President’s Corner Hello Soaring Eagles! Hello Soaring Eagles. This is my first president’s message and I am excited to share all that is happening in the ABWA world. Summer flew by and there is a lot coming up this fall. It’s a great me to be a member of ABWA. Our Naonal organizaon is doing a complete redesign of their website and introducing Community Connecons, an online plaorm which replaces WIN. When completed it promises easy access for all members, requiring minimal computer skills. As with all new things, the rollout has been slow, but when it goes completely live we will be able to send our members to Community Connecons for informaon about their chapter including members and events. Much more will be forthcoming as the systems goes live. This past weekend, I aended the “Hat’s Off to Dreams” event hosted by the ABWA Council of Southern California. The event celebrated ABW Day and included a candidate forum. Naonal Board elecon will be held at the October ABWA conference in Chaanooga. We were privileged to hear from Vanessa Willis, candidate for Naonal President, Mary Ellerman, our current District VI V-P, running for Naonal Secretary- Treasurer and two candidates for District VI V -P, Chris Linowski and Melissa McCaughey. Some of you may remember meeng Mary and Melissa at our June meeng. It was inspiring to hear the candidate’s stories and their goals for ABWA going forward. One theme that was repeatedly stressed was the vitality of our mission statement 25 years aſter it was updated. That mission – “to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupaons and to provide opportunies for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally” is really the core of what this chapter and this organizaon is about. My goal for my term as President is to make this chapter about our members, helping them to “ignite their dreams.” Our member’s success, personally and professionally keep our chapter successful and vital. One Chapter event I want to especially highlight is our Vendor Fair being held at the home of Dr. Julie Kangas, November 13th, 1:00 to 5:00. There will be a flyer coming out shortly but I urge everyone to put this on their calendar now. We have members who sell product or services and we invite you to reserve a display area for your product. I hope members will take this opportunity to learn more about their fellow Soaring Eagle sisters while doing some holiday shopping. And please don’t keep it a secret. Invite your friends and family! I look forward to seeing everyone, Thursday, Sept. 1st. to hear guest speaker, Wanda Allen. Some of you have heard Wanda speak before and you know her “Follow Up Strategies” program is full of informaon and solid takeaways that you can use immediately. You don’t want to miss this presentaon. Best Wishes to all my sisters and their families for a great Labor Day. facebook.com/escondidoabwa www.abwa-soaringeagles.org Twitter.com/escondidoabwa The Soaring Eagles are a Best Practices ABWA chapter in North San Diego County. We are the “organization of choice” for businesswomen and entrepreneurs interested in connecting through networking, professional development and career advancement. Volume Year: 2016 Issue: 5 August/September
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President’s Corner Hello Soaring Eagles!
Hello Soaring Eagles. This is my first president’s message and I am excited to share all that is happening in the ABWA world. Summer flew by and there is a lot coming up this fall. It’s a great time to be a member of ABWA. Our National organization is doing a complete redesign of their website and introducing Community Connections, an online platform which replaces WIN. When completed it promises easy access for all members, requiring minimal computer skills. As with all new things, the rollout has been slow, but when it goes completely live we will be able to send our members to Community Connections for information about their chapter including members and events. Much more will be forthcoming as the systems goes live. This past weekend, I attended the “Hat’s Off to Dreams” event hosted by the ABWA Council of Southern California. The event celebrated ABW Day and included a candidate forum. National Board election will be held at the October ABWA conference in Chattanooga. We were privileged to hear from Vanessa Willis, candidate for National President, Mary Ellerman, our current District
VI V-P, running for National Secretary-Treasurer and two candidates for District VI V-P, Chris Linowski and Melissa McCaughey. Some of you may remember meeting Mary and Melissa at our June meeting. It was inspiring to hear the candidate’s stories and their goals for ABWA going forward. One theme that was repeatedly stressed was the vitality of our mission statement 25 years after it was updated. That mission – “to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally” is really the core of what this chapter and this organization is about. My goal for my term as President is to make this chapter about our members, helping them to “ignite their dreams.” Our member’s success, personally and professionally keep our chapter successful and vital. One Chapter event I want to especially highlight is our Vendor Fair being held at the home of Dr. Julie Kangas, November 13th, 1:00 to 5:00. There will be a flyer coming out shortly but I urge everyone to put this on their calendar now. We have members who sell product or services and we invite you to reserve a display area for your product. I hope members will take this opportunity to learn more about their fellow Soaring Eagle sisters while doing some holiday shopping.
And please don’t keep it a secret. Invite your friends and family! I look forward to seeing everyone, Thursday, Sept. 1st. to hear guest speaker, Wanda Allen. Some of you have heard Wanda speak before and you know her “Follow Up Strategies” program is full of information and solid takeaways that you can use immediately. You don’t want to miss this presentation. Best Wishes to all my sisters and their families for a great Labor Day.