EWI of Spokane, June 2011 Connect

Spokane=20 Chapter - Chartered April=20 1979

Mary Torres, = Kendel Huff=20 (ASIST Chair), Jodi=20 Francis

June=20 = 2011

Message from=20 the President

Welcome=20 to summer! It's been a long time = coming. =20 Here's hoping you have some relaxing and = enjoyable=20 adventures planned with family and friends = this=20 summer.

Thank=20 you to all of our EWI representatives and = guests=20 who attended our annual Scholarship = Banquet last=20 month. It's always a special evening = to hear=20 from our winners. I'm in awe at what = the=20 ASIST winners are working toward and = trying to=20 overcome. Their stories are so = passionate=20 and usually bring tears to my eyes! = The=20 EWISP students make me so proud! = Their=20 outlook on life is amazing. They = will=20 definitely be the young adults who apply = change to=20 our world. It's so gratifying to = know that=20 our Chapter participates in both = Scholarships each=20 year. Thank you so much to our = Scholarship=20 Committee for pulling all of this = together, and to=20 the Mirabeau Park Hotel for hosting = us. The=20 entire process is a long one and takes = lots of=20 dedication. Thanks again!

In=20 addition to our Scholarship Banquet in = May, we had=20 our annual fundraiser, Denim & = Diamonds! =20 The evening of May 6th was packed with a = wonderful=20 dinner, and plenty of auction items to bid = on,=20 including a darling puppy from the Humane=20 Society! Our Scholarships and = educational=20 opportunities would not be possible = without the=20 hard work of our Ways & Means = Committee. =20 Thank you to each and every one of you for = putting=20 on another fun and profitable event! = Thanks,=20 also goes to Northern Quest Resort & = Casino=20 for hosting, and making sure everything = was just=20 perfect. Hopefully, we will have = some exact=20 numbers to report to the Chapter real = soon.

Our=20 Philanthropy Committee is planning to = participate=20 in Parade of Paws! This project is = through=20 the Spokane Humane Society and is on = Saturday June=20 11th. If you would like to bring = your=20 family, pet, or walk a dog for the Humane = Society,=20 please email dpeck@spokanehumanesociety.org=20 to get registered, and tell them you're = with=20 EWI.

This=20 year, our Program Committee has put a bit = of a=20 "spin" on what would normally be a Firm=20 Night. Our June Program will = highlight three=20 firms: Jan-Pro Northwest, Travel Leaders, = and=20 Christ Kitchen that do not have the = facilities to=20 host us at their location. So, we = will be on=20 the roof (weather providing) of the = Convention=20 Center. This is a fun and beautiful = location=20 to learn about some of our member = firms. =20 Come early and enjoy the EWI car = show!

I'm=20 looking forward to seeing all of you, at = the=20 Spokane Convention Center on Tuesday June=20 21st. Thank you for the honor of = serving as=20 your President!

Amy=20 = Higgins

June=20 Chapter Meeting

Chapter=20 Firm Night and Car Show

June=20 21, 2011

Spokane=20 Convention Center Roof = Deck

Networking=20 and Car Show - 5:30pm

Firm Night=20 and Meeting - 6:00pm

Plan=20 to celebrate the first day of Summer at = the June=20 meeting. Enter your favorite vehicle = in=20 the EWI=20 Spokane Chapter Car Show! You = will get=20 the opportunity to show off your vehicle = with four=20 chances = to win $50 in=20 car washes and one chance to win $50 = in car=20 detail supplies.

We have 9 car = show entries=20 already, but would love 20! So far = we have a=20 1937 Chevrolet Pickup, 2011 Porsche = Panamera, 2008=20 Chrysler 300, 1936 Ford Cabriolet, 2005 = Porsche=20 Boxster, 2006 Mini Cooper, 1993 Honda = Prelude,=20 1985 Corvette and a 2000 Porsche=20 Boxster.

Entry=20 Fee: $10 and all proceeds go = to our=20 Philanthropy = efforts. Call Dave=20 Vahala at (509)327.9585 or email to reserve = your space=20 now. Deadline is June 17. =

The=20 June meeting is also a Firm=20 Night. The = three=20 participating firms = are Jan-Pro=20 Northwest, Christ=20 Kitchen, and Travel=20 Leaders.

"Why=20 Park in the Convention Center Garage when = you can=20 park in the Convention = Center!"

***********************************************************<= /P> Reservation=20 Information

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=20 representative has a standing reservation = for each=20 monthly meeting. Please email by noon = on June=20 15, 2011 if you are unable to = attend in=20 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 June 15, = 2011=20 to allow time for menu and nametag = preparation.=20 Your cooperation is = appreciated.

=20

Dietary=20 Restrictions / Vegetarian = Meals

Please email=20 EWI reservations by noon=20 on June 15, 2011 if = you are=20 in need of a substitute meal.=20

An Evening with the = EWI=20 Corporate Board

EWI Spokane = presents A=20 Member Connect Event. You are = invited=20 to a special evening with the EWI = Corporate Board=20 this Friday, June 3.

The event is = being hosted=20 by our very own Pati Dahmen Ray. = Dinner and=20 beverages will be provided at no cost.=20 Please RSVP to the Evite = ASAP if you=20 plan to attend.

Location: =

Pati Dahmen-Ray's = home

12612 E Apache = Pass=20 Rd

Hope to see you=20 = there!

Philanthropy = Committee - June=20 Project

SPOKANE HUMANE = SOCIETY's Parade=20 of Paws

June 11,=20 10=20 am to 3 pm

For our June = Philanthropy=20 project recipient, we have chosen the = Spokane=20 Humane Society. At the June meeting, = we will=20 have boxes available for donations. =20 Please see the full=20 list of needed items. We will = also=20 have profiles for pets that are currently=20 available for adoption.

We=20 are registered as The EWI=20 Spokane Pack for the = annual=20 Parade of Paws fundraiser walk, Saturday, = June=20 11. We encourage everyone to fill=20 out their pledge sheet, and = bring your=20 friends, furry or not! = If you=20 have questions about the walk, please = email Becka=20 Shelley at bshelley@dermsos.com.=20 Hope to see you on June=20 = 11!

Past=20 Presidents Scholarship for Leadership = Conference=20 and Annual Meeting

Due=20 June 13

The=20 EWI Spokane Chapter Past Presidents are = sponsoring=20 a scholarship to the EWI Annual Meeting = and=20 Academy of Leadership. The Annual = Conference will=20 be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota from = September=20 22-24 and the scholarship will cover = registrations=20 to the Annual Meeting and Academy of = Leadership,=20 plus round-trip airfare.

In an = effort to=20 continue to encourage growth of future EWI = leaders, we would specifically like to = encourage=20 representatives to apply who are = interested in=20 pursuing Chapter leadership positions and = who have=20 not had an opportunity to attend a past = annual=20 meeting.

If you are interested in = being=20 considered for the scholarship to attend = the=20 Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference, = please=20 submit a letter of consideration = containing the=20 following=20 responses:

NAME:
DATE:
MEMBER = FIRM:
YEAR JOINED EWI:

1. Why = are you=20 interested in attending the EWI Annual = Meeting and=20 an Academy of Leadership module?

2. = Briefly=20 describe your current and past level of = EWI=20 participation.

3. What do you = envision for=20 your future involvement with = EWI?

4. What=20 are you hoping to personally or = professional=20 obtain from your EWI=20 membership?

Letters of=20 consideration should be returned to Polly = Phelan's=20 attention and received no later than June = 13,=20 2011.

Responses by = mail:

Polly=20 Phelan
Spokane Regional Convention = &=20 Visitors Bureau
801 W. Riverside Ave, = Suite=20 301
Spokane, WA = 99201

Responses=20 by fax: Addressed as above and = faxed to=20 (509) 623-1297

Responses by = email: Addressed to Polly and = e-mailed to=20 pphelan@visitspokane.com

The=20 Past Presidents Committee will review the = letters=20 of application and a selection will be = made and=20 announced at the July General = meeting.

Any=20 questions about this opportunity should = also be=20 directed to = Polly.

2011=20 Straw Ballot for Spokane Chapter=20 Board

Due=20 June 20

The=20 Spokane Chapter of EWI invites = enthusiastic and=20 innovative members to join its exceptional = Board=20 of Directors. The Chapter offers an = excellent=20 opportunity to develop professionally, and = to=20 demonstrate leadership skills in an = environment=20 where you can continue to learn and=20 grow.

The 2011 Nominating Committee = is=20 pleased to present a copy of the Straw Ballot for = Chapter=20 Board consideration. This Straw Ballot is = your=20 opportunity to make recommendations for = our=20 Chapter's leadership during the Chapter = Board year=20 of October 2011 through October 2012. We = invite=20 you to consider serving on the Board, and=20 submitting your name on a nomination form = if you=20 are interested!

Please note that = the Straw=20 Ballot is intended as a guide for the = Nominating=20 Committee to prepare the slate. It in no = way=20 constitutes a vote for any individual for = any=20 office, nor does it in any way restrict = the=20 Committee's freedom of judgment and=20 selection.

Please return your Straw Ballot to = Polly=20 Phelan by June=20 20, 2011 either = electronically to=20 pphelan@visitspokane.com or by=20 fax to 623-1297.

The proposed Slate = of=20 Officers will be presented at the July = 19th=20 Business Meeting. Following the = presentation at=20 the July meeting of the recommended slate = of=20 officers for 2011/2012, nominations may be = made to=20 the President in writing prior to July 29, = 2011,=20 at which time the nominations are closed. = Note:=20 All nominees must have indicated their = willingness=20 to serve if elected.

Thank you for = your=20 participation,=20 engagement, and=20 = inspiration in=20 determining our Chapter's future=20 = leadership!

Annual=20 Scholarship Banquet Honors Five = Outstanding=20 Students

On=20 Tuesday, May 17th at the Mirabeau Park = Hotel the=20 five 2011 scholarship award recipients = were=20 acknowledged and celebrated by support = from=20 family, teachers, counselors, judges and = EWI=20 Spokane members.

The=20 Spokane Chapter awarded $11,000 in EWISP=20 (Executive Women International Scholastic = Program)=20 scholarships, up from $9,000 in = 2010.

Special=20 thanks to our EWISP Judges who selected = three=20 exceptional high school juniors based on = their=20 academic performance, community = involvement, and=20 goals for pursuing higher = education.

EWISP=20 Judges
Louise Hansen, = Community=20 Affairs Manager, KHQ
Dr. Christine = Johnson,=20 Chancelor, Community Colleges of = Spokane
Trish=20 McFarland, Executive Director, YWCA

Allie Brown, May = Lim,=20 Sowmya = Mangipudi

2011=20 Scholarship Recipients:

1st = place:=20 $6,000 scholarship, May Lim, Mead High=20 School

2nd place: $3,000 = scholarship,=20 Sowmya Mangipudi, St. George's = School

3rd=20 place; $2,000 scholarship,
Allie = Brown, Cheney=20 High School=20

The=20 ASIST (Adult Students in Scholastic = Transition)=20 program provides two students with a=20 scholarship. This award focuses on = adult=20 students who are facing challenges due to = life=20 and/or work transitions brought on by a = change in=20 circumstances. Recipients are chosen = based=20 on financial need. The ASIST program = awarded=20 $2,000 in scholarships.

Our=20 ASIST Judges really had their work cut out = for=20 them due to a dramatic increase in = applicant=20 participation up from eight in 2010 = to a=20 record 21 in 2011.

ASIST=20 Judges
Jacinta Connall, EWI = Sustaining=20 Member
Lori Ophus, Gus Johnson Ford

2011=20 Scholarship Recipients:
Jodi = Francis,=20 Whitworth University, = $1,000

Mary=20 Torres, Whitworth University, $1,000

Upon=20 the completion of the scholarship award = ceremony=20 we were treated to a wonderful address = from our=20 keynote speaker Dr. Christine Johnson, = Chancellor=20 of the Community Colleges of Spokane. Dr. = Johnson=20 credits the incredible opportunities and = life=20 experiences she's received due to her = higher=20 education degree. As a vocal, = enthusiastic,=20 education champion and advocate, her = presentation=20 was the perfect addition to the = Scholarship=20 Banquet.

Last=20 but certainly not least, we extend our = gratitude=20 to all the chapter members for attending = and to=20 the following members for the following=20 support:

Avista=20 - Printing services
Austin's Fine = Jewelry -=20 Engraving services
Kershaw's - Parker = pens for=20 scholarship recipients
Vanessa Behan = Crisis=20 Nursery - Meeting space for scholarship=20 interviews

EWI=20 of Spokane is proud to support our local = students,=20 and will continue to look for ways to = invest in=20 the pursuit of higher=20 = education!

Scholarship=20 Committee Wrap-up and Long Range Strategic = Planning Meeting

Special=20 meeting notice

The=20 Scholarship Committee is planning a = Wrap-up and=20 Long Range Strategic Planning = meeting. The=20 details are:

Wednesday,=20 June 15

3:00=20 - 5:00 p.m.

Arbor=20 Crest

4705=20 N Fruit Hill Road

Spokane=20 Valley, WA 99217

Professional=20 Development Seminar

EWI Corporate=20

"Building=20 Connections"

Tuesday,=20 June 14

12:00pm=20 (PDT)

Presented=20 by: Rhonda Bannard

Click=20 below for more information and to=20 register:

Building=20 = Connections

Membership=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:

No=20 membership postings for June

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.

Connections=20 Corner

Connections=20 Corner is a short, fast, and fun survey = that lets=20 us learn a little bit more about our = members FAB=20 members! Your responses to the May = survey are=20 -

Do=20 you speak a foreign = language?

I dream in Hawaiian 47.6%
Spanish 23.8%
Teenager 23.8%
Russian 4.8%
Yiddish 4.8%

Comments from=20 our members - I can speak broken = Tagalog;=20 Italian; Farsi; un pocito espanol = solamente; just=20 enough to order drinks, food and find out = where=20 the bathroom is! I speak Dog Talk - good = boy (or=20 is that husband talk?)!

Are=20 you afraid of spiders?

YIKES! Yes I'm=20 afraid 42.9%
NO - they are beautiful and=20 interesting! = 5.7%
NO - but I don't agree with the = kooky answer=20 #2! = 51.4%

When=20 you surf the internet, which search engine = do you=20 use first/most? (This=20 is our first member-submitted question to=20 Connections Corner! = Thanks!)

Google 85.7% BING 14.3%

Connect=20 with Your Committee

Please=20 note important committee changes in red

Membership

June=20 21, 11:30am at the Post St Ale = House

3rd=20 Tuesday of each month

Ways=20 & Means

June=20 14, 4:00pm at the Steam Plant = Grill

2nd=20 Tuesday of each month

Philanthropy

June=20 21, 4:30pm at Mirabeau Park=20 Hotel

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

Program

June=20 7, 12:00pm at the Red Lion = River=20 Inn

1st=20 Tuesday of each month

Publications

June=20 28, 11:30am at Greater Spokane=20 Incorporated

4th=20 Thursday of each month

Scholarship

June=20 15, 3:00-5:00pm at Arbor Crest (see more = info=20 above)

2nd Thursday=20 of each month

Past=20 Presidents

August=20 11, 5:30pm at Sherry Lewis'=20 = house

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In This IssueJune Chapter = MeetingDinner with EWI = CorporateParade of Paws!Scholarship for = LCAM2011 Straw BallotScholarship = RecipientsSpecial Notice: Scholarship=20 CommitteeProfessional Development=20 SeminarConnection = Corner

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 Report:=20 May

Member=20 Firms: 71

First = Reps: 71

Open Pos./1st Reps: = 0

Second Reps: 9

Open Pos./2nd Reps: = 0

Third Reps: 2

Open Pos./3rd = Reps: 0

Total Members:=20 82

Sustaining: 3

Lifetime: 1

Transitional: 0

Total EWI Reps:=20 86

Meeting Attendance:=20

Reps in = Attendance: 58

Excused Absences: 8

Late Excused: 1

Late = Unexcused: 2

Unexcused Absences: 16

Percentage Attending:=20 70%

Guests: 23

Guests without

reservations: 0

Guests that didn't show: = 0

Total Attendance:=20 = 81

Mark=20 Your Calendar

June 2=20 - 4

Corporate=20 Visit

Event = for the entire=20 chapter is planned for Friday, June = 3.

June=20 11

Parade of=20 Paws!

June=20 13

Past=20 Presidents LCAM Scholarship = applications are=20 due

June=20 14

"Building=20 Connections"

an EWI = Corporate=20 professional development seminar

June=20 20

2011 Straw=20 Ballots are due

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

July=20 19 - Chapter Meeting (Past=20 Presidents) at Rick Richard's = home

August=20 16 - Chapter Meeting = at Beacon=20 Hill

June=20 Anniversaries

2000
Bunny Moran
Nova = Contract=20 Interiors

2007
Nissa = Gibbs
Sterling=20 Savings Bank

2007
Nancy=20 Harris
Sterling Savings=20 Bank

2009
Alisha = Benson
Greater=20 Spokane Incorporated

June=20 Birthdays

June 5
Polly = Phelan
Spokane=20 Regional CVB

June 6
Hazel=20 Flynn-Parkinson
Easy Desk = LLC

June=20 8
Pati Dahmen-Ray
Rays=20 Demolition

June 11
Sue=20 Everson
Austin's Fine = Jewelry

June=20 16
Hildy Cox
Designs By=20 Hildy

June=20 17
Abbie McKee
tw telecom

June 25
Sherry = Lewis
Adventures In=20 Advertising

June 25
Miranda=20 Song
Norther Quest Resort &=20 Casino

June 30
Shelly = Bayne
Kershaws=20 Inc.

June 30
Bethany = Prince
Gonzaga=20 University

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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