HC B&PW News. A Publication of Hopkins County B&PW. President s Message

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1 October 2012 MEETING Tuesday Oct. 2 6:00 p.m. LOCATION Oak Ridge Retirement Center 750 Dodson Lane MENU Ham Sweet Potato Casserole Inside: Green Beans Bread Calendar 2 Legislative 3 Foundation3 Minutes 4 ComChairs 5 Ed. Note 6 HC B&PW News A Publication of Hopkins County B&PW President s Message Welcome new members - Dana Weaver and Emily Tomlinson! The members of Hopkins County BPW Club are delighted you chose to join our club. October is Breast Cancer Awareness & Domestic Violence Awareness Month. That means it is time to paint and decorate pink pumpkins to raise funds for our annual project. This is the month to help women get preventative testing, such as mammograms and pap smears, at the Hopkins County Health Department. Anyone can paint and sell the pumpkins on their own or take them to Curves or the Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio to be sold. Purses for a Purpose is an additional fundraiser that will be held during October for the same cause. If you have any questions regarding this fundraiser, call Sharon Smith, at Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio ( ). Remember, all funds raised from these activities go to the Hopkins County Health Department for women that cannot afford to pay for these tests. It is hard to believe there are only three months left of Before you know it, we will be celebrating a new year. Everyone please to Wanda Morrow (wlmorrow14@yahoo.com), Chairman of National Business Women s Week, your vote for the following awards: Business Equity, Woman of Achievement and Woman of The Year. Also, if you have any ideas for a speaker and/or a topic for the banquet, please let her know. These awards will be presented at the banquet. The RADA and Innisbrook catalogs are here for anyone interested in buying or selling any of these items. Contact Lana Moore ( ) for your catalogs. Applications for BPW/KY Foundation Scholarships are due by October 31. Contact Committee Chair, Nena Matheny, for application information. Please contact our hospitality chair, Algia ( ), if you will be attending the October 2nd meeting. A wonderful way to get the word out regarding the different club events is to post them on your facebook page. Tammy Sanders, President Hopkins County BPW 2012/2013

2 BPW/HC News Page 2 of 6 Calendar of Events October, 2012 All month Breast Cancer Awareness & Domestic Violence Awareness Month KY Business Women s Week 27 KFBPW Executive Committee Meeting (via Conference Call) 31 Deadline for BPW/KY Foundation Scholarship Applications

3 Page 2 of 6 BPW/HC News LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Beth Moore, Chair As chair of the Legislation Committee for Hopkins County BPW, I would like to take this opportunity to remind all members that Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, There are national, state, and local elections on the ballot. Of course, because we live in different election precincts, we will be voting for different candidates in different elections. But all of the positions need to be filled by dependable and honest citizens! Of course, 2012 is a presidential election year. That has certainly dominated much of the news for several months. Perhaps you are almost as tired of some of the campaign advertisements as I am. However, I hope that you have become educated on the issues, read and listened to what the people running for office state as their opinions, and made informed decisions for the future of our government. There are many issues which are important to us as citizens, whether you are a mother, employee, student, or retiree. So, please do your duty and vote on November 6 th. Business & Professional Women of Kentucky Foundation The BPW/KY Foundation awards scholarships to eligible Kentucky residents. The Foundation s aim is to help women and men reach their goal of obtaining a higher education. The application deadlines are October 31 and April 30. The applicant must be a citizen of Kentucky, at least 18 years of age, planning a career in the Kentucky workforce, and attending school, college, or an institution/organization. Eligible programs are academic programs, training to enter the workforce, upgrading work skills, job-related seminars, literacy or GED programs (see the application for a full listing). If you are interested in applying or know someone who could use scholarship support, the application is located on the KFBPW website: bpw-ky.org. You can access the Foundation link (left side of the home page) and the current grant application form will be on the right side of the page. The October 31 deadline is a month away! Nena Matheny, BPW/KY Foundation Recording Secretary

4 BPW/HC News Page 4 of 6 BPW Minutes from September 4 th, 2012 IN ATTENDANCE: Tammy Sanders, Nena Matheny, Keri Langner, Cheryl Tucker, Lana Moore, Wanda Crowe, Wanda Morrow, Julie Franklin, Patti Fallin, Roshun Radford, Denise Casares, Sharon Smith and Melinda Oglesby. Guests in attendance were Dana Weaver and Emily Tomlinson AGENDA Meeting was called to Order by President Tammy Sanders. The Pledge was said and the collect was read. Tammy introduced and welcomed our guest speaker, Connie Dunbar, from the Hopkins County Kentuckiana Girl Scouts. Dinner was provided by Oak Ridge Retirement Center. SPEAKER Connie Dunbar presented a program on Girl Scouting and asked if anyone interested in volunteering would contact her. She passed out cards for anyone wanting monthly s concerning upcoming events of Girl Scouts. PRESIDENT S REPORT Reminded everyone to sign in at all the meetings so our attendance will be correct. The Executive Board scheduled for this month has been cancelled. SECRETARY S REPORT Corrections to the July and August minutes were reported and made. TREASURER S REPORT Report was filed for audit. CORRESPONDENCE No correspondence was received. COMMITTEE REPORTS - Patti Fallin reported that a young lady is participating At Large from Hopkins County in Lexington at the Distinguished Young Women Program. Motion was made for the Club to sponsor her if she is accepted into the DYW Program in Lexington in January. Motion was made and seconded to pay the $ entry fee plus an additional $52.00 was approved. OLD BUSINESS- Wanda Morrow has reserved a room at the First United Methodist Church and is having Mary Defini provide the food for the banquet. After discussion, the meeting was moved to the 25 th to reflect the Kentucky B&PW Week. Wanda asked if anyone would like to her at wlmorrow14@yahoo.com with any topics that would like to be discussed. NEW BUSINESS- Sharon Smith reported that she and Joan Lang along with Melinda Oglesby met to discuss the upcoming Purses with a Purpose and Pumpkins with Personality. Wanda Crowe is going to do a PSA on both events. A mass telephone call will be done to contact people to let them know about the event. Pumpkins with Personality will be for sale on October 6 th at Wal-Mart. All pumpkins should be taken to Curves or Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio by October 1 st to be sold. If you want to sell your pumpkin yourself, please turn your money in by October 15 th either to Curves, Lana or Merle Norman Cosmetics. Our Purses with a Purpose yard sale was set for October 13 th, MENTORING PROGRAM If anyone needs a handbook, please see Julie Franklin, also it was mentioned to please bring your handbooks to all meetings so that you can keep them updated. Happy dollars were given, the emblem was recited and the meeting was 8 pm. Melinda Oglesby, Secretary

5 Page 5 of 6 BPW/HC News AUDIT CHAIR: ANNUAL 5K RUN: ASPIRING PROFESSIONAL: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: BYLAWS: EQUAL PAY DAY: FINANCE-(fundraisers) FOUNDATION: HOSPITALITY: ISSUES MANAGEMENT: KPWW: LEGISLATION: MEMBERSHIP HANDBOOK: Hopkins County BPW - Committee Chairs MEMBERSHIP: MENTORING (Spirit of Women) Nena Matheny-Chair NEWSLETTER: Julie Franklin-Chair Suzanne Soder-Committee Member Wanda Crowe-Committee Member Melinda Howell-Oglesby-Chair Beth Moore-Chair Sharon Smith & Melinda Howell-Oglesby- Co- Chairs Patti Fallin-Chair Beth Moore-Chair Wanda Crowe-Chair Nena Matheny-Chair Algia Morrow-Chair Keri Langner -Chair Wanda Morrow-Chair Beth Moore-Chair Julie Franklin-Chair Patti Fallin-Co-Chair Sharon Smith-Chair Sharon Smith-Chair Sally Taylor-Buie-Committee Member PUBLIC RELATIONS (community events) Wanda Crowe-Chair SCHOLARSHIP: Julie Franklin-Chair SICKNESS & DISTRESS: Teresa Hatler-Chair WEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE (04/20/13) Wanda Morrow-Chair WOMEN S HISTORY MONTH: Teresa Hatler-Chair Wanda Morrow-Committee Member PARLIAMENTARIAN: Patti Fallin-Chair

6 Editor s Note by Sharon Smith Officers President Tammy Sanders President Elect Secretary Treasurer Lana Moore Visit KFBPW at Visit BPW/USA at As everyone knows by now, our club has lost one of our supportive and loyal Business and Professional Women s Club members to cancer this past weekend. Suzanne Soder passed away at her home on Saturday, September 29 th, just one day shy of her 57 th birthday. She was a tremendous asset to our club for many years. She was a friend to all of us and we will miss her sweet smile and gentle kindness. Please keep her family in your prayers. Funeral services will be at 10 am on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Barnett Strother Funeral Home. HC B&PW P. O. Box 154 Madisonville, KY 42431