Chartered in 1983

Colorado Springs Chapter

December 2007

Calendar of Events

Chapter Meetings are the 2nd
Wednesday of each month.

Board Meetings are the Wednesday before the Chapter meeting.

Date:
Event:

Where:

Dec 5, 2007, 4:30 pm
Board Meeting
Wells Fargo Bank
90 South Cascade, 2nd Floor
719-577-5332

Date:
Event:
Where:

Dec 12, 2007
Chapter Meeting:The Broadmoor
Program HolidayCheer!

Date:
Event:
Where:

Dec 5, 2007, 4:30 pm
Board Meeting
Wells Fargo Bank
90 South Cascade, 2nd Floor
719-577-5332

Date:
Event:
Where:
Dec 12, 2007
Chapter Meeting:The Broadmoor
Program HolidayCheer!
Date:
Event:

June 6, 2008
Sixth Annual Scholastic Classic Golf Tournament

EWI Corporate Info

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Spot Light On...

The Broadmoor
Linda Williamson & Allison Scott

AS THE BROADMOOR GETS READY TO CELEBRATE 90 YEARS in 2008
– DID YOU KNOW...

For over a century, dreamers, farmers, investors, and even a Prussian Count have held a vision of the magnificence in store for the Colorado Springs area. It took the foresight, dedication and incredible vision of one man, Spencer Penrose, to bring the dream to reality … and to make it wonderful enough to last 89 years.

Even before it was the Broadmoor Dairy Farm, the land at the base of Cheyenne Mountain was a ranch where corn was grown for making brooms. Willie Wilcox, who came to the area seeking his fortune and hoping to find a cure for his tuberculosis, bought the land in 1880 and established a small dairy. Unfortunately, Wilcox’s inexperience with animals soon became evident, and he realized that without significant investments the project would not be a success, so he began negotiations to sell the land.

Prussian Count James Pourtales had also come west to seek romance and fortune and in 1885 he brought his knowledge of German scientific farming to Colorado Springs, and began a partnership with Wilcox to bring the dairy back to life. So in 1890, Count Pourtales formed the Broadmoor Land and Investment Company and purchased the original 2,400-acre tract.

To entice people to buy lots, Pourtales built The Broadmoor Casino, which opened July 1, 1891. A small hotel was constructed a few years later. Continually beset by financial problems, Pourtales was unable to move forward with development of the site, and the property was forced into receivership. The casino and its small neighboring hotel were used for many local events but was eventually converted into a boarding house and day school for girls.

On May 9, 1916, Spencer Penrose, a Philadelphia entrepreneur who had made his fortune in gold and copper mining, purchased The Broadmoor Casino and Hotel 40-acre site, and an adjoining 400 acres. Using the New York architectural and design firm Warren and Wetmore, Penrose began construction of the main complex on May 20, 1917. With the objective of creating the most beautiful resort in the world, Spencer Penrose along with his wife Julie and his team of architects and designers, imported artisans from Italy and other European countries to create the ornate moldings and paintings which adorn the interior of The BROADMOOR as well as the elaborate exterior detailing. Italian Renaissance in style, the original BROADMOOR resort was designed with four wings which were completed in June 1918. An 18-hole golf course was concurrently designed by master golf-course architect, Donald Ross.

The genius of Spencer Penrose was not limited to the construction and operation of a world-class resort. He was brilliant in the promotion and marketing of the resort, and the surrounding areas. Penrose correctly assessed the tourist value of Pikes Peak for the growth of The BROADMOOR. He built the Pikes Peak Road leading to the summit as an alternative to the Cog Railway and established the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, which is still considered one of the finest privately owned zoos in the United States. In 1925, Penrose purchased and modernized the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, which became one of his most enduring legacies.

When The BROADMOOR opened in 1918, Penrose charged each and every employee with providing a level of service and overall experience as yet unattainable in the United States, but expected throughout Europe. He contracted Italian Executive Chef Louis Stratta and charged him with brining his inventive and international ideas to America’s west. All BROADMOOR employees – from resort executives to bellhops – received comprehensive training to enable them to provide meticulous service as well as sustain a high level of employee loyalty. In the resort’s 89-year history, The BROADMOOR has had only six Presidents and four Executive Chefs, a true distinction in the hospitality industry, and a testament to the “quality of life” at the resort.

The BROADMOOR’s surge in fame led to an expansion of the resort’s facilities, all created against The BROADMOOR’s “grand plan” of top-rated service and uncompromising excellence. Addressing the popularity of golf as an American pastime, The BROADMOOR hired famed golf-course architect Robert Trent Jones to design a second golf course; Jones’ nine-hole course was expanded to 18 holes in 1965. A third golf course, designed by Ed Seay and Arnold Palmer was added in 1976.

In 1961, The BROADMOOR constructed the International Center and The Penrose Room, a fine-dining restaurant. In 1976, the West Complex was completed, adding another 154 guestrooms and a variety of meeting facilities. Colorado Hall, a second conference facility was constructed in 1982 and the 12,000 square-foot Rocky Mountain Ballroom opened in 1994.

In 1995, an additional 150 guestrooms with either lake or mountain views, were added and the hotel opened the new BROADMOOR Spa, Golf and Tennis Club that featured a full-service, world-class “amenity spa” and state-of-the-art fitness, a golf clubhouse, three restaurants and lounges and both golf and tennis pro shops.

The summer of 2001 saw the completion of an infinity edge swimming pool with waterslides, a children’s pool and a new pool café. In October 2001, the venerable BROADMOOR Main closed for the first time in the history of the resort to undergo a major renovation. May of 2002 saw the unveiling of The BROADMOOR’s $75 million renovation project with the addition of the Lakeside Suites building.

The BROADMOOR added 60,000 square feet of additional meeting space with the completion of BROADMOOR Hall in 2005. Summit, an Adam D. Tihany - designed restaurant located adjacent to the Hall, opened to rave reviews in December of 2005.

The Carriage Museum relocated from the south side of the property and expanded to 8,000 square feet. The museum features historic memorabilia and vintage automobiles and carriages from the Penrose private collection. Eight new retail shops grace the area between BROADMOOR Main and South Tower, and single-family brownstones and condominiums opened, bordering the resort and creating a decidedly European village feel to the surrounding area. South Tower has been renovated to include balconies and Juliet’s, as well as the latest in technological upgrades. In July of 2006, the Mountain Course reopened as 18-holes, designed by Nicklaus Design, once again bringing The BROADMOOR up to 54 holes of championship golf.

Since its opening, this grand resort has been the destination of presidents, statesmen, foreign dignataries and celebrities. United States Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt (Franklin D.), Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and George H.W. Bush have all stayed at The BROADMOOR. Foreign VIPs include King Hussein of Jordan, Princess Anne, Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu of Japan, the King of Siam, George W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Donald Rumsfeld and the NATO Ministerial Alliance. The hotel has also attracted many entertainment and sports celebrities throughout its long history including John Wayne, Maurice Chevalier, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Charles Lindbergh, Clark Gable, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Sir Elton John, Ted Turner, Jane Fonda, Terry Bradshaw, Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming, Michelle Kwan, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Sugar Ray Leonard, Stephen Tyler and Aerosmith, Michael Douglas, Bob Costas, Cher, Dana Carvey, Bobby Knight and the Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown, Lance Armstrong and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

The BROADMOOR is the longest-running consecutive winner of both the AAA Five-Diamond and the Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star awards. In November, the resort received another distinction when AAA awarded the Penrose Room restaurant with Colorado’s first-ever AAA Five-Diamond Award for Dining Excellence. Only 60 restaurants out of 60,000 rated hold that distinction nationwide.

A modest history of one of Colorado Springs, and Colorado’s most colorful and historic resorts. Now you know “The rest of the story.”

2007 Member Firms

Click on the underlined names to view the member's website.

ADD Staff
Aflac Insurance
All That Glitters
Aqua Prima Center, Inc.
Art of Design, i.d., Inc
B & L Carpet and Interiors
Benefit Resources
BKD, LLP
The Broadmoor Hotel
Cachet Basket Company
Ann Carlisle, PhD, Psychologist
CS Convention & Visitors Bureau
Colorado Springs Utilities
Cornerstone Retail Team LLC
Casey Cool, Marriage and Family Therapist

The Cool Company
Ent Federal Credit Union
Executive Image by Tia
Food Designers
The Gazette
Gilbert Gibsons Celtic Celebration
Girl Scouts - Wagon Wheel Council
Goodwill Industries of CS
H & R Block
Holland & Hart
Kraemer, Kendall, Benson & Gardner
Land America Title Company

Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Lane Affiliated Companies (Pepsi-Cola)

 

If you have a website please notify Kathleen O'Leary Directory Chair.
KOLeary@pepsilane.com

Lynn Severson Interiors
Management Advantage
Old Town Guest House
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 Centura Healthcare System
Phoenix Consulting
Pikes Peak Regional Development Corporation
RBC Dain Rauscher Investments
Re/Max Properties, Inc
Sage Woman Herbs
Joan Saucerman, LTC Insurance
Sinton Dairy
Select Specialty Hospital of CS
Stading & Wood Chiropractic
Stanley Steemer
United Title

Wachovia
WallaceVision
Wells Fargo Bank
Wilhelm Monument
Woodford Manufacturing
YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region

Support Your
EWI Member Firms


Click on the underlined names
to view the member's website.

Board Officers

PRESIDENT
Susan Davis
Wells Fargo Bank
577-5332
Susan.L.Davis@wellsfargo.com

INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT/
PRESIDENT ELECT
Kathy Wallace
WallaceVision
548-0582
kawallace@msn.com

SECRETARY
Pat Cooper
World Savings
471-4335
pcooper105@worldsavings.com

TREASURER
Chris Ressler
Pikes Peak Regional Development
471-2044
christine@pprdc.com

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Elva Munoz
Wells Fargo Bank
577-5534
elva.p.munoz@wellsfargo.com

Lynn Severson
Lynn Severson Interiors
598-1018
lynn@lsinteriors.com

President's Message ...

Work Together or Fail Together

by Susan Davis,
Wells Fargo Wealth Management Group

A man was having a conversation with a pastor one day and said, “I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.” The pastor led the man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the man’s mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly and appeared to be starving. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. “Can’t you do anything to help them?” he asked. The pastor said, “You have seen Hell.”

Then they went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of delectable stew. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The man said “I don’t understand.” “It’s simple,” said the pastor. “It requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.”

At the September chapter meeting, I said “It’s not the size of the ship; it’s the motion in the ocean.” Our Colorado Springs chapter of EWI has an incredible legacy of almost 25 years (fall of 2008) in this community. Each of us and our firms joined this chapter because we felt a connection with the organization, identified with the mission of the chapter, and a bond with women on many levels. But I have to tell you the boat won’t go if we all don’t row. It’s called teamwork and no one is more important than the team. Nothing is more important than Colorado Springs EWI!

When you get involved in EWI, it becomes a journey with a few turns here and there. Some of the roads taken are choices we have made, others are from another source. Every year the board tries to make the best choices for the chapter, some are good, some are not. But no matter what, most are opportunities to learn from others. Our chapter is an organization where we can all learn from each other. There are many opportunities for continuous improvement. If we choose, we can learn from our membership, from past EWI leaders, and we can learn from our guest speakers. As leaders in our community and companies, we should choose the opportunity to learn something new that is waiting to be discovered and do something exciting each day. As president this year I ask each of you to make it your goal to support our EWI organization which can mean to support it on many levels. Get involved, be a leader, make a difference, help us grow, and make this the premier women’s organization that other women will want to be a part of. It can’t be done alone but by a group of powerful women.

I am constantly amazed, inspired, enthused and motivated by the vast amount of knowledge I am exposed to on a daily basis from the many experiences and interactions I have and from the women I meet within EWI and those that have been a part of EWI in the past. I encourage you to open yourself, to look to those around you, get involved, do things in life that are inspirational and influential. Because leadership matters and your leadership in our EWI organization will go far I promise you.

Susan Davis
Wells Fargo Bank WMG

Board Committee Chairs

DIRECTORY
Kathleen O'Leary
Lane (Pepsi) Affiliated Companies
228-3024
koleary@pepsilane.com

HISTORIAN
Bea Steahlin
Sinton Dairy
599-3067
steahlin@msn.com

HOSPITALITY
Joan Saucerman
Long-Term Care Ins. Broker
598-1118
jsaucer@msn.com

Verna Severson
Woodford Manufacturing
574-0600
vernajs@woodfordmfg.com


MEMBERSHIP
Angie Henry Stott
Benefits Resources, Inc.
884-0700
ahenry@benefit-resources.net

NOMINATING/ADVISOR
Kathy Wallace
WallaceVision
548-0582
kawallace@msn.com

PROGRAMS
Kim Griffis
Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau
635-7506
kgriffis@experiencecoloradosprings.com

PUBLICATIONS
Jean Roblewsky
Gilbert & Gibson Celtic Celebrations
272-7540
djroblewsky@email.msn.com

Lorrie Todd
PageCafe Internet Consulting
573-5628
lorrie@pagecafe.com

PUBLICITY
Audrey Shrive
Aflac Insurance
440-5539
audrey_shrive@us.aflac.com

SCHOLARSHIP
Kathleen Bosley-Kershaw
Re/Max Properties
205-4486
kathleenkershaw@remax.net

Barb Winter
Ent Federal Credit Union
550-6575
bwinter@ent.com

TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Lorrie Todd
PageCafe Internet Consulting
573-5628
lorrie@pagecafe.com

WAYS & MEANS
Dianne Crimble
Pass It On, Inc.
471-8320
dianne@passitoninc.com

Carol Bryant
Stanley Steemer
570-1068
steemit4u@aol.com

Newsletter Submissions!

Please send submissions for the Chapter Pulse to:

Contact: Jean Roblewsky E-mail: djroblewsky@email.msn.com

Please email as MSWord attachment.

Thank you.

 

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Announcements

Chapter Meeting Information

The December 12
EWI Holiday Luncheon
The Broadmoor, WBR Foyer.



Membership Postings

None reported this month.


Membership Announcements

Colorado Springs EWI Chapter Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary!!!

In the Fall of 2008, Executive Women International will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in the Colorado Springs community. We are going to need a big extraordinary planning committee formed for this once in a lifetime event. All EWI’s please begin to think about this event and how YOU can help. If you want to be on the committee or have any creative ideas, please share your thoughts with Kim Griffis, our program chairwoman. You will hear more about this in the next few weeks.

Hospitality Committee

Hospitality Committee will coordinate with Programs for several mixers. We are looking for some great ideas, so your feedback is needed. Please contact Joan Saucerman with your ideas.

Silver Key Giving Tree

Response to Silver Key Giving Tree has been great! PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR GIFTS TO THE DECEMBER LUNCHEON. They should be wrapped in a decorative "sack" with the name tag ornament affixed to the outside. Joan Saucerman has three ornaments left and is hoping these will be taken at the December meeting.

Questions?  Call Joan Saucerman, Hospitality Co-Chair, 598-1118.


Help Make Our Meetings Excellent! Join The Program Committee.

Calling all creative thinkers! Your ideas and time are needed to provide dynamic and fun programs for next year.

Please contact Kim Griffis as soon as possible to be included on the ever exciting Program Committee!

Watch for the upcoming announcement for the time and date of the next meeting where we will decide on our speakers and programs for 2008 and begin our discussions on how to throw the best EWI-Colorado Springs Chapter 25th Anniversary Bash ever!

Kim Griffis, Program Committee Chair, 719-685-7627 or kgriffis@experiencecoloradosprings.com.


Scholorship Committee

We have TWO NEW scholarship recipients:
Denise Pope - She is attending UCCS working toward a degree in Accounting

Kimberly Sands - She is attending Colorado Technical University working on her degree in Management

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH LADIES!

Kathleen Kershaw, Scholorship Committee


CONGRATULATIONS TO OP-TECH LAB!

They have just started there 32nd year in business. Op-Tech and Kathy Kelly are great supporters of EWI and Kathy is a past president.



Newspaper Recycling Changes!

The big green bin parked on Pikes Peak Avenue near the Gazette operation is now a white one! Many of you are still taking your newspapers there for recycling.
Thank you so much! The good news is that now you can take magazines, office papers and junk mail to the white bin.

Remember the proceeds from the recycled papers are generously donated to the Colorado Mountain Reclamation Foundation to help us keep up the reclamation work on the mountain quarry scars. Thanks to Amanda Mountain and The Gazette.

Merry Christmas all!

Wanda Reaves, Project Manager
Colorado Mountain Reclamation Foundation


Got Golf?

Spnsorships Are Rolling In! ……

Ways & Means Committee Report

Hello Ladies of Colorado Springs EWI,

The Ways and Means Committee has already started collecting sponsorships for our 6th Annual Golf Tournament. YIPPEE!!! One of our first Corporate Sponsorships, who has donated a Bachelor Level Sponsorship ($1,000), is "Lane Affiliated Companies [Pepsi]". We have also had committments from other members -Accent Photo, Art of Design, Ann Carlisle, Caroline Easton, Pikes Peak Regional, Woodford Mfg, Stanley Steemer, Pass It On, Goodwill -who have donated in other levels as well.

We are trying to reach a 100% participation from our members. This can be done in giving your time, talent or treasure. How exciting to be able to help other women be able to reach their education goals by sponsoring a scholarship or being able to send some of our dynamic women to LCAM! This is an opportunity for all of us to be able to give back to our organization and our community. We know many of you are setting up your budgets for the new year -2008- and we are hoping you will be able to help out in our goals for the 6th Annual Golf Tournament.

Thank you all so much for helping us to have a wonderful Golf Tournament and to celebrate our 25th Year in Executive Women!!

Dianne & Carol
Ways & Means


LCAM 2007 ... as remembered by Pat Cooper

It was a huge celebration the 60th annual "Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting" also call "LCAM" held in Houston, TX.

 This years' theme was "Leadership Matters".  This was my second LCAM.  My first was Salt Lake City 2005.  That experience made me proud to belong to EWI.  This last conference expounded that fact!  The format of the conference definitely focused on leadership styles.  The newest module to "The Academy of Leadership" designation is Servant Leadership presented by Dr. Ferch, Gonzaga University.  Examples of this style are individuals we all recognize are Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi. 

Our first day was spent attending one of the all day Leadership modules. After classes, we attended the opening reception hosted by EWI of Houston.  This gave us the opportunity to mingle with approximately 550 other EWI's.  We were actually the stars of the event, (see photo).  This event encourages Chapters to express themselves. A pin exchange session starts the event which gave us an opportunity to meet many other EWI's.

Our second day gave us the opportunity to listen to several dynamic speakers ranging form Sam T Bailey, who reminded us we are all brilliant, to a comic presentation that inspired us to bridge the four generations that are now present in the work force. Our luncheon speaker Dr. Janet Lapp is ranked among the top 1% of professional speakers' world wide and may be familiar to you as host and creator of Keep Well, a CBS series.

Just a glimpse of our trip - my hope is that each of you consider LCAM "08"; the education opportunities are a bargain - the friendships and bonding will be life-lasting and the setting is Palm Springs.  We are so thankful to the success and hard work of all who supported our Ways and Means Committee in 2006.  We encourage our Chapter to make our 2007 Committee just as successful to continue to support our mission.

Facts to be proud of as a Colorado Springs EWI member

  • We are one of the largest chapter of the 72 Chapters.

  • We are well respected and admired at LCAM for our Chapter's aggressive and uninhibited nature.

  • Linda Williamson, The Broadmoor Hotel completed her Academy of Leadership designation and was recognized.

 

November Meeting

The November meeting was an information-packed evening with the guest speaker, Suzanne Tulien with the Brand Ascension Group, sharing her expertise on how to enhance our business brands in new and exciting ways. Her message included information about utilizing our senses when branding including elements of sight, sound, smell, touch, taste and intuition. She explained how expanding how we brand will enhance the marketing tools and tactics that we are currently using and enhance our efforts to project powerfully receptive messages to our existing customers and attract new ones as well.

Several members participated in branding their businesses that evening by decorating a dining table with colorful props that projected a fun and effective message about their business. Studio Bee at the Pikes Peak Center was alive with creative examples of Colorado Springs EWI’s unique and dynamic membership!

After an enjoyable meal and a dynamic presentation, the evening ended with a huge outpouring of door prizes that also helped to promote member businesses to the many guests and member organizations that attended.

 

 


Chapter Minutes

 

Minutes of the Colorado Springs Chapter

EXECUTIVE WOMEN INTERNATIONAL¨

November 7, 2007

Call to Order:

Meeting called to order by President, Susan L. Davis at 5:00pm at Wells Fargo Bank, 90 S Cascade, 2nd flr, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.

Roll Call:

Pat Cooper, Secretary, Christine Ressler, Treasurer, Lynn Severson, SAA, , Kelly L Wood, Guest, Bea Steahlin, Historian, Kim Griffis, Program Director, Joan Saucerman, Hospitality, Dianne Crimble and Carol Bryant, both Way and Means, Elva Munoz, SAA, Susan, Davis, President, Audrey Shrive, Publicity. Angie Stott, Membership. 13 present quorum established.

 

Minutes:

One correction to minutes: Kelly Wood should be titled as guest not VP. Motion by Christine Ressler, second by Autdry Shirve, approved. Minutes approved with noted change.

Treasurer's Report:

As of Sept 31 2007 Checking $ 5,969.0 Savings $ 23,894.82 Endowment $ 192,034.28.

Debit card transactions presented: 10-01-07 LCAM $301.84, 10-02-07 $652.86 LCAM, 10-02-07 $614.25 LCAM, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo membership meeting $777.90 a potential refund on a portion of this charge.

Motion to approve by Carol Bryant, second by Lynn Severson, motion approved.

The budget was presented; any questions or comments should be emailed to Christine by Nov 10th. The budget to be presented at the November general membership meeting.

Communications:

President Davis reviewed Robert's Rules of Order and the expectation is that this board will follow the rules to the best of our ability

Committee Reports:

Membership - 53 Member Firms, 8 Additional; Reps, 2 Sustaining Members, 18 Life Members, 2 Honorary Members

Membership would also like to present the following Items:

1.  Recommending Jennifer Gray - Cornerstone Retail Team for membership. Motion by Angie Stott and second by Carol Bryant to approve Jennifer Gray, motion approved.

2.  Presenting sample questions for upcoming survey to members.

3.  Presenting List (also attached) of major/minor classification of current members for targeting new member firms.

New membership meeting Nov 28, 2007 11:30 at Marigolds. To discuss sub-set of firm categories and firm vs. person membership.

Programs - 2008 focus will be Career, Communication and Connections, three programs related to each subject.

A schedule of anticipated programs and topics was presented.

Additional ideas for 2008: 1. 3-5 firms per meeting to present "elevator speech" to promote their firm. 2. Encourage members to utilize announcements opportunity. 3. Focus on member firms to host speaker. 4. Provide a forum before a few meetings to introduce EWI concept to new members or prospects.

Discussed November meeting details. Tablecloths were donated for November meeting.

Hospitality - Silver Key ornaments at the November meeting for the Giving Tree.  The response at the October meeting was tremendous. Envelopes for monetary gifts will also be available at the meeting.

Historian - Working on projects. Sinton Dairy to provide eggnog at next meeting.

Publication/ Technical Advisor report by email

Added RSVP and payment capability for guests to the SpringsEWI.com website.

Created special page for guests to get meeting information, RSVP and pay.

Items of discussion: 1. To re-promote the upcoming meeting. 2. Research the potential to pay membership dues on line. 3. Research the potential of paying monthly meetings quarterly.

Sergeant-at-Arms - Reservations for upcoming meeting getting registered.

Ways & Means - First letter for golf tournament mailed. Potential donation form CS Utilities, funds may be restricted.

New business: Suggested new position for advertising needs of our membership, Community Focus endeavors.

Public Relations - Copies of advertising to CS Business Journal presented.

Scholarship - Report by email. One Scholarship recipient ratified. Deadline to be extended. Several board members to help solicited scholarship applicants. One more scholarship position available.

Directory - Updated changes for new email address for the following: Management Advantage, Bea Steahlin, Donna Berty, Pass It On and Elizabeth Youngquist. New web address for Stanley Steemer. New Members additons: All That Glitters, LandAmerica and Holland & Hart. One change in member representative for Management Advantage Susan Sills replaced Beth Jones. New fax number for Pass It On.

 

Unfinished Business:

Report of Board Planning Retreat by Kelly Wood. Exemplify the 3'C's as we move forward; career, communications and connections.

New Business:

Conflict of meeting topics. Focus on seeking internal membership for future programs. Most adhere to non-compete focus in future programs.

A new position on the board "Advisory position" to address community interests.

Announcements:

Next board meeting December 5, 2007 at Wells Fargo, second floor.

Adjournment:

6:40 PM Motion by Lynn Severson, second by Joan Saucerman, motion approved.

Approved:

Submitted:

 

Patricia V Cooper

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