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... TownOnline.com - Local News: Businesses help make a wholesale change A:hover {color: CC6600} Home Local News > RSS Feed Businesses help make a wholesale change By Owen MacDonald/ Staff Writer Thursday, March 30, 2006 E-mail article View text version View most popular Promoting women in business has been the goal of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce group "Women Helping Women," (WHW) since it began, and with it's second annual fundraising event less than a week away, that goal will take six steps forward on April 5.

Six steps on the catwalk, that is.

That's when WHW will present its latest undertaking - an "extreme makeover" for six women in the community who wanted to make a change in their lives.

And, while the names of the lucky women are still under wraps, WHW says that this event will be more than just a haircut and a new dress.

It will be a wholesale lifestyle change for the candidates and, most importantly, the improvements were all home grown here in Winchester.

WHW began when business owner Kimberly Miles joined the Chamber a few years back.

Miles said she was looking for opportunities that focused on the needs and abilities of female business owners, and she found a need for that type of program.

After some brainstorming sessions and more than a few cups of coffee, WHW was born.

"We formulated this program so that women have a really fun, safe environment where they can network," said Miles, who is a financial planner w...

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