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1 Time To Soar North Dallas Business Women (NDBW) Express Network Dallas, TX A League of the American Business Women s Association Welcome to our new member... 2 Q Partner/Sponsor program... 2 DACA... 3 Soar Board Opportunity... 3 Promotional Opportunity... 3 Give Get Grow Results... 4 Calander of Events... 5 Words from our League President Happy New Year! ABWA National recently released the theme for this year: Be Bold, Be Brave, Be YOU! What does this mean for you? How will you be bold and brave while being YOU? How can you incorporate this theme into your goals for 2018? There are so many benefits of being an ABWA member with opportunities & resources for us to live the mission to grow personally and professionally. GROWTH is a gradual development in maturity or process of growing. NDBW is still growing (only 4 years as a league) - so GROWTH is a focus for us this year. Growth in each individual, growth for the executive board, growth as a league. It starts at the individual person level. So, I am challenging each and every one of you how will you grow this year? What will you do differently this year to grow yourself? What level of engagement will you have in our league? BE BOLD how can you step up and get involved in our league? Serve on a committee, help with a monthly meeting registration, schedule a one-on-one call/meeting with another member you don t know, or make a call to a member to say hello and ask how you can help them! BE BRAVE what new skill do you want to learn this year? Ask any Board member to help you determine the best way for ABWA to provide this training. What actions/ activities scare you? ABWA is the best non-threatening avenue to test the waters while you learn. BE YOU always be your authentic self! Reach out to other members and share your experiences and skills. Everyone is a resource to each other. Let s celebrate our differences as well as what we have in common! For our league to grow, we must increase our membership. More members bring more experience and skills for a more robust pool of resources. Think about who you interact with each day as you go about your work and personal activities. Which women do you think would benefit from being a part of our league? Invite them to join you at our next monthly meeting! See you at the next monthly meeting! Karen Morriss NDBW President

2 Time to Soar Welcome to our Newest Member!! Vickie Hill Certified Health Coach / Optavia fbmom21@verizon.net vickiehillcertifiedhealthcoach@aol.com Reach out and welcome her to NDBW!! It s not to late to be a Partner or Sponsor (rates can be prorated)!! Are you Looking for ways to Red Diamond Partner $500 (4 available) Yellow Diamond $300 (4 available) save money? Being a Donor allows you to prepay your luncheons at a discount! Remember to set your schedule - Luncheons are the 2nd Friday at the Clubs at Prestonwood Prestonwood, Dallas Invite a guest to join us!! Register early and SAVE - price goes up after the Monday deadline!! 12 Monthly meeting passes (Early registration Company name and logo on page of for fiscal year (Aug 1 Jul 31) Company name and logo on professional signage when applicable for display at meetings and events. Name/Logo in all e-newsletters Announcement of partnership at one local monthly meeting and opportunity to leave collateral at each seat and present a 5 Minute Spotlight Quarterly endorsements on our social media pages Company name and logo on all print media to be given to every attendee when applicable Red Diamond Partner (RDP) is the feature article in one newsletter with opportunity to write an article for another e-newsletter At every gathering, RDPs will be asked to stand and be acknowledged. Gold Donor $ Monthly meeting passes (Early registration Name on page of for fiscal year (Aug 1 Jul 31) At least one mention on our social media pages Name and brief description in one e-newsletter 6 Monthly meeting passes* (Early registration Company name and logo on page of for fiscal year (Aug 1 Jul 31) Company name and logo on professional signage when applicable for display at meetings and events. Name/Logo in all e-newsletters Announcement of partnership at one local monthly meeting and opportunity to leave collateral at each seat At least one endorsement on our social media pages * May not transfer tickets to another. Silver Donor $160 6 Monthly meeting passes* (Early registration Name on page of for fiscal year (Aug 1 Jul 31) At least one mention on our social media pages MeeetUp and/or LinkedIn) * May not transfer tickets to another. Please consider paying for your sponsorship by cash or check to help NDBW avoid credit card fees Credit cards are accepted and payment plans are available upon request Contact Karen Morriss to participate kmorriss617@gmail.com or !2 ABWA defines its fiscal year from August 1 to July 31. As such, all sponsorships begin the moment the payment clears and ends July 31 st of that fiscal year. See proration schedule for those who sign up after August 1 st.

3 Time to Soar DACA - Dallas Area Council of ABWA DACA was created to facilitate communication between all of the great ABWA chapters in the DFW area. Each League sends reps to the quarterly meetings but ALL members are allowed and ENCOURAGED to attend. We can each grow more when we work and grow together! Check out for details. DACA 2017 Calendar DACA Quarterly Meetings (1st Sat 10am-noon) 7920 Beltline Rd, 1st Fl, Mtg Rm A, Dallas, TX /3/18 DACA Board Meetings Maple Leaf Diner Preston Rd., Ste 129, Dallas, TX Board Position Available - Are you ready to Lead? Thank you Suzy for serving on our board and we wish healing and peace to you and your family. Suzy Neal, our VP of Programming has had to step away from our board for the remainder of this year. We are looking for another fabulous woman to take her place. If you would like to help lead our League and make sure that we have all the best educational programs for the year to come please reach out to Karen Morriss (kmorriss617@gmail.com) or any other Board Member. Make sure that YOU are growing and sharing with NDBW-ABWA!! The purpose of ABWA is to help women grow personally and professionally. Did you know that in order to help each others businesses grow, members can put promotional material out on the side table during all of our monthly meetings (except December). Please bring in your materials to share so that we can learn more about you. Members are also encouraged to have coffee or lunch meetings with other members in order to develop trusted friendships and business relationships. Reach out to another member and set up a fun 1 to 1 meeting today!!3

4 Time to Soar Give Get Grow Luncheon Great Fun and Success! Scholarship Program Helps send NDBW Members to great Conferences Our fun Give, Get, Grow luncheon helped us raise about $1300 for our scholarship fund. This fund is used to help any of our amazing NDBW members attend the Regional or National Conferences. This years Regional Conference in March is as close as SUGARLAND, TX!! Please consider attending and learning more of the great ways ABWA helps!4 A Fun Evening Out!! Check out our VP of Communications Michelle McLaren as part of Queen Anne s Lace singing at the Dunn Bros Coffee House in Addison (3725 Belt Line Rd). 2/24/18 6-8pm. No Cost to attend!

5 Time to Soar Upcoming NDBW & ABWA Events ********* January 12, : Your Best Year Ever! DACA Quarterly Meeting February 3 10am - noon 7920 Beltline Rd, 1st Fl, Mtg Rm A, Dallas, TX February 9, 2018 Business Branding Secrets - Melissa Cox March 9, 2018 Successful Leadership Traits - Betsy Manning Western Regional Conference March Sugar Land Marriott Town Square Sugar Land, TX ABWA s Proud Code of Conduct 1. All members will serve as goodwill ambassadors for the American Business Women s Association. 2. Members will not allow their personal beliefs and convictions to interfere with the representation of ABWA s mission. 3. Members will always treat their member colleagues, guests, vendors and sponsors with honesty, respect, fairness, integrity, responsibility, kindness, and in good faith. 4. Members will maintain compliance with ABWA National, Chapter and Express Network Bylaws. 5. Members will not use their personal power to advance their personal interests. 6. Members will strive for excellence in their professions by maintaining and enhancing their own business knowledge and skills, and by encouraging the professional development of other members. Thank you to our Red Diamond Partner NDBW 2017/18 Board Visit us online at President - Karen Morriss President-Elect - Rachel Knight VP Communications - Michelle McLaren VP Finance - Daphne Alexander VP Marketing - Lynn Jasmin VP Membership - Marti Fox VP Programs - Suzy Echols Neal