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Calendar
September 16, 6:30 pm
Kickoff Meeting Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club RSVP for our September meeting
October 21, 6:30 pmDinner Meeting Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club November 18, 6:30 pmDinner Meeting Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club December 9, 6:30 pmHoliday Party at Simi Winery January 20, 6:30 pmDinner Meeting Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club February 17, 6:30 pmDinner Meeting Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club March 17, 6:30 pmDinner Meeting April 21Inspiring Women Scholarship Fundraiser May 19, 6:30 pmDinner Meeting June 16, 6:30 pmDinner Meeting |
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Dues are Due!
September is the month to pay your local dues. Local dues for the year are $60. You may pay by cash, check or credit card at our dinner meeting. And don't forget your national dues. Members of our local ABWA chapter must join the ABWA national organization and keep their national membership up to date in order to participate with the local chapter. You should receive an invoice from ABWA National for your national dues, but just in case you haven't received an invoice, you can renew your national dues by visiting www.abwa.org.
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Our Monthly Raffle
Every month, our monthly raffle keeps our nonprofit organization running by earning money for the general fund. The raffle is fun and easy, and any and all raffle prizes are welcome! You could donate a product or service from your company, or it could be something else, like a plant, a bottle of wine, or a box of chocolates. We appreciate all of your contributions. They really make a huge difference to keep our organization going. Contact Audrey Gondoli to donate a raffle item for our September meeting.
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Message from the President
 Welcome back from our 3-month summer hiatus. Many changes have taken place over the summer. The new board has been transitioning into their positions, and we're excited about what the new year will bring to our chapter. Before leaving us as Vice President of Hospitality, Anna Smith was able to secure a dinner meeting location for us at the Fountaingrove Golf and Athlethic Club. Thank you to Marie Theilade for securing us a discounted rate with her club membership. Judith Light has been negotiating with the chef for our meal selections, and I know you'll all be pleased with the improvement of the accomodations and the amazing food. We had a planning meeting for the year on August 4th at Barbara Zimmerman's house, and discussed some goals for the year. All of us agreed that we have a wonderful core group of women and we would like to see that group expand as well as do more business with our members. I know that I have a personal goal to do as much business with each member as I possibly can before the year is up in June. How can you take advantage of the wonderful products and services this group has to offer? Our Goals for the Year:*Increase our membership to 60 members by June *Improve and enhance the Inspiring Women Scholarship Fundraiser *Support each other in business *Have fun *Expand our professional skills and give back to the community See you soon! -Alicia Mutch
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Kickoff Meeting on September 16
The first meeting of our new year will be on Tuesday, September 16th at 6:30 pm at the Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club in the clubhouse at the top of the hill. Please make a note of our new meeting location. The address of the club is 1525 Fountaingrove Parkway in Santa Rosa. We will be networking from 6:30 to 7:00, and our dinner meeting begins at 7:00. All members and guests are welcome.
Chris Parr-Feldman is our guest speaker, and she will be kicking off our membership drive by talking about the benefits of membership and how to increase membership in our organization. Chris has a dynamic personality and presence, and has a lot of great insights to share with us. Bring your marketing materials with you to display at the marketing table. Our dinner meetings are a great way to shamelessly promote your business. You can also use the monthly raffle to promote yourself. Please bring a bottle of wine with you to share. Wine is also available for purchase from the club. Our costs have gone up this year, so the new price of the dinner meeting is $37.50 for members and $42.50 for guests. Reservations are required by noon on Friday, September 12th. The cost of the meeting if you RSVP after the deadline is $42.50 for members and $47.50 for non-members. Please help us keep our costs down as a nonprofit organization by RSVPing early for yourself and your guests. Click here to RSVP for our September meeting.
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New Board of Directors
Please welcome your new board of directors! The following group of women have stepped up to the plate and are gearing up to begin the new year:
President: Alicia Mutch
Treasurer: Amy Jasmer
Vice President, Membership: Lucy Lewand
Vice President, Hospitality: Judith Light
Secretary: Melina Sansi
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Woman of the Year
 Kim Dow has dedicated so much time and energy to our organization in the last year that she deserves a big round of applause. She organized the venue for the Inspiring Women Scholarship Fundraiser for the second year in a row(no small task) as well as providing our chapter with its website, graphic art design, and printed materials like the newsletter layout, raffle and events tickets for the Inspiring Women Scholarship Fundraiser, marketing materials, and program guides for our events. Thank you, Kim, for all of your outstanding work! Click here to read more about Kim.
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Member News
Greeting Card Offer from Parr Productions
The holidays are coming up soon! Order your holiday greeting cards from Parr Productions by September 30, and receive a 25% ABWA discount.
You can check them out at www.parrproductions.cceasy.com, or contact Chris Parr-Feldman for a catalog. You can't go wrong when you remember your customers, friends and relatives with beautiful greeting cards.
BikeMonkey Magazine hits newsstands
Kim Dow is happy to announce the release of a local bike culture magazine, which she had the pleasure of art directing and designing. Issue No. 2 is available now.
For more info or to subscribe: www.bikemonkey.net/magazine
Belly Dancing Classes in Healdsburg for Women of All Ages
Learn the history of the dance, isolation movement and dances to perform on your own. Dress comfortably for freedom of movement.
When: Wednesdays 7-8 pm Level 1 (dance novice)
and Wednesdays 8-9 pm Level II (some dance background)
Where: The Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson Street
Dress comfortably for freedom of movement.
Contact Judith Light for further information.
Skin Analysis offer by Dian Nunes of TD & Associates
Dian Nunes, Skin Analyst, would like to offer to ABWA members a skin analysis, using the same machine used by the American Cancer Society. The cost is $25.00 but can be used towards the purchase of any of her corrective skincare products. Some evening and weekend appointments available.
For more information, contact Dian Nunes.
Concert for the Wild Animals at the Kenwood Wildlife CenterThe Kenwood Wildlife Center has been rescuing and rehabilitating wild animals for over 20 years, and is raising money to replace the Center's hospital trailer, which is dilapidated and has to be replaced before winter. Jazz Singer and Song Writer Elaine Lucia will be performing. Date: October 5th, Sunday afternoon, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.Family Portraits from 2p.m.- 4p.m. Silent auctionMusic starts at 4:30 Free Admission, Donations Accepted Contact Star Dewar for donations or information. For more info, visit: www.wildlife-center.org
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National News
Leadership Conference
The ABWA National Women's Leadership Conference is coming up soon! The conference will take place from October 1 - 5 in Covington, Kentucky. If you've ever wanted an excuse to visit Kentucky in the autumn, here's your chance! Visit www.abwa.org for more details.
Membership Campaign
ABWA National is also having a membership drive from now until November 30th. For all of our local members who bring in 5 new members to our organization, you will receive a 2-month subscription to Netflix and plenty of popcorn to enjoy during your movies.
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Wine Country Chapter #6504
American Business Women's Association
PO Box 164, Healdsburg, CA 95448
www.wineabwa.org
We appreciate your feedback! Please send comments, suggestions, submissions, and rants to Alicia Mutch. Please keep member news submissions to 50 words or less.
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