Chartered in 1983 |
Colorado Springs
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January 2006
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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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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, 2006, 5:30 pm
Chapter Meeting
Patty Jewett Golf Club
Ann Carlisle, Rejuvenation
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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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February 8, 2006, 5:30 pm
Chapter Meeting
Antlers Hotel
Heart Awareness
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March 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...
Dianne L. Loper,
AAMS ®
Pass It On, Inc.
I told them what I wanted to accomplish. They came back with solutions.
Will Perkins, Perkins Motor Co.
At Pass It On, Inc. we design and fund plans to protect family businesses from the many financial disasters that can jeopardize their survival. Our strategies protect the business during the building phase, accumulate money on a tax-favored basis during the profit phase, and transfer the business at the eventual retirement of the owner. We also provide for the unplanned transfers that occur following an illness or death of an owner by developing a business continuation strategy for employees and family members.
1. Who takes over when it’s time for the owner to move on?
2. How do we protect the assets we’ve built over a lifetime?
3. Who takes over managing them in the end?
Client Services:
-Business Succession Plan Design
-Estate Plan Coordination for Owners of Closely-held Co.
-Business and Personal Insurance Planning
-Executive Benefits for Key Employees of Private Companies
-Benefit Plans for Executives of Non-Profit Organizations
-Practical Use of Charitable Planning Concepts
For the past 30 years, Pass It On, Inc. has worked with companies to develop exit strategies for the owners, facilitate the transfer of the business to future generations, and, in some instances to create special employee groups to buy the companies. We currently serve a clientele in 36 states and 4 foreign countries.
We will arrange a no-obligation conversation during which we can find out about the business and the planning that has been done. We promise to honestly evaluate whether we can, in fact, be of help to them and if not, we will initiate no further contact. Additional information can be found on our website at www.passitoninc.com. Feel free to call us at 719.471.8320 or stop by the office at 1216 W. Colorado Avenue.
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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
 Happy New Year!
by Kathleen O'Leary
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Hello, Executive Women – it’s GREAT to be here!
Did you know that the beginning of the New Year has been welcomed on different dates throughout history? Great Britain and its colonies in America adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, in which January 1st was restored as New Year's Day.
Ways of celebrating differ as well, according to customs and religions of the world. People in Moslem societies, for example, celebrate the New Year by wearing new clothes. Southeast Asians release birds and turtles to assure themselves good luck in the twelve months ahead. Jewish people consider the day holy, and hold a religious ceremony at a meal with special foods. Hindus of India leave shrines next to their beds, so they can see beautiful objects at the start of the New Year. Japanese prepare rice cakes at a social event the week before the New Year. At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve in Ireland, there is a tradition in many villages for their pipe bands to welcome in the New Year.
The kiss shared at the stroke of midnight in the United States is derived from masked balls that have been common throughout history. As tradition has it, the masks symbolize evil spirits from the old year and the kiss is the purification into the New Year. The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the New Year. Auld Lang Syne literally means old long ago, or simply, the good old days.
Whatever the custom, most of people feel the same sentiment. With a new year, we can expect a new life. We resolve to do things different or to get started on something we have always wanted to do. We wish each other good luck and promise ourselves to do better in the following year.
For my new year I am resolving just a few things. I’d like to try something new or learn something new. I’d like to stretch myself and see where it takes me – being your president is certainly part of that stretching!
I wish for you all a very happy and prosperous 2006, whatever prosperity may mean to you. I wish you good luck in your resolutions and look forward to stretching with you in 2006.
Happy New Year!
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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:
January 25, 2006
Please email as
MSWord attachment.
Thank you.
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Birthdays
January
Lanonah Krumanocker, Jan 5
Jane Marshall, Jan 7
Kathleen O'Leary, Jan 8
Kat O'Kelly, Jan 8
Deborah Muehleisen, Jan 9
Pat Cone, Jan 14
Elizabeth Youngquist, Jan 22
Lorrie Molli, Jan 26
If you don't see your name mentioned in your birthday month, please contact Tia Warren tia@imagebytia.com
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December EWI Meeting
The beautiful Broadmoor Hotel was the location for our annual Holiday luncheon this year. We had a record attendance of 84! It was held in the ballroom due to the construction being done to the Penrose room, but it was just as lovely. The food as always was melt in your mouth. We had the benefit of having the Pikes Peak Flute Choir entertain us with their melodious holiday selections – thanks to Wanda Reaves. We also had the honor of having 2 of our scholarship recipients attend the luncheon – Rebecca Tonn and Barbara Quinn. As always having them attend brings it home about why we do our fund raising. They were both very appreciative to have received the benefit of our scholarships. We also collected the gifts to be given to Silver Key – thank you to everyone who participated. Door prizes were donated by lawyer Susan Wood-Ellis, Donna Berty of Select Long Term Care, Marti Hartman of Woodford Manufacturing, Kathleen O’Leary of Lane Affiliates-Pepsi, Linda Williamson and Allison Scott from the Broadmoor and Lorrie Molli from Goodwill. Be sure to turn in your donations to Womens Resource Agency that Kathy Wallace announced as they need our support as well. Thanks to all of you that attended and all of the honored guests!
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Membership
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
Membership Posting
Benefit Resources, Inc.
320 S. Weber, Colorado Springs, 80903
Major: Insurance
Minor: Employee Health Benefits
lst Rep: Angie Henry,
Sales Executive
2nd Rep: Angela Hamilton,
Director of H.R. Services
Announcements
Condolences to our friend and EWI Board member
Beth Alexander of Cachet Baskets was injured in a head-on collision Christmas Eve. Beth is doing well, thanks to her seat belts and air bag, but her little dog, Cuk, was killed and her car was totalled. We send her our love and healing thoughts during this difficult time.
Publications Co-Chair Dianne Crimble (now Loper)
married her childhood sweetheart, Darrel Lee, on
Christmas evening in Canon City, CO.
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 had 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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January 11
Chapter Meeting
Ann Carlisle, Ph.D.
Psychologist and
EWI Member
"Waking the Wolf Within"
A humorous piece on women's self-empowerment. With a little help from Maya Angelou and Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
Where:
Patty Jewett Golf Club
900 E. Espanola, CSC 80907
Time:
5:30 pm Sign-In and Networking
6:00 PM Dinner and Program
Cost:
$30.00 and
CASH BAR
Menu:
Buffet Dinner of
Prime Rib & Chicken Marsala,
Braised New Potatoes &
Green Beans Almandine
Please note RSVP Deadline.
RSVP Guests & Regrets by:
January 6, 2006
ALL MEMBERS MUST RSVP YES or NO
See Below
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Minutes
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Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting
Colorado Springs Chapter
EXECUTIVE WOMEN INTERNATIONAL ®
December 8, 2005
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Call to Order: |
Pass It On, 1216 W. Colorado Ave. , December 8, 2005 Called to order by Kathleen O’Leary , President at 5:00PM |
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Roll Call: |
Kathleen O’Leary, Bea Steahlin, Kathryn Flobeck, Pat Cooper, Dianne Crimble (Loper), Valerie Blankenship, Tia Warren, Donna Vessey, Lorrie Todd, Donna Berty, Kathleen Bosley Kershaw, Joan Saucerman, Georgianna Lee. Total present: 13
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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 $22,770.78, Scholarship account $25,948.65, Endowment $119,512.28 |
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Communications: |
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Lorrie Todd received a letter of thanks from Urban Peak for our chapter’s support of their holiday gift bag program.
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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. Sue Jarden will be the new representative for Penrose St. Francis Healthcare System replacing Donna Bertram. The next committee meeting is January 19 at Giuseppe ’s Depot.
Program – Donna Vessey has scheduled the January program by Ann Carlisle on Rejuvenation to be held at Patty Jewett Golf Club. Heart Awareness with Paulette Greenberg at the Antlers Hotel in February and March to be held at the Fine Arts Center with Colorado Springs new Economic Development Director Mike Kazmierski.
Historian – Nothing to report.
Publication: Beth Alexander needs success stories for chapter Pulse.
Sergeant-at-Arms – 45 member firms attended the November meeting at Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care, 2 sustaining member, 2 life member, 0 transitional, 0 posted member and 9 guests for a total of 58 in attendance.
Ways & Means– Sponsorship letters to go out in January.
Public Relations–Valerie Blankenship has a press release on the new EWI Officers with a photo of Kathleen O’Leary which will run in the business section of the Gazette on December 12 th. Valerie asked to be informed of any business awards, new boards or promotions so that she can submit the info to the Gazette to be published in the “Slice” section.
Directory –
Jane Marshall and Lorrie Todd were successful with getting the photos in the directory. Jane needs to insert the link from the spreadsheet and test the directory before it will be made available on the web page.
Hospitality –A get well basket was sent to Claudia Saunders.
Scholarship – Kathleen Bosley Kershaw and her committee have invited our past and current scholarship recipients to the December luncheon.
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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Pat Cooper to send out the 2006 billings for the annual dues as well as a thank you note for supporting EWI by mid December. Pat Cooper to prepare the annual budget for the January board meeting. Pat Cooper requested approval of deposits of $200.00 to Patty Jewett Country Club and $350.04 to the Antlers Hilton for our next two meetings. Approved.
Motion made by Kathleen O’Leary to donate $100.00 to the Colorado Deaf and Blind School, American Heart Association, Pikes Peak Humane Society and the Pikes Peak Hospice for their support of the use of their facilities and/or presenting one of programs for our monthly meetings. Second by Donna Vessey . Yes votes: 12. Nay votes: 1
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Announcements: |
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Next chapter meeting: January 11, 2006, Patty Jewett Golf Club
Next board meeting: January 5, 2006, Pass It On, 1216 W. Colorado Ave.
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Adjournment: |
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Meeting adjourned: 6:08 PM
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Kathleen O’Leary , Chapter President |
Georgianna Lee, Chapter Secretary |
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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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