EWI of Spokane, April 2011 Connect

Spokane=20 Chapter - Chartered April=20 1979

April 2011

Message from=20 the President

Happy=20 Anniversary! We are 32 = years=20 old and going strong!

I'm excited=20 to share our Anniversary and Executive=20 Appreciation night with you this month at=20 Barrister Winery. = Please bring=20 your Executive and help us = celebrate! =20 Our Program Committee has worked = very hard=20 to secure Anna Liotta as our guest=20 speaker. Anna is a = member of=20 EWI and a fantastic, dynamic = speaker. =20 You won't want to miss this=20 meeting!

Thank you=20 to everyone who joined us for our March = meeting=20 and Scholarship Reception at the = Doubletree=20 Hotel. It always amazes = me to=20 hear from our EWISP scholarship=20 applicants. They are so = busy=20 with their studies and extra=20 activities. I get tired = just=20 listening to them. Mary = Savage,=20 Jessica Johnson and the Scholarship = Committee did=20 a fabulous job putting on this = event. =20 Please come to our May meeting to = find out=20 who our winners will be.

In addition=20 to our Scholarship Reception, our Program = was=20 exceptional. We were = treated to=20 a panel of EWI members who helped us "Plan = for the=20 Unthinkable". A big = thank you=20 goes out to Jessica Allen with Paine = Hamblen,=20 Colleen Stevens with New York Life and = Jennifer=20 Chandler with State Farm. = You=20 gave us a lot to think about and to follow = up=20 on.

Also in=20 March, our Philanthropy Committee gathered = clothing to assist women in=20 transition. We had = several=20 boxes of clothes, and I know they will be=20 appreciated. Thank you = to all=20 of our members who donated.

"DENIM=20 & diamonds" is coming! =20 Every year our Chapter holds an = annual=20 fundraiser. This year = we will=20 be holding a dinner and auction on May=20 6^th at the Northern Quest = Resort &=20 Casino. This event = raises funds=20 for our EWISP and ASIST = scholarships. =20 Our Ways and Means Committee = distributed=20 tickets and procurement forms to all = members at=20 the March meeting. If = you=20 weren't in attendance, please contact = Landie=20 Chappell at 329-9347 or landiec@primelending.com,=20 to obtain your tickets. = This is=20 the perfect event to bring friends, family = or=20 business clients to. = So, please=20 mark your calendars for May = 6^th, and=20 we'll see you there!

We had a=20 new firm join our Chapter in = March. =20 When you come to the April meeting, = please=20 take a moment to introduce yourself to Jon = Tiemeyer and Bruce Groshong with ServPro = of South=20 and West Spokane County.=20 We = look=20 forward to getting to know both of=20 you!

I'm looking=20 forward to celebrating with all of you, at = Barrister Winery on Tuesday April=20 19th. Thank you for the = honor=20 of serving as your = President!

Amy=20 Higgins

April Chapter=20 Meeting

Executive = Appreciation &=20 32nd Anniversary

April 19,=20 2011
Barrister Winery

1213 W Railroad Ave

In the Historic Davenport = Arts=20 District

Parking: Barrister is located = in the=20 ally between Jefferson = & Adams. =20 There is very limited parking in front of = the=20 building, however there is alot of metered = parking=20 on Jefferson, Adams and Second.

5:30 p.m. - = Networking
6:00 p.m. -=20 Dinner & Program

Guest=20 = Speaker: Anna Liotta, Resultance,=20 Inc

Unlocking Generational = CODES: =20 Managing, Motivating and Marketing in a=20 Multi-generational Marketplace

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Email=20 Sergeant-At-Arms Jill Gaffney at ewireservations@gmail.com

Be=20 Courteous - Be Timely

Please=20 be on time for the monthly meeting. If you = must be=20 late to a meeting, please notify the=20 Sergeant-at-Arms to ensure the attendance = is=20 updated.

Each = representative has a=20 standing reservation for each monthly = meeting.=20 Please email by noon on=20 April 13, 2011 if you are = unable=20 to attend in order to prevent billing for = the=20 dinner.

Sustaining=20 Members / Guests

If=20 you are a sustaining member or are = bringing=20 guests, please notify the Sergeant-at-Arms = by=20 noon on = April=20 13, = 2011 to=20 allow time for menu and nametag = preparation. Your=20 cooperation is appreciated.

Dietary=20 Restrictions / Vegetarian=20 Meals

Please =20 email EWI reservations by=20 noon on=20 April 13, 2011 = if you=20 are in need of a substitute=20 meal.

"DENIM=20 and diamonds" May = 6

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"DENIM=20 & diamonds" (DINNER AND AUCTION)=20

Northern=20 Quest Resort & Casino - Pavilion=20 Room

100=20 North Hayford Road, Airway Heights,=20 Washington

Friday,=20 May 6, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.=20

Tickets=20 are $45 each ($40 each if you buy a full = table of=20 8).

Admission=20 includes food, drinks, silent and loud = auction,=20 live music by PF Flyer and more! Mark = Peterson of=20 KXLY will be the emcee for the=20 evening.

Make=20 an evening of it and spend the night at = the=20 Northern Quest Resort & Casino. = Special room=20 rates of $129 are available. Call the = hotel (509)=20 242-7000 to make your reservations. Be = sure to=20 mention the "EWI" event when you = call.

"DENIM=20 and diamonds" is EWI of Spokane's major=20 fundraiser. Each member's involvement is = needed=20 and expected! This is a "whole = Chapter=20 project" as it supports the major tenant = of our=20 mission statement, "Community = involvement". =20 PROCEEDS BENEFIT EWI OF SPOKANE. =

See=20 you there in "DENIM & diamonds"! =

Tickets=20 are available from Landie Chappell (509)=20 329-9347

landiec@primelending.com.

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EWI=20 Spokane Scholarship Banquet

Please plan to join us = as we=20 celebrate the

2011 EWISP & ASIST=20 recipients!

May 17, 2011, 5:30 =
Mirabeau Park=20 Hotel
1101 N. Sullivan Road
Spokane = Valley,=20 WA 99037

Speaker: Dr. Christine = Johnson,=20 Chancellor
Community Colleges of=20 = Spokane

An Article from Becka = Shelley

The New Zealand = Earthquake and=20 a huge thanks to Travel=20 Leaders

Some=20 of you may know that I recently took a = trip to New=20 Zealand and Australia. Some of you may = also know=20 that I was there during the February 22nd=20 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake which = destroyed the city. Fortunately, my = husband and I=20 were north of the city on a whale watching = excursion when the earthquake = happened. We=20 were not able to go back to Christchurch = and had=20 to continue on our holiday with only what = we had=20 brought with us on the whale watching=20 excursion. We found out the city was = without=20 power and water. Our tour leader = suggested=20 we stay in the town where we were and not = try to=20 return to Christchurch. Once we saw how = bad the=20 destruction was on the news, we knew we = made the=20 right choice not going back. =

Click here to read the = full=20 story

Anna=20 Ogden Hall's "Wardrobes for = Women"

Clothing=20 Drive Success!

The=20 Philanthropy Committee thanks everyone for = their=20 generous donations of clothing and = cash last=20 month during the clothing drive. We were = able to=20 fill the clothing requests made by Anna = Ogden=20 Hall, as well as make large donations to = Wardrobe=20 for Women and Teen Closet. =

A special=20 thank you goes out to Christina = Balkenbush,=20 Keva Humbert, and Anne Fritz (Wardrobe for = Women)=20 for sorting through the clothing.=20 =

Support=20 for Lori Jo

Donate blood=20 today!

Please=20 remember you can donate blood to Lori = Jo's=20 account at the blood bank: Lori=20 Jo Knoles - Mead,=20 WA.

She=20 will get credit for the cost of her blood = and=20 platelet transfusions. Her=20 account is at Inland=20 NW Blood Center, 210=20 W. Cataldo Ave.

You=20 can also post a comment on her Caring Bridge=20 Website.

Thanks=20 for your continued support of Lori=20 = Jo!

Program=20 Committee - March Meeting=20 Success

As=20 Program Director for EWI of Spokane, one = of my key=20 goals for the Program Committee was to = develop=20 diverse programs that benefit our members, = both=20 professionally and personally, as well as = provide=20 opportunities for members to grow. I'm = pleased=20 that all these goals were accomplished at = our=20 March 15 meeting.

It=20 was exciting to see four of our members = shine as=20 they presented a timely and significant = topic for=20 all of us: Planning for=20 the Unthinkable. Melissa Boland did = a great=20 job of introducing our panelists and = moderating=20 the presentation. Jessica Allen, Colleen = Stevens=20 and Jennifer Chandler all commanded our = attention=20 with their insight of critical legal, = financial=20 and insurance information we must all = consider,=20 while offering easy-to-understand = suggestions for=20 what many of us might need to do next.

As=20 an EWI of Spokane member who was recently = involved=20 in two out of the three areas touched = upon, I can=20 say that if any of you have not thoroughly = addressed the topics presented, I = recommend you do=20 it soon. (Had I done so, my life during = the last=20 three years would have been so much less=20 stressful. I'm thankful that my situation = ended=20 well.) I want to thank Jessica for her = willingness=20 to help during a particularly difficult = time! Her=20 concern represents exactly what EWI is all = about!

Take=20 advantage of the expertise and willingness = Jessica, Colleen and Jennifer offer us. = They are=20 more than willing to answer any questions, = and are=20 well qualified to help you. Use this = opportunity=20 to make sure you and your family are = prepared!=20 Contact them today.

Dave=20 Vahala

Program=20 Director EWI of Spokane

Jessica=20 Allen Paine Hamblen 509.455.6600 jessica.allen@painehamblen.com
Colleen=20 Stevens New York Life 509.626.4031 stevenscm@ft.newyorklife.com
Jessica=20 Chandler State Farm 509.535.6507 jennifer@agentchandler.com

Membership=20 Postings

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In an ongoing effort to = recruit quality=20 firms to join the Spokane Chapter, the = following=20 firm(s) are being posted for new or = updated=20 membership, or representative = change:

No=20 postings = for April

Current member firms may = object to a=20 firm that has been posted that would be = considered=20 a competitor of their firm. EWI Corporate = defines=20 a competitor as a firm with the same = major/minor.=20 Objections are required in = writing by=20 the Executive of the objecting member firm = postmarked within 10 days of the = distribution date=20 of this newsletter. Objections to a = specific=20 business conflict must be defined and any = other=20 concerns regarding personal character, = integrity=20 or conduct must be detailed with evidence = or=20 testimony as appropriate. Any objections = received=20 will be discussed at the following = scheduled Board=20 of Directors meeting; a decision will be = made at=20 that time as to whether or not=20 to pursue extending an offer of = membership to the posted potential = firm. =20 Decisions on whether or not to accept a = member=20 firm's objection to the addition of a = posted=20 potential new member firm are based on = many=20 factors, the most important of which = involves the=20 level of participation by the current = member=20 firm's representative within the=20 Chapter.

Mail objection letters to: = EWI Spokane=20 Chapter Board of Directors, PO Box 1272, = Spokane,=20 WA 99210 and a copy to Amy Higgins, = EWI=20 Spokane Chapter President, Zak Designs, PO = Box=20 19188 Spokane, WA=20 = 99219-9188.

Connection=20 Corner

A=20 totally random, non-scientific, = just-for-fun=20 survey about our members!

60%=20 of our members play April Fools'=20 Day pranks, gags, or practical=20 jokes!

83%=20 use Social Networking; = Facebook,=20 Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace or some other=20 web-site.

50%=20 as of March 23 had their = taxes=20 done!

Are=20 you planning on running/walking=20 Bloomsday?
47.2% Not = planning on=20 it.
16.7% Yes.

13.9% =20 Yes, it is a tradition that I/we never = miss!

13.9% =20 Unsure - I'm more of a 'fair weather' = person.

8.3% =20 Run?

0.0% =20 I work as a volunteer.=20

EWI=20 Planned Giving

Leave=20 a legacy gift and enhance financial = security for=20 those who will benefit from EWI' s = programs. For=20 more information click=20 here.

EWI Fellows=20 Scholarship

Apply=20 today for an EWI Fellows Scholarship. For = more=20 information:

click here.

You=20 can also access the information from our = website by = clicking the=20 ads on the right hand side of the = homepage. =20

Women's=20 & Children's Free Restaurant Spring = Tea=20 Fundraiser Needs = Volunteers

There=20 is a need for volunteer servers for = the=20 upcoming Women's & Children's Free = Restaurant=20 Spring Tea Fundraiser, Saturday, May = 7. The=20 event will be held at The Lincoln = Center,=20 1316 N. Monroe Street, 10:45 a.m. - = 3:00 p.m.=20 Coordinator=20 Karen Orlando is the sister of our April = speaker,=20 Anna Liotta, EWI Seattle Chapter. If you = are able=20 to help with this worth event, = please contact=20 Karen Orlando 324-1995 ext: 300 or volunteer@wcfrspokane.org.

Connect=20 with Your Committee

Please=20 note important committee changes in red

Membership

April=20 19, 11:30am at the Post St Ale = House

3rd=20 Tuesday of each month

Ways=20 & Means

April=20 12, 4:00pm at C.I. Shenanigans

2nd=20 Tuesday of each month

Philanthropy

May=20 17, 4:30pm at Mirabeau Park = Hotel

Philanthropy=20 is not meeting before the Chapter meeting = in=20 April.

3rd=20 Tuesday of each month, prior to Chapter=20 meeting

Program

May=20 3, 12:00pm at the Journal of = Business

1st=20 Tuesday of each month

Publications

April=20 28, 11:30am Call=20 509.227.6693 for = information

4th=20 Thursday of each month

Scholarship

April=20 14, 12:00pm at Avista

2nd Thursday=20 of each month

Past=20 Presidents

May=20 4, 5:30pm at Kim Plese's=20 = house

Vol.=20 3, No. = 4

In This IssueApril MeetingDENIM & = diamondsScholarship = BanquetBecka's NZ = Experience"Wardrobes for = Women"Support for Lori = JoMarch Meeting = SuccessConnection CornerCommittees

SPOKANE=20 BOARD

Amy Higgins

President
Zak Designs =

244-8638

Shelley McDowell

VP/Pres. =20 Elect
TFB=20 Inc.

323-2100

Jessica Allen

Secretary
Paine = Hamblen

455-6000

Nissa Gibbs

Treasurer
Sterling Savings Bank =

358-6171

Jill Gaffney

Sergeant-At-Arms
Greenleaf=20 Landscaping
536-2885 x = 200

Jessica Johnson

B/C/DP=20 Director
Associated Business = Systems -=20 242-0800

Traci Hudson

Membership=20 Director
Jan-Pro=20 Northwest

599-9080

Dave Vahala

Program=20 Director
Travel=20 Leaders

327- = 9585

Alisha Benson

Publications=20 Director
Greater=20 Spokane Incorporated

321-3608

Jason Hudson

Ways = & Means=20 Director
Brides=20 Time Magazine

279-9852

Polly Phelan

Board=20 Advisor
Spokane=20 Regional CVB

742-9378

Sgt-at-Arms=20 Report:

March

Member=20 Firms: 69

First = Reps: 69

Open Pos./1st Reps: = 0

Second Reps: 8

Open Pos./2nd Reps: = 0

Third Reps: 2

Open Pos./3rd = Reps: 0

Total Members:=20 79

Sustaining: 3

Lifetime: 1

Transitional: 1

Total EWI Reps:=20 84

Meeting Attendance:=20

Reps in = Attendance: 60

Excused Absences: = 9

Late Excused: 2

Late = Unexcused: 3

Unexcused Absences:6

Percentage Attending:=20 75%

Guests: 3

Guests without

reservations: 0

Guests that didn't show: = 1

Total Attendance:=20 = 62

Mark=20 Your Calendar

April 19 - = Chapter=20 Meeting

32nd Annual Executive = Appreciation=20 & Anniversary

at=20 Barrister Winery

April 21 - New Member = Orientation=20 at Washington Trust Bank

May=20 6 - DENIM & diamonds Fundraiser at = Northern=20 Quest Resort & Casino

May=20 17 - Chapter Meeting

Scholarship Banquet=20 atMirabeau=20 Park Hotel

June 5 - Corporate=20 Visit

June 21 - Chapter Meeting = Firm Night=20 at=20 Convention Center Roof=20 Deck

April Anniversaries

1979

Alice Sanders

Hollister Stier

(Charter Member)

2000

Sue Fleming

Avista Corp

2008=20

Jessica Johnson

Associated Business = Systems

2010

Klaire Powers

Pacific Northwest = Title

Landie Chapell

Prime Lending

Abbie McKee

tw telecom

April Birthdays

April = 9

Annette Long

Avista Corp

Apri=20 l 14

Rick Richard

John L. Scott

April = 15

Kelsey Off

Elements Therapeutic = Massage

April = 30

Lori Jo Knoles

State Bank=20 Northwest

Brought to you by your EWI = Publication=20 Committee

Alisha Benson, Publication = Director;=20 Greater Spokane Incorporated
Nancy Harris, = Sterling=20 Savings Bank
Michelle McIntyre, KXLY = Broadcast=20 = Group

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