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Sky-Hy Echoes
MARCH Newsletter 2013
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Happy Birthday
Joan Berk 3/11
Happy Anniversary
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Happy ABWA Anniversary!
Randye Worth 3/2008
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SECRET PAL THANKS
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Thank you so very much for the lovely carved wooden Kitty-this is so special!
Priscilla Lloyd
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Secret Pal Thank you for the beautiful St. Laurent watercolor print. It is brightening up my office. Thanks so much, Randye Unsell
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VOCATIONAL SPEAKER
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Skills you will hone to perfection: Public Speaking, Marketing yourself and your business, Networking in a trusted environment. Take advantage of this opportunity...let Karen know! | |
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MEMBER UPDATES
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Door Prize: At the February meeting, I won the Tea Pot, tea & chocolate, Thank you to the person who donated it. By the way, it matches my kitchen perfectly. thanks again,
Randye Unsell
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners appointed Pat Cothran
to serve a three-year term on the Historic Resources Commission of Asheville and Buncombe County!
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Happy St. Patrick's Day, March Madness, and Happy Easter
TO ALL THE Ladies OF SKY-HY!
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
President:
Lucretia Piercy
Vice President:
Karen King-Smith
Treasurer:
Michelle Marshall
Secretary:
Kimberly McAfoos
Corresponding Secretary:
Joy Stern
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Program:
Pamela Pistor
Fundraising:
Deborah Pettersson
Newsletter/Website:
Karen King-Smith /Michelle Marshall
Hospitality:
Randye Unsell
Membership:
Patty Couch
Prof. Development:
Margie Pressley
Publicity:
Sue Stewart
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March Days
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Daylight Savings Time Begins 3/10
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
3/17
Palm Sunday 3/24
Good Friday 3/29
Easter 3/31
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"The word 'March' comes from the Roman 'Martius'. This was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. The Anglo-Saxons called the month Hlyd monath which means Stormy month, or Hraed monath which means Rugged month. All through Lent the traditional games played are marbles and skipping. The games were stopped on the stroke of twelve noon on Good Friday, which in some places was called Marble Day or Long Rope Day. The game of marbles has been played for hundreds of years and some historians say that it might have been started by rolling eggs. In the past, round stones, hazelnuts, round balls of baked clay and even cherry stones have been used."
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ABWA SKY-HY CHAPTER Presents:
TABLETOP STROLL WITH CHAMPAGNE AND CHOCOLATE!
Thursday April 4th, 6-9 pm, $25
Crowne Plaza Resort
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At the event...
* DJ Music by "A Social Function Entertainment"
* Champagne and Chocolate, Sparkling cider and light Hors d'Ouevres
* Door prizes and raffles
* Opportunities to make new business connections
* Exhibitors showcasing their products and services
All proceeds benefit the ABWA Sky-Hy Charter Chapter Education and Scholarship Fund
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FACEBOOK!
If you have a facebook page you can go in and put ABWA Sky-Hy Chapter in the search bar and it will come up. Click on Like and ask your friends to like us as well. Write a comment pertaining to our chapter such as upcoming meetings, etc. Michelle
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UPCOMING EVENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDAR/SMART PHONE!***
ABWA SKY-HY CHAPTER Monthly Meeting<> $25
- 2nd Thursday of each month Crown Plaza, 1 Resort Drive, 28801 Bring a friend or co-worker & bring your business cards! 5:30-Informal networking, registration 6:00 - Meeting begins 6:30 - Dinner served & Meeting continues... 7:45 till.... - Linger Longer! ~~> ~~> ~~>
Board Meetings:
3rd Wednesday of each month...
(all members are welcome), 6-pm --
RSVP to Lucretia, and get directions.
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Business Plugs
See how great networking in Business Plugs can be for you...
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Asheville Painting Co. is still growing, hiring an office assistance and scheduling interviews. Send Resume to office@ashevillepainting.com or call (828) 279-4801
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Ask me about my fantastic journey to better health!!!
Would you like to lose inches?
I have lost 10 inches!
Would you like to have more energy?
I do!
Would you like to have more
upper body strength?
I have!
The Shaklee 180 Turnaround & Lean & Healthy follow up
program is working for me and it can work for you!!!
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Business Items
WIN ~Women's Instructional Network...
Have you uploaded your photo?
ABWA Roster - do you have all of the correct email addresses in your computer for the ABWA members?
Have you ordered your Sky-Hy Chapter name tag from National Website?
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Sky Hy Echoes~
tell me what you like about the newsletter...what else would you like to see?
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MEMBER TESTIMONIALS!
Tell me
Tell me
Why Do You Love ABWA?
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AAB ABWA Regional Womens Conference 2013
Eastern Regional Conference
April 4-6, 2013
District I and iV
Safety Harbor, FL
Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
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MARCH Guest Speaker:
Katie Hermanson
Katie Hermansen, Co-director of facilitators for the Western NC Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership seminar for 2013. Visit their website at http://hoby.org/.
HOBY is an organization that seeks to help high school sophomores learn to lead, be empowered, and excel. Students attend a three day seminar in Winston-Salem and are given support to embrace the values of volunteerism, integrity, excellence, diversity, and community partnerships.
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 SKY-HY CHAPTER RECEIVES BEST PRACTICES LEVEL III AWARD FOR 2011-2012!!
Sky-Hy reaches out to bring the best National has to offer to each of our members.
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President's Message:
Wow, we are busy preparing for our April 4 fundraiser, and it is almost here. The exhibitor tables are "sold out"!!! Corporate sponsorships have reached $1,200.00! We are off to a fantastic start. We have a large ad in the March and April issue of WNC Woman Magazine and have had one publication in "The Scene" with our next one due on March 22.
Now what we all must do is sell tickets like crazy. Booklets of five tickets were mailed to all members last week. Contact me for an additional ticket supply. Send an email blast about the fundraiser to all your contacts, colleagues, friends, and family. It is vital that we have a good attendance.
In the spirit of fun and competition, we will have a contest for the member that sells the most tickets. The winner will receive a free meal/meeting fee at the next ABWA monthly meeting ($25.00 value). If you sell 10 or more tickets you will receive BOTH a free meal/meeting fee at the next monthly meeting plus free local dues upon your renewal date ($50.00 value) plus a certificate of appreciation. Let's get that competitive spirit raging. Go Sky-Hy!
Special thanks to Brenda Irvin for the design, printing, and production of our tickets, and posters.
"Together We Can, Together We Will" make this our best fundraiser ever!!!
Lucretia Piercy, President
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Committee Reports
Publicity -
On a mission to get ABWA's name out there in our community! Let me know of any great partnering we can do in the community. Sue Stewart
Program -
Stay tuned for more great speakers! May meeting guest speaker will be a return visit from Andrea Bishop.
Membership -
The only way our membership can grow is for YOU to bring a co-worker or friend to a meeting! Also invite them to our TABLETOP STROLL WITH CHAMPAGNE & CHOCOLATE.
Heads up---ABWA Spring Recruitment begins March 1st and ends May 30th!! Patty Couch
Hospitality -
All is still going very well at the Crowne Plaza.
My thanks go out to all my helpers! Randye Unsell
Newsletter/Website -
Go on our chapter website and see what wonderful hard work Lucretia Piercy has done to update and upgrad our website! Many thanks from all of us! Karen King-Smith
Fundraising !!!!!
Greetings to all you Chocolate and Champagne lovers,
With the Tabletop Stroll with Champagne & Chocolate Event fast approaching we need our help!
Deb Pettersson has graciously offered to share her expertise and talents with building some extraordinary Raffle Baskets for the Event. As you know this event will be our only fundraiser for the year and its success depends on each and every one of you lending a BIG ABWA HAND. We are asking you to donate a newitem to be included in the baskets valued at a minimum of $15. At the February board meeting categories were determined and divided among the membership.
SUGGESTIONS:
Bringing your donated items to the MARCH MEMBERSHIP MEETING
One stop shopping trip to TARGET could do it and then check this off your TO DO list
Be creative and make it a FUN item or purchase a Gift Card
DEADLINE and DROP OFF:
Deb needs your items no later than Friday March 29th at either location:
Karen Kings office at Beverly Hanks (label ABWA) or Deb Petterssons home.
BASKET CONTRIBUTION CATEGORIES:
Chocolate: Lucretia, Dora, Joan, Randye Worth
Spring Garden: Randye Unsell, Pamela, Joy, Carla
Mothers Day: Shirley, Meta, Toni, Margie
Movie Night: Karen, Patty, Hope, Shirley, Maria
Outdoor Life: Sue, Brenda, Priscilla, Kimberly
Thanks in advance for your willingness to help, donate and be considerate of theDONATION DROP OFF DEADLINE March 29.
Sincerely, Pamela Pistor
Professional Development -
What have you done lately to improve your skills? Tell us!
If you would like some personal one on one time for navigating the WIN website, let me know. Margie Pressley
Scholarship-
All Schools are being notified of our scholarship program. If you know of anyone that qualifies please send them to our website for all the information and forms. Margie Pressley
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ABWA SKY-HY CHAPTER
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
February 19 , 2013
The board meeting was called to order by Lucretia at 6:10 p.m. Present were: Lucretia Piercy, Michelle Marshall, Priscilla Lloyd, Pamela Pistor, Randye Unsell, and Brenda Irvin.
Plans were discussed about our April 4 fundraiser "Table Top Stroll with Champagne & Chocolate". Funds have been received for the payment of eleven vendor tables. Four additional tables are free due to bartering for advertising, music, and champagne. The room under contract at the Crowne Plaza will hold fifteen tables, which means we are sold out in vendor table sales. Lucretia will start a waiting list for additional persons requesting a table; if enough interest is expressed we will get a bigger room at the hotel.
Funds collected to date are $1,300.00. Corporate sponsors are: Benefit Solutions Inc., PlumbSmart Technologies LLC., Emory Electric Inc., WNC Woman Magazine, and Doug Keen. We are waiting for funds promised from Sam's Club and David McAfoos.
The design and wording on the tickets was discussed and settled on. Brenda Irvin will print and mail a booklet of five tickets to all members with a letter from Lucretia.
We will have five themed raffle baskets at this event. They are: chocolate, spring/garden, movie, Mother's Day, and outdoor baskets. Pamela Pistor will contact the members for donations with three members to a basket to share in the cost.
Appetizers were discussed that will be provided by the hotel plus the need for vendors to provide candy or something on their table to give away.
A meeting is planned Monday, February 23 at 5:30 p.m. for the selection and judging of our new WOY. She will be "crowned" at our March 14 meeting.
Michelle reported that our general fund has a balance of $1,582.00; the scholarship fund balance is $520.78.
Next board meeting will be held Wednesday, March 20, 6 p.m. at Michelle's home.
Meeting adjourned 8:15 p.m.
Reported by Lucretia Piercy
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ABWA FEBRUARY MEETING MINUTES
Lucretia Piercy called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and we recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Introductions were made.
Lucretia installed our newest member - Toni Poppy.
Our program speaker, Cheri Britton gave a dynamic speech on "How to Have a Smaller 'But'". She gave us tips on how to get off the couch and begin making real changes. Stop letting the "buts" rule your life!
Pam thanked Cheri for coming to speak to the chapter and DONATING her time for us. Pam also mentioned the upcoming "Frenzied Female" event on February 21st on the property of Parkridge Hospital, in the Leah Patterson Building. Tickets cost $45/per person.
Lucretia thanked Brenda for printing our Champagne & Chocolate flyers and updated the chapter on our event. Admission will be $25 per person. The event is Thursday evening, April 9th and will be held at the Crowne Plaza. We will have half a ballroom for this event, so the space will be good for a crowd!! We have 7 sponsors at this date.
Sue Stewart was our Vocational Speaker and told us about her "Friendly Dog Leash" business, as well as her other endeavors.
Lucretia called for a vote on the Secretary's report, which was presented on each table for review. Sue motioned to accept. Randye U. seconded. The motion passed. Lucretia then called for a motion to accept the Treasurer's report, previously emailed. Sue motioned to accept, and Joy seconded. The motion passed.
Lucretia reminded the chapter that the deadline to submit a Woman of the Year application is February 20th. The application will be based on a point system again, and applications should be sent to Lucretia. An announcement of the new Woman of the Year will be made in March.
Randye U. asked about whether Tickets for our Champagne and Chocolate event are ready. Brenda informed us that she would have them available soon.
Lucretia announced that the next Board meeting will be on February 20th at Michelle's house - 6pm.
We were asked to fill out the surveys on the tables. Both regarding Cheri Britton's presentation and any other comments or suggestions members might have to improve our meetings.
Pot of Gold and Door Prizes were drawn, and the secret pal gifts were distributed.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10pm.
Respectfully Submitted:
Kimberly Raphael McAfoos,
Recording Secretary
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SKY-HY Vision Statement:
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ABWA Sky Hy chapter is committed to seeking membership growth, business opportunities, and raising scholarship
funds by providing our membership a professional, enthusiastic, and organized chapter within the national organization. We strive to reach our goals, by meeting the needs and expectations of our future and current membership.
In addition, we continually improve and determine the roles and responsibilities for committee chairs, by holding them accountable for their duties. We exchange career focus of business knowledge, support and encourage one another
in our professional endeavors, and develop friendships that will last a life time.
We develop professional relationships with our chapter members, the national organization, and past and future
members. The ABWA Sky-Hy chapter members continuously grow personally and professionally within our organization, illustrating the dedication of accomplishing our goals and this vision statement.
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ABWA Mission Statement:
Bring together women of diverse backgrounds and to provide opportunities to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.
ABWA Proud Code of Conduct:
All members will serve as goodwill ambassadors for the American Business Women's Association.
Members will not allow their personal beliefs and convictions to interfere with the representation of ABWA's mission.
Members will always treat their member colleagues, guests, vendors and sponsors with honesty, respect, fairness,
integrity, responsibility, kindness and in good faith.
Members will maintain compliance with ABWA National, Chapter and Express Network bylaws.
Members will not use their personal power to advance their personal interests.
Members will strive for excellence in their professions by maintaining and enhancing their own business knowledge and skills, and by encouraging the professional development of other members.
PO BOX 7172, Asheville, NC. 28802
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