Cathie John Front Range Orthopaedics, PC 365-1906
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SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Deb Haar
Enchanted Signs
572-9400
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Rockey’s Moving and Storage has been offering professional packing, moving and storage services to the people of Colorado Springs, Denver and the surrounding areas since its inception in 1983. Strategically hidden between Academy and Powers Blvd., off of Platte Avenue, we reside on a large parcel of land behind two other businesses.
Rockey’s is an agent for National Van Lines, a “certified woman owed business” at the Corporate Level. We are proud to be among the preferred carriers for the men and women who serve our country in the U.S. Military Service.
With over 100,000 square feet of storage in our warehouse, we are ready, equipped and able to provide all of your moving and storage needs, whether residential, office and industrial or warehousing and distribution.
We offer a Free Preplan Moving Consultation, packing materials, experienced packing crews, loading, transport and delivery services. No job too small or too large. Whether you are moving “in town”, “out of the state” or “around the world”, let the professionals at Rockey’s Moving & Storage take the stress out of your next move. Wherever life leads you, our commitment is to get you there on time and in budget.
After 6 years in Texas, I am so glad and blessed to be back in the Colorado Rockies among my dear friends at the EWI and am looking forward to an ongoing opportunity to meet all of the members that have joined this wonderful organization in my absence.
President's Message
President Carol Bryant
April is the beginning of spring time…..The time of newness and growth.
What an informative and interesting program we had at the Colorado Springs Country Club this last month. We learned about Memorial Hospital going for profit or non profit. Our community is now trying to decide how the hospital will best benefit Colorado Springs. Then we learned some information about the pros and cons of medical marijuana and how the marijuana issue will affect all aspects of our community. There was a lot of information given and the response from our membership at the meeting was very positive.
Our times are changing and we are trying to constantly move in a positive forward motion. The same goes for our organization and how we are trying to make changes that will make us strive and reach our potential in our 3 C’s - community, career and connections. We have voted on and passed, our new By Laws, which are more current and closer to what they are doing at the corporate level. Let’s continue to learn and grow for Executive Women International so we can reach our potential and know we are part of a great group of women who want to consistently be at our best.
Member Firms
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Board/Committee Announcements
Chapter Meeting Information:
A Mindset for Excellence
by Janna Hoiberg
Date: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 5:30pm -
Location: Colorado Tech University, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Program: Come join us for a presentation by Janna Hoiberg of ActionCOACH Business Coaching. Janna will challenge us to focus on a mindset for success and excellence. What we focus on is critical to our business and personal success. What is your focus?
Please mark
your calendars for this date with more information to come.
MAY MEETING
Date: May 11th, 2011
Location: Colorado Sprngs Country Club
Program: Colorado Lottery: Kathleen O'Leary
Should you need to cancel your reservation by the Friday before the
meeting, you MUST receive a confirming email from the SAA that your
cancellation is received. If you do not get a confirming email from
SAA, your reservation is still in effect and you will need to pay for
the dinner that was reserved for you.
List of Upcoming Programs:
COMING UP....
JUNE:
Golf Tournament
Date: Friday June 3rd, 2011
Location: Garden of the Gods Country Club
JULY:
Social Networking
Date: Friday July 13th, 2011
Location: Joan Saucerman's home
AUGUST:
Wine Tasting
Date: August 10th, 2011
Location: Motiffs
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE: Meeting requirements and RSVP
Everyone must RSVP Yes or No. No later than April 8th, 2011 EWI Program Coordinators must confirm attendance numbers with the hotel or other catering company in advance.
No shows are charged -- we need to have timely RSVPs into the Sergeant-at-Arms the Friday before the monthly meeting which is the second Wednesday of each month.
It costs EWI to pay for those that RSVP and don’t show. Once our numbers are confirmed with the hotel or other catering company, any no shows and any late cancellations must be charged in full.
EWI is required to pay for all of its registered guests, whether or not they attend.
Should you need to cancel your reservation by the Friday before the meeting, you MUST receive a confirming email from the SAA that your cancellation is received. If you do not get a confirming email from SAA, your reservation is still in effect and you will need to pay for the dinner that was reserved for you.
SERGEANT AT ARMS (SAA):
RSVP and REGRETS FOR CHAPTER MEETINGS:
In an effort to make the thankless job of Sergeant at Arms a little easier, we thought we would explain in detail the proper RSVP procedure for the chapter meetings. It has become evident that there is a great deal of confusion regarding this matter. We hope this will clear it up for you! If you have any questions, please contact Terri Flores Brown or Deb Haar, your current Sergeant at Arms team. Thank you to all who regularly RSVP on or before the deadline each month! You are so appreciated!
Please remember that the deadline requirement for RSVP/REGRETS is the Friday prior to the monthly chapter meeting. The chapter meeting is held on the second Wednesday of each month. (Except for the month of June. The golf tournament lunch serves as the monthly meeting and is typically the first Friday of June).
Members who do not RSVP by the deadline create a snowball effect for the Sergeant At Arms, the programs team, the caterer, and often the venue. With some programs the meal issue can be problematic if the adjustments are too dramatic. In some cases board members have offered to forfeit their meal if it came to that. We've come close but luckily haven't had to resort to that. Going forward we can not guarantee a meal for those who RSVP after the deadline or for walk-ins with no RSVP.
The sooner we can get your information; even if it's only the RSVP/REGRETS e-mail, it is extremely helpful and appreciated. You can wait to pay at the meeting. So, just because you RSVP doesn't mean you have to make your payment at the same time.
If you are a member paying for a guest, remember to ensure you've paid the $40 fee and not the $35 fee when you receive your confirmation, if it's short please be prepared to pay the difference at the door as we will mention it to you!
If an RSVP is made and not cancelled by the Friday before the meeting the member can be charged for the event.
We will continue to send out the roster for your review and feedback as there are times we have missed the information you submitted online. Thank you for reviewing the roster and responding. This has been very helpful to us!
Please remember to go online to http://www.springsewi.com/ and submit your RSVP or your Regrets. You may pay online if you like (this helps us tremendously too). Please remember to do so NO LATER than the Friday prior to the meeting.
WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE:
Tee Time!!
The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing. Phyllis Diller
Our 9th Annual Golf Tournament is Friday, June 3rd.
Hello Ladies!
We have changed our Ways & Means meeting dates to the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 5:30PM at The Springs Funeral Services so that more of you can attend. So please join us if you can> We would love your participation and feedback
For the newer members, our golf tournament is our major fundraiser for the scholarship fund we sponsor to assist women in transition with their college tuition. We currently have 4 amazing women benefiting from the EWI generosity and hard work each year.
Our goal is to raise $20,000, so we have lots of work to do! We currently have a $1,000 sponsorship commitment from Pepsi and a $1000 sponsorship commitment from Office Now/Adam Way Financial.
We are looking for 100% participation from our EWI members, so please think about how you would like to be involved – in ways big and small. (Thank you all for your e-mails pledging support!) If each of you would take at least 1 sponsorship packet and share the opportunity with a business vendor or someone you know that might be willing to provide a sponsorship, we should be able to make our goal. We will have packets at each meeting or you can get them from Terri Flores-Brown or Mary Good.
At the next monthly EWI meeting we will have sign up sheets for sponsorships ranging from $50 to $5000, donations for our tee-bags (we need snacks, promo items, beverages) Silent Auction & Door Prize Donations. Ways & Means memers will be available to answer questions about how you can help this year!
A special thank you to Enchanted Signs for donating signs for the event, Woodford Manufacturing for donating postage, we have auction/door prize commitments from Kissing Camels, Genesis MedSpa, Obrien’s Carpet/Rug Décor & The Springs Funeral Services, Steaksmith, Colorado Springs Country Club, Pueblo Country Club & more.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Terri Flores-Brown
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Mary Good Forsythe -
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(719) 229-9343
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(719)577-5534
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE:
Scholarship March 2011
Melissa Moffett, one of the four ladies EWI supports through our ASIST scholarship fund, will graduate on May 20th. Melissa has been attending UCCS obtaining a double Bachelor’s degree in psychology, as well as, women’s and ethnic studies. Melissa has been accepted to grad school at UCCS to obtain a Master’s degree in sociology and just landed a job at T. Rowe Price. We are very proud of her and wish her the best of luck!
Since Melissa is graduating this Spring semester, EWI will be able to support another non-traditional woman. This includes women who are past high school age and who are entering a college, university, or trade schools and/or the workforce for the first time, non-traditional students already enrolled in a college/university or trade program, who are re-training due to changes in the workplace, or who otherwise are not the traditional college or trade school students, recently finished with high school.
Please direct possible candidates to the EWI Corporate website to obtain an application or they can contact me directly. Deadline for submitting applications is June 17th, 2011.
Brandy Merriam
Ameriprise Financial
719-385-3913
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Membership Announcements
A Thank you from Bea
Perhaps you sent a lovely card
Or sat quietly in a chair
Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, As any friend could say
Perhaps you were not there at all
Just thought of us that day
Whatever you did to console our hears, We thank you so much whatever the part.
The Steahlin Family
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Let’s keep the momentum going and remember it takes a village to grow our chapter!
EWI COLORADO SPRINGS IS A WELL KEPT SECRET!LET’S CHANGE THAT AND GET THE WORD OUT. EWI Corporate has challenged all chapters this year with new membership goals -- Suggested MINIMUM goals are 90% retention and 11 new member firms. That is almost 1 per month! We are already 90 days into our fiscal year. Please help us succeed in this goal. Growing our membership benefits the backbone of our chapter as well as our individual members and their firms. If each one of us brings in one new member firm this year we will have successfully enhanced our own networking path and strengthened our ties to the EWI initiatives of Careers, Communities and Connections. Please invite prospective members to the Chapter meetings. Retain ~ Recruit ~ Grow -- We are off to a great start for the new year! Thank you for your referrals - keep them coming! If you know of someone who might like to hear from us send their contact info to Susan Davis -
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IT’S A NEW YEAR AND WE WANT YOUR PARTICIPATION IN EWI!Our Chapter does have a Member Firm Attendance Requirements: Each Member Firm must be represented by a representative or an executive at seven (7) meetings within the Chapter year and must not miss three (3) consecutive meetings at any time during the term of the membership. We also offer flexible membership whereby if a representative cannot attend a meeting that they can encourage and/or send another person from the firm toattend the monthly chapter meeting. Our chapter encourages our firms and the representatives to be “member’s in good standing.”
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 21, 2011
Climb to Conquer Cancer -- Cheyenne Mountain State Park
In Memory of our dear friend Donna Berty
Pay It Forward! Prom Dress & Tea Event, April 16
Each year we collect prom dresses and distribute them at a Prom Dress & Tea event to young ladies needing dresses for prom. Please help with this year's Prom Dress drive by donating clean, age appropriate dresses for the 2011 Prom. You can bring the dresses the next EWI meeting or contact me. Pass the word for this very worthwhile event. Dresses are needed by the1st week in April to give us time to get prepared for the April 16th event. Thank you in advance for your support. Pay It Forward!
Lorrie Todd, PageCafe Internet Consulting, 573-5628
Colorado Springs Utilities invites you to participate in developing the Electric Integrated Resource Plan, a long-term strategic plan designed to ensure customers have reliable electricity at a reasonable price. The plan is being significantly updated this year and community input is sought. You are invited to attend either or both of the upcoming public meetings.
May 11, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m., and July 13, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. both at the Leon Young Service Center Pikes Peak Room, 1521 Hancock Expressway
Susan Presti
Community Relations Manager
Colorado Springs Utilities
PO Box 1103, MC 950
Colorado Springs, CO 80947
(719) 668-3835
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Meeting Summary
March Meeting Summary:
Submitted by:Audrey Shrive; AFLAC
EWI March Meeting Summary
It might have been a small taste of March Madness at the Chapter Meeting on the ninth. The program committee tackled some controversial topics affecting Colorado Springs.
Jim Moore, Vic Chair and Chair-Elect, of the Memorial Health System Board of Trustees spoke regarding the issues surrounding Memorial’s Hospital possible change of ownership. There is much debate on whether the hospital should be continue to be run by the city of Colorado Springs, converted to a non-profit, or sold to a for profit entity.
We also had two speakers on the medical marijuana issue. Ken Lippincott, spoke against the continued legalization of medical marijuana. Ken recently chaired the “Yes on 2G” ballot issue committee in Fountain, CO and in El Paso County. Dave Newman, part owner of The Healthy Connections, a medical marijuana dispensary, spoke for the merits of the drug.
The three speakers fielded several questions from the chapter members after their presentations. The debate was lively and informative! Thanks to each of our panelists who to graciously imparted their knowledge and beliefs to EWI.
EWI Educational Corner
EWI Online Program
EWI is pleased to announce new online learning options. These classes, offered in distinct suites, are designed for maximum learning, while allowing you to finish a suite at your own pace. These suites are packed full of great knowledge to build your leadership tool kit.
Contact the Corporate Office at 801-355-2800 with any questions.
Minutes
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting
EWI
March 2, 2011
Call to Order:
Meeting called to order by President, Carol Bryant at 5:00 pm at Wells Fargo Bank, 90 S. Cascade, 2nd Floor, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
Roll Call:
Present: Rita Worster, Vice President; Christine Ressler, Secretary; Cathie John, Treasurer; Deb Haar, SAA; Brandy Merriam, Publicity; Robin Patterson, Programs; Terri Flores-Brown, Ways & Means; Eileen Wolff, Hospitality; Lorrie Todd, Communications; Pat Cooper, Advisor; Elva Munoz. Quorum present.
Minutes:
February meeting minutes reviewed. Rita Worster moved to approve. Deb Haar seconded. Motion carried unanimously.Minutes will be submitted to the Board for review prior to posting in the monthly newsletter.
Treasurer's Report:
As of 02/28/11:
Operating Account: $17,055.12
BCDP Account: $11,352.91
BCDP Raffle: $3,605.43
Total Cash: $40,719.11
Endowment Account: $188,578.39
Total Assets: $220,591.85
Rita Worster moved to approve the financial statement as presented. Deb Haar seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer, Cathie John called for a motion to add her name to the EWI of Colorado Springs bank accounts. Christine Ressler moved to approve the addition of the New Treasurer, Cathie John, to the bank accounts. Rita Worster seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Committee Reports:
Sergeant-at-Arms - Deb Haar
February meeting attendance:
Members 31
Sustaining 1
Transitional 0
Life 1
Guests 7
Total 40
Membership - Elva Munoz for Susan Davis
Reviewed Membership report for the month of February: 44 Members Firms, 6 Additional Member Representatives, 3 Sustaining Members, 22 Life Members, 2 Honorary Members, 0 Transitional Members, 1 Pending New Member applications.
Membership Committee recommends posting new member firm application for Proforma Mark-it Pros. Elva Munoz moved to approve posting new member firm application Proforma Mark-it Pros on behalf of Susan Davis. Brandy Merriam seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Elva Munoz presented the results of the membership renewals. 2010 had 10 new members. Nine firms did not renew. Year to date for 2011 there are four new member firrms with onepending application and two replacement representatives.
Programs - Robin Patterson
The March meeting will be held at the Colorado Springs Country Club. Topic is medical marijuana and the future of Memorial Hospital. April’s meeting will be hosted by Janna Hoiberg of member firm ActionCoach to be held at Colorado Technical University. May’s meeting to be held at the Colorado Springs Country Club hosted by Kathleen O’Leary with the Colorado Lottery. The July meeting will be held at the home of Joan Pierce as a pot luck and byob networking event. Kevin Knebel is being considered as a speaker for the January 2012 meeting. The Board had no objections.
Hospitality - Eileen Wolf & Brandi Walters
Brandi compared costs between several vendors for new name badges. Everyone will receive new badges not just new members. Brandi Walters moved to approve an expenditure of up to $1,000 for new name badges for the entire membership and supply on hand for new members. Eileen Wolf seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Eileen reported the three touch system has been implemented and all meeting guests have been contacted.
Scholarship - Cindy Stermitz
This semester’s scholarship awards have been paid. As a representative of Mountain States Pipe and Supply, Cindy is requesting a Leave of Absence and is asking the Board to recruit a member to temporarily chair the committee as fall semester applications will need to be reviewed. Brandy Merriam will announce at the next meeting.
Ways & Means- Mary Good Forsythe& Terri Flores-Brown
Monthly committee meetings are changed to the 3rd Wednesday. The next meeting will be assembling marketing packets for sponsorships. Other golf courses are requesting consideration to host the EWI tournament.
Publicity - Brandy Merriam
Gayle Harrison from the Woodmen Edition will be a guest at the March meeting. Need to start getting announcements published in the CSBJ again. Brandy discussed using white papers about EWI for promotions.Linked In and Facebook pages were discussed. Sending out meeting announcements via Linked In and emails was discussed. Lorrie Todd suggested the possibility of setting up a blog page on the website.
Historian - Marti Hartman
Still missing seven photos for the On-Line Directory.
Communications - Lorrie Todd
Email newsletter links discussed. Seiko Tran sending out meeting announcements and utilization of Board/Member email lists discussed. Making progress with the on-line directory.
Nominating - Audrey Shrive: No Report
Advisor- Audrey Shrive for Pat Cooper
ByLaws Committee finalized the amendments and Pat Cooper emailed to the Board for review. Board must send in votes by close of business on Friday. THe membership will vote at the next meeting.
OldBusiness:
None.
New Business:
None.
Announcements:
Next Board of Directors meeting is Wednesday, April 6th.
April is the beginning of spring time…..The time of newness and growth. 
