Dear Women in Business Network Members,

We are all ready to have a great get together on Friday December 14 at Noon at Lily’s! It is going to be a fun way to celebrate the Holidays and wish all a Wonderful time during this great time of the year. At the December meeting the Members who were present voted to have a gift exchange so those of you who will be attending please bring a small gift under $10.00 to exchange during the party.

Our Adopt-A-Family event was a great success! Yesterday I delivered the last few presents. They were so grateful! Your generosity and kindness will give some happiness and relief to these families. Thank you again and always. You are the Best.

The January meeting falls on the 2nd of January 2013, but because is too soon after the 1st, again those present at the meeting voted to have it on the 9th of January instead.Please do mark your calendar with the change of date.

The next few months are going to be very busy choosing a nominating committee to find the new officers for the next two years, preparing for the Grant fundraiser and the Grant program itself. Nobody has yet come forward to accept the position of Treasurer and I would really appreciate your help in this matter as I am covering the Treasurer’s position also. I am happy to do it to help out but it would be very nice if someone stepped up to the plate!

I look forward to seeing you on Friday!

Be Happy and Smile!
Matilde

Good morning Ladies!

Our November Meeting is fast approaching and I just wanted to remind you of the great program we are having! Lisa Nixon Attorney at Law will share a presentation on “Intellectual Property”, a very interesting and important issue.

Lisa has accepted to take the position of President of The Yreka WIBN Chapter, and I know she will do a fantastic job in this position. She will have the following officers:
Joan Smith Freeman VP
Yolanda O’Brien Secretary
Shannon Salvestro Treasurer

You will have a chance to welcome them on Wednesday November 7th at our Regular Membership Meeting at the Tree House! The Yreka Chapter has already planned a Wine Tasting on November 14th in Yreka and we are all invited to attend. This event will be posted on our local newspapers to inform all the Business Women in the area. Caroline will give us the details at the Meeting on Wednesday.

I wish to thank Caroline for the great job she did in organizing the food and set up for the Symposium in October! What a wonderful and successful Event that was! I hope this can be a Celebration every year during Women in Business Month! Very well received by Members and City Authorities.

My Gratitude also goes to Patc for donating all the centerpieces and to Amore for calling and personally inviting members, she volunteered to help Caroline with the calls and to Heather for helping in receiving and counting the money and being wherever she was needed. I also wish to thank Darlene Mathis, a Member at Heart, for her donations to add to the basket. Congratulations go to Audra Gibson for winning that prize. I am sure she is truly enjoying it!

The Board wishes to start recording the history of the Women in Business Network so we have added the position of Historian. Atara Melo has accepted the position and I have already provided her with the necessary ingredient to start her project. She will explain her ideas and invite you to contribute yours.

December is around the corner and that is the month when WIBN adopts a family, or two, as part of our Community Service Contribution.

For those new to WIBN: This is a project we started in 2009 that has helped several families in need. The family we adopt will express their wishes for the Holidays and we participate by personally giving the gifts already wrapped or cash, while WIBN will donate $300.00.

I will bring a sign-up sheet on Wednesday.

In December we will not hold a Board Meeting. Instead the Board has voted on having Lunch at Lily’s on the 14th of December at Noon. All are invited so we can share our good wishes before the end of the year and for the New Year!

Be Prosperous and Smile!

In Service,
Matilde

To all the outstanding and strong Women of the Women in Business Network I wish to send a message of gratitude for allowing me to serve in my capacity and of admiration for being who you are and for all your accomplishments.

It makes me proud to know you and to see all of you going through life with your dreams and accomplishments! It is an honor to be your president and help you in any way I can.

Caroline, Patc and Lexi are working hard at organizing the First Women in Business Network New Directions in Marketing and Empowerment Symposium and they have several pleasant surprises in store for you!

This event will take place at the Resort on October 3rd, from 5-9pm as you all requested.

A minimum of 20 women has to attend in order for us to have the special prize of $25.00.

We hope to have your commitment and payment at our Membership Meeting on the 5th of September so we can proceed with the organization of the event.

I also wanted to communicate to you the invitation I received by a group of business Women from Yreka who wish to start a chapter and meet on the last Thursday of every month for lunch. One of these ladies is an attorney who is writing a proposal to present to the WIBN Board. This will expand our presence in Siskiyou County and bring more business and knowledge to this Network.

Please use the technology available to you via the blog and the Facebook page, to remind everybody about you and your business, your successes, accomplishments, and your events. Communication is the greatest tool we have to expand our businesses. Let’s use it as it is available as one of the benefits of being a member of WIBN.

Keep smiling and life will smile back!

In Service,
Matilde de Franchis-Unruh
WIBN Chairwoman/President