EWI of Spokane, January 2012 Connect

Spokane=20 Chapter - Chartered April=20 1979

January=20 = 2012

Message from=20 the President

Friday = January=20 6^th, you won't want to miss = the=20 opportunity to hear David Horsager, = author=20 of "The Trust Edge", at our = Educational=20 Breakfast Forum! What a great way to = kick off=20 2012. Following breakfast and through = Saturday,=20 our own Carolyn Woodmansee, = Washington=20 Trust Bank, also an EWI Corporate = Director, along=20 with David will work with our regional EWI = Chapters at our 1^st Pacific=20 Northwest Regional Board Forum. Our = region=20 consists of EWI Chapters in Boise, ID; = Calgary,=20 AB, Canada; Grand Prairie, AB, Canada; = Salt Lake=20 City, UT; Seattle, WA; Spokane, WA; and = Tacoma,=20 WA.

Thank you = to all=20 who attended our December meeting at = Gonzaga's=20 Herak Club. We had lots to celebrate, and = adding=20 to the festivities, my mom, Norma Stejer = played=20 background music on her saxophone. = Congratulations=20 to Nissa Gibbs our "Rep of the = Year"=20 and Traci Hudson, our "New = Player of the=20 Year". These awards = provide Nissa=20 and Traci the opportunity to go to LCAM = this year=20 in Dallas, Texas, September 13-15. You = should plan=20 on joining them there and beginning your = Academy=20 of Leadership education!

A = noteworthy EWI=20 benefit for you and your firm is the = chance to=20 grow and learn to be a leader by attending = the=20 EWI Academy of Leadership. = EWI=20 leaders, 10 years ago, believed that = leadership=20 can and must be taught. = Everyone has=20 the capacity to lead. Our EWI = Academy=20 of Leadership teaches leadership skills = that are=20 transferable regardless of industry and = title.=20 This year at LCAM, in recognition of the=20 10^th Anniversary of the = Academy, EWI=20 recognized those who have graduated from = the=20 Academy. In order to graduate, a member = must have=20 completed 4 courses from the curriculum. = Those=20 graduates and their graduation year are: = Pati=20 Dahmen-Ray, Ray's Demolition, 2003; = Sue=20 Fleming, Avista Corp, 2004; = Stephanie=20 Curran, Spokane Public Facilities = District,=20 2005; Kim Plese, Plese Printing, = 2007;=20 Carolyn Woodmansee, Washington = Trust Bank,=20 2008; Amy Higgins, Zak Designs, = 2011 and=20 myself, Shelley McDowell, Century = 21=20 Beutler & Associates, 2011. =

We also = celebrated=20 those reps with perfect attendance in = 2011.=20 They were Kaitlin Pallardy, Arbor = Crest=20 Wine Cellars; Becka Shelley, = Dermatology=20 Specialists of Spokane; Nancy = Croyle,=20 Design Source, Inc; Jill Gaffney, = Greenleaf=20 Landscaping; Mary Savage, = Providence Sacred=20 Heart & Children's Foundation; Pati = Dahmen-Ray, Ray's Demolition; Polly = Phelan, Spokane Regional Convention = &=20 Visitors Bureau and Carolyn = Woodmansee,=20 Washington Trust Bank. = Impressive and=20 commendable!

Following = a quick=20 business meeting, we were able to = celebrate the=20 establishment of an ASIST Endowment = and the=20 restriction of $12,000 of our BCDP funds = to seed=20 that ASIST Endowment. This is only = possible=20 because of the fundraising successes of = our Ways=20 and Means Committee members over the last = several=20 years. Thank you. Mary Savage, = Providence=20 Sacred Heart & Children's Foundation, = will be=20 leading our efforts to grow that Endowment = to a=20 sustainable level. Mary also announced = that we=20 will be awarding a third ASIST = Scholarship=20 this year in memory of Lori Jo = Knoles. =20 Those who would like to contribute to the = Lori=20 Jo Knoles ASIST Scholarship, please = contact=20 Mary Savage or Nissa Gibbs.

I'm = looking forward=20 to seeing all of you at Sonderen = Packaging,=20 Tuesday January 17^th. = They will=20 be doing tours from 4:30 = pm-6:00pm and=20 request all attendees to wear = close-toed shoes=20 and hair pulled back if it is long. = Dinner=20 will be served in the warehouse, Christ = Kitchen=20 will cater the event and Keva = Sonderen's=20 dad will be speaking on Disaster=20 Recovery.

We have = had several=20 new members join our Chapter in the past = couple of=20 months. Please help me welcome Linda = Oien,=20 businessPATHS; Geneva Finley, = Gonzaga=20 University; Carol McQuaid, Spokane = Club;=20 Brenda Kehoe, Spokane International = Translation and Kelli Henderson, = State Bank=20 Northwest.

"Trust = really is=20 the unique commonality of the greatest = leaders,=20 brands and organizations of all time." = David=20 Horsager, author of "The Trust=20 = Edge"

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=20 Shelley = McDowell,=20 President, EWI=20 of Spokane =20

EWI=20 Chapter Meeting - Firm = Night

January=20 17, 2012

Sonderen=20 Packaging

2906=20 N. Crestline St.

Spokane=20 WA 99207

Tours=20 of

Sonderen=20 Packaging Manufacturing=20 Facility:

4:30=20 - 6:00 pm

Networking=20 = Social:

5:30=20 -6:00 pm

Dinner=20 = Program: =20

6:00=20 pm

"Disaster=20 Recovery: The Importance of=20 Relationships"

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Dinner=20 Menu

Catered=20 by Christ Kitchen

Soups

Chariots=20 of Chile with all the fixings

Disciple=20 12 Bean Soup

Served=20 with Yellow and Blue Corn Bread of Life = with Honey=20 Butter

Sandwich=20 Platters

Chicken=20 Salad, Dilly Tuna, Hummus, Meat &=20 Cheese

Salad

Fresh=20 Garden Salad with Chopped Vegetables & = Croutons

Dessert

Assorted=20 Cookie Platter

Parking=20 is in the lot on the north side of the = building.=20 Enter through the gate on the west side = of the=20 building (Crestline St.) and find any = available=20 parking spot. The gate will be open at = 4:30pm.=20 The building entrance is toward the East = side of=20 the building and enters into the = warehouse where=20 the meeting will be = held.

For=20 your safety please wear close toed shoes = &=20 tie back long hair during the tours. = Scarves or=20 loose clothing are not permitted during = the=20 tour.

"Thank=20 you" to Beacon Hill Catering and The = Mirabeau Park=20 Hotel for donating the tables, chairs, and = linens=20 for the January = meeting.

Sonya=20 Hutnik, Program = Director

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Reservation=20 Information

Email=20 Sergeant-At-Arms Kaitlin=20 Pallardy 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=20 representative has a standing reservation = for each=20 monthly meeting. Please=20 email by noon = on January=20 11, 2012 if you are unable = to=20 attend in order to prevent billing for the = dinner.

Sustaining = Members / Guests

If=20 you are a sustaining member or are = bringing=20 guests, please notify the Sergeant-at-Arms = by noon on=20 January = 11, 2012 to=20 allow time for menu and nametag = preparation. Your=20 cooperation is appreciated.

Dietary=20 Restrictions / Vegetarian = Meals

Please email=20 EWI reservations = by noon on January=20 11, 2012 if = you are in=20 need of a substitute meal.=20

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EWI=20 Educational Forum

THERE=20 IS STILL TIME TO = REGISTER

January=20 6, 2012

7:30=20 am - 9:00 am

Spokane = Convention=20 Center

David=20 = Horsager -- =20 Author of "The Trust=20 Edge"

You=20 have a very special opportunity coming to = you on=20 January 6^th. =20 Your board, along with the help of Carolyn = Woodmansee is bringing a dynamic and = inspiring=20 national=20 speaker=20 to Spokane for an Educational=20 Breakfast Forum. =20 Not only will we have the benefit of = hearing an=20 outstanding speaker to get our new year = (2012)=20 started off on the right foot, but this = will be a=20 fund-raising=20 occasion=20 for our Chapter as well. We will = need all=20 your help in making this a successful = event.=20 Bottom-line, what is unique to the = greatest=20 leaders and organizations of all = time? =20 Trust! In his book, the=20 "Trust Edge", David = Horsager=20 reveals the 8 pillars of trust, all 8 of = which=20 need to be present in order for others to=20 confidently believe in=20 you.

Trust=20 is not a soft skill, but must be = intentionally=20 built. Come learn how with David on = January=20 6th, mark your calendar and call Jill = Gaffney at=20 509-326-2885 to reserve your seat. =20

Jill=20 Gaffney, VP/President = Elect

Ways=20 & Means Committee - Valentine=20 Fundraiser

Attention=20 All Cupids...Don't=20 Miss Out!

The=20 price is right - $10.00 - to give someone = a=20 decadent chocolate bar, a long stemmed = rose and a=20 mushy custom message!

Cupid=20 your husband! Cupid your wife! Cupid your=20 neighbor, your friends from your life! = Cupid your=20 kids, your parents and more... your = Valentines=20 will have such fun in = store!

Get=20 your Valentine order=20 form in to Sue Fleming via = fax at (509) 777-5611 = or e-mail at=20 sue.fleming@avistacorp.com.

The=20 deadline for ordering is February 7th to = assure=20 delivery on February 14th.

Don't=20 wait...order today!

Traci=20 Hudson, Ways & Means = Director

Ways=20 & Means Committee - Kudos to=20 All

The=20 Ways & Means = Committee appreciates all=20 our member firms and reps for=20 their generosity and support of = EWI. =20

We want=20 to thank the=20 following businesses for their donations = of items=20 for our December = raffle:

360=20 = Consulting &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; Greenleaf=20 Landscaping

Associated=20 = Industries &nb= sp; &nbs= p; Inlan= d=20 Northwest Bookkeeping

Arbor=20 Crest Wine=20 = Cellars = &= nbsp; Jan-Pro=20 Northwest

Avista &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; PrimeLending

Beacon=20 = Hill &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = =20 Steam Plant Grill

Brides=20 Time=20 = Magazine = ; = =20 Sterling Savings

Elements=20 Therapeutic Massage

We=20 also want to thank everyone for=20 supporting the Santa Letter = Fundraiser. =20

The=20 Ways and Means Committee sold 99 letters = with 30=20 of those letters going to the Ronald = McDonald=20 House and Sacred Heart Children's = Foundation.=20

Traci=20 Hudson, Ways & Means=20 Director

Publication=20 Committee - Updating=20 Your EWI Photo & Web=20 Information

Our=20 2011-2012 Chapter Historian is Kelsey = Off of=20 Elements Therapeutic Massage. You = may have=20 seen Kelsey at the monthly meetings = snapping=20 photos! If you are new to the = Spokane=20 Chapter, or you just need an updated = picture=20 please contact Kelsey at = kelsey.elements@gmail.com. =20 She will be taking photos from = 5:30-6:00pm=20 at most monthly meetings. =

You=20 may view photostreams of EWI events at = http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Db9za66dab&et=3D110892= 7708677&s=3D43&e=3D0018KN0hsHk2iy4Pzaqg9MdINPftD0PiOeOeYmWiqqCYm3= pdN9t5jKGSI0S0orXKkiw5QnZqcrT2sxZVeJOnxTBjkXt8_C9dNzjfYFcw5afRtgMX4Ds-dkW= uKH7T86iCAV_.

Our=20 2011-2012 Chapter Webmaster is Renee Lewis = of=20 McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest. = If you=20 already have a professional photo (jpeg = format=20 please) you would like to use, or want to = update=20 your information on the web site, please = email it=20 to Renee at Renee.Lewis@mmsps.com.

Landie=20 Chappell, Publication=20 Director

Lost=20 and Found

A blue=20 London Fog Rain Coat was found at the = Herak Club=20 Room after the December=20 meeting. =20 Please contact Jill Gaffney at = 509-326-2885 if it=20 belongs to you or you know who it's owner=20 is.

Membership=20 Committee - Renewal Time

Greetings=20 - EWI of Spokane Members and=20 Executives

What=20 a fast paced year 2011 has=20 been! 2012 is=20 here! It's time to renew your = membership=20 for firms on a calendar year=20 basis.

Your=20 EWI of Spokane Chapter has provided many=20 opportunities to participate in activities = on=20 multiple levels focusing on

Connections,=20 Careers and Community.

More=20 importantly, the quality of our monthly = events,=20 guest speakers and member-focused = presentations=20

has=20 never been better!

We=20 understand more than ever the need to = present=20 timely, business-building, relevant topics = and=20 learning opportunities that

allow=20 you to personally and professionally grow, = ensuring your firms, and you, achieve a=20 significant

return=20 on investment.

Please=20 click here to=20 learn more about how EWI of Spokane's = leadership=20 appreciates your involvement and=20 investment.

Contact=20 Nissa Gibbs, EWI Treasurer, or myself if = you have=20 any questions. Any of our = Board of=20 Directors would be happy to discuss the = benefits=20 of membership or how we can make your = membership=20 in EWI of Spokane more=20 beneficial.

We=20 look forward to another great = year!

Dave=20 Vahala, Membership=20 = Director

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Membership=20 Committee - New Member=20 Postings=20
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:

Firm: = &= nbsp; NO NEW=20 = POSTINGS

Major:=20 =20

Minor:=20 =20

Executive/Representative:=20 =20

Current member=20 firms may object to a firm that has been = posted=20 that would be considered a competitor of = their=20 firm. EWI Corporate defines a competitor = as a firm=20 with the same major/minor. 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. =20 Objections to a specific business conflict = must be=20 defined and any other concerns regarding = personal=20 character, integrity or conduct must be = detailed=20 with evidence or testimony as appropriate. = Any=20 objections received will be discussed at = the=20 following scheduled Board of Directors = meeting; a=20 decision will be made at that time as to = whether=20 or not to pursue extending an = offer of=20 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 Shelley = McDowell, EWI=20 Spokane Chapter President, Century 21 = Beutler=20 & Associates, 41 W. Riverside, Suite = #310,=20 Spokane, WA 99219-9188.

Dave=20 Vahala, Membership=20 = Director

Connect=20 with Your Committee

Please=20 note important committee changes in red

Membership

January=20 3, 11:30am at the Post St Ale = House

1st Tuesday of=20 each month

Ways=20 & Means

January = 10, 4:00 pm at = the Steam=20 Plant Grill

2nd=20 Tuesday of each month

Philanthropy

January=20 17, 4:30 pm at Sonderen = Packaging

3rd=20 Tuesday of each month, 1 hour prior to = Chapter=20 meeting

Program

January 3, = 12:00=20 pm at The=20 Journal of=20 Business

1st=20 Tuesday of each month

Publication

January=20 26, 12:00 pm at PrimeLending

4th Thursday=20 of each=20 month

Scholarship

January=20 17, 4:30=20 pm at Sonderen Packaging

3rd=20 Tuesday of each month, 1 hour prior to = Chapter=20 meeting

Archives

To=20 be Announced

Past=20 Presidents

To=20 be = Announced

Vol.=20 4, No. = 1

In This IssueEWI Chapter Meeting & Firm=20 NightEWI Educational = ForumWays & Means Committee - = Valentine=20 FundraiserWays & Means Committee - Kudos = to=20 AllPublication = CommitteeLost and Found Membership Committee - Renewal=20 TimeMembership Committee - New Member=20 PostingsConnect with your = CommitteePresident's = LetterSergeant-At-Arms = ReportCalendarFeatured Member = EventAnniversaries Birthdays

SPOKANE=20 BOARD

=20 Shelley=20 McDowell

President

Century 21=20 Beutler & Associates

323-2100

Jill=20 Gaffney

VP/Pres. =20 Elect

Greenleaf

Landscaping

536-2885 x=20 200

=20 Alisha=20 Benson

Secretary

Greater Spokane

Incorporated

321-3608

Nissa=20 Gibbs

Treasurer

Sterling Savings=20 Bank

358-6171

Kaitlin=20 Pallardy

Sergeant-At-Arms

Arbor=20 Crest

927-8571

Dave=20 Vahala

Membership=20 Director

Travel=20 Leaders

327-9585

Sonya=20 Hutnik

Programs=20 Director

Mirabeau Park=20 Hotel

922-6208

Landie=20 Chappell

Publication=20 Director

PrimeLending

991-1009

Traci=20 Hudson

Ways = & Means=20 Director

Jan-Pro=20 Northwest

599-9080

Christina=20 Balkenbush

B/C/DP=20 Director

RBC = Wealth=20 Management

363-5540

Amy=20 Higgins

Board=20 Advisor

Zak=20 Designs

244-8638

CORPORATE=20 OFFICER:

Carolyn=20 Woodmansee

Director

Washington Trust=20 Bank

353-6965

CORPORATE=20 COMMITTEES:

Amy=20 Higgins

Chair/Corporate=20 Board Governance

Zak=20 Designs

244-8638

Sue=20 Fleming

Vice-Chair=20 Corporate Marketing

Avista=20 Corp

495-4140

Sgt-at-Arms Report: December 14,=20 2011

Member Firms:=20 80

First Reps:

OpenPos./=20 1st Reps:

Second = Reps:

Open Pos./2nd = Reps:

Third Reps:

Open Pos./3rd =20 Reps:

Total Members:=20 80

Sustaining: 1

Lifetime: 0

Transitional: 0

Total EWI Reps:=20 81

Meeting Attendance:=20

Reps in Attendance: 59

Excused Absences: 5

Late Excused: 2

Late Unexcused: 1

Unexcused Absences: 13

Percentage Attending:=20 72%

Guests: 17

Guests without

reservations: 0

Guests that didn't show: = 3

Total Attendance:=20 = 74

Chapter = Events=20 Calendar

January = 6 -=20 David Horsager Educational Breakfast =20 Forum

January=20 17 -

Chapter Meeting Firm Night = at=20 Sonderen=20 = Packaging

February = 7 -=20 Ways & Means Valentine fundraiser deadline = for=20 orders

February = thru=20 April - Philanthropy clothing = drive for women & teens

February=20 21 - General = Chapter meeting=20 at Beacon Hill

Featured=20 Member Event:

Christina=20 Balkenbush, RBC Wealth Management = is=20 hosting a seminar "The Art of Confident=20 Living" for Women.

All=20 EWI members are invited to attend. =

Saturday,=20 January 21

9:00am-4:30pm

Center=20 Place Regional Event Center - 2426 N = Discovery Pl,=20 Spokane Valley

Click here=20 for more=20 = details.

January=20 Anniversaries

2008

Dave Vahala

Travel Leaders

2010

Jason Hudson

Brides Time Magazine

Gina Moriarty

Triumph Composite Systems Inc.

2011

Marla Fruit

Associated Industries

Kelsey Off

Elements Therapeutic Massage

Lori = Hammerschmidt

Humanix Staffing

Connie = Smith-Blackburn

Inland Northwest Bookkeeping = Service

Sonya Hutnik

Mirabeau Park Hotel

Todd Blackburn

TA Construction

January=20 Birthdays

January=20 1

Alisha Benson

Greater Spokane Incorporated

January=20 9

Mary = Nellenbach

Washington Trust Bank

January=20 25

Shelley = McDowell

Century 21 Beutler & = Associates

January=20 27

Andrea Tichey

Event Rents

Brought to you by your = EWI=20 Publication Committee

Landie Chappell,=20 Publication Director; = PrimeLending

Alisha Benson, Secretary, = Greater=20 Spokane Incorporated
Renee = Lewis,=20 Webmaster, McDirmid, Mikkelsen & = Secrest

Kelsey Off, Historian, = Elements=20 Therapeutic=20 = Massage

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