Testimonials
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Maria Shriver
First Lady of California |
September 29, 2006
Dear Pam,
Wow! What an incredible day! Arnold and I cannot begin to thank you enough for participating in the California Governor and First Lady’s Conference on Women. This remarkable day would not have been possible without you. I want you to know how much I value you and the time you took out of your busy life to share your story and wisdom with the women of California.
You have given thousands of women the opportunity to realize the theme of this year’s conference, helping them Connect Today so they can Seize Tomorrow and become their own Architects of Change. Thanks so much for your commitment to planning, producing and moderating the Shape Up session. The inspiring advice on diet and exercise that was given will promote and reinforce healthy lifestyle choices for all the women who attended.
The conference would not have been as meaningful and successful without you. Thanks for making it happen.
Warm regards,
Maria Shriver
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Janet Huckabee
First Lady of Arkansas
Chair, NGA Spouses' Leadership Committee |
Thank you so much for participating in the governors' spouses' session addressing communication strategies to promote a healthy America during the NGA Winter meeting.
We were delighted that you were able to join us to share information about Discovery Health Channel's National Body Challenge initiative. It was a startling, but effective "wake-up call" to hear about the growing epidemic of overweight and obesity, and the prevalence of diabetes among Americans-increasing among young children-and the costs associated with this disease.
Your National Body Challenge initiative is providing a wonderful service to families nationwide and helping to begin reversing these alarming trends by educating consumers and parents about the importance of good nutrition and physical activity. Your ideas of having members of our NGA Spouses' Leadership Committee participate in a "pilot" project for Discovery Health Channel's national initiative was also effective, as it demonstrated firsthand how our spouses' group can raise awareness and provide encouragement to individuals who are struggling with these issues in our own states.
Again, thank you very much for taking time from your busy schedule to be with us at the NGA Winter Meeting. I look forward to our paths crossing again in the future.
Janet Huckabee
First Lady of Arkansas
Chair, NGA Spouses' Leadership Committee
The three most appropriate words that come to mind after your powerful Wellness Panel presentation are "veni, vidi, vici!". "'Who was that woman' was asked time and again as you are such a superb communicator of extremely useful and substantive information."
Peter L. Gilsey, Chairman and CEO
Ariba Asset Management, Inc.
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Mikey L. Hoeven
First Lady of North Dakota |
On behalf of the North Dakotans Partnering for Women's Health and Women across our great state, thank you for being a speaker at the 2005 Women's Health Summit-Fargo. Your participation in this event was an essential component in helping us reach our goals of educating and empowering women to take a proactive role in their healthcare. Because of your interest and assistance, we heightened women's awareness of a variety of health issues so that North Dakotans can live longer, happier, healthier lives. For that, we are truly grateful.
Mikey L. Hoeven
First Lady of North Dakota
On behalf of all of the WIC staff from across the State of Maryland, I want to thank you for giving the keynote address at our annual WIC Conference. Your talk was not only full of excellent, useful information, but it was motivating as well. We will work to maintain the enthusiasm that you inspired in our organization as we continue to promote healthy eating and lifestyle changes…
Jackie Marlette-Boras, RD, LD, MHS
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Your energy is contagious, your knowledge is incredible, and your sense of humor is outstanding! Body image, toxic weight, nutrition, obesity—all topics of vital interest and rarely presented in such a dynamic way.
Rebecca Driver
American Trucking Associations
What a wonderful contribution your lecture presentation made to our fifth annual Women’s Health Symposium. We thank you for helping us to help to improve the health of hundreds of women in our community.
Stacy M. Eisler
Deputy Director
May Center for Health, Fitness & Sport
92nd Street Y
I am sure you could tell from the audience’s reaction that the first word I should have used in this letter is “bravo”. Your presentation was truly one of the most outstanding we have heard on nutrition, obesity and physical fitness.
Patti Herlihy
2002-03 President
American Medical Association Alliance, Inc.
What can I Say? You’re the best! You added so much to the flavor of our conference. Your presentation was just the right pick-me-upper in a meeting that consisted primarily of deep subjects geared to provide insight and solutions to many of the challenges that senior-level women in government face today.
Phyllis J. Doak
Executive Director
Women Executives In State Government
The Peeke Week was a great success on many levels, and I enjoyed meeting all the Peeke participants. It was so special, because we all had a Tao experience. The Tao experience is summed up in a quote from a book I just read: “Almost everyone, at some time in his or her life, has had a Tao experience. It may have occurred on a mountaintop, perceived as a wondrous sense of being one with the universe. The Tao experience conveys a profound awareness of being part of something far greater than ourselves, of being included, loved, and in touch with an invisible, external reality. In that timeless moment, when the Tao is experienced we know that this is more significant than the tangible world around us and far more meaningful than our usual, everyday concerns. At that moment, everything and everyone seem synchronistically connected, linked by an underlying spiritual meaning.” I look forward to working together with you in the future creating preventive, integrative, and soul reaching programs. I thank you for all your special gifts to me; and of all of those, Dr. Peeke, you are the greatest gift.
Glenda Greenwald
Executive Director
Aspen Center for Integrative Health
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