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President Christine Green
Vice Pres. Edrie Bizak
Secretary Kathie England
Treasurer Virginia Rubin
Past Pres. Judi Jones
Directors
Jo Anna Dirk
Pam Mason
Marilyn Mays
Gloria Nussbaum
Joan Riley
Board meetings
4th Tues of each month
11:30 am- 1:00 pm
TriStar Search & Staffing
6960 SW Varns
Tigard 97223
Monthly Luncheon
Multnomah Athletic Club
members $25
guests $30
1st Thurs of every month
April Birthdays
5 Barbara Murphy
6 Melinda Russell
21 Kathie England
23 Sheila Mason
24 Denise Bower
May Birthdays
13 Janice Collins
Save the Date!
April 16 - After Hours
May 14 - Moroccan Dinner
May 19 - New Member Reception |
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| Greetings!
Happy Spring! Join us for a fun and informative After-Hours event on April 16. Please bring a friend and come lunch with us May 7th. It's a great time to step out and connect, meet new friends and expand your business contacts! |
| President's Message
In addition to providing a forum to get to know other amazing women and helping each other build our businesses, Portlandia is dedicated to being a philanthropic organization. Derived from the Ancient Greek, meaning "to love people," philanthropy is the act of contributing money, goods, services and time to support a socially beneficial cause.
Each year we make contributions to several organizations that are in alignment with benefiting women and children and also those that provide educational opportunities. In February, Portlandia contributed $1250 to the Dress for Success Oregon for their general fund. Dress for Success is dedicated to assisting disadvantaged women in preparing for job interviews, with help writing resumes, interview training and providing professional business attire.
At the April luncheon we presented Dress for Success with a check for $2500 for their scholarship fund to assist women in achieving their educational goals. At our May luncheon we will present scholarship checks to both Portland Community College and Oregon Tradeswomen.
What an awesome opportunity to offer assistance to women who have an educational goal that will support them in taking care of themselves and their children. These scholarships are just one way that Portlandia gives back to the community. Thanks for being part of this dynamic outreach!
Warm regards,
Christine Green
President
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May Speaker Promises to be Inspirational
**Special Luncheon for Mentees
Mentors, please invite your mentee to be our luncheon guest to hear a dynamic and inspirational woman, Jean Meeks, on Thursday, May 7, 11:30 a.m. at the Multnomah Athletic Club. When her husband passed away, she found herself struggling to raise her five children and run a business on her own.
Jean succeeded in a male-dominated consulting business while parenting her children and obtaining graduate degrees. She is now a part-time professor at the University of Oregon and runs a full-time consulting business, positive eye consulting. Two of her current clients are NASA and OHSU. The core of her success is helping businesses make a profit by remembering that people are the essence of their organization.
**Mentees must RSVP to Pam Mason at pamela.mason@comcast.net by Friday, May 1.
Luncheon menu: Thai Chicken Salad with Napa cabbage, fresh mint, peapods, carrots, cucumber, red bell peppers, fresh basil, cardamon, ginger vinegarette & grilled chicken breast. Dessert: Key Lime tart w/berry sauce!
Open networking begins at 11:30 am.
We greatly appreciate those who can pay through our secure site. Members must log-in. Contact Jo-Anna for website help: dirking@comcast.net
Special Note: Due to the popularity of our luncheon events, reservations after May 4 will be coffee reservations only. Thank you! |
Mentor Moment
Join the Resource Team and Help the Mentorship Program
I know. You'd love to become a mentor, but you really don't have time right now. We understand. But you can still make the program stronger.
What you lack in time, you have in experience, expertise and passion.
The mentoring committee would like you to share what you know. The committee has been brainstorming ways to make mentors even more effective than they are now. Members thought one way to help mentors was to provide them with a resource team so that they could draw on the expertise of others in the club. You can participate as time allows. It may just be a quick phone call or email from a mentor with a need for a tip or a reference. It may be a discussion with a mentee. It's all up to you.
Please be thinking of what areas of interest and expertise you'd like to share.
Mentor Committee Chair Kathie England will be collecting your lists at Kathie@TimeForSuccess.net
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Portlandia Members Only, Ladies Night Out! ~
Dinner together - Moroccan food
Thursday, May 14th 2009
5:30 pm - 8 pm
Marrakesh Restaurant
1201 NW 21st Ave
Portland, Oregon 97209
The dinner will be a pre-set menu & includes: soup, salad, appetizers, a variety of main dishes, dessert, and mint tea for $23/person, including tip.
No host bar
Come join us for the fun!
*** Note that this event must be prepaid to attend.
Register by Sunday May 10th and pre-pay thru Google check out. Questions? Contact Joan Riley at 503-487-6260.
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PORTLANDIA AFTER HOURS
(A Professional's Networking Event)
The public is invited to attend this open forum and take advantage of meeting and networking with other professionals and business owners.
DATE: Thursday, April 16, 2009
TIME: 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm
LOCATION:
Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway at Salmon, Portland, OR
GUEST TRAINER:
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks, connecting busy people to more business. Kathie is a well known business growth strategist and communications expert in Portland.
TOPIC: "The Secrets of Super Connectors".
PRICE: $12 for Portlandia members / $15 for non-members, general public
Event & Light Appetizers included, No Host, Cash Bar available
AGENDA: The event will consist of 30-45 minutes of informal networking, followed by a formal 20 minute presentation and Q & A. The rest of the evening will be devoted to more networking & making meaningful connections.
Please RSVP before April 13th at www.portlandia.org
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New Member Welcome!
New Member for April
Susan Adams-Messmer joined Portlandia this month after finding the Club on the web. She owns her own interior design business - Ambience Interior Designs in NW Portland. Her studio is located in the Forest Heights Design Studio in Forest Heights Village. Please welcome Susan to Portlandia!
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NEW MEMBER RECEPTION
Please join us on May 19th, 6-8:30pm, to welcome all new members! This is a great evening to make new friends and reconnect with others.
Long time members, Harmony George Jaursch & Cheryl Brendle, will host us. Appetizers & beverages will be provided by the club. Location TBA.
PS Members are still talking about the last NMR these two "mavens of fun", hosted!
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Membership Multiplication
PR Actions
The Portlandia Board Of Directors has specified 2009 as the year to double our membership. The PR committee, lead by Joan Riley & Kim Megorden, will be representing Portlandia at two events in April. If you know women who will be attending but are not yet members, please tell them to drop by our booths!
April 23 Women In Business Expo, 5:30- 8:30 pm, sponsored by the Business Journal
April 28 SOUK ( free) 5:50- 8:30 pm
For more info or if you'd like to volunteer, contact Joan Riley at 503-487-6260.
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Newsletter Editors:
Judi Jones
Edrie Bizak |
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