Harlequin Feel Good Day San Antonio is set for 10:30a.m. to 6p.m., on Saturday, October 5 at the Omni La Mansion Del Rio. Harlequin, a leading publisher of romance and women-centric literature for nearly seven decades, is bringing its powerhouse community to San Antonio.  The day of Feel Good programing and community building celebrates and explores what makes women feel their best, do their best and be their best selves. (Harlequin Feel Good Day, 2019)

First Lady of San Antonio Erika Prosper Nirenberg has made it part of her life’s mission to find ways to empower women. So, when the Harlequin Feel Good Movement™ approached her about helping to launch a fun, one-day immersive celebration of women in the Alamo City, she eagerly joined the movement. Prosper Nirenberg, also former chair of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, will champion the Harlequin’s OutStander Awards.   The Feel Good Day message of positivity fits with Prosper Nirenberg’s ongoing efforts to promote women in leadership. As leader of the Hispanic Chamber, she helped establish the Latina Leadership Institute five years ago to help women learn more about how to be engaged civically and politically. Women who took part in Latina Leadership Institute have gone on to join non-profit boards, government commissions and two have been elected to local public office.

On October 5, Prosper Nirenberg will help present The OutStander Awards to put the spotlight on outstanding and upstanding citizens in San Antonio who champion the Feel Good mission every day. Nominations for The OutStander Awards are being accepted online through August 16 in five categories including:

• Community Catalyst;
• Person of Positivity;
• Harlequin Hometown Hero;
• Cultural Champion, and
• Millennial Groundbreaker

Daytime Emmy nominee Melody Thomas Scott, best known for playing Nikki Newman on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless will moderate a panel discussion with The New York Times best-selling authors Robyn Carr, Brenda Jackson and Susan Mallery. The event also features a performance by Mariachi Las Coronelas, The OutStander Awards presentation, activity-based workshops that include gardening, Groove movement and meditation, vision boarding, gratitude practices and reflective exercises, and more.

Harlequin has committed to charitable event programming to further the Feel Good mission, partnering with Soldiers’ Angels, and each Share Gratitude workshop participant will create a Blessing Box for Soldiers’ Angels Women of Valor program, given as encouragement to women and caretakers of wounded, ill and injured service members.  Each attendee is encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for Soldiers’ Angels as well.

“I believe that San Antonio residents deserve to have their passion, commitment and outstanding achievements be recognized not just in the city, but on a national and international scale. When Harlequin invited me to participate, I was excited to be a part of highlighting San Antonio and championing our residents to their international community.” – Erika Prosper Nirenberg