movie filmed in Ireland.
9) Learn about silkies in The Secret of Roan Inish or
Tir’nan’Og in Into the West videos.
defeats, but you must not be 10) Listen to the soothing melodies of Enya (Paint the
Sky with Stars CD is a favorite of mine).
defeated. In fact, it may be 11) Jam with Bono and his U2 band.
12) Feel the Irish Heartbeat with Van Morrison & The
Chieftains.
necessary to encounter the 13) Plant or wear a shamrock (wearing of the green in
Ireland).
defeats, so you can know who 14) Pick up a bag of Irish Soda bread at Cost Plus or a
loaf at a local bakery.
you are, what you can rise 15) Purchase Creative Irish gifts online at www.shopirish.
com.
16) Make a Saint Brigid’s
from, how you can still come cross (patroness saint of
Ireland).
out of it. 17) Indulge in a boxtie at an
authentic Irish pub such as
The Field.
Maya Angelou
March/April 2008
