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• BCPWN September Breakfast Table at Willow and Whisk

  • When
    09/17/2025
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Willow and Whisk, Boulder Run Shopping Center, 319 Franklin Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481
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  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  BCPWN September Breakfast Table at

  Willow & Whisk

  Gather around the table at Bergen County's Best Breakfast/Brunch spot of 2021-- Willow & Whisk located in Wyckoff, NJ.
  

  Be sure to bring business cards for at-table networking with fellow attendees.
  

  The program is limited to a capacity of 10 people -- if you are interested, register today!

  Menu options include (select one):
  (All entrees served with your choice of Regular / Decaf / Iced Coffee or Organic Hot or Iced Tea)  

  Pancake Options:
  -Buttermilk, served with Strawberries, Bananas, Maple Syrup
  -Gluten Free
  -Lemon Ricotta, served with Lemon Curd, Blueberries, Maple Syrup

  Autumn Oats:  Rolled oats, soaked overnight with almond milk, chia seeds, fuji apples, cinnamon & nutmeg. Topped with dried cranberries, bananas, & walnuts

  Fruit Bowl with Toast or English Muffin

  Brioche French Toast: Maple-bourbon butter, spiced candied pecans, bananas, maple syrup

  Avocado Toast: * Poached egg, pickled red onion, grape tomatoes, rustic bread

  Breakfast Classic: Two eggs any style. Choice of applewood smoked bacon or house-made breakfast sausage.  Served with breakfast potatoes and a side of toast.

  Egg White Omelette: *  Sauteed spinach, slow roasted tomatoes, feta

  Farmhouse Omelette: * Asparagus, grape tomatoes, shallots, fontina cheese, red pepper coulis

  * Served with a side of maple-dijon greens

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  **Please note that cancellations are accepted up to 24 hours in advance. We typically get a large waiting list for this event and appreciate as much advance notice as possible if you can no longer attend. Refunds will only be provided to those who cancel within 24 hours of event. No same-day refunds will be extended. Thank you for your understanding :) **

  **Note to Waitlist: We typically have last minute cancellations and ask that you remain available up until 8am morning of event for an email, phone call or text to advise that you're in.**
  

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• BCPWN October First Friday Luncheon: Intimate Partner Violence: An Overview presented by Center for Hope & Safety

  • When
    10/03/2025
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Allendale Bar & Grill, 67 W. Allendale Avenue, Allendale, NJ 07401
  • Spaces left
    17
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  BCPWN October First Friday Luncheon: Understanding Partner Violence: An Overview

  presented by Sheila Bernstein, Center for Hope & Safety 
  

  Friday, October 3, 2025

  **12:00pm - 2:00pm**    

  
  

  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And an important time to educate our BCPWN community on the resources and services offered to women and their families by Center for Hope & Safety, located here in Bergen County. 

  “I’m here to dispel any stereotypes you may have of what a battered woman looks like—because she looks like me.”

  Thus began a news segment on New York’s WABC-TV in 2021 featuring Sheila Bernstein, Center for Hope and Safety’s eloquent and passionate advocate for victims of domestic violence. The news report focused on domestic violence as a pandemic within a pandemic and provided Sheila and Chief Executive Officer Julye Myner with an opportunity to let people know that help is available.

  “If you are suffering in an abusive situation,” Sheila emphasized, “it is not your fault.”

  Sheila’s inspirational work in combating domestic violence goes back to the late 1980s, when her own experience as a victim forced her to leave her home and move in with her brother. As soon as she took her first steps toward freedom, she vowed that one day she would find a way to communicate to as many people as possible what she went through and to help survivors like herself begin new lives.

  It was a very different world 30-plus years ago, Sheila recalls, when domestic violence was not taken seriously among “nice people,” when options for victims were few and far between, and when safe houses and counseling were almost non-existent. When a final threatening letter convinced Sheila that she had to leave her home to save her life, she credits Alternatives to Domestic Violence for developing an escape and survival plan. After leaving her abuser, she began to build a new life and new support systems of friends and family.

  Sheila began her volunteer work with Center for Hope & Safety after retiring from a successful teaching career in Bergen County, starting in 2005 with gift-wrapping at local malls, a job she takes on enthusiastically every holiday season.

  Sheila has served in almost every volunteer capacity—committee work, helping at client picnics and information fairs and mentoring clients. But it was her first speaking engagement at the Ridgefield Women’s Club, and then her first visit with college students, where Sheila truly found her niche and launched her now powerful message of survivorship. Sheila has spoken throughout the county and beyond, in a variety of venues and to all age groups, sharing her experiences and her path to survival. Everywhere she goes, she offers an authentic voice because she has lived the experiences she describes.

  With her community outreach and public advocacy, Sheila has taken her teaching career to a new level, providing critical information and hopefully helping and saving someone out there who is suffering. She will continue to share her story “as long as possible and until domestic violence is eradicated.”

  
  

  
  

  Join this conversation at the Allendale Bar & Grill in The Connelly Room for a plated lunch, cash bar and networking.

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This event is limited to 25 attendees. We will open a waiting list as well.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Cancellations can be accepted in writing up to 48 business hours prior to the event. No refunds will be issued after that point.

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• BCPWN Niche Networking: Therapist Connections

  • When
    10/10/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    A Work of Heart Counseling, 800 Kinderkamack Road, 3rd Floor, Oradell, NJ
  • Spaces left
    25

  BCPWN 
  Niche Networking: Therapist Connections

  Introducing BCPWN Niche Networking: Connect, Collaborate & Grow in your Industry.

  Join A Work of Heart Counseling on World Mental Health Day for an Open House event!

  Registration required - please register here.

  
  As an expanding offering to membership with Bergen County Professional Women’s Network
  we now offer Niche Networking events, curated to specific professions within our
  organization.

  Join us for Fall Niche Networking: Therapist Connections, an exclusive event for mental health/wellness professionals to connect, exchange insights, and build genuine connections. Whether you're looking to expand your network, explore collaborations, or learn more about industry trends, this event will provide the perfect environment to engage with like-minded women in a meaningful and supportive setting. Open to members and non-members.

  Questions? Please email us at info@bcpwn.com.

  
  

  
  

  The program has a limited capacity and RSVP is required. Please RSVP directly through A Work of Heart Counseling by clicking HERE

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

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• BCPWN October Breakfast Table at Honey Day Cafe, Glen Rock

  • When
    10/15/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Honey Day Cafe, 228 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452
  • Spaces left
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  BCPWN October Breakfast Table at

  Honey Day Cafe
  

  Gather around the table at one of Bergen County's newest Brunch spots -- Honey Day Cafe located in Glen Rock, NJ.
  

  Be sure to bring business cards for at-table networking with fellow attendees.
  

  The program is limited to a capacity of 12 people -- if you are interested, register today!

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  **Please note that cancellations are accepted up to 24 hours in advance. We typically get a large waiting list for this event and appreciate as much advance notice as possible. Refunds will only be provided to those who cancel within 24 hours of event. No same-day refunds will be extended. Thank you for your understanding :) **
  

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• BCPWN November Breakfast Table at Willow and Whisk

  • When
    11/19/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Willow and Whisk, Boulder Run Shopping Center, 319 Franklin Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481
  • Spaces left
    8
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  BCPWN November Breakfast Table at

  Willow & Whisk

  Gather around the table at Bergen County's Best Breakfast/Brunch spot of 2021-- Willow & Whisk located in Wyckoff, NJ.
  

  Be sure to bring business cards for at-table networking with fellow attendees.
  

  The program is limited to a capacity of 10 people -- if you are interested, register today!

  Menu options include (select one):
  (All entrees served with your choice of Regular / Decaf / Iced Coffee or Organic Hot or Iced Tea)  

  Pancake Options:
  -Buttermilk, served with Strawberries, Bananas, Maple Syrup
  -Gluten Free
  -Lemon Ricotta, served with Lemon Curd, Blueberries, Maple Syrup

  Autumn Oats:  Rolled oats, soaked overnight with almond milk, chia seeds, fuji apples, cinnamon & nutmeg. Topped with dried cranberries, bananas, & walnuts

  Fruit Bowl with Toast or English Muffin

  Brioche French Toast: Maple-bourbon butter, spiced candied pecans, bananas, maple syrup

  Avocado Toast: * Poached egg, pickled red onion, grape tomatoes, rustic bread

  Breakfast Classic: Two eggs any style. Choice of applewood smoked bacon or house-made breakfast sausage.  Served with breakfast potatoes and a side of toast.

  Egg White Omelette: *  Sauteed spinach, slow roasted tomatoes, feta

  Farmhouse Omelette: * Asparagus, grape tomatoes, shallots, fontina cheese, red pepper coulis

  * Served with a side of maple-dijon greens

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  **Please note that cancellations are accepted up to 24 hours in advance. We typically get a large waiting list for this event and appreciate as much advance notice as possible if you can no longer attend. Refunds will only be provided to those who cancel within 24 hours of event. No same-day refunds will be extended. Thank you for your understanding :) **

  **Note to Waitlist: We typically have last minute cancellations and ask that you remain available up until 8am morning of event for an email, phone call or text to advise that you're in.**
  

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