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Auction information, membership form and August Newsletter for Women in Business, Cache Valley Utah.
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Issue 2 | 8/6/13
August 2013 Newsletter
wib Board
“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” Margaret Fuller, journalist, critic, and women’s rights advocate
President’s Message The dog days of summer are here. That phrase really sums up summer’s sultry days that encourage you to take a moment to enjoy the warmth, the blue sky and the sunny day. I think that our August meeting will allow us to pause and consider the beautiful valley that we are blessed to live in. July was a great month for Women in Business! We had an exciting speaker from the Leonardo Museum in Salt Lake City. I encourage you to attend one of the fascinating exhibits that will be on display this year. It was very informative to hear how they raise money for those exhibits. After learning how many dollars are raised for an exhibit our scholarship goals seem attainable. Over the past month, the Executive Board has been reviewing and updating the WIB Bylaws. As we review the purpose for WIB, I wanted to remind us all of the two main reasons we are part of this tremendous organization.
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President: LJ Bolton Pres-‐Elect: Wendi Coombs Past Pres: Tammy Selley Secretary: Linda Kimball Treasurer: Cindy Johnson Membership: Julie Hughes Past Scholarship: Nicole Meyer
Scholarship: Jacoba Poppleton Scholarship Elect: Bel Azyuk
Raffle: Randee Haberstick
Chamber Liaison: Becky Conger
IT Specialist: Denise Irwin Newsletter & Public Relations: Teri Guy
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Women in Business provides networking and professional development opportunities and helps to raise funds to provide scholarships to women who demonstrate financial need and meet other scholarship criteria. As members of WIB, my hope is that you will take advantage of the networking opportunities. If you have an idea for a subject or speaker for upcoming meetings, please let me know. Because a great part of our focus is funding for scholarships, we’d like to remind you to buy extra raffle tickets at every monthly lunch. Please plan to participate in our annual auction at the October meeting. Every dollar raised helps us fund scholarships. Also reaching out, meeting, and networking with the other members every month will maximize your experience with Women in Business. With all of us working toward the same goals not only will you enjoy your time spent with WIB, we will continue to provide a benefits the women of our community.
LolaJean "LJ" Bolton President
WIB Luncheon Tuesday, August 13
Catered by: Aggie Station
NOTE Lunch pricing change: $12 when you prepay with your application, $14 when you RSVP for the luncheon and $15 walk-in. A first time guest is always $12.
Guest Speaker: Bear River Land Conservancy Where: Deseret Industries 175 W 1400 N, Logan Multi-Purpose Room Time: 11:55 am RSVP
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Cache Chamber of Commerce | 160 N. Main | Logan, UT 84321 | phone: 435.752.2161
Dear Women in Business: It is time for another fun filled networking year! We have another great schedule of exciting speakers; we hope you will join us this year. This past year we have had a tremendous amount of support. Our scholarships were a huge success because of you! Thank you again. Our meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 11:45 a.m. at various locations. As you are aware, the mission of the Women in Business Organization is to raise monies for the educational needs of women. Donations and lunch tickets from its members raise these monies. When members RSVP and then do not attend the luncheon, Women in Business is forced to cover the lunch ticket expense. For this reason, "no shows will be billed $12.00" which enables the organization to give all of its monies to scholarships rather than the cost of the lunch. Please fill out your renewal application and return to the registration desk at the Women in Business luncheon or mail to Denise Irwin, C/O University Inn & Conference Center, 5005 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322 or you may complete the application online. Please make check payable to WOMEN IN BUSINESS. Thank you. !-----------------!-----------------!-----------------!-----------------!-------------
WOMEN IN BUSINESS (WIB)
Cache Chamber of Commerce Invoice July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
Name Business Name Address City/State/Zip Phone # Email Annual Dues / One fee per business $ 30.00 Monthly luncheon per year/per person $144.00 TOTAL DUE $174.00
"WOMEN IN BUSINESS WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP."
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Teresa Merrell Development Specialist at Deseret Industries Eleven years ago, Teresa Merrell received a knock at the door that dramatically changed her life; her husband had been killed in a fatal aircraft accident. As she faced her children, ages six, five, three and one, she knew life would never be the same again. Little did she know that, two months later, she would become the primary caregiver to her parents for the next seven years, as her mother struggled with terminal cancer and as her father suffered from a life-‐threatening stroke. Following their passing, Teresa felt compelled to pursue further education to provide for her young family. Although she received a B.S. in Business Management from Brigham Young University in 1994, she felt she needed to update her skills. Therefore, she enrolled in Utah State University’s highest nationally-‐ranked program and received a Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. Prior to graduation in 2012, Teresa was privileged to accept a position as a Development Specialist at the Deseret Industries, a non-‐profit organization and a division of the Welfare Services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-‐day Saints. The Deseret Industries (DI) was established in 1938, to help people help themselves by encouraging independence through learning principles of thrift, work, giving, and sharing. This is a mission Teresa believes in! Since Teresa’s first day with the DI, she has been engaged in the work of developing and of transforming lives of individuals into more productive, more self-‐supporting, and more confident workers. At any given time, she may be found managing personnel; providing direct client services of vocational assessment, career counseling, case management, resource development, work adjustment training, or job placement; providing consultations with local ecclesiastical leaders and store operations staff; or coordinating training and management of LDS missionaries assigned to provide specific services to the store. She reaches out to the community to identify resources for developing her associates and for providing job placement opportunities to those prepared for successful employment. When not at the DI, Teresa enjoys teaching. Last fall, she presented at the National Rehabilitation Conference in Chicago, and she will be teaching masters level courses in Rehabilitation Counseling at Utah State University this fall. However, Teresa’s greatest satisfaction comes from teaching, spending time with, and developing her four children-‐-‐who are now teenagers! During any given season, she is found cheering for them in softball, baseball, soccer, or basketball games. As Teresa embraces life’s challenges and successes, she finds her life is sweetened by them. Therefore, she looks with anticipation to the future, expecting both difficulties and victories, knowing she will find joy and treasures worth discovering.
WIB SPOTLIGHT
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SAVE THE DATE! !
WOMEN IN BUSINESS ANNUAL AUCTION
TUESDAY – OCTOBER 8, 2013 Riverwoods Conference Center
Lunch begins at 11:55 am
ALL PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE 2014 SCHOLARSHIP FUND “This is an annual event,” said Nicole Meyer of SOS Employment Group, chair of the scholarship committee. “Each year we ask members of our community to donate goods or services—proceeds from the auction go directly into the scholarship fund for the coming year.” In 2012, Women in Business, Cache Valley awarded seven scholarships to those studying business in Cache Valley.
Wondering what to donate? Items donated in previous years include: • Art$• Crafts$• Lawn$services$• Hotel$get4away$packages$• Jewelry$• Retail$gift$certificates$• Treats$(cookies,$candies,$homemade$goodies)$• And$plenty$more!$
Donations of all kinds are being accepted. Contact Nicole Meyer for details, 970-590-0784, [email protected]
Don’t see a donation idea on list? Contact us. We are glad to give you some ideas! RSVP to attend by visiting us on the web. http://wib.usu.edu/Luncheon.cfm?pg=mo Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WomenInBusinessCacheValleyUtah
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The Bingham family: (from left) Megan, Hunter, Jason, Stacey, Gage, Sierra and Lindsey
In the summer of 2006, 6-year-old Sierra Bingham, niece to two of New Dawn’s employees, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. This is a condition where the heart weakens, becomes enlarged, and cannot pump blood efficiently. She was transported to Packard Children’s Hospital in California, where she was placed on a transplant list to await a heart. Unless she received a new heart soon, she would die. After a long ordeal, a heart did become available and Sierra became the beneficiary.
In May 2012, Lindsey, Sierra’s 8-year-old little sister, was diagnosed with the same disease. She was flown to the same hospital where Sierra had been treated, and the family’s ordeal began again. Lindsey received a new heart just a few months ago—on Valentine’s Day— and so far is recovering well.
But . . . two heart transplants, the procedures and care leading up to them, and all the medication, testing, and biopsies that will follow throughout their lives don’t come cheap. Nor will transplants and treatment for the other three kids, all of whom show early symptoms of the disease and will need new hearts at some point. The Bingham family is facing monumental health care expenses.
New Dawn Technologies regularly awards community grants to the winners of drawings at our trade shows in lieu of prizes. It’s an honor to award the Binghams, a local family and a relative of New Dawn employees, with a Community Grant.
The Binghams were featured on Dateline NBC Wednesday, June 5.
You can help: You can donate directly by visiting http://www.heartsforbinghams.org.
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