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WBCS Newsletter
November 30, 2011- Vol 1, Issue 4
IN THIS ISSUE
New WBEs For November
2012 Save The Dates
All About Gala
Bundle and $ave
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NEW WBEs FOR NOVEMBER
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OKLAHOMA  

  
TEXAS
2012 SAVE THE DATES!
January 19, 2012

Parade of Stars Awards Gala

 

March 21-22, 2012

WBENC Summit & Salute

  

March 27, 2012 

March Business Insights 

 

April 19, 2012

Southwest Women's businessWORKS!  

 

July 17, 2012

July Business Insights  

 

September 6, 2012

 

November 6, 2012

WBCS STAFF

Debbie Hurst

President
817-299-0566 ext 208
 

Debbie Barnard

Austin Program Manager

512-694-2556
 

Flo Cox

Finance & Operations Manager
817-299-0566 ext 203

 

Kelly Francis

Certification Program
817-299-0566 ext 210


Alma Garcia

Meeting & Events Director
817-299-0566 ext 207
 

Leslie Kazen

Administrative Assistant
817-299-0566 ext 201
             
Emilia Menthe

Education & Programs Manager
817-299-0566 ext 205
 

Nancy Readel

Vice President
817-299-0566 ext 209    

         

Monica Runion

Marketing & Business Development Associate
817-299-0566 ext 204

 

Anita Steele

Certification Manager
817-299-0566 ext 206

 ALL ABOUT GALA 2012

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Registration is now available for the Parade of Stars Awards Gala. This is WBCS' exclusive event honoring Corporate and WBE members of the Council.

 

Thursday, January 19, 2012 

5:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The Omni Hotel
555 Lamar Street 

    Dallas, Texas 75202

    

Omni Hotel Special Room Rate: $111.00 

Mention "Women's Business Council Southwest"

at time of reservation to receive the special rate. 

  

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011 Nominees!

WBE Rising Star  

Arta Travel

Big Barn BBQ

Building Team Solutions

Campbell Custom Construction

Dallas Seal

Lefran World Products

Urban Intimates Lingerie LLC

 

Corporate Rising Star  

 Acuity Training Systems, Inc.

Basden & Ivie, PC

Global Supply Chain Solutions, LLC (GSCS)

Munck Carter, LLP

Neeley School of Business at TCU

North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)

Omni Hotels

Southwest Bank

Sterling Bank

 

WBE Advocate Of The Year

Amelia Clark (Social Media Delivered)

Billie Bryant Schultz (CESCO)

Brenda Matissen (Alltex Coring & Sawing)

Deanna Becker (Peak Promotions)

Eve Clark (MEB Construction)

Flip Gulledge (American Foam Rubber, LP)

Grace Shipley (Guardian Packaging Industries, LP)

Laura Davis (HPD Architecture LLC)

Leticia Primero (Lefran World Products)

Marie Diaz (Pursuit of Excellence, Inc.)

Royalyn Reid (Consumer & Market Insights)

Susan Ward (Texas Moving Co., Inc.)  

Susie Morrissey (Bell Janitorial Supplies & Services, Inc.)

Suzy Batiz (Poo~Pourri)

 
Buyer of the Year 
 Carolyn Bray (City of Dallas)

Jack Daniell (Oncor)

Jeff Armstrong (Energy Future Holdings)

Scott Thorp (PepsiCo/Frito-Lay)

 

WBE of the Year

 Desert West Technologies

Marfield Corporate Stationery

Peak Promotions

Pinnacle Technicla Resources, Inc.

Standard Utility Construction, Inc.

The TransSynergy Group 

 

Corporation of the Year 

City Of Dallas

Energy Future Holdings

JCPenney Company, Inc.

Lockheed Martin

Oncor

  Southwest Airlines

Verizon 

  

Corporate Advocate of the Year

Ardis Charbonneau (Walmart)

Ben Ezzell (Energy Future Holdings)

Cheryl Stevens (Energy Future Holdings)

Clara Garza (AT&T)

Cyndi Hopkins (Dell, Inc.)

David Robinson (Brinker International)

Elizabeth Basden (Basden & Ivie, PC)

Grace Hastings (Oncor)

Heather Herndon Wright (Energy Future Holdings)

Indria Hollingsworth (Parkland Foundation)

Karen L. Hunt (Bell Nunnally & Martin, LLP)

Leigh Ann Vernon (BNSF Railway Company)

Marianne Strobel (AT&T)

Sandra Wicker (AAFES)

Shannon Suber (Texas Instruments)   

GREAT RAFFLE PRIZE

Buy a Raffle ticket!

 

Don't miss the chance to win a beautiful art deco gold and diamond necklace and earring set.

 

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Raffle Ticket Prices are $5 each - OR - 5 for $20

 

Raffle Ticket Sales: 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Winning ticket will be drawn at 7:15 p.m. before program begins. 

You must be present to win.

 

          Raffle item donated by CFJ Manufacturing.

LIVE AUCTION

WBCS Invites you to participate in its ONLY Live Auction of 2012

 

Contribute by making a donation: 

  • $100 gift card from a local upscale restaurant
  • A limo package
  • Concert tickets
  • Cash (you get the credit for your donation; WBCS will do the shopping).

All contributions support the ongoing programs and services the Council offers to its members.

 

Please contact Alma Garcia or  Pam Morris if you'd like to donate one of these items.

 

To make a financial contribution, please contact Flo Cox at

817-299-0566 ext. 203

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

 It is to your benefit to register EARLY for sponsorships*  

 to get the maximum exposure for your company! 

 

Register before December 15, 2011 and receive the following FULL benefits, depending on your level of sponsorship  

  • Acknowledgement in media releases and all printed materials  
  • Company logo on e-mail and online invitations  
  • Ad in program 
  • Listing in program  
  • Event signage 
  • Listing on PowerPoint Presentation 

Register after December 15, 2011 and receive the following PARTIAL Benefits:

  • Event signage  
  • Listing on PowerPoint Presentation   

 *Sponsorships are reserved for WBCS Sustaining (Corporate) and WBENC-certified WBE members of the WBCS.  

THANK YOU TO OUR 2012 GALA SPONSORS

 Our Title Sponsor

 

   

 

 

Live Auction Sponsor

 

oncor    

 

Underwriter Sponsors   

 

 

    


txinstruments   


Cocktail Reception Sponsor

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Diamond Sponsors
 

      

 

 

 

 

BUNDLE AND SAVE WEBINARS

WBCS Members

 Bundle and $ave for 2012!

  
We will be holding a webinar December 15th to showcase the benefits of bundling your 2012 sponsorships.  

 

Learn from fellow corporate and WBE members how you could get 100% off of your membership fee for 2012. They will share effective tips and best practices that can help you get the upper hand in planning your 2012 budget.

   

WBE Bundling Webinar Schedule

 

 Corporate Bundling   Webinar Schedule   

 

Who has bundled for 2010?    

A+ Student Staffing  
Ad-A-Staff
ADP-LLC
American Airlines
Anderson Asphalt &
Concrete
Aztec Promotional Group
BIZPHYX
BNSF Railway
CFj Manufacturing
Consumer & Market Insights
CRC Group Energy Future Holdings
ExxonMobil
G.O.A. Enterprises
ICON Information Consultants
Oncor
Peak Promotions
Prestige Maintenance
USA
Sanmina-SCI
Texas Instruments
Texas Moving Co
Think Energy
Warrior Group