Spotlight On...

Orbit Promotions/Lee Wayne Corporation

Rep: Kay Atwood

      In 1999 I decided to go on my own after 7 years in the promotional products industry with another Colorado Springs advertising specialties distributor.  You know what promotional products are, right? chochkies, leave behinds, goodies, giveaways?  People have many names for what I do.  It's advertising that you carry with you (like pens) or wear (like a polo shirt with your company's logo embroidered on the left chest.)

      Instead of becoming a distributor myself, I decided to become an independent contractor for Lee Wayne Corporation, one of the largest advertising specialties distributors in the country - also internationally.  That way I could take advantage of the terrific discounts given to a very large distributor and pass those discounts onto my clients.  But I wanted my own, unique name and came up with Orbit Promotions - products and services out of this world!

     Lee Wayne has been around since 1952 and became a division of HA-LO Industries in 1994, a publicly traded company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HMK.  Their customer service is second to none.  Orders are tracked and all of my clients know exactly when their product will arrive.  We have creative resources available for logo development and designing custom products.  Our unique and unusual promotions set your company apart to brand your image in your customers' minds.

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Why Use Promotional Products & Incentives?

• Developing customer retention

• Rewarding customer loyalty

• Promoting tradeshow exhibits

• Strengthening corporate goodwill

• Introducing new products and/or services

• Motivating and recognizing employees

• Reinforcing safety and educational programs

• Special events, i.e. golf outings, sales conferences

Why work with me?

• Creativity is my middle name.

• I have won several awards in my industry, one of which was for the grand opening of the Colorado Springs Airport.

• Ask the other EWI's who have worked with me over the years like Daniels Chevrolet, Woodford Manufacturing, Acordia, and Vectra Bank, to name a few.  It's painless and fun!

• I have 12 years of experience and can direct you to the best suppliers.

• Honesty, fairness, integrity, flexibility and prompt response!

Please call Kay Atwood at 687-9817 and visit our website - www.leewayne.com.  Thanks!

President's Message 2004 Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting By Marti Hartman

The 2004 Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting is right around the corner.

Three very important related items !

Annual Meeting Delegates

At the August meeting, we will vote on the delegates to represent our Chapter at the Annual Meeting. 

Annual Meeting Proposed Bylaws Amendments

Each Representative will soon receive an email and attachment with the proposed Corporate Budget and Bylaw Amendments to be voted on at the Annual Meeting.  Please review these and notify any of the board members with your questions or concerns.

Additional Representatives Attending LCAM

Thank you to the Firm Representatives who voted regarding the three additional Representatives to attend the Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting (LCAM).  The final tally was 42 total votes; 40 for and 2 against.

Applications will go out shortly via email to each Firm Representative. Contact a member of the board if you are interested in applying and do not receive an application.

Wanda Reaves agreed to chair the committee that will decide on the three additional Representatives to attend the LCAM.  The committee will include Sergeant-at-Arms Jean Roblewsky and Bea Steahlin, and Wanda will choose the remaining committee members.  We hope to have a final decision from the committee by the end of August.

Again, we do believe attending LCAM is an outstanding opportunity.  With no exceptions that I know of, those who attend LCAM say they gain a new appreciation for the workings of EWI, and at least as important, gain a new respect for and bond with the other Chapter Representatives, both local and national/international.

Thank you again!

News!

Please send submissions for the Chapter Pulse to:

Contact: Kathy Wallace

Phone: 548-0582

E-mail: kawallace@msn.com

Next Deadline
August 20

Please email as
MSWord attachment.

Thank you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Last Month's Meeting

The July meeting was held at the historic Colorado Springs School. Program was provided by Allan Todd, CEO of member firm, Pagecafe Internet (and married to EWI representative Lorrie). "Al" gave a very effective presentation titled Web Marketing That Works. He set various guidelines for us to follow to advertise on the internet:

1. Of primary importance - use a search engine for optimization. Google has 32% of the market; Yahoo-25%; AOL-19%; MSN-15%; and Ask Jeeves-3%. 85% of internet users use search engines.

2. Pay for good positioning and always list a benefit to the web visition - a free promotion or a discount.

3. In designing a website, use as many effective keywords as you can so people can find you. Design the site to have pages related to the keywords; have keywords on each page.

4. Collect emails from those who use your website and offer something free to those users. Ask them to promote you to their friends.

Whether you are completely computer literate or a novice, Al's presentation was extremely educational and helpful. Thank you Al and Lorrie.

Prior to and after the presentation the Colorado Springs School graciously  opened its historic rooms and lovely veranda to EWI members while we feasted on a tasty buffet by member firm, Food Designers, and wine from member firm, The Corkscrew. Thank you to all.

Members were given a history of the "Trianon Building" which dates back to 1907. The home (later school) was built by Virginia and Charles Bladwin; she was heiress to the Comstock Lode in Nevada, inheriting millions in silver, gold and timber interests. He was a descendant of soldiers who served in Washington's army during the Revolution. The home (which they called Claremont) was designed after the Grand Trianon at Versailles like its East Coast counterpart, Rosecliff (where the "great Gatsby" was filmed). Its edifice is steel and concrete with white enamel terra-cotta, one of the few remaining terra-cotta building in the nation. The estate descended to various owners and finally was purchased by the CSS Board of Trustees in 1967. The school enrolls 310 students grades K-12. The mission is to seek and liberate essential qualities of students - their passion for learning, their respect for themselves and others and their desire to act upon humane commitments.   A special thank you to Michelle Alt and Maryanne Campbell for all their efforts to open their school to our group.     

Did You Know?

by Wanda Reaves

One of the times I enjoy the most is when I can sit down over a meal and just talk to someone like this young, impressive EWI member.  She is fun and quick on the uptake.

She is probably the only member of EWI that has a degree in Agriculture!  That impressed me because I come from a farm background.  She was born and raised in a small town called Mora, New Mexico.  Now where is that?  It's somewhere between Taos and Las Vegas, New Mexico.  Her family has lived there for centuries.  Her high school graduating class had all of fifty graduates in it and the population of Mora is about a 1,000.  She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico where she received her degree.

Her career started with the Farm Credit Bureau.  She was with the Bureau in Pueblo for 12 years where her husband also worked.   As a matter of fact the initial relationship with him in a working situation was somewhat confrontational but eventually the dating began.  Her husband travels a lot with his farm credit business.  Farm Credit Bureau, by the way, is now named Farmers State Bank.  They do the admirable work of helping struggling farmers stay alive.

They are a well traveled couple with no children and have visited cities all over the world.  Her favorite two cities are Salzburg in Austria and Sydney in Australia.  Her favorite country is Costa Rica where she found that the people are not only highly educated and interesting but seem to be able to do so much with so little.  Her favorite city in the U. S. is San Francisco.

While she is a workaholic she has found time to serve on the board of Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April for six years.  This organization's mission is to serve the elderly and needy by keeping them in their homes.

They refurbish and remodel to make the homes safer and easier by installing such accoutrements as safety bars, wheelchair ramps, etc. Rebuilding Together has an admirable track record averaging about seventy homes a year.

For fun she likes to do mountain biking, golfing and scuba diving.  She also finds time to work out at Curves three times a week.  She loves a good mystery but the only time she finds to read is on an airplane!

She has two brothers and two sisters. Their mother sounds like an interesting woman.  She is a member of the Friendship Force a group that travels to other countries and sometimes stays with native families to learn more about their culture and to help them learn more about our country. 

When she retires she envisions traveling with her husband at leisure without the pressure of time constraints and staying for a few months in some countries to absorb the culture and flavor.

Her most embarrassing moment was a good one!  At an annual stockholders meeting her chair slipped off the stage and she fell with it.  A board member had to pick her up! 

She has been a member of EWI for two years and is now ready to take on a board position with the Ways and Means Committee.  When I asked her how she felt about EWI her eyes lit up.  She is indeed happy to be a member and we are indeed happy and fortunate to have her as a member.

Have you guessed?  It's none other than Pat Cooper, District Manager for the Mortgage Division of World Savings!

August
Chapter Meeting
Colorado Springs Deaf and Blind School

Corner of Institute and Pikes Peak

Date:  Wednesday, August 11, 2004
RSVP Below by August 6, 2004

5:30 PM Sign In; Tour of Facility
6:00 Dinner & Business
7:00  Program

PROGRAM

Tour

COST:  $30

MENU

Catering by Picnic Basket
Menu TBD

RSVP by August 6th!
Click Here to RSVP

Membership Postings

Principal Financial Group
Rep: Melanie Butler, Account Executive Director
(719) 634-8214
Major: Retirement Products, Minor: Investments, Insurance

New Members

Penrose St. Francis Health Foundation, 957 E. Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, 634-2046. 

Rep: Deborah K. Ruport, Vice President:  deborahruport@centura.org

2^nd rep: Judy Gunson, Vice President:  judygunson@centura.org

Changes

The new rep for Vectra Bank is Cyndi Clark, Branch Manager.  She can be reached at 575-6484 (direct line).  Her fax is 634-2591and her email is cclark3@vectrabank.com.

Congratulations

Congradulations to our local EWI scholarship recipient Rebecca Tonn, who won a $2,500 national EWI ASIST scholarship!!  We wish Rebecca luck and all the best in her studies.

Announcement

Want to See Your Name on the Front Page???

If you are new to EWI, or haven't been profiled in our newsletter lead article in over two years, please email Michelle Vandepas, mav@usa.net so we can schedule an article about you and your business.  This is a wonderful way to network with others in our organization.

Upcoming EWI conference:  EWI Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting: Sept. 23-25, New Orleans at the New Orleans Marriott.

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Corporate Office Contact Information

515 South 700 East, Suite 2A

Salt Lake City, UT 84102-2801

Phone (801) 355-2800

Fax (801) 355-2852

Website:www.executivewomen.org

Email:ewi@executivewomen.org

P R I N C I P L E S

• To bring together key individuals from member firms of EWI to achieve world-class status as an organization through applied standards of excellence.

• Forge and cultivate mutual business and professional goals through personal association and interchange.

• Afford the opportunities and structure for leadership and professional development.

• Provide a wide scope of community, educational, and philanthropic services and contributions.

• Encourage flexibility and adaptability in a membership as diverse in its demographics as in its interest, needs, and staying power