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The Plumblines
Core Purpose: To Enhance the Success of Women in the Construction Industry
Volume 47, Issue 8, May 2011 Greater Kansas City, MO
Director’s Message
Wow, what a wonderful night at the CIC dinner in April. The location was
classy, the food was delicious, and the speaker was witty. Congratulations
to Colleen White for winning the Crystal Vision Award for our chapter and
for national. She has a true heart for the women in construction. Thank
you for helping us push forward to make the construction industry more
acceptable as a career choice for women. Alise made a fantastic
presentation on the MAGIC (Mentor A Girl In Construction) Camp. If you know of a girl
from 16 to 20 years old, this is a great opportunity to take 3 days to have some fun and
learn about the construction industry. MAGIC camp is coming up June 15th through the
17th. If you know someone that is interested in attending, would like to volunteer some
time, or would like to provide support please contact Alise Martiny at
Our busy season isn’t quite done yet. We have elections at the May meeting. Please, come
and speak up for your upcoming leadership. Bring your business cards and company
marketing products to showcase yourself and your company. It’s going to be a great night
to network. Hope to see you there!
Adrian Zeiler
President Elect
President’s Link
Holy Moley! Where did April go? Before we know it June will be here, school will be
out and everyone will be busy enjoying summer time activities! Construction always picks up
this time of year too. The ground is no longer frozen and buildings can break ground or go in full
force mode, only stopping for the rain. I can definitely vouch for that! I have been working on
the parking garage/ green roof at St Luke’s on the Plaza for the last 1.5 years. Weeks went by
last winter when I had 5 or less people working due to the snow ice and cold. The weather broke
and all the sudden I have 40+ people working: Pouring sidewalk, waterproofing, installing foam
for the green roof, backfilling dirt, landscaping plants, painting, architectural lighting, etc. We
are racing to our turn over date that is scheduled for the end of June! Funny how the construction
business seems to take off this time of year!
NAWIC is no different from the construction business. Our activities will continue
through the summer. Committees will be busy preparing for their events. The Golf tournament is
scheduled for June 27th. Brooke Schnurr and the Scholarship Foundation are busy working to
plan all the details so they can raise money to give to students next year. Students rely on
scholarship like these to make it through college. It is important that we invest in future
generations, so there are skilled people to take over when we retire!
MAGIC Camp is busy, busy, and busy!! We need high school GIRLS! Please spread the word!
Tell your family, friends, coworkers, tell everybody! All the information is on our website http://
www.kcnawic.org/youth-education.html or contact Alise Martiny if you want to help or know a
young lady who would enjoy this program. This is the first ever camp for KC and we need your
help with recruiting girls to make it success. A great program that will teach young ladies,
electrical, welding, carpentry and CONFIDENCE in doing something nontraditional!
Last but not least I would like to thank the CIC committee for doing such a wonderful
job! Everyone I talked to loved the venue and the speaker! Colleen White was awarded the
Crystal Vision Award and also has gone on and won the NATIONAL Award! Way to go
Colleen! Amazing Job Mary McNamara, Pattie Pogue, Leigh
Ann Williams, Karra McGreevy and Candice Kucharzak!
We will not have June membership meeting to promote
participation in MAGIC and the Golf Tournament. We do have
a jobsite tour planned for our July meeting. Watch for details in
the weekly email!
Happy Spring Everyone!
Brooke Eimers
President
Board of Directors 2010-2011
President
Brooke Eimers JE Dunn Construction
Vice President Brooke Schnurr
Recording Secretary
Isha Kassen Luevano Hart Construction
Treasurer
Meredyth Melcher Dyllan Construction
President Elect
Adrian Zeiler The Bratton Corporation
Immediate Past Presi-
dent
Lisa Derringer Archer Western Contractors
Directors
Leigh Ann Williams Wagner Interior Systems
Paula Perone The Waldinger Corporation
Jennifer Lyon JE Dunn Construction
Shannon Seipel Lafarge
Janet Mckinney Barsto Construction
Gina Carnahan Thomas McGee
May Membership Report
We are 66 Members Strong!
May Anniversaries Nicky Staats * Carthage Marble Corporation * 5 Years
Adrian Zeiler * The Bratton Corporation * 11 Years Dixie Osborn * 45 Years
Welcome to our newest members Laura King with Construction Anchors Inc Monica Hein with IMA of Kansas Inc.
Stephanie Guin with Faith Technologies LaTasha McCall with Custom Engineering
Nicki Knop with Freeman Concrete Construction, LLC Ashley Thill with Zernco Inc.
Thank you Ladies!!
May Monthly Membership Meeting May 9, 2011 KC Cafe
5:30 PM Networking and Cocktails 6:00 PM Dinner & Elections 6:30 PM Program
Program: The Election Committee has been hard at work deciding the 2011-2012 Board Members. Join us to find out more about the voting process and the election of officials. After dinner we will have a quick and informal Meet & Greet. All attendees will have the opportunity to market yourself and company. Feel free to bring business cards and brochures to share.
Monthly Motivation
The best successes often come after disappointments.
~Henry Ward Beecher
Committee Chairs 2010-2011
CIC Dinner Mary McNamara
Girl Scouts Jennifer Lyon
MAGIC Camp & Girl Scouts
Alise Martiny
Block Kids & Women Build Shannon Seipel
Professional Education & WIC
Week Paula Perone
Finance Committee & Quick list
Meredyth Melcher
Membership Isha Kassen
New Membership Committee &
Motivational Emilee Harwell
Dinner Meeting Brooke Schnurr
National & Regional Events
Candice Kucharzak
Occupational Research & Referral
Tiffany Moore
Plumblines Stefanie Eversgerd
Website
Meredyth Melcher
Golf Tournament Brooke Schnurr
Vickie Nickel
Bowling Tournament Candice Kucharzak Natalie Siegman
Parliamentarian Janet McKinney
NEF Fundraiser
Susan Farmer
By-Laws Holly Streeter-Schaefer
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAY
There’s still time….
Relax, Rejuvenate, Reaffirm with NAWIC!! Region Six NAWIC Forum
May 20-22, 2011 Branson, MO
Contact Shannon Seipel @ [email protected] in you are interested in attending.
Golf Committee Meeting
Golf Committee will be meeting on Thursday May 12th at 5:15 at the Well in
Waldo. We need lots of creative and spunky volunteers to make this a great tournament!!!
MAGIC Camp 2011
Dates Have Been Set
June 15, 16 and 17
More information to Follow
Visit on-line for how you can help.
Contact Alise Martiny if you can: Volunteer Sponsor
Recruit Girls
Are you an employer looking to fill a position within your company? Or a Candidate looking for a job? Then check out NAWIC’s Job Bank!
Occupational Research and Referral
Available online at http://www.kcnawic.org/job-bank.htm
CIC Dinner Recap This years CIC dinner was held at Black on Burlington and catered by Above and Beyond Catering Kansas City. A Big Thanks to our CIC speaker Chris Kuehl with Armada Corporate Intelligence. Click HERE to read a great article about our chapter! Once at the site click on National And International News Affecting
Local Business (Download in Adobe Acrobat) >> to find the article titled “Buisness Pioneers”! Congratulations to Colleen White , Owner of Strategic Workplace Solutions, this years Crystal Vision Award winner for KC Nawic.
Get your Raffle tickets NOW and support
the NAWIC Education Foundation!!! Raffle tickets are being sold for the NEF Fundraiser.
$10/per Ticket or $25/3 Tickets
Prizes
1st Prize—$2,000
2nd Prize—$1,000
3rd Prize—$500
See Attached Flyer for more Information
Congrats to all who participated in the Girls Scouts Event in March. Our
amazing event was featured in the May-June issue of the Modern Builder. See the attached flyer for the article!
Don’t forget —You can now find us on:
New Website www.kcnawic.org Twitter Follow Us at http://twitter.com/NAWICGreaterKC
Facebook Become a Fan at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/NAWIC-Gr-Kansas-City-Chapter-100/122169631135586?ref=ts LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2063707&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
NAWIC Education Foundation’s Annual Fundraiser
WE ARE BEING CHALLENGED
Region 6 is challenging each Chapter to meet a goal of selling the most raffle tickets for the NEF Fundraiser. The deadline for the Regional challenge is at Forum (May 20th &
21st). So Greater KC Chapter 100 - let’s WIN and get recognized at the 2011 National
Convention!!
$10/per ticket or $25/3 tickets
Purchase tickets now and up until Forum to win the Region Challenge. Continue to purchase tickets up until Convention for more opportunities of winning a top prize. The drawing will be held at National Convention. Winner need not be present to win.
1st Prize - $2,000 2nd Prize - $1,000 3rd Prize - $500
Tickets are available through chapter member Susan Farmer. Make checks payable to NEF Fundraiser. Contact Susan by email to request your tickets. They will also be available for purchase or pick up at the May membership meeting. Those of you going to Forum can purchase tickets from Sandra Carter (NEF Region 6 Chairperson) and they
will be counted for our Chapter WIN.
READY…SET…GO…TO WIN THE CHALLENGE
Contact Susan Farmer at [email protected]
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May-June 2011 MODERN BUILDER 17
Following the Do-It-Yourself Workshop, Girl Scouts from Troops 167, 1415, 3463, and 8238; Troop Leaders; parents; and members of NAWIC Greater Kansas CityChapter 100 gathered outside The Builders’ Association North Kansas City Education & Training Center for a group photo.
Jordan Karr (standing), Girl Scout Troop3463, admired Lauren Wyatt’s paintingartistry at the Paint Station. Lauren is amember of Girl Scout Troop 1415.
Jennifer Lyon (center), Do-It-Yourself Workshop Chair and Superin-tendent Trainee, JE Dunn Construction Company, instructed Troop 167members Tori Quattlebaum (left), and Kacy Lewallen (right) on lettingthe hammer dothe work and otherfundamentals.
The Builders’ Association Hosts Construction Workshop for Area Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NWMissouri attended interactive workshopsand had fun earning their “Do-it-
Yourself” Badges at the 13th Annual “Do-It-Yourself Workshop”on Saturday, March12, 2011. TheBuilders’ AssociationEducation &Training Centerhosted the event.
The workshopwas designed to edu-cate Girl Scoutsabout constructionand help our industrydevelop its futureworkforce. It wassponsored by theNational Associationof Women inConstruction GreaterKansas City Chapter100 working in part-
nership with the Girl Scouts of America.“Over 60 Girl Scouts were literally and fig-
uratively provided the tools for success at ourlatest workshop,” said Alise Martiny, Workforce
During a breakout session in which she offered energy-saving tips, Leigh Ann Williams, Sales, Wagner InteriorSupply, displayed a bag of blow-in insulation and asked theGirl Scouts if they knew how it was used.
Alise Martiny, Do-It-Yourself Workshop Co-Chair,NAWIC Greater Kansas City Chapter 100, showsMaggie Beckett, Troop 8238, how to make longsmooth strokes with a hand saw. Fellow Troop 8238member Jennifer Velasquez (at right) looks on.
Stefanie Eversgerd (right), Assistant Project Engineer,Turner Construction Company, steadies the wood shelf
as Taylor Partain, Troop 8238,hammers in nails to hold the topin place.
Development Manager, The Builders’Association. “Kudos to our NAWIC volunteers,Girl Scout Troop Leaders, and parents forinvesting in these incredible young women.” p
