WELCOME TO OUR NEW NEWSLETTER FORMAT! Times are changing...and so is our newsletter! Soon you can expect to see a newsletter from NWSID twice a month!
We apologize for sending this out again, but after sending noticed that the changes we had made were not there!! Technology..... we'll figure it out soon! Sorry.
We are always looking for content and events that are relevant to our members, so please send information that you'd like included to: nwsid@nwsid.net |
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
July Chapter meeting at CFM in Redmond - featuring a BBQ. Please join us! 14920A NE 95th St, Redmond, WA. Featured speakers will educate us about color trends for hard surfaces and environmentally-friendly hardwood products. Check your Inbox for further information.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT...President, NWSID  |
It's
been a whirlwind June and July! We are
in the process of so much change: our
office is being streamlined, we're changing our newsletter and meeting
invitation formats - which necessitates learning new programs, we are gaining new office personnel - and, to top it off, it's
membership renewal season, and we discovered that many of the invoices sent out
were incorrect and some members have not even received an invoice at all - it's
enough to make my head spin! Please bear
with us as we wade through all of the issues that are descending upon us at
once. We'll get it all resolved soon.
A
questionnaire was sent to membership during June, in lieu of having a chapter
meeting; thank you very much to those of you who took the time to answer the 10
questions. The answers are being
collated and analyzed now and the results will be shared with all of you soon.
Barbara
Kalis has completed her daunting and thorough task of revising our bylaws to
reflect our current events. The proposed
new verbiage will be sent out to all designer members in "good standing"
soon. When you receive them, please vote
early so that we can get new documents printed up for all members.
I hope to see you at our July 20th chapter meeting at Contract Furnishings Mart in Redmond on
July 20th. (14920A NE 95th
St, Redmond, WA 98052)
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NWSID Board Notes:
From
Bev Bradshaw and Tana Mattson/Programs Co-Chairs: For
the new designers and PRA members who have recently joined NWSID we, as Program
Chairs, have been asked what the $20 monthly meeting fee is used for. NWSID is
a nonprofit group and since we are constantly growing and we have an office,
which requires a part-time office person in order to make sure all the office
tasks are completed in a timely manner; some of the funds go toward paying that
person's salary. (We have just hired a
new person to fill the position who will be starting July 16th.)
Some
of the monthly meeting funds and membership fees go toward marketing costs and fundraising
for NWSID. There will be new and
exciting things coming from the Ways & Means committee that will be
revealed shortly and some great marketing tools for all of us. And, NWSID-sponsored meetings are costs to
the organization. Last year we catered
the Christmas party, which we will do again this year, as well as February's
meeting, "Topics & Tapas". The
catering can be costly but everyone enjoys the social and celebration time for
Christmas and, for meetings at which we feature professional speakers, we often
have to pay them.
Win
a chance to enter "Split the Pot" free!
We
could use a volunteer to collect the "split the pot" monies at the
regular meetings each month as members check in at the door. The volunteer will be rewarded for their
efforts by being able to can put their card in the pot for FREE for that
meeting. Please contact Beverly Bradshaw
at bev@bbradshawinteriors.com
or Tana Mattson, altstadtinteriors@gmail.com
if you would like to volunteer for the July 20 meeting at CFM or any future
meetings. Thanks!!
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Be a winner! Become an NWSID Member! Why do you belong to NWSID? Is
it for the initials, NWSID behind your name? Is
it the appearance to your client of professionalism? Is
it just because you thought you should belong? You may ask yourself if you can afford to belong in this economy, but the
answer is YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO NOT
BELONG!! When
you belong to NWSID, you belong to an organization of WINNERS! All
members care enough about their business to make sure they are one of the best
in their field. Whether
you are a PRA (Professional Resource Affiliate) or a designer, you are
surrounded by winners!
By
becoming a member of NWSID, you value your business and strive to be the best
you can at what you are doing. Attending our monthly meetings keeps you current
on trends, business practices, products, and services.
You
are interested enough in your business to become active in your industry by
networking, growing and learning. You do all of this through attending monthly
meetings of NWSID. What
brings you to membership in NWSID also motivates you to be leaders and
innovators in your field.
Did
you know that the President of the American Enterprise Institutes, Arthur
Brooks, PHD, states, "On
average, association members earn significantly more money and are
more satisfied with their jobs than non-members"?
Knowing
all this, what choice will you make when you get your application or renewal in
the mail? Not
to join NWSID, save money now and stay with your current mindset OR
get involved with NWSID and choose to be "Where the Winners Meet!"? |
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Please join us for a "Virtual Round Table Chapter Meeting". Check your email box for an important questionnaire!
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Member Spotlight!
We have several new members we will profile in an upcoming edition.
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