Chartered in 1983 |
Colorado Springs
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December 2005
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Calendar of
Events
Chapter Meetings are the
2nd Wednesday of each month.
Board Meetings are the
Thursday before the Chapter meeting.
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Date:
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December 8, 2005, 4:30pm
Board Meeting
Pass It On, Inc.
1216 W Colorado Ave Suite 100
Parking available behind building |
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December 14, 2005, 12 noon
Chapter Meeting
The Broadmoor Main Ballroom
Parking available in garage
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January 5, 2006, 4:30pm
Board Meeting
Pass It On, Inc.
1216 W Colorado Ave Suite 100
Parking available behind building
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January 11, 2005, 5:30 pm
Chapter Meeting
Patty Jewett Golf Club
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February 2, 2006, 4:30pm
Board Meeting
Pass It On, Inc.
1216 W Colorado Ave Suite 100
Parking available behind building
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| EWI Corporate Info |
Our Chapter Roster is available on the
EWI Corporate website. Check it out!
www.executivewomen.org
- Members -
If you have trouble logging in call the EWI Corporate Office for assistance.
1-801-355-2800
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 Spotlight On...
Debbie Tuzel
Art of Design
We are the leading Design Agency for small business here in Colorado Springs. We specialize in helping small businesses establish or re-position their corporate identity and expand their markets.
Creative Services:
-Corporate Identity and Branding
-Logo Design
-Business card, Letterhead and Envelope Design
-Brochures, Pocket Folders, Flyers, Rack Cards and Posters
-Direct Mail, Postcards, Invitations, Sales Announcements etc.
-Newspaper, Magazine and Yellow Page Ads
-Magazine and Newsletter Design and Layout
-Print Management
At Art of Design, we concentrate on building long-term working relationships with our clients. We take the time to get to know the key issues you face in your business. We work hand-in-hand with you to develop creative solutions for your business and marketing needs.
The Art of Design has developed a solid reputation in our community for designing creative marketing tools that highlight the uniqueness of your business. In the past 5 years we have worked with over 100 new clients in the Springs, ranging from start-up companies to well established organizations. Well known clients include Bircham’s, Kirk and Hill, and Memorial Hospital, NORAD-NorthCom, among others.
Our custom, high touch, one-of-a-kind expertise gives you the marketing edge to compete in today’s crowded, ever-changing business climate.
With over 20 years of corporate experience and many years as a successful entrepreneur, Debbie started Art of Design in 1997 at the request of independent business owners. While the majority of design agencies court the corporate market, Debbie chose to meet the professional design needs of our local business community. Our staff is here to work with you on your next project. We’ll show you how to move your business forward! (719) 272-6789.
Many THANKS to Debbie for providing the impressive EWI Golf Tournament Save the Date post card!
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EWI Charities
One of the great things about EWI is the way our members give back to the community. At the December 14 EWI Christmas Luncheon hosted by The Broadmoor, members and guests will have the opportunity to support some of our favorite charities: Silver Key, Care and Share, Urban Peak and the Women’s Resource Agency. Thanks to all of our members who contribute their time and resources to help others in need.
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2005 Member Firms |
Accent Photo Imaging
ADD Staff
Aqua Prima Center, Inc.
Armstrong Moving & Storage
Art of Design, i.d., Inc
B & L Carpet and Interiors
Bahakle Communications KILO/KYZX Radio
Benefit Designs & Associates
Berniger, Berg, Diver, Noecker, Wood Ellis
BKD, LLP
The Broadmoor Hotel
Cachet Basket Company
Ann Carlisle, PhD, Psychologist
Celebrations by Maggie
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park
Colorado Aviation
CS Convention & Visitors Bureau
Colorado Springs Utilities
Construction Specialties
Casey Cool, Marriage and Family Therapist
The Cool Company
Daniels Chevyland
Donna Vessey Entertainment
Ent Federal Credit Union
The Food Designers
Fremont Elementary - District 11
The Gazette
Gilbert Gibsons Celtic Celebration
Girl Scouts - Wagon Wheel Council
Goodwill Industries of CS
Handyman Connection
HealthSouth Premier Diagnostics CS
The Hub Car Wash & Diner
H and R Block
Image by Tia
Johannes Hunter Jewelers
KOAA-TV/Channels 5/30
La Casita Patio Cafes
Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Lane Affiliated Companies (Pepsi-Cola)
Lionstone Properties
If you have a website please notify Joan Saucerman, Directory Chair.
jsaucer@msn.com
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Management Advantage
Momentum Advertising & Public Relations
New Leaf
Old West Cigar/Old West Homebrew Supply
Op-Tech Laboratory/Your Eye Company
Orbit Promotions/Lee Wayne Corporation
Page Cafe Internet Consulting
Pass It On, Inc.
Penrose St Francis Health Foundation
Penrose St Francis Centura Healthcare System
Physique Transformations Studio
Pikes Peak Cardiology
Pikes Peak Regional Development Corporation
Pioneer Astro Industries
RBC Dain Rauscher Investments
Re/Max Properties, Inc
Sage Woman Herbs
Joan Saucerman, LTC Insurance
Penny Sayre, CPA
Seagate Technology
Shewmaker's Camera Shop
Sinton Dairy
Select Specialty Hospital of CS
Lynn Severson Interiors
Stading & Wood Chiropractic
Stanley Steemer
Sunrise Senior Living
Taylor Travel
Vectra Bank Colorado
Vision for Success
WallaceVision
Wells Fargo Bank
Wilhelm Monument
Woodford Manufacturing
World Savings
YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
Support Your
EWI Member Firms
Click on the highlighted names
to view their website.
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President's Message
 Tradition
by Kathleen O'Leary
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Hello, Executive Women – it’s GREAT to be here!
The holidays are here again and it’s time for celebration! It’s also a time for traditions and there are many! Tradition can be defined as: the passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation or a set of such customs and usages viewed as a coherent body of precedents influencing the present.
Within EWI what we do each year is influenced greatly by our customs and culture that have been passed on to us from past members and board members. For example, we have developed a culture of compassion for others-note the past donations to Silver Key, Care and Share, Urban Peak and the Women’s Resource Agency and of course our scholarships to women in transition.
We have developed a traditional and open culture where women can come in and learn new skills and new ways to promote themselves and their companies. We encourage the passing of traditions to incoming boards-sharing of food and wine and fellowship.
The EWI tradition I am most thankful for is the tradition of attracting some of the most incredible women in our beautiful city to our chapter. We have a history of having a membership that reflects a diverse economy, varying of sizes of companies, and many independent business owners. The high level of integrity and intellect is incomparable. I believe we have all had the benefit of meeting some pretty amazing and very supportive women at our chapter meetings.
For this tradition I am very thankful and am truly humbled to be your president. In this holiday season of celebrations and traditions I say SLAINTE, that’s CHEERS in Gaelic, to all of you!
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News!
Please send submissions for the Chapter Pulse to:
Contact: Beth Alexander
Phone: 593-9458
E-mail: beth@cachetbasket.com
Next Deadline:
December 30, 2005
Please email as
MSWord attachment.
Thank you.
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Birthdays
December
12/11 Nancy Taylor
12/12 Kelly Wood
12/15 Cindy Lindhorn
12/19 Diane McCreery
12/21 Wanda Reaves
12/29 Nicola Myers-Murty
If you don't see your name mentioned in your birthday month, please contact Tia Warren tia@imagebytia.com
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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November EWI Meeting
How do you get 70 very chatty women become so quiet that you could hear a pin drop? You get them to listen to the powerful message of Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, PPHPC, which was delivered by Martha Barton, President and CEO of PPH and Robin McGrath, Chief Operating Officer.
The evening’s event was held on the fifth floor of the Penrose-St. Francis Health Center Building on East Pikes Peak Avenue. It is a beautiful setting that looks over the city of Colorado Springs and it was so clear and beautiful out that all of us took in the magnificent backdrop of Pikes Peak and the city twinkling brightly below! The networking started with a wonderful variety of wines. The delectable dinner was prepared by Chef Greg Owens with Nutrition Services of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services. Kathleen O’Leary started off the meeting with some business matters and then Susan Davis from Wells Fargo Bank, a member of the EWI Board, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation introduced the speaker, Martha Barton.
Martha Barton told a room full of women the importance of quality end of life care and that the celebration of death is as important as the celebration of birth. She is very passionate about her work and Pikes Peak Hospice. She takes the leadership role she has done for 20 years very seriously. She truly believes that every day of life matters and made every woman that night feel that emotion. So much so that there was not many dry eyes after Martha spoke to all of us.
What we heard is that planning for end of life care is every bit as important to the emotional well being of the family, perhaps even more so. Many of us have seen too many people devastated by the emotional impact of the passing of a suffering loved one. We learned that hospice can help to buffer that crucial period in all of our lives and can do much to ease that critical transition for a family and to allow the family member to pass away with dignity, comfort and surrounded by love.
Hospice is not a place you go to die. It’s not even a place, really. Rather it’s a constellation of care services for the individual and the family facing a life ending illness or condition. These services include palliative care, to make less tense or severe, by an interdisciplinary team headed by licensed physicians specializing in a treatment of pain and symptom management. Emotional, spiritual and educational counseling help the family and the member to cope with grief and sense of impending loss. These kinds of services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can be given in the home, at a long term facility, or in the hospice residence itself on the fourth floor of St. Francis Health Center. And it involves trained caregivers, both professional and volunteer, who can be with the loved one to free the family caregivers for a spell away from home.
It doesn’t end with the passing of the loved one. Quality hospice also means caring for the family during bereavement, marking those special first anniversaries that can be so wrenching in the aftermath of death with special attention and caring.
Accessing hospice is usually done through your physician and assessment nurses will visit to assess the needs of the patient and the family. Many, in fact most, hospice services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurances.
Saying that death is a natural part of life doesn’t make it one bit easier when that inevitable time comes. Acceptance comes hard, both for the patient and for the family. Doing what you can to anticipate these kinds of contingencies, especially for those families who know that they are or soon will be facing terminal illnesses, can be a positive first step. These unique services are designed to provide physical, emotional and spiritual comfort for those dying and those who are grieving in our community. Now is the time for all of us to investigate, to know more and try to understand more about hospice. And it’s not just any hospice, but our community-based non-profit hospice in Colorado Springs for the past 25 years, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care!
If you want to learn more about Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care or how you can give of your time or talent, please contact Susan Davis. If anyone is interested in using Chef Greg Owens services, he can be reached at 776-8477.
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Membership Posting
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Any firm that joins Executive Women International between October 1 and December 31, 2005, will become a member through December 31, 2006. That's up to 15 months of member benefits.
Contact: Kathryn Flobeck, Membership Chair
Welcome 2005 New Members
Stanley Steemer
Carol Bryant
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
Construction Specialties
Teresa Figueredo
Excavation Services
Aqua Prima Center, Inc.
Kathryn Flobeck
Think tank for water
Art of Design, i.d., Inc.
Debbie Tuzel
Graphic design and marketing
Donna Vessey Entertainment
Donna Vessey
Corporate business entertainment and commercials
Gilbert & Gibson Celtic Celebrations
Jean Roblewsky
Celtic imports
Handyman Connection
Amy Jones
Handyman Services
HealthSouth Premier Diagnostics
Demetra Shelton
Outpatient diagnostic imaging
Image by Tia
Tia Warren
Image consultant
Pass It On, Inc.
Dianne Crimble
Estate planning /Business succession planning
Re/Max Properties, Inc
Kathleen Bosley Kershaw
Residential real estate sales
Vision for Success
Kathleen Meyer
Business coaching and consulting services
New Leaf
Linda Bloom
Non-traditional psychotherapy
Wilhelm Monument Company
Judy Wilhelm
Granite memorials, bronze, stone signs
Sage Woman Herbs
Valerie Blankenship
Herbal products, vitamins and supplements
La Casita Patio Cafés
Janet Sawyer
Mexican Food Restaurants
Momentum Advertising and PR, LLC
Laura J. Muir
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Pikes Peak Regional Development
Christine R. Ressler
Karen Lovett
Small Business Loans
Seagate Technology LLC
Lynne VanArsdale
Leading supplier of desktop and enterprise disk drives
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December Luncheon
Chapter Meeting
Holiday Networking
for Fun!
No speaker just entertainment
& lots of networking time!
Remember the Silver Key gift
The beautiful Broadmoor
Main Ballroom
(note change of place)
Time: 11:30 a.m. Sign-In and Networking
(Sign-in and cash bar in foyer of main ballroom)
12:00 noon
Cost: $30.00
Parking: $5.00
Menu
Caesar Salad, Herbed Croutons, Parmesan Cheese
Petite Filet of Beef, Sauce Perigourdine
Potato Roulade Robert, Seasonal Vegetables
Luncheon Rolls, Butter
Seasonal Berries in Almond Tuile, Vanilla Sauce
Coffee, Decaf Coffee, Selection of Teas
Please note RSVP Deadline.
RSVP Guests & Regrets by:
December 9, 2005
ALL MEMBERS MUST RSVP YES or NO
See Below
Membership Posting
Kippi Gibeau, H & R Financial Advisors
Major, Finance, Minor, Financial Consultant
Announcements
GRETCHEN F. ARENDS
daughter of John and Judy Arends,
REMAX Properties,
died in a car accident on
Friday, November 11.
A 31-year Colorado Springs resident,
Gretchen was
a loan officer.
She is survived by her daughter, Sierra Bouknight.
Lynn Cool of The Cool Company
lost her very dear mother in law,
Helen Cool.
Georgianna Lee and her
husband,
Gary lost his father.
Dianne Crimble's father Michael
suffered a severe
stroke
and is being treated at Penrose Hospital.
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EWI ACADEMY ONLINE
Wendy Cowley, EWI Professional Development Director
In response to the need for more professional development expressed by our members, EWI started our Certified Professional Leader online learning program last year. The program has the endorsement of Robert Morris University and includes a suite of classes from Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, and American Management Association. We have 13 representatives who have successfully completed the program and another 36 currently enrolled.
The course is all online, accessible from any computer. Learning is self-paced for one year. Each of the 15 lessons take about one hour to complete and course materials can be viewed multiple times if needed.
This program is not only available to EWI representatives but to any member firm employee. Omaha Public Power District, a member firm of the Omaha Chapter, was so impressed with the program that they included EWI’s Academy Online as part of their training this year. We know you and others in your firm will want to take advantage of this self-paced learning opportunity.
Therefore, we are pleased to offer special group pricing during December. Register five employees at the price of $299, just under $20 per hour of training, and the sixth registration is free.
Additional information can be found on our website at www.executivewomen.org under professional development.
Those interested in registering should send an email to Suzette Smith, Education Services Coordinator, at suzette@executivewomen.org.
We look forward to seeing you in e-class!
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Minutes
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Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting
Colorado Springs Chapter
EXECUTIVE WOMEN INTERNATIONAL ®
November 3, 2005
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Call to Order: |
Pass It On, 1216 W. Colorado Ave. , November 3, 2005 Called to order by Kathleen O’Leary , President at 5:00PM |
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Roll Call: |
Kathleen O’Leary, Bea Steahlin, Jean Roblewsky, Kathryn Flobeck, Pat Cooper, Beth Alexander, Dianne Crimble, Valerie Blankenship, Tia Warren, Donna Vessey, Lorrie Todd, Donna Berty, Susan Davis, Kimberly Powell, Kathleen Bosley Kershaw, Kay Atwood, Joan Saucerman, Georgianna Lee. Total present: 18
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Minutes: |
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Minutes accepted as printed.
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Treasurer’s Report: |
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As of 10/31/05 balances are: Operating account $23,774.71 Scholarship account $25,865.93 Endowment $121,572.28 |
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Communications: |
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Kathleen O’Leary sent out letters to 25 past members that did not renew their memberships for their feedback and has received 3 responses.
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Committee Report |
Membership – Current numbers: Member firms 77, Second Reps 12, Sustaining members 3, Life members 16, Honorary Members 0, Transitional member 1. Last months report accepted as printed. Kathryn Flobeck invited interested board members to the membership committee meetings held on the third Thursday of the month.
Program – November meeting to be held at Pikes Peak Hospice, Susan Davis facilitating, December luncheon at the Broadmoor Penrose Room, and January program by Ann Carlisle on Rejuvenation, location to be announced.
Historian – Nothing to report.
Publication: Beth Alexander needs success stories for chapter Pulse.
Sergeant-at-Arms – 51 member firms attended the October meeting at the Paragon Culinary Institute, 0 sustaining member, 2 life member, 0 transitional, 1 posted member and 16 guests for a total of 70 in attendance. Great new format of report.
Ways & Means–Kay Atwood reports that the Save the Date postcards will be sent out by mid November as well as sponsorship letters with a follow up letter in January. The committee has a goal of 20 sponsors and 200 golfers for the tournament.
Public Relations – Valerie Blankenship has looked into submitting announcements in some of the other local media and newspapers.
Directory –
Lorrie Todd reported that the photos are now in the directory and only need to be resized before it can be sent out to the membership.
Hospitality – No report.
Scholarship –Kathleen Bosley Kershaw and her committee will announce our 2 new scholarship recipients at the November chapter meeting.
Nominating – No report.
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Old Business: |
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Budgets submitted by committee chairs to President Kathleen O’Leary.
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New Business: |
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Kathleen O’Leary would like the Bylaws retyped and also be available on the chapter web page. The Denver EWI chapter has extended an invitation to their November meeting with their guest speaker Mark Sanborn author of “The Fred Factor”. Meeting to be held November 17 th at Columbine Country Club at a cost of $50.00.
Pat Cooper had submitted an application for a chapter credit card and received approval with a $5,000.00 credit limit. Pat Cooper made motion to use the new credit card for chapter business. Second by Donna Vessey . Motion approved unanimously. Pat Cooper to meet with a financial advisor in regards to our endowment fund and how best to move those funds into bonds. Jeannie Roblewsky and Pat to form a subcommittee. Due to our board meetings being held the first week of the month, Pat will submit a draft treasurer’s report for the previous month and a final report for the proceeding month.
Billings will go out in November and the chapter will again extend the prepaid dinner offer of paying for 11 dinners and getting 1 free when paid in full along with the annual dues. |
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Announcements: |
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Next chapter meeting: December 14, 2005 Luncheon at the Broadmoor Hotel
Next board meeting: December 8, 2005 Pass It On, 1216 W. Colorado Ave.
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Adjournment: |
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Meeting adjourned: 6:16 PM
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Approved: |
Submitted: |
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Kathleen O’Leary , Chapter President |
Georgianna Lee, Chapter Secretary |
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Phone (801) 355-2800
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Website:www.executivewomen.org
Email:ewi@executivewomen.org
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R I N C I P L E S
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To
bring together key individuals from member firms of EWI to achieve
world-class status as an organization through applied standards
of excellence.
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Forge
and cultivate mutual business and professional goals through
personal association and interchange.
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Afford
the opportunities and structure for leadership and professional
development.
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Provide
a wide scope of community, educational, and philanthropic services
and contributions.
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Encourage
flexibility and adaptability in a membership as diverse in its
demographics as in its interest, needs, and staying power
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