EWI of Spokane, September 2011 Connect

Spokane=20 Chapter - Chartered April=20 1979

September = = 2011

Message from=20 the President

Hello,=20 and welcome to September! I can't believe = it's=20 fall already! The kids are back in school, = and the=20 leaves will be turning soon. This is my = final=20 month as your President, and I have loved = every=20 minute of it. Thank you for the wonderful=20 opportunity to represent you here locally = and at=20 LCAM. I'm looking forward to = it!

Thank=20 you to Ellie from Beacon Hill=20 Events and Andrea from = Event=20 Rents for hosting our August = meeting. It=20 was a beautiful summer night. Thank you to = all who=20 donated toward our dessert auction. We = raised over=20 $700 to put toward our=20 Lori Jo Knoles fund. Your = generosity and caring never cease to amaze = me!

We=20 spent the evening celebrating Mary = Torres our Corporate = ASIST=20 Scholarship winner! Mary won the=20 1st place prize of = $10,000. We=20 are so proud of Mary and her efforts to = continue=20 her education. A big thank you goes out to = Mary Savage and our=20 Scholarship committee for = the=20 wonderful program they put together this=20 year.

Mark=20 your calendars! Our Boys & = Girls Club=20 Reading Rally will be September = 15th from=20 3:45-5:30pm. Our EWI Reading=20 Rally will be October 22nd from = 2-4pm at=20 Ridgeview Elementary. Please contact Gina = Moriarty=20 to find out how you can participate. We = are=20 striving for a goal of 100% participation. = Thank=20 you for considering what you can do to = help make=20 both of these events a huge = success!

Our=20 September meeting will be our 33rd = Annual=20 Firm Recognition Night & Trade = Show,=20 at the Mirabeau Park = Hotel.=20 Please contact Dave Vahala to reserve your = table=20 for the trade show. This is a wonderful = night to=20 showcase your firm, and bring your = Executive to=20 hear our speaker Eleanor=20 Baumgartner. Our September = meeting is a=20 week early, so please RSVP to Jill Gaffney = by noon=20 on September 7th.

Also=20 in September, we will have a = "Member=20 Connect" at the Steam=20 Plant. Come join us after work on = September 29th for some = fun=20 social/networking time with your fellow = EWI=20 representatives! Traci Hudson and the = Membership=20 Committee will be sending out invitations=20 soon.

Eight=20 of us will be traveling to Minneapolis = Minnesota=20 to represent the Spokane Chapter at LCAM. = We look=20 forward to reporting back to you on the = Annual=20 Meeting, and the wonderful speakers and = Academy of=20 Leadership that we will attend. LCAM 2012 = will be=20 in Dallas, Texas, so start thinking about = it=20 now!

I'm=20 looking forward to seeing all of you, at = the=20 Mirabeau Park Hotel on Tuesday, September = 13th.=20 Thank you for the honor of serving as your = President!

Amy=20 = Higgins

33rd Annual Firm = Recognition=20 Night & Trade Show

September Chapter=20 Meeting

September=20 13

Mirabeau=20 Park Hotel

1100=20 N. Sullivan Rd

Trade Show:=20 5:00-6:15pm

Raffle Drawing:=20 6:15pm

Dinner & Meeting: = 6:30pm

Don't miss the=20 33rd Annual Firm Recognition Night = &=20 Trade Show that benefits members by = providing an=20 opportunity to showcase their companies. = We=20 have 30 members signed up as vendors and = only 4=20 tables left. This evening we also = take=20 an opportunity to recognize our = company=20 executives who support our = involvement in=20 EWI.

Make=20 sure to invite and RSVP for your Executive = by=20 September=20 7.

Guest Speaker: = Eleanor=20 Baumgartner

Faces and Places: = Adventures in=20 Yemen, Niger and Afghanistan

What = compels=20 someone to take part in a 208 mile foot = race=20 across the Sahara desert, travel to Yemen = to=20 investigate a murder or move to = Afghanistan to=20 work on social and women's issues? = Eleanor=20 Baumgartner will share stories of her = personal=20 experiences as a freelance = journalist and=20 State Department staffer, and some = thoughts on=20 life lessons she has learned along the way = regarding how women are viewed in=20 these countries, ongoing=20 social concerns and=20 how others can offer support. = An=20 avid runner, Eleanor combines her passion = for long=20 distance running with her service to women = around=20 the world.

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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=20 email by noon = on=20 September 7, 2011 if you = are=20 unable to attend in order to prevent = billing for=20 the dinner.

Sustaining=20 Members / Guests

If=20 you are a sustaining member or are = bringing=20 guests, please notify the Sergeant-at-Arms = = by noon on September=20 7, 2011 to allow time = for=20 menu and nametag preparation. Your = cooperation is=20 appreciated.

Dietary=20 Restrictions / Vegetarian = Meals

Please email=20 EWI reservations=20 = by noon on September=20 7, 2011 if you are in = need of=20 a substitute meal.=20

Reserve=20 your spot today in the EWI = Magazine!

Cover=20 Date: November 3, 2011

Advertising=20 Deadline: October 7, = 2011

EWI=20 magazine is a vital marketing piece that = is used=20 throughout the year. For added exposure, = this=20 year's publication will also be inserted = in the=20 Journal of Business on November 3, = 2011.

In=20 addition to providing the opportunity for = EWI of=20 Spokane to showcase our member firms and = inform=20 the business community about EWI, it = offers you=20 the chance to promote your business, and=20 affiliation with EWI, to over 66,000 = readers of=20 the Journal of Business! The success of = the=20 publication depends on firms such as = yours,=20 investing in the opportunity.

The=20 full color glossy magazine offers three ad = sizes=20 to choose from: 1/4, 1/2 and Full = page.=20 In addition, you have the option to = purchase=20 one of the Inside or the Back covers. = There are=20 also Sponsorship opportunities that = include=20 placing your company logo on the front = cover of=20 the magazine!

For=20 questions or to reserve your space in this = year's=20 EWI Magazine, please contact:

Carolyn = Woodmansee,=20 353-6965 or cwoodmansee@watrust.com;

Sue Fleming, = 495-4140=20 or sue.fleming@avistacorp.com;

Carol Haskell, = 344-1275=20 or carolh@spokanejournal.com.

Click here for=20 a detailed rate = sheet.

Membership=20 Connect & Recruitment = Event

September=20 29

Come=20 join us at the Steam Plant Grill on = Thursday,=20 September 29th and help our EWI Chapter=20 grow!

We=20 will be holding a recruitment reception = from 4:00=20 to 5:00. Please invite potential new = members=20 so they have an opportunity to learn about = all EWI=20 has to offer. Potential new members = should=20 be from categories not currently occupied = within=20 EWI. Please check the current EWI=20 classification list or with Traci Hudson at = 599-9080 for=20 potential = conflicts.

Don't=20 forget there is a Membership Incentive = Program=20 going on right now!

Immediately=20 following the recruitment event we will be = opening=20 the evening up for a Member Connect. = Everyone is invited and encouraged to come = mingle=20 and network. The Membership = Committee hopes=20 to see you=20 = there.

Membership=20 Incentive Program - From = Corporate

Let's=20 Win the Chapter Goal!

The=20 Membership Incentive Program will run from = July 1=20 thru December 31, 2011. This incentive = plan will=20 take the place of the traditional 15 for = 12=20 campaign.

Firms=20 - New: Every New Member Firm that = joins=20 an EWI Chapter between July 1 and December = 31,=20 2011, will have the $50 Corporate = administrative=20 fee waived and will be entered into a = drawing for=20 a free 2012 EWI membership (Chapter and = Corporate=20 dues for all New Member Firms and their=20 Representatives who joined during this = time=20 period).

Firms=20 - Additional Representatives: = Every=20 Member Firm that adds an additional = representative=20 (maximum of three) between July 1 and = December 31,=20 2011, will receive entrance into a drawing = for a=20 free 2012 EWI membership (Chapter and = Corporate=20 dues for all Representatives who joined = during=20 this time period).

Representatives:=20 Every Representative who successfully = recruits a=20 new member firm (Complete membership = application=20 and funds must be received at the = Corporate Office=20 between July 1, 2011 and December 31, = 2011) will=20 receive an entry into a drawing for $1,000 = cash!=20 (Representative's name can be entered = multiple=20 times - once for each new member firm = recruited=20 during this time period)=20

Chapters: The = Chapter=20 that recruits the most new member firms = between=20 July 1 and December 31, 2011, will receive = a=20 customized EWI Chapter banner stand or = $450 credit=20 in the EWI Merchandise Shoppe. In the case = of a=20 tie, a drawing will be held to determine = the one=20 Chapter winner. All winners will be = announced in=20 the January 18, 2012 EWI=20 Connect.

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:

Firm:=20 Spokane International Translation

Major:=20 Business Services - General

Minor:=20 Translations

Representative:=20 Brenda M Kehoe

Executive:=20 Marta Reyes

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.

EWI = Philanthropy

Safety Net and = Reading=20 Rallies

Thank=20 you to everyone who donated items or money = at the=20 July and August meetings for the = Safety=20 Net project! We collected 6 = baskets=20 of items and about $60 in cash donations.=20 Your donations will go a long was=20 in assisting foster youth in our=20 community as they transition to=20 self-sufficiency and = independence. =20

Gina=20 sent out the Evite for the Boys and Girls = Club=20 Reading Rally on Wednesday. Make = sure you=20 respond. Remember we are shooting = for 100%=20 participation between the two Reading=20 Rallies.

Boys=20 and Girls Club Reading Rally

Where:=20 Boys and Girls Club on Providence = Rd

Date:=20 September 15, 2011

Time:=20 3:45 - 5:30pm

Reading=20 Rally

Where:=20 Ridgeview Elementary

Date:=20 October 22, 2011

Time:=20 2:00 -=20 4:00pm

Congrats = to Mary Torres - Corporate ASIST=20 Winner

If=20 you attended the August meeting you had = the=20 opportunity to meet and hear from Mary = Torres.=20 Mary was one of our ASIST scholarship = recipients=20 this year. Mary Savage and the = Scholarship=20 committee submitted Mary for the Corporate = ASIST=20 award and she was selected as the top = award=20 recipient which is a $10,000=20 scholarship.

Congratulations=20 to Mary and a great job by our Scholarship = Committee!

For=20 further testimony about the importance and = impact=20 our scholarship program has on the award=20 recipients, click here to = read an=20 update from Sam Lim, our 2005 EWISP 1st = Place=20 award winner.=20

Connections=20 Corner

Connections=20 Corner is a short, fast, and fun survey = that lets=20 us learn a little bit more about our=20 members!

Q:=20 How do you react to thunder and lightning = during a=20 dark and stormy night?

I=20 turn into a quivering mass of Jello and = hide under=20 the blankets! =20 3.1%

I'm=20 not THAT much of a 'fraidy=20 = cat! =20 6.3%

I=20 have no real opinion on that = question. =20 3.1%

I=20 love the sound of the rolling=20 = thunder! = ;=20 78.1%

Storms?=20 You think you have storms here? Why, you = should=20 see the storms we had when I lived in = (fill in the=20 blank)! 9.4%

Houston Texas
Tucson, AZ!

Other=20 comments -

Roll over and go back to sleep.
I pray that lightening will not = strike=20 nearby, causing an electricity outage = and my=20 computer to become disabled!
No problem unless I am out on the = lake.
Consider it an opportunity for some = snuggle=20 time with a loved one.
We turn off the lights and watch the = show=20 through our floor to ceiling front room = windows.
My dogs are=20 = terrified!

Connect=20 with Your Committee

Please=20 note important committee changes in red

Membership

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

3rd=20 Tuesday of each month

Ways=20 & Means

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

2nd=20 Tuesday of each month - 3rd Tuesday in=20 September

Philanthropy

September = 13, 4:30pm=20 at Spokane Convention Center

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

Week early=20 due to date of Chapter Meeting

Program

September=20 6, 12:00pm=20 at the Red Lion=20 River Inn

1st Tuesday=20 of each month

Publications

September=20 22, 11:30am at Greater Spokane = Incorporated

4th=20 Thursday of each month

Scholarship

Scholarship=20 is not meeting again until = October.

2nd Thursday=20 of each month

Past=20 Presidents

November=20 9, 5:30pm at Adrienne Choate's=20 house

Vol.=20 3, No. = 9

In This IssueFirm Night & Trade = ShowEWI Magazine = AdvertisingMembership Connect &=20 RecruitmentMembership Incentive = ProgramMembership = PostingsReading RalliesASIST Award = WinnerConnection 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 Report:=20 July

Member=20 Firms: 73

First = Reps: 73

Open Pos./1st Reps: = 2

Second Reps: 9

Open Pos./2nd Reps: = 2

Third Reps: 3

Open Pos./3rd = Reps: 0

Total Members:=20 81

Sustaining: 3

Lifetime: 1

Transitional: 1

Total EWI Reps:=20 86

Meeting Attendance:=20

Reps in Attendance: 60

Excused Absences: 10

Late Excused: 0

Late Unexcused: 4

Unexcused Absences: 9

Percentage Attending:=20 74%

Guests: 8

Guests without

reservations: 0

Guests that didn't show: = 1

Total Attendance:=20 = 68

Mark=20 Your Calendar

September 13 - Chapter = Meeting=20 -Firm Recognition & Trade Show at = Mirabeau=20 Park Hotel

September 15 - Reading = Rally at the Boys & Girls = Club

September 29 - Member = Connect=20 at Steam Plant Grill

October 18 - Chapter = Meeting -=20 Installation of 2012 Board

October 22 - Reading=20 Rally at=20 Ridgeview = Elementary

September=20 Anniversaries

1993 (18=20 years!)

Polly Phelan

Spokane Regional Convention & = Visitors=20 Bureau

2004 (7=20 years)

Adriane Borgias

Fusion Environment & = Energy=20 LLC

2007 (4 years)

Ellie Rayner-Aaro

Beacon Hill Catering &=20 Events

September=20 Birthdays

September 1

Nissa Gibbs

Sterling Savings = Bank

September 2

Doris Guelich

Isagenix

September 8

Kristine Ruggles

Christ Clinic/Christ = Kitchen

September 11

Gina Mazzeo

Doubletree Hotel Spokane City = Center

September 19

Colleen Stevens

New York Life Insurance = Co

September 19

Carolyn Woodmansee

Washington Trust = Bank

September 21

Ellie Aaro

Beacon Hill Catering &=20 Events

September 22

Alice Sanders

Jubliant Hollister Stier = LLC

September 23

Olga Baron

Eastern Washington=20 University

September 28

Jason Hudson

Brides Time = Magazine

September 29

Molly Paridon

Jubliant Hollister Stier=20 LLC

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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