Chartered in 1983 |
Colorado Springs Chapter
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August 2008 |
Calendar
of Events
Chapter Meetings
are the
2nd
Wednesday of each month.
Board Meetings
are the
Wednesday before the Chapter meeting.
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Date:
Event:
Where:
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August
6, 2008, 4:30 pm
Board Meeting
Wells Fargo Bank
90 South Cascade, 2nd Floor
719-577-5332
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Event:
Where:
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August
13, 2008
Chapter Meeting:
Program:Girl Scouts, Money Focus "Got Money"
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September
3, 2008, 4:30 pm
Board MeetingWells Fargo Bank
90 South Cascade, 2nd Floor
719-577-5332
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September
10, 2008
Chapter Meeting:
Program:Annual Business meeting, new installation of board |
EWI Corporate Info
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Our Chapter Roster is available
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1-801-355-2800
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Spot Light On...
Elva Munoz
Wells Fargo Bank
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As an Assistant Vice President with Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.,
I have over twelve years of banking experience; the last four
have been as a Relationship Manager (Business Banker) here
in Colorado Springs, CO. As a Business Relationship Manger,
I enjoy working with customers and helping them be successful
in their businesses by providing continuing financial advice
as appropriate, determining customers commercial loan and deposit
needs and deepen existing customer relationships, by acting
as the customers advocate in securing suitable credit as well
as products and services. I structure and complete straight
forward secured and unsecured business and individual loans.
I recently closed a $1.5MM loan on a Neighborhood Retail Shopping
Center. As A Wells Fargo Employee I contribute both with my
time and financially to various non-profit organizations in
the community. Recently I have served on the Colorado Springs
Wagon Wheel Girl Scouts Council Board, the United Way Allocation
Committee, the Junior Achievement Elementary Schools Program,
and I am currently on the YMCA Camp Shady Brook Board as well
as a current Board Member of EWI Colorado Springs Chapter.
Wells Fargo has a long history in Colorado. In 1852, Henry
Wells and William Fargo founded Wells Fargo & Co. to provide
banking and express service to western pioneers. The company
began operations in Colorado in November 1861, when Wells Fargo
took control of the major overland stagecoach lines in the
West, with the purchase of stagecoach king Ben Holladay's stage
routes. After this grand consolidation, Wells Fargo & Company
incorporated in the Colorado Territory.
A Denver newspaper editor told Coloradans that Wells Fargo
could now "attend to their business to the ends of the earth
if required." Its stagecoaches brought transportation,
mail and dependable banking and express service to settlers
all over the west. Wells Fargo met the challenge of driving
stages through the harsh Rocky Mountain winters.
In the summer of 1875, several railroads established their
own express operations and Wells Fargo temporarily withdrew
from the express transportation business in Colorado. Wells
Fargo returned to Colorado in 1881 and today is the state's
largest financial services company, serving customers through
more than 150 banking stores, 28 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
locations and 22 Wells Fargo Financial locations in 65 communities.
For more than 100 years Wells Fargo has been supporting financial
opportunities for women. As early as 1869, Wells Fargo helped
incorporate the Women's Cooperative Printing Union. And, a
number of women served as Wells Fargo agents at express offices
across the nation.
In 1995, Wells Fargo Women's Business Services Program was
launched as an education and outreach program that builds relationships
with women business owners and supporters, helping them increase
their access to capital and other financial services.
As the first financial services provider in the country to
establish a national program dedicated to women small business
owners, Wells Fargo continues to raise the bar as a leading
supporter of women entrepreneurs nationwide
The original program was a 10-year commitment to loan $15
billion to women-owned businesses. The program has far exceeded
original expectations and to date, more than $31.5 billion
has been lent to women small-business owners across the country
as of Q4-07!
Wells Fargo offers the industry's most powerful combination
of dedicated people and technology to provide you unsurpassed
service 24/7.
Wells Fargo business bankers save you time, maximize your
money and are committed to helping you succeed financially.
As a Wells Fargo customer, you receive:
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personal service and responsiveness from
a business banker that you can count on
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a collaborative professional who always
has your best interest in mind when making recommendations,
and
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capability and expertise to work with you
across the entire range of business financial services
Let a Wells Fargo Business Banker serve as your personal
Wells Fargo's full range of services for your personal and
business needs give you flexibility, speed and competitive
advantage. This extensive range of services includes commercial
real estate lending, equipment financing, banking, business
insurance, investments, cash management, merchant card, payroll,
foreign exchange, online banking.
Business Banker
Aside from its strong historical ties to the state, Wells
Fargo's commitment to the Pikes Peak Region and Colorado extends
far beyond just being a leading provider of financial services
to meet all of its customers financial needs and help them
succeed financially. It also includes the role of an employer
that encourages and values work force diversity, and being
a committed corporate citizen that helps to maintain its communities
as great better places to live, work and do business.
The cornerstone of Wells Fargo's community banking philosophy
is local leadership. Location presidents, who know their communities
and their customers well, are responsible for decisions on
lending, sales and marketing, and contributions.
Wells Fargo has a long history of supporting the state's nonprofit
community by providing monetary contributions, employee volunteers
and in-kind donations to a wide range of organizations.
In 2007, Wells Fargo contributed more than $3.7 million to
1,000 different organizations in Colorado and team members
logged more than 25,000 volunteer hours in their local communities.
Wells Fargo - committed to giving Colorado its best!!
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Member FDIC
© 2008 Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A. All rights reserved.
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2008
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
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
The Cool
Company
Corkscrew Custome Wine Shope
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
Kreuser Gallery, LLC
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
Mountain States Pipe & Supply
My Coaching Works
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
Re/Max Properties,
Inc
Sage Woman
Herbs
Joan Saucerman, LTC Insurance
Sinton Dairy
Stading & Wood Chiropractic
Stanley Steemer
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. |
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President's Message ...
Changing The Way Leaders Are Made
by Susan Davis,
Wells Fargo Wealth Management
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What are girls saying about leadership?
Girl Scout Research Institute – Change
It Up! What Girls Say About Redefining Leadership, March 2008 *
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More than half of American girls say they don’t aspire
to be leaders because girls are turned off by the conventional
conception
of leadership as command and control.
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68 percent of survey respondents
said they would want to be leaders who stand
up “for their beliefs and values,” and 59 percent said they would
like to be a leader “who tries to change the world for the better.” Majority
of girls would aspire to be a different kind of leadership focused on personal
principles, ethical behavior and the ability to affect social change.
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Girls were
more likely than boys to be motivated to be leaders because they want to
help other people (67 percent vs. 53 percent), share their knowledge
and skills
with others (53 percent vs. 47 percent) and change the world for the better
(45 percent vs. 31 percent).
- Girls today appear to be redefining
leadership in terms of being more inclusive and serving a larger
purpose.
What are Girl Scouts doing to address these needs?
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Girl Scouts
is unveiling the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
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It focuses on
three keys to leadership – Discover, Connect and Take Action – with
girls being encouraged to take on increasing responsibility for
designing and implementing activities.
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The new program focuses on
national outcomes as girls see how their actions can impact
the lives of others.
This month we have an opportunity to positively
impact
the lives of young girls by providing them excellent
role models and mentoring through
our
EWI chapter.
EWI is partnering with Girl Scouts of Colorado on Wednesday August
13th for a Got Money Workshop that will provide girls ages 11-17
with critical
financial
information for succeeding as a child and as an adult in today’s
diverse financial landscape. During this “crash course” taught
by local businesswomen affiliated with EWI, girls will learn
how to budget
and save,
about loans and
lines of credit, how to invest, where to put your money (checking,
savings, CDs, IRAs, 401Ks and 529 college saving plans) and financial
101 concepts
such as
what the stock market is and does. As members of this community
and organization we can empower young women with knowledge, education,
increased self-esteem
and leadership capacity for the future.
*Survey results by Girl Scout Research Institute and Sandy Taylor
Susan Davis
President EWI Colorado Springs Chapter
Wells Fargo Wealth Management Group |
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EWI EDUCATIONAL CORNER
FREE!!!!
The next Professional Development Teleseminar
" Ethics In The Workplace - Why Ethics Training Is Important"
Date: August 19, 2008
Time: 5:00 p.m. mountain time
Register at: http://www.executivewomen.org
Go to Professional Development tab, Teleseminars
Academy Online is now called "EWI Online."
The Certified Professional Leader's Program has now been replaced
with "Six Sigma."
EWI is pleased to announce NEW Online
learning options. Online learning "Putting It Altogether." 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 toolkit. There
are registrations fees.
More information regarding class offerings,
schedules and prices can be found www.executivewomen.org. Look
under Professional Development
tab called "EWI Online."
Take a look on the corporate website! Power up your knowledge to
be an outstanding leader!
Courses are:
Managing Oneself and Others
Business Strategy Essentials
Leading Change
Keys to Sales Success
Effective Business Writing Series
Business Practices and Strategies
UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
Do something great for yourself!
EWI offers a multi-level curriculum of cutting-edge programs, resources,
and events designed to build stronger women leaders and a more
inclusive workplace in which women are full participants in decision-making,
management, and leadership. Consider how one of these upcoming
programs might enhance your career.
2008 TELESEMINAR SERIES
The teleseminars for 2008 will follow the them "Careers, Connections,
Communities." They are held on a quaraterly basis. Mark your
calendars for the following:
Title: The Importance
of Teaching Ethics
Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Title: Communications Etiquette
Date: November 2008
All teleseminars will be conducted on the EWI
conference call line. Registration instsructions for participating
in these teleseminars
will come through the Professional Development Ezine one month
prior to each teleseminar. For more info go to www.executivewomen.org
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Announcements
Chapter Meeting Information
Date: August 13, 2008
Location: Colorado College - Historic Bemis Hall
Program: GOT MONEY Workshop - Girls Scouts
of Colorado
 
List of Upcoming Programs:
August 13: Girl Scouts, Money Focus "Got
Money"
September 10: Annual Business meeting, new installation of board
October 17: Springs EWI 25 year celebration at The Broadmoor
Meeting requirements and
RSVP
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EWI Program Coordinators must confirm attendance numbers
with the hotel or other catering company in advance.
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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.
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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.
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EWI is required to pay for all of its registered guests,
whether or not they attend.
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Membership Announcements
Golf Tournament Letter:
Dear Kathleen and Mike,
Thank you for hosting Coach Hendrix, Bentley Rayburn, Miles Dewhirst
and me at the 6th Annual EWI Golf Tournament. It was a great "Colorado
Springs" day at a wonderful venue! We had a great time and
enjoyed once again watching your great group and what they are
doing for the young women in our community. Please pass on our
appreciation and let those ladies know that we appreciate their
commitment to our area and its future.
We hope they come out to see some of our women's sports (we have
the most women's sports in the NCAA--12) and will support our Football
Falcons this fall. Again, thanks to you and what you do!
Coach Troy Calhoun
USAFA Head Football Coach
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Ways & Means Committee
We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer
so far. If you like to golf and would like to get to know
your
fellow
EWI's we would love to have you committ to Ways & Means
on the Board this new year.
We are looking for someone who
is able to take over the Ways & Means Chair for 2008/09.
It is a very satisfying position for you and/or you and a
sister EWI. Please call Dianne (471-8320) or Carol (570-1068)
if you
are interested or let us know at the meetings.
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 For
Sale: one large oak corner desk, L-shaped. 68" X 92",
two pieces, glass top. Very Good condition, but too large
for my new at home office.
Call Pat Cooper H 576-0195 or Cell 963-4654. Cost $250.00 can
help with delivery.
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Thank you so much to all my EWI friends for remembering
me after the death of my sister Ruth. Kathy Wallace and Beth
Alexander not only took me to lunch but they delivered a
beautiful gift basket to me from the board.
It gives me such a good feeling to be a part of EWI. You
are all exceptional women.
Thank you,
Wanda Reaves
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To The EWI Membership:
Please accept my loving appreciation for the cards, loving
notes, and especially the prayers coming for me as I begin
this journey. I am not ashamed to say I am scared and overwhelmingly
sad, but with all your support it will make each day easier.
The basket was beautify and so very dear!
My love and thanks to all,
Donna Berty |
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Kathy Wallace, WallaceVISION, LLC will
be exhibiting pottery at the Colorado Farm & Art Market
most Saturdays, 9 - 1, up at the Margarita restaurant. Come
by, check out the art, and get some fresh, fresh produce!
You are invited to Kathy's one person art
show "Dreams in Life" opening
Friday, August 1st at the Bridge Gallery. The opening will run from 5
to 8pm. Come by and see new work!
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Our program for August is a collaboration between EWI
and the Girl Scouts - called GOT MONEY.
This will be an interactive
program to combine our mission of Community and EWI by
providing stations with volunteer leaders to teach young
women lifelong
money habits. Each station
will have a topic and the girls and EWI member "partners" will
rotate to all of the tables.
Upon completion, the girls will
earn a charm, like the badges we used to earn, for their
new knowledge. They have a wonderful booklet that will be
our
guide for the evening. Sandy Taylor and
Marty Lockhart from our Colorado Springs office have worked
with
Susan Davis and me on this program.
This is a unique opportunity for us to share our vast knowledge
and help the Girl Scouts prepare for their financial future.
It promises to be a fun and new type of program and we encourage
you to step up and serve as leaders at a table. There will
be 7 stations and 2 women
have
already volunteered to man 2 of them. We will need 5 more
women for the leadership position at the other 5 tables,
so please contact me if you would
enjoy teaching our Girl Scouts financial tools for their
future.
Please Save the Date: AUGUST 13, 2008 for GOT MONEY with
the Girl Scouts and
EWI.
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Don't forget The Broadmoor is hosting the U.S. Senior
Open July 28-August 3, 2008
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25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Our Colorado Springs Chapter will be celebrating it's 25th
anniversary this year!
We are planning a gala event at The Broadmoor on October 17.
Mark your calendars now for this wonderful event and more information
will be provided in the newsletter and at our monthly meetings.
We have formed a Celebration Committee and if you would like
to volunteer to help please contact Kathy Wallace or Kathleen
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Nominating Committee
The nominating committee wants you!
As Past President, Kathy Wallace's role is to fill the
upcoming board.
You get more out of EWI by serving on the EWI board -
you will:
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Help our chapter;
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Enable you
to become involved and closer with
members
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Increase your professional leadership, management
and technical skills
Any member
interested in becoming a committee chair, co-chair
or member contact Kathy Wallace at 460-0507 or
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July Meeting
On July 9th in the newly established Cheyenne Mountain
State Park Visitor Center, Experience Colorado Springs at Pikes
Peak showcased the history of tourism in the Pikes Peak region
and how it positively impacts our local economy. CJ Seals, the
Director of Visitor Services, discussed how our founding fathers,
General Palmer and Spencer Penrose, established this area as a
tourist destination with the coming of the railroad in the late
19th century. Katharine Lee Bates (a.k.a. Doris McGraw) was also
in attendance and provided a lively first-hand account of her travels
up to the top of Pikes Peak which inspired the creation of her
well known poem, America the Beautiful. Kim Griffis, Membership
Sales Manager and Film Commissioner, brought everyone up to speed
on how tourism has developed into the third largest industry in
El Paso County and brings over $1 Billion of travel related revenue
into our region every year. Kim also discussed how the Convention
and Visitors Bureau assists in bringing business and leisure travelers
to Colorado Springs and surrounding areas for valuable financial
opportunities and tax relief to our business owners and local residents.
We also had a park ranger from the newest state park, Cheyenne
Mountain State Park, share the history of the region, what is available
in the park this summer and what we can expect to see over the
next couple of years.
We also had a special visitor, Leslie McGinn, Executive Director,
with Go Red For Women with the American Heart Association tell
us about an educational event coming up in October for women in
our community. This event will be a half day with lunch on education
topics for women to learn more about heart disease and to pay attention
to the signs. Heart disease is the number one killer of women.
The delicious food was supplied by one of our own, The Food Designers
and had the perfect southwest flair to match out stunning surroundings.
Set amongst beautiful fields of greenery and a wide open sky, a
fun time was had by all and it was easy to see why so many people
come to visit the great Pikes Peak region and often choose to move
here!
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Chapter Minutes |
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Minutes of the Colorado Springs Chapter
EXECUTIVE WOMEN INTERNATIONAL¨
July 2, 2008
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Call to Order:
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Meeting called to order by President, Susan L. Davis at
5:02 PM at Wells Fargo Bank, 90 S Cascade, 2nd floor,
Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
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Roll Call:
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Attendees: Susan Davis, President, Christine
Ressler, Treasurer; Joan Saucerman, Hospitality: Kathryn
Bosley Kershaw, Scholarship; Kathy Wallace, Advisor; Audrey
Shrive,
Publicity; Lynn Severson, S at A; Elva Munoz, S at A;
Kathleen O'Leary, Directory; Angie Stott, Membership; Dianne
Crimble, W and M;
11 present, quorum established
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Minutes:
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Past Board meeting minutes
approved (motion: K. O'Leary, 2nd J Saucerman, passed)
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Treasurer's Report:
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| Treasurer's report: C. Ressler requested approval for
$1486.00 spent at Guiseppe's for last month's meeting.
K. Wallace moved approval, E. Munoz seconded, motion passed.
Chris would like the board to move to approving a budget
at the beginning of the year, then we would need board
approvals only for exceptions to the budget. C. Ressler
moved approval, D. Crimble seconded, motion passes.
As of June 30, 2008 Checking account $ 12,501.57, BCDP
$ 35920.60, Endowment $ 177,250.52
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Communications:
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Committee Reports:
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Hospitality - A card send to Kathryn Flobeck due
to the recent loss of her sister.
Nominating - K. Wallace confirmed nominees of Pat Cooper
as president, Audrey Shrive as vice president, Chris Ressler
as treasurer. Further nominee information will follow for August
board meeting.
Membership - Membership report: A Stott, C Ressler & S
Davis are working with corporate to fix our incorrect membership
numbers that determine our number of delegates to the annual
meeting. Corp. has us at 41 members as of the cut-off date,
and we know we had 52. They will continue to work with corporate
to resolve this issue. We currently have 53 firms, 72nd reps
for 60 active members.
Scholarship - Scholarship report: K. Kershaw
noted that the first recipient has been selected for our
new partnership program with UCCS/PPCC: Kristian Gudahl.
We have 4 recipients set for the fall semester.
Historian - Bea will be recording history
at the golf tournament by helping with the picture taking.
Publicity - A. Shrive is working with
the Girl Scouts office in Denver on publicity for our next
meeting.
Sergeant-at-Arms - Reports not available on the numbers
for June golf tournament. SAA will furnish at next board
meeting.
E. Munoz noted that we only have 9 RSVP's for the June meeting
as of this date. SAA will provide a complete set of reports
at next board meeting.
TA/Publications - Technical Assistance: K. Wallace
noted that Abby Kreuser will replace Lorrie Todd as the newsletter
publisher for next year. Decisions regarding the software
for the newsletter/publications will be discussed at August
board meeting.
Ways and Means - D. Crimble reports that the golf
tournament grossed $24,500. All expenses are not in yet,
so the net is not final. She thanked Jeannie Roblewsky, Kathy
Kelly, Marti Hartmann and other volunteers for a successful
fundraiser. The Board thanked Dianne and Carol for doing
an excellent job.
Directory - K.O'Leary brought a bill needing approval;
Accent Photo for $877.50 for 100 copies for the updates to
the directory. K. Wallace moved approval, E. Munoz seconded,
motion passed.
Programs - July 9 is the next program to be held
at the new Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Member firm Colorado
Springs Visitor and Convention Bureau will present a program
about tourism in El Paso and Teller Counties. Food Designers,
another member firm, will be catering the event.
August program is a joint venture with member firm, Girl
Scouts, called 'Got Money.' EWI business women will be mentoring
young girl scouts in financial business matters. Program
is to be held at historic Bemis Hall on CC.
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Unfinished Business:
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New Business:
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S. Davis noted that Leadership
Pikes Peak is requesting a donation from us.
Dianne Crimble will follow up with Susan Saska to see
if a reciprocal partnership can be explored.
Susan Davis also noted that Donna Berty, former VP and
board member is very ill and due for surgery next Tuesday.
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Announcements:
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Adjournment:
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6:22 PM
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Approved:
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Submitted:
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Susan L Davis
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Kathy Wallace for Patricia V Cooper
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