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| Volume 9, Issue 9
May 2010
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Mission of the American Business Women's Association:
To bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally, through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.
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Calendar of Events
RSVP for our next meeting
May 18, 6:30 pm
Dinner Meeting
Charlie's, Windsor
June 15, 6:30 pm
Awards Night & Dinner Meeting
Charlie's, Windsor
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Board of Directors
President:
Alicia Mutch
Vice President, Hospitality:
Judith Light
Vice President, Membership:
Diana Blakeley
Treasurer:
Debbie Wallace
Secretary:
Audrey Gondoli
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Message from the President
 It's May, and we have just two meetings left in our 2009-2010 ABWA year before we wrap up the year. As the President, I'm a little shocked at how quickly the year has gone by, but I'm pleased with our meeting venue at Charlie's as well as the caliber of our dinner meeting speakers and topics. This month, we will be learning all about blogging, a topic that many of you have expressed an interest in learning about.
Inspiration from the Ground Up
Our Inspiring Women Scholarship Fundraiser is complete, and I'm very pleased to see the results we achieved in a year when people are being more selective in the causes they donate money to. See the article below for more details. This year, along with Sonoma State and Santa Rosa Junior College, we will also be awarding scholarships to Empire College. Stay tuned until our June meeting to meet our scholarship recipients.
Get Out the VoteOur May meeting is typically when we vote for our Woman of the Year and vote for our incoming officers for next year. This year, we're still going to vote for the Woman of the Year, but we're not going to vote for incoming officers. Instead, we're going to vote on whether or not to disband as an ABWA chapter. Now, before you react with shock, you should know that we're not going to stop being an association of business women. Many members have expressed a desire to no longer be associated with ABWA so that we can dramatically streamline our dues and the structure of our meetings. We are responding to the feedback we've received all year and are moving forward into the next phase of our organization. If you have ideas for the new structure of our organization, you can bring your ideas to the May meeting as well as to any of the officers on our current board of directors. We're taking your suggestions very seriously and are excited about the new form that our group will take next year!
See you soon! -Alicia Mutch
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Speaker and Topic of the Month
"So You Think You Want to Start a Blog?"Join us for a comprehensive overview of everything blog related. We will begin with some simple definitions to ensure everyone is on the same page and continue through concrete steps that you can accomplish yourself to setup and maintain a blog. Time will be spent to the motivations and business reasons surrounding blog creation and pitfalls explored to make sure you understand all the ramifications before diving in.
Brian KreckBrian Kreck is the founder and owner (with his wife Sandra Versteegh) of KRECK Designs, a design firm located in Healdsburg. KRECK Designs consists of six creative and talented individuals serving over 200 small- to medium-sized clients located throughout the United States. Together, they focus on excellence in all areas from the design to the technical foundation while maintaining a pragmatic approach that incorporates constraints such as limited resources. For more information, contact Brian at 707-433-6166.
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Next Meeting -- May 18
Our next dinner meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 18 at Charlie's at the Windsor Golf Club. The address is 1320 19th Hole Drive, and it's located west off the Shiloh Road exit in Windsor.
We will be networking from 6:30 to 7:00, and our dinner meeting begins at 7:00. All members and guests are welcome.
If you would like, you may bring a bottle of wine with you to share with the group.
The price of the dinner meeting is $27 for members and $32 for guests. Dinner will be buffet style. To RSVP for the dinner meeting, please visit our website. RSVPs are due by noon, Friday, May 14th. You must make a reservation by the day before our meeting for us to guarantee you a meal. We love early RSVPs!
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Inspiring Women Fundraiser Results
Many thanks go to everyone who helped us make this year a success! We sold 341 raffle tickets, raising a total of $6820 for scholarships this year. We'll be awarding our scholarships at our June meeting.
Special thanks go to:
Jen Stark for collecting 40 bottles for the library, for generating almost a third of our total raffle income, and for being the head of the fundraising committee
Debbie Wallace for collecting, organizing, counting, recounting and recording our raffle income
Diana Blakeley for collecting 21 bottles for the wine library
Lorelle Saxena for collecting 12 bottles + basket + chocolates from Martin Ray, (value $783)
Claire Gordon, Lucy Lewand and Audrey Gondoli for donations to the runner up prizes
Judy Tullos, of International Wine Accessories, for donating the wine chiller, value ($999)
Thank you to everyone who sold raffle tickets! Raffle tickets were harder to sell this year, but we still managed to sell 341 of them! Congratulations!
Our top 4 ticket sellers:
Jen Stark - 103 tickets
Alicia Mutch - 50 tickets
Kim Dow - 35 tickets
Diana Blakeley - 30 tickets
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Member News and Announcements
Announcement from Diana Blakeley:
Diana is having a "SEX AND THE CITY" party at her home in Healdsburg on June 2nd. We will have Cosmos, champagne and everyone should bring an appetizer. Please come dressed in Cocktail Attire. A photographer will be taking pictures. The party starts at 5:00. Assuming the latest movie (release day 5/27) is playing locally, those of us who want to can go see the movie together...otherwise we'll just continue the party!!! For directions to Diana's, please RSVP or call 433-8725. Announcements from Judith Light: Get in shape for summer's bare midriff weather with MoonDancer Arabic Dance for Women. www.moondancerbellydance.com Beginning classes Wednesday & Friday evenings. Call Judith 889-1966(mobile). Allegiant Elder Care Management, a member of the National Association of Geriatic Care Managers, launches in June. We support and assist elders and their families so that elders may live independently in their homes. Services and information available at www.allegiant.us, info@allegiant.us, 707-528-7030 or 877-320-7030 Judith Light, Founder & Director MoonSong's Pacific North Aromatherapy for men will be on sale for Father's Day. Heavy Lotion, Body Wash, Tension Release Massage Oil, 100% Organic Bamboo Bath Sheets, Organic Bamboo and Cotton Robes, Long-handled Bath Brushes. Order a custom gift basket or Spa In A Box for Boys. |
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Wine Country Chapter #6504
American Business Women's Association
P.O. 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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