CONNECT

A Seat-at-the-Table

On Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center 20 Portlandia members will have a Seat-at-the-Table for the 12^th Annual Celebrate Success Benefit Auction and Fashion Show to support Dress for Success Oregon.  Those who attended last year enjoyed a fabulous evening!

Will you be in one of those 20 seats?

Portlandia is purchasing two tables at this event as a Patron Sponsor.  15 members have already signed up for their seat at a cost of $30 which will be an added donation to Dress for Success.

You could be the winner of one of the remaining 5 seats.  If you recruit a new member to Portlandia by our luncheon on April 7, your name will be dropped into the hat for a drawing of these last 5 seats.  Two names will be drawn at our March 3 luncheon if any new members have been recruited by that date.

Email or call Kathie England at kathie@timeforsuccess.net or 503-531-9466 if you'd like to be on the waiting list for one of the seats.

CONTRIBUTE

Dining Out for a Year - Silent Auction Package for Celebrate Success

Portlandia members can also contribute to a silent auction package for Celebrate Success by making donations for the purchase of gift certificates to some of Portland's great restaurants.  Some lucky bidder will win a basket of gift certificates to our finest restaurants and Portlandia will be named as the sponsor of this gift.

Harmony George generously donated her winnings from the 50/50 drawing at our luncheon on February 10.  New member Susan Schwarz and Sandra Swayze have already written checks.  Kate Eskew and Kristin Schuchman have pledged donations.  JoAnna Dirk has pledged to solicit gift certificates from OBA and Salvador Molly's Restaurant. 

Bring your donations to our luncheons on March 3 or April 7 to Kathie England.  Please make checks payable to Portlandia Club, Inc.  Your can also email or call Kathie England at kathie@timeforsuccess.net or 503-531-9466 to let her know you'll be making a donation.

I hope those of you in attendance at this month's luncheon enjoyed the "Give Yourself an A" exercise. If you missed the luncheon we used the third chapter in The Art of Possibility written by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander, to encourage us all to think outside of our box about how this year will be for us. We all gave ourselves an A for our work at the end of the year and described why we deserved that A to our tablemates.

I utilized the same exercise to consider what it would mean to give myself an "A" as president of Portlandia this year. Here are my thoughts on why, in December of 2011, I receive an A for my role as president:

- The work of the Board is now transparent with budgets, minutes, and committee recommendations and reports all easily accessible to the membership.

- Portlandia has over 100 active members.

- Portlandia easily contributes $13,000 to our community partners.

- More than ½ of the membership is actively involved in the vibrant committee structure that is both strong and flexible. 

- Women are encourage to join us in Portlandia because they hear everyone talking about the work we do.

There are a few other things relative to my work with the board that are important to me, but these are the highlights.

If you have a friend or acquaintance interested in who we are at Portlandia, bring them to lunch next month. If they join, your name will go into the drawing for a Seat at the Table at the Dress for Success event in April -- read the related article to learn more.  

See you all at lunch or after hours in March!

Marilyn Mays
President 2011