ABWA Beachwood Ohio

For those who signed up to be on committees, Lucille and I are getting everyone together to select and train everyone for their positions. Thank you for signing up and I hope you can make it to our separate meeting.

When: Sunday, February 11
Time: TBA
Where: Lucille’s home
Contact me or Lucille for more information:
Lucille: lucillemarie@cox.net
Tracy: tracydrogalus@sbcglobal.net

Looking forward to seeing everyone and getting these committees going!
Tracy Drogalus - President
American Business Women’s Association
Women of Wisdom

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^{Please RSVP to Willette Burrell via email rainbowproductions7@yahoo.com by Friday, February 16, 2007.}

We have an exciting event this evening. Let’s support our fellow members while they tell us what they do and why they do it! Meet members…

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the holidays. How nice to not have to worry about too much snow.

First I want to thank you for putting on a wonderful holiday party in December. It went terrifically and I know everyone had a great time.

Special thanks to:

• Celeste Noah for making all of the arrangements and making sure we were fed and had activities to keep us talking and learning about each other.
• J. Lombardi for hers and her friend’s generous and first gifts toward our scholarship fund, and for bringing the candy bars for us to sell.
• Willette Burrell for making sure our sign-up sheets and name tags were available at the off-site event, and for getting her committee up and running already!
• Diane Scartz for making a special trip to drop off her food and gift, even though her family called her that evening.
• Donna Prease for making sure everyone signed in,
• And everyone who attended, brought gifts, and made the entire evening fun, festive and cheerful.

I am so excited about 2007! Celeste Noah has set up a line of speakers and events to keep us busy for almost a year! Be sure to mark your calendars for the dates listed on the right of the web site. Make sure you bring a friend!

Candy Sales:

Pick up a box or two of candy bars to sell ~ there are still more to go. The sales proceeds will be going to our general fund helping to pay for our operating expenses. Since we will need money to fund our group, this is a productive way to raise funds. Proceeds will go towards:

• Catered meals that the door fee does not cover
• Supplies (paper, ink, etc…)
• National Offices expenses
• Yearly chapter fees

Local and National Dues:

National membership dues are going up this year to $75 (non-student). National provides many benefits to our chapter members such as awards, scholarships, & a monthly magazine.

For anyone who has not paid her local dues, please do so. The 2007 dues will already be coming up soon! Check the Membership and Meeting Dues section of our web site regarding DUES

Dates to remember:

National has provided details of dates that we need to remember. Here is the link for more information: http://www.abwa.org/lse/030600.asp.

Also, check out the section on the right hand side of our web site for local meeting listings. Mark your calendars now!

Committees:

I have reviewed the committee sign up sheet and see that we need more people for Fund-Raising, Newsletter, and Program, while we need less on the Membership committee. The slots for the Publicity and Nominating committees are empty and therefore in need of filling.

Lucille and I have literature on the makings of a committee and will be holding a meeting at Lucille’s house. For those of you who signed up, she or I will be in contact with you to schedule this extra meeting. I hope to get these committees up and running pronto!

You may still sign up if you are interested.

Success Game:

I have signed up for a success game at http://www.successfromtheinsideout.com/  that is taking place Friday, February 9^th. The cost is $99, but Nina, the creator and facilitator, has offered a 25% discount to those who I refer in our group. Please contact me if you are interested in taking advantage of this exciting offer! Or click here to sign up and take advantage of the discount offered only to our group! See the article “The Success Game” in the Articles section of this web site for more details.

Professional Development:

In addition to the quality education that Baldwin-Wallace has to offer such as its Bachelor Degree Completion at B-W East which I encourage you to consider, the Mayfield Adult Education has released its Recreation Winter catalogue which lists computer training on Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Word…etc. It is also offering business and finance seminars about Website marketing and “Getting Hired in Today’s Tough Economy”. Classes range from $23 (Non-Resident) to $109 for up to 4 weeks. (Non-Resident) If you are interested in these seminars visit their catalogue at http://www.mayfieldschools.org/shared/images/layout/NewsEvents/winter0607.pdf.  or call them at 440-995-7600. These are worthwhile and inexpensive classes.

If you don’t mind a bit of traveling to get your learning, check out ABWA’s exciting Professional Development programs at http://www.abwa.org/profdev.asp#E-Learning, more information can also be found in the January/February 2007 edition of our ABWA magazine: “Women in Business”. ABWA offers courses such as “Expanding Your Sphere of Creativity”, “FranklinCovey: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, and “Six Sigma”. Courses are offered at various locations such as Kansas City, Mo., Louisville, Ky, Albuquerque, N.M., and Sarasota, Fl. Refer to the ABWA.org web site, the magazine, or by calling 816-361-6621.

Here is looking forward to a GREAT 2007!!!

Tracy Drogalus, Member # 610118
Chapter President
American Business Women’s Association
Women of Wisdom
440-684-1646

Just thought everyone would enjoy November’s meeting pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who likes chocolate? Those who had something in common stood at the front of the room.

Donna and Joyce.

Our fearless Member’s committee - Willette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy teaching us tips about networking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheryl.

 

 

 

(Happy) New member’s taking the oath.

 

 

 

Nina Ham has offered more information regarding her game:

Nina Ham is the creator of The Success and Me Game™ . Nina has spent her 35 year career as a psychotherapist working with people to create the changes they have longed for in their personal and professional lives. She has held a deep conviction that people have the capacity to grow into their fullest potential, personally and professionally, as they gain clarity about what they want their lives to become.  In June 1999, Nina got credentialed by the International Coach Federation, and now focuses her professional expertise as a women’s success coach. Nina supports people in career transition or business start-up as they build the skills, attitudes and habits to create sustainable success.

Don’t miss out on other networking opportunities! Check out this site:

https://events.ewomennetwork.com/event/calendar.php?lid=57

Good luck!

-Tracy

Update: National prices went up January 2007. I’ve updated this list. See also http://www.abwa.org/joinus.asp.

You have been wondering about price? Well, at ABWA, it is pretty simple. There are two yearly fees, 1.) the National association of ABWA, and 2.) the local chapter of ABWA, Women of Wisdom.

The breakdown is as follows:

	National	Local	Total
Professional	$   75.00	$   40.00	$ 115.00
Full time Student	$   30.00	$   30.00	$   60.00
Senior	$   35.00	$   30.00	$   75.00
And then $5.00 per meeting.

So, depending on your status in life, the yearly dues would be either $115, $60, or $75… plus $5 per visit. The meeting fees are $10 for non-members.

We collect the National dues when people sign up. Then send or give us your local dues and you will be installed at our next meeting!

The money and National application is collected by the Treasure - J. Lombardi. Or if you prefer, you can sign up on-Line (National only) and submit your credit card number there. If you apply on-line, be sure to inform our treasurer of your new membership so that she can match your name to your face!. Please make sure you put your occupation number down (explained in the application), and the “sponsor” name and number. The person sponsoring you would be the person who recommended you to our chapter. Be sure to get her ABWA member number! She will get a nice token from National.

Our chapter meetings have been so fulfilling with topics on Emotional Intelligence, diversity, and wisdom! All of our meetings are geared for improving ourselves personally and professionally. It is worth the member and meeting fees while it is easy to get to, right after work!

If there is any other info you need, just send me an email or give me a call!

Sincerely,

Tracy Drogalus, Member # 610118
Chapter President
American Business Women’s Association
Women of Wisdom
440-684-1646

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Start your new year right. Focus on getting clear about what you want, and go for it! You don’t have to do it alone. You can join us at Women of Wisdom, and you can use on-line tools that are everywhere.  Here is a good start!

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Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone is supplying this free assistance to help us. I’m going to try it out now!

-Tracy Drogalus