Inside this Issue: We Are Off and Running... 1 President s Message... 2 Meeting Minutes... 3-4 New Officers... 4 Fundraising News... 5 August 2015 ABW Day Update... 6 NWLC News... 7 SBMEF Information... 8-11 Reminders / Upcoming Events... 12 Winston-Salem, NC A League of the American Business Women s Association Several of our chapter members and officers attended the PTAC Boot Camp hosted by the Heart of the Piedmont Chapter on August 3, 2015. There were breakout sessions covering the duties of each officer, committees, and best practices for leagues. The seating arrangement was done by subject matter which insured that women from different chapters sat with people they might not otherwise have known. There was a lively exchange of ideas and information amongst the women; collaboration is alive and well! Our President Jacqueline Morgan won one of three two hundred dollar scholarships to help defray costs of attending the 2015 National Women s Leadership Conference October 15-17 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1
Greetings, ABWA sisters and members. First I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing me to serve you as your new president. I am truly honored and excited to work with each one of you to deliver you the best ABWA experience. My sole purpose for the 2015-2016 season is to assist you in delivering on these three words that we included in our vision statement: GROW, STRETCH, and EXCEL. First, I hope that by being a part of this chapter that we help you grow personally, professionally, emotionally and spiritually. Second, I hope that you stretch your wings and soar into one of our many committees so that you can unleash the talent that lies inside of you. Finally, I hope that through our experiences this year, this organization can excel to new and greater heights. Again thank you for this opportunity and let us all enjoy this ride together. Jacqueline Morgan President ABWA 2
American Business Women s Association Minutes July 23, 2015 Networking/Dinner/ Birthday Celebration Welcome/Invocation Mose Delaine Belton Vice President ABWA National Mission Statement Words of Wisdom and Inspiration Sharon Godbee, District IV Vice President, is the Marketing Manager for Wrangler Jeans. She started off in the Old North State Chapter, then joined the Sunshine Chapter. Membership dwindled with the Sunshine Chapter, and the two merged together to form Heart of the Piedmont. She is a candidate for National Vice-President. She believes in sending members to National conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sharon will be attending the National Conference in Atlanta. She also talked about chapters giving out right grants. ABWA has enabled her to learn how to negotiate and deal with conflict and improve her writing skills. New Member Installation- Mose Delaine Belton, Vice President, installed the following members: Sherry Robinson, Beverly Milligan, and Sherry Priddy. ABWA Bizz Quiz Conducted by Jackie Morgan, President. Members were asked questions about ABWA, and if they answered them correctly, they won a prize. We also celebrated members who had birthdays the past three months. Secretary s Report Moved by Sandra Kay to accept the secretary s report. New Business Chapter s Vision Statement should be shortened and cleaner read. Moved by Donna Taylor, 2 nd by Beverly Miligan to accept the changes to the new Vision Statement. Standing Rules A Monetary gift of $25.00 should be sent to members family in case of death. Returned check policy will remain the same. Come to Executive Board meeting if you have a report so that it can be added to the agenda. Moved by Jackie, 2 nd by Sandra Kay to approve standing rules. Donna Taylor and Lamonica Boston expounded on their duties. It was also stressed to complete the member interest survey. Brand guidelines patent for ABWA. Observations and dates to remember are listed in the ABWA National Win Library. We will celebrate ABW Day September 19 and 20. Committee Reports Community Service Angela Wilder mentioned visiting a charter member of ABWA on 08/04/15 at the Trinity Glenn Nursing Home. It was decided to choose another date. (Continued on page 4) Treasurer s Report Was given by Barbara Mays. 3
(Continued from page 3) PTAC 08/02/15. ABWA Day Potluck Dinner has been moved to Griffin Recreation Center. The Luncheon will be at Embassy Suites on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Angela Wilder will be doing Registration and Logistics. Presentations of Awards - Yvonne King. Installation of the new Executive Board- Sharon Godbee, District IV Vice President. Auditing Committee Donna Taylor, Chair. Lamonica Boston, and Jackie Morgan. Should be completed by the September meeting. Members Present Mose Delaine Belton, Valence Franco, Michelle Ferguson-Hollowell, Yvonne King, Barbara Mays, Carolyn Samuel, Donna Taylor, Angela Wilder, Gaylin Taylor, Jackie Morgan, Sally Bailey, Lamonica Boston, Beverly Milligan, Sandra Kay Lawson- Crump, Sherry Priddy, and Sherry Robinson. Absent, Gloria Jean Freeman. Respectfully Submitted, Carolyn Samuel Carolyn Samuel, Secretary ABWA Officer Installation CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW OFFICERS! President: Jacqueline Morgan Vice President: Donna Taylor Treasurer: Mose Delaine Belton Secretary: Sallie Bailey CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COMMITTEE CHAIRS! Education Chair: Carolyn Samuel Fundraising Chair: Galyn Taylor Membership Chair: Lamonica Boston Publicity Chair: Sherry Robinson Professional Development Chair: Yvonne King Newsletter Chair: Angela Wilder 4
FORSYTH CHAPTER CLOTHING, SHOES, HAND BAGS, HOUSEWARES, FOOD & MORE Get Ready to Shop til You Drop and Learn about the American Business Women s Association Join Us Saturday, September 12 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. @ 904 Peter s Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem (Nationwide Insurance Agency) 5
Mark your calendars for our American Business Women s Day events. The Covered Dish Social is Saturday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. We re at a new location this year. The Griffin Recreation Center is at 5301 Hilltop Rd, Jamestown, NC. It s approximately 1½ miles from our previous location, Hinshaw Methodist Church. We look forward to enjoying everyone s yummy dishes. Please remember to bring your own serving utensils as there are none at the recreation center. In addition to some surprise fun activities, we ll have an auction. If you have items for our auction, let one of the PTAC board members know and you can bring them the night of our covered dish social. We d love items that will create lots of bidding. Don t forget your cash, checkbook or credit card. There could be some item(s) you can t live without! Our luncheon will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro same location as last year. Networking begins at noon. Our keynote speaker is Nancy Griffin, ABWA National President. Sharon Godbee, District IV Vice President, will give a District IV update. In addition, we ve asked our District IV candidate, Deborah Yates, to give her three minute candidate speech. Each chapter is responsible for providing three (or more if you d like) $20 or more valued items or gift cards for door prizes. Please be sure items are new or like new - no yard sale items please. Bring all door prizes to the August 3 PTAC meeting. We anticipate a large number of out-of-town guests this year. If you are willing to house any out-oftown guests and make sure they get to the covered dish social on Saturday night and luncheon on Sunday, let Toby Page know. Everyone is responsible for helping find sponsors for ABW Day. A solicitation letter for you to use is included as a separate attachment with the newsletter. The Committees are listed below. You can find your responsibilities in the PTAC roster. Registration: Graham Chapter - Eleanor Brooks Logistics: Door Prizes: Raffle Tickets: Ruby Combs - Golden Arch Chapter and Shelia Welker - Granite City Chapter Program: Gwen Taylor - Heart of the Piedmont Chapter Head Table Notebook: Toby Page - Heart of the Piedmont Chapter Public Relations: Proclamation- Mid-Day Professionals Chapter Corporate Sponsors: Everyone Saturday Night ABW Day Covered Dish Dinner: Heart of the Piedmont Chapter Sunday ABW Day Decorations: Hazel Ruth Cox - Heart of the Piedmont Chapter Housing/Transportation: Heart of the Piedmont Chapter Gifts for National Officers: Furniture Capital Chapter Please be sure to get your tickets and meal selection taken care of in a timely manner. Contact Mose Delaine Belton for details. 6
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Officers CHAPTER MEETING: AUGUST 27, 2015 River Ridge Tap House 1480 River Ridge Drive, Clemmons, NC 27012 VISIT WITH CHARTER MEMBER, Mrs. Mildred Turner on SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 at 3 p.m. Oak Forest Nursing Home (more details to come) Jacqueline Morgan President 336.918.2555 jacquidmorgan@yahoo.com Donna Taylor Vice President YARD SALE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 ABWA s Mission Statement The mission of the American Business Women s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition. Mose Delaine Belton Treasurer 336.749.2570 beltonm1@nationwide.com Sallie Bailey Secretary Newsletter Editor Angela Wilder angelawilder@rocketmail.com 336.817.7676 ABWA s Proud Code of Conduct All women serve as goodwill ambassadors for the American Business Women s Association. Members will not allow their personal beliefs and convictions to interfere with the representation of ABWA s mission. Members will always treat their member colleagues, guests, vendors and sponsors with honesty, respect, fairness, integrity, responsibility, kindness, and in good faith. A Council of the American Business Women s Association Members will maintain compliance with ABWA National, Chapter and Express Network Bylaws. Members will strive for excellence in their professions by maintaining and enhancing their own business knowledge and skills, and by encouraging the professional development of other members. 12