President’s Message

Thank you all for

participating in our Fall Board

Western Round-up in Ellensburg.

We had a great time during our

networking night and everyone

dressed up in western attire. The

brainstorming ideas, networking,

and member participation was

overwhelming.

We are including the ideas

and suggestions offered at Fall Board and they will be posted on the BPW/WA

web pages shortly. Take a few minutes to review them, discuss with other

members at your local level then, individually or as a group, submit additional

items. It would be exciting to see the brainstorm idea pages double or triple over

the next few months.

Please be sure to email me and let me know when your meetings and events

will be held so I can plan on attending. One of my personal Presidential goals is

to attend as many signature events and meetings as possible.

BPW/WA State President

Day 425-252-0525 Cell 425-750-9517

Email janyne.moynihan@grovesandgroves.com

www.wabusinesswoman.com

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Congratulations, Irene Roberts, on the new Renton BPW.

With Irene’s recruiting skills, it should soon be the largest in the state!

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If you are interested in serving on the state foundation board, contact the Foundation Chair, Trini

Mayo and plan to attend the next meeting in the spring. State foundation continues to offer the

“designated funds”

program to assist the local organizations in their scholarship programs.

most impacting the workforces including the latest legislative activities. Subscriptions are only

$19.95 per year and include four issues of BPW/USA's new e-zine and Legislative Hotline,

BPW/USA's weekly e-alert! Tell your network and the women in your life about this valuable

offer. Get a subscription for an emerging or established working woman today.

**Access to the e-zine is free to all BPW/USA members.

The 2008 Policy and Action Conference will take place February 14-15th and

the Interim Board Meeting on February 16th. This year’s conference will be held at the

National Education Association, a BPW/USA partner. They are located in the heart of

downtown Washington, D.C., and not far from BPW/USA headquarters.

What do your children and grandchildren know about your family history?

with stories and anecdotes, for my family about 17 years ago. They all have a copy.

It took a lot of work but was also fun to do. “

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EMERALD CITY BPW FOUNDATION

The members of Emerald City Business & Professional Women will be making 300 Christmas

Stockings for the homeless women that use the Women’s Day Shelter. The stockings are filled

with toiletries, socks, gloves and goodies. It is our goal to give these women a little something

special at this wonderful time of year. We want them to know that they are not forgotten. For

many of these women this is their holiday.

Our members have donated many of the items necessary. Due to the large number that we are

filling, we are asking members of our community for help. If you would like to donate to this

rewarding project, we would appreciate your help. We are looking for socks and gloves (the

stretch kind), Individually packaged goodies…candy, chips, cookies, nuts. We are especially

looking for paper back books and costume jewelry that we can wrap so that each woman can have

a wrapped present. If you have any jewelry that you would like to donate, you can wrap it if you

like. Or we can wrap it.

Please call me at 206-587-5360 and I will be happy to arrange for pick up. If you would like to

make a cash donation, checks may be made out to ECBPW Foundation.

Thank you for your consideration.

Dolores Gohndrone

206-587-5360

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Your state bylaws committee has a big job

to do to bring our state bylaws into

compliance with the spirit of the changes

National is instituting. Remember, if you

have bylaw change proposals, you need to

submit them to President Janyne and the

bylaws committee before December 31.

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