Lexia Media celebrates successful launch of charity book
Lexia Media is delighted to have celebrated the launch of its charity book, 100 Women in 100 Words.
The book, which celebrates inspirational women from across Norfolk and Suffolk, was officially launched at a celebratory event on September 5th.
More than 50 of the featured women attended the event to be presented with a copy of the book and a bottle of fizz, courtesy of Adnams.
The project – proceeds from which will go to the East Anglian Eve Appeal – was created by Lexia Media, which has offices in Norwich and Woodbidge,and saw the agency flooded with nominations from proud colleagues, family members and friends of inspirational women.
Each featured female is now celebrated within the book in a summary of 100 words with a photograph.
Lexia Media managing director Deborah Watson said: “The project started as a low-key discussion about how we could celebrate women from this region in a way which would mark the centenary of International Women’s Day.
“It evolved into an idea which takes the modern communication approach of us all writing in shortened form in texts and tweets, and putting that into a book which would capture great businesswomen, carers and educators.
“We really are thrilled with the level of nominations we received and are just looking forward to the project helping us to raise a significant amount of money for a female-specific cancer charity.”
Gabrielle Neal, chairman of Eve Appeal East Anglia, said: “I am delighted to have been asked to feature in a very flattering book celebrating what I, and I suspect ninety-nine others, thought was just a case of ‘getting on with life and doing something we each enjoy’.
“In 2008, my life was brought into sharp focus with the diagnosis of endometrial cancer. Having undergone a successful radical hysterectomy, I was eager to find a way of ensuring that other women would receive the advice and help needed in order to get an early diagnosis of any one of the five gynae cancers. That led me to the Eve Appeal and I am delighted that the funds from this book will assist that cause.”