Friday, December 19, 2008

Google docs for follow up phone calls

Can someone invite me to the Google docs were a using on the Art and Sole Event so I can help with follow up? The only one I can access is the committee list. Thank you -Nichole Bogen

Thursday, December 18, 2008

12.18.08 EPC Meeting Notes

Attendance: Liz, Sam, Stef, Donna, Kelli, Mary Jane, Jill (did I miss anyone?)

Notes from Julie-

Julie spoke with Kelli regarding a slide show for the event and she will take pics to send to her. She has a one page description of what the YWCA is all about and we can get that from her to give to donors, prospective hosts, etc. She’s making updates to the mailing list, has corrected past Tribute list of 350 names. We need to send our list of names that we want to invite.
Jill has a copy of the Art and Sole logo for the event and shared it with Julie. They need to correct the date and then Liz will send it out to everyone.

Logistics Committee-
Jill and Liz met at the Country Club (CC) yesterday. (Side Note: The event planner suggested that we have one artist featured as the “signature piece”) The ballroom and lobby will be used as well as a side room for check out. The tables will be intermixed throughout the room so people are encouraged to walk around. Food will be in the middle. CC will provide all the linens for the event. Once logo is finalized they will coordinate with colors. They are providing center pieces for free, Jill is working on getting flowers donated. Cash bar. Heavy appetizers, incl. sandwich and veggie tray, still looking at options. The pastry chef will make cookies shaped like shoes and put them in a decorative cellophane bag to give out as people are leaving. Would like to have a business underwrite the cost of that, and have a business cover cost of food. Champagne is being donated and it will be passed by waiters. They have all A/V equipment we need as well as a stage.

PR Committee-
Save the date cards- Clover is working on getting those. Would like to order a min. of 500 to distribute to galleries, sponsor’s businesses, etc. Have not heard back from the printer and need to get invitations ordered. Mary Jane has a contact at A-Z Printing and will get in touch with them. Jill noted that they know Play Creative who designed our logo and branding. We would like to have invites sent out by February 6th. We will need the comprehensive list of sponsors, donors, hosts, etc. by January 23rd (two weeks before send date). Liz will send the “request to be a host” letter to everyone. Facebook page is almost ready. Will the YWCA website be ready to post info about the event? Clover will send a media alert out the night before the event. Will the Y be open to having post cards displayed at the office/building? Brianna with Journal Star has gotten us two free ads, Strictly Business will do an ad and press release, L magazine will post event in their calendar. Will check with Clover on getting L Mag to do an ad. Displays/signage for auction items- Will use image of art, shoes, other items in plexi-glass frame to display. Flowers for sponsors or hosts, possibly have boutonniere for hosts.

Agenda Committee-
Michael Miller is confirmed to perform at the event approx. 8:00-8:40 will perform Frank Sinatra songs. Will use DJ microphone. The cost is $200 but will negotiate. Sam has confirmed with Kappa Alpha Theta to have sorority girls volunteer at the event. Working on the script for welcome, would like to have a program participant talk about how the YWCA has changed their life. Raffle- letters are being sent out to potential donors. We increased the price of the tickets to 1-$10 or 3-$20. Each board member will be required to sell 9 tickets and each committee member sell a minimum of 3. We want to have a nice looking raffle ticket printed on card stock with event logo. Discussed with Beckie-she will send idea to Play Creative. As far as the video, we have an idea of the song we want to play. (Jill wants to work with Kelli regarding the Lied Lodge- do not send them a letter. She will work out specifics.)
Liz noted that we can start setting up for the event at 3:00 p.m. that day.

Art Committee-
Letter is ready and has all the correct tax deduction information. These were sent via e-mail to some contacts and more contacts have been added to the google docs sheet. If we want a copy of the letter to send to artists, e-mail Donna.

Shoe Committee-
The committee has sent letters out over the past few weeks and will send more out by the end of the year. We are working on making follow-up phone calls to businesses that received the initial letters. Several local businesses sounded very interested, we just need to keep in contact with them. Stefanie wrote a narrative of what to say when making calls to donors. She will send the narrative to members and post it on google docs. Will send to Liz first to review. We still need help getting in touch with any celebrities or big fashion designers. If you have any contacts, please let Stefanie know.

We received our first official donation today from Salon Vibe. The owner donated a Gift certificate for a cut and color valued at $115 and a Certificate for a Cut valued at $40. YAY!

Stef- Send Jill a copy of the shoe letter. Friend in Cali. Works with agents and PR people and has some prospective celebrity donors.

Finance Committee-
Anything we are spending money on- (food, cookies, etc.) send to Sam for the budget. Any donations we receive- send a list to Sam with the approx. value.

Jan Sheridan at UBT- information about getting credit card machines at event.

If fair market value is above $250 the donor has to provide information. Suggested Retail Price would count as fair market value.

General discussion-
Kelli suggested that we have a photographer attend the event. Photog. from KaBloom Studios ask if she will donate her time. Khara. Ask if she wants to donate her time and possibly an item for the auction.

As we get donations, let Sam know as well as the PR committee so that we can entice the public with some of our great auction items.

NEXT MEETING-
Wed. Jan. 14th at 6:00 p.m., Country Club of Lincoln
Please have your sub-committees meet prior to this meeting. Goal before the 14th- get as many donations as possible between now and then! J

Reported by,
Stefanie Harold

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

All I want for christmas is another email address....

In talking with Donna, we thought it might be helpful to have a EPC email address for people to email questions and/or photos too for the upcoming event. I have created a gmail account for our committee, ywcaevents@gmail.com, I will put the password and security question/answer at the bottom of the Art and Sole committee list.


Hope everyone has a great week! 

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Event Entertainment

I just spoke with Michael Miller (stage name is Miles) a performer suggested by Liz. He said he currently doesn't have anything scheduled for the time frame we are looking at. He charges $150-$200 for one set which is roughly 40-45 minutes. Although he may be willing to negotiate since we will have a sound system and mic available because then he will not have the equipment expense. After talking with him I realized I have heard him sing and he is AMAZING! He is very Frank Sinatra/Bobby Darin/Dean Martin. His personality is also perfect for this event. He sang at a Make-A-Wish fundraiser and some other larger fundraisers in town. 


Julie and Liz are there thoughts in regards to the budget?

Thursday, November 20, 2008

EPC Meeting Notes 11.18.08

Introductions-
New committee members introduced themselves. Brianna Aerts, Journal Star, PR Committee; Clover Frederick, Nonprofit Marketing Network, PR Committee; Megan Hatch, State Farm, Shoe Committee.

Logistics Committee-
Location Options-Chez Hay and Lincoln Country Club

The original date was set for February 6th but there are several other events going on that week, and the week after. Discussion was made regarding pushing the date back to later in February and calling the event “Art and Sole” instead of Heart and Sole. The decision was made to push the date back to either February 19th or 20th or 26th or 27th. (Thursday or Friday options). The decision was made to call the event Art and Sole to incorporate the art items that will be auctioned as well as the shoe items.
Ideas were passed around regarding having one of the YWCA’s dance groups perform to show that they support all art forms and for entertainment purposes.

Discussion was made regarding the pros and cons of both locations. Both locations are offering the space for free.
· Food prices at the Chez Hay are $10-$11 per person with a $50 cleaning fee, $4 wine and cocktails, $3.75 beer- holds 260 people max.
· Food prices at the Lincoln Country Club are $12 per person
The decision was made to go with the Lincoln Country Club because it will attract both older generations (for art auctions) and younger generations may want to go just to see the Country Club if they haven’t been before.
Chez Hay might not have enough space for both people, tables, and auction tables.

Discussion regarding the set up of the room- cocktail party with cocktail tables and round sit down tables as well.

Nichole and Liz will look into dates of other events at the end of February.

Side note- the Tribute event raised between $8,000-$10,000 thanks to purchasing tables and the corporate sponsorships we solicited!

Registration and PR Committees-
YWCA has new donor software and will do a direct mail campaign focused on “we want you” asking volunteers for time instead of money this holiday season. They will ask them to volunteer, sign up to be on their e-mail list, attend fundraising events like Art and Sole, etc.
Registration and PR committees will work together. The YWCA has a new website coming soon; online donations will be available as well as registration for events.

Discussion was made regarding ticket pricing. It was decided to have a $35 ticket price to attract the right crowd for an auction. We will pass out cards at the YPG event before Art and Sole that gives YPG members the $30 rate. They must present the card at the event in order to receive the discount.

Discussion was made regarding finding sponsors for champagne, wine, cigar rolling, scotch tasting, etc. to attract more male guests.

The PR committee suggested that nicer quality invitations be sent out for this event with an RSVP card, nicer envelope, etc. The committee agreed this was a good idea.

Discussion was made regarding having “hosts” for this event. Committee members should contact people who will commit to coming and bringing friends. Liz currently has four people who will be hosts. The ticket price for hosts will be $50- it shows their support for the YWCA and certain people will come just because they are there- both men and women can be hosts. Hosts will get their name listed on the invitation. Committee members can recruit people to be hosts and they need to commit by December 31st.

Invitations will be sent the last week in January.

The Journal Star has agreed to sponsor a couple of ads for the event. The PR will try to get ads out to the Lincoln Arts Center and distribute save-the-dates to art galleries.

Stefanie suggested using www.vistaprint.com to order post cards for save-the-dates.

Agenda Committee-
The agenda committee met last week to discuss the timeline of the event and brainstorm some raffle ticket ideas. Kelli and Stefanie suggested the following:
6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Event registration
6:30 Auctions open
7:15 p.m. Welcome and Dance program or other entertainment
8:20 p.m. Level 1 auction items close
8:35 p.m. Level 2 auction items close
8:50 p.m. Level 3 auction items close
(or something along those lines, depending on different values of items)
9:00 p.m. Event closes, final payments, guests leave

For the raffle, the Agenda Committee suggested three different prizes. 1 ticket for $5 or 3 for $10. (May want to increase price depending on quality of prizes we get)
Prizes- Weekend Getaway in Kansas City including hotel stay, gas card, restaurant gift card, tickets to show or museum. Spa Weekend at the Lied Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City. Skybox tickets to a STARS hockey game.

Discussion was made regarding having 5-8 sorority girls from a local chapter volunteer at the event to sell raffle tickets and work behind the tables to encourage people to bid on the items. The committee agreed that this would be a fun idea and Sam will contact the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter.

Entertainment: Kelli contacted the Bathtub Dogs, a local acapella group. Their fee is $500 for ½ an hour, but they were willing to negotiate with a nonprofit.

Side note: Brianna has a contact at Lazlos/Fireworks and they are willing to donate "beer for a year". She is still working on the details with them.

The Agenda Committee will work on getting the donations for the raffle tickets and will finalize details of the timeline as more information comes along.

Shoe Committee-
Stefanie and Beckie met last night to discuss the details of shoe donations and other items. We have collected a list of local celebrities, retailers and fashion designers who might be interested in donating some items. We also discussed getting donations of pedicures, children’s shoes, shoe repair gift certificates, clothing, accessories, and other items to make the auction items themed packages. For instance, a pair of stilettos with a martini glass and the Sex and the City DVD.

The shoe committee passed around a list of retailers and each member signed up for the ones they were willing to contact. This list is available on google docs under Art and Sole Committee List, then Shoe/Basket Committee Tab for those who were not present to sign up. Each member should choose a minimum of one retailer. Stefanie and Beckie will handle contacting the celebrities/designers currently listed. If any members have close contacts with celebrities or fashion designers, they are encouraged to add them to the list and reach out to them.

A formal letter will be written on YW letterhead and posted on google docs. Each member must make the initial contact to their retailer or other potential donor by the first week in December via letter, e-mail or phone call.
· If you want a letter sent, put your contact’s name and address on the spread sheet.
· If you want to e-mail them, adjust the letter to your specifications and attach it to your e-mail.
· If you prefer to call them, use the letter as a guide when discussing the details of the event and how they can help.

It was decided that the donors will receive recognition on the card in front of the item and also on the program. They will also be eligible for the $30 discounted ticket price.

Discussion was made regarding the logistics of the shoe donations, sizes, etc. The committee decided that the auction winners should receive a voucher for the item that they can bring to the store to pickup their shoes if their size is not available at the event.

Side note: When you receive confirmation on a donation, let Sam know so she can keep track for the Finance Committee.

Sam Eckhardt and Megan Hatch will be joining the Shoe Committee.

Art Committee-

The Art Committee will work with the Lincoln Arts Council and network by going to art galleries to meet contacts and recruit potential donors. They are trying to figure out the issue of framing the artwork. They will contact framing companies for donations.

They would like extra invitations and save-the-dates to distribute to galleries and artists.

Timeline for art donations: Artists, galleries, and other donors must commit to donating artwork by December 31st. Art is due for pickup or delivery to the YWCA by February 6th.

All members may contribute to the lists of donors on both the Art and Shoe Committee's Lists within the google doc.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sunday, November 30th, 6:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Country Club- Next EPC Meeting for all members

December 5th- Retailers, celebs, designers, and other donors must be contacted by phone, e-mail or letter.

First/Second Week in December- Save the Date cards sent out

December 31st- Hosts need to commit by this date in order to be included on the invitation

December 31st- Artists, galleries and other donors must commit to making a donation

Last week in January- Invitations sent out

February 6th- Art is due for pick up or delivery to the YWCA

February 19th, 20th, 26th or 27th- Potential dates for the event

Reported by, Stefanie Harold

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Email Subscription Test

This is just a test to see if all the people I added to the email subscription list are notified of this post. No need to respond. Thank you --Steph Hendricks

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Re: Kelli's Post

Thanks Kelli for the awesome ideas! I think it's great that you layed them all out for us so we can get started on some things. I definitely think that we need to start working on contacting celebrities, businesses and other donors as soon as possible.

I had acutally typed up a really long post, and then when I went to watch Barack Obama's speech (woohoo!) my internet crashed and it disappeared. So basically, here's what I had to say:

I also had a few celebrities in mind that I thought we should contact. First, Larry the Cable Guy. He recently donated a bunch of clothing to one of our Goodwill stores. We ended up selling it on our online auction for over $350! Second, Joba Chamerlain-NY Yankees pitcher. I recently saw him at a STARS hockey game and people were flocking to him like crazy. Plus, baseball season is over so maybe he has a few pairs of cleats to give up! I think we need to draft a letter to send out to these celebrities or think of a catchy/clever way to get their attention. For companies/retailers to contact- we should look into which Steve and Barry's stores are closing in the Midwest region. I got a call at Goodwill from a rep that said their West Gate store wanted to donate all of the shoes they had left. The guy never followed through with it, but it's something that could be promising elsewhere.

Also, since we seem to be leaning towards including art at the event as well as shoes, I wanted to know how you all felt about a double play-on-words for the name and calling it "Art and Sole". You still get the same cutesy effect and it helps to tie in the art a bit more. We can have a vote on it at our next meeting-I won't be offended if it's turned down. Just something to think about.

I hope we can meet soon to brainstorm and start some major planning for this event! I am really looking forward to getting started on it. When can we all meet again? I don't think my proposal or Liz's ever went through. If we wait too much longer, we'll run into the holidays and risk having people trickle off the radar.

Anyway...thanks again Kelli for getting this convo started!

Heart and Sole Prospects

Hello Group!

I am very excited about our up coming event and I am certain it will be a success! I think we should really think BIG and try to exhaust every possible resource and idea for donations.

I have few thoughts to get hopefully get us started on prospects for donations. In regards to the shoes donations (I think the size logistics are still being worked on?) I think we should all work together to create a large prospect list. This should include designer shoes, celebrity shoes, shoes from movies/tv shoes, athletes and shoes from local stores. In regards to celebrities, I think it would be helpful to put somewhat of an emphasis on women and those who use their fame to aid philanthropic endeavors. Also, I think we should try to find celebrities from Nebraska and/or the Heartland. For example, Nick Nolte was born in Omaha and Hilary Swank was born in Lincoln (how fun is that?!) With that, trying to find pro sports athletes that are from Nebraska or played at UNL, Mike Minter who is a retired starter of the North Carolina Panthers went to UNL and still has strong ties to Nebraska. There is also that website heelarious.com, which has infant 'high heels' that are just adorable!

For getting donations of designer shoes, I think we have two avenues we could use, one is the actual designer (BCBG, Christian Dior, Michael Kors, Naughty Monkey, Jimmy Choo, etc.) and another would be a retailer (Niemann Marcus, Von Maur, bluefly.com, zappos.com, etc.) I don't think it would hurt to contact both places.

For finding art donations, I think UNL has a great art department and especially their Textiles, Clothing and Design department. Maybe we could find some students or faculty members to create sculptures, photography, paintings or drawings. I think if we especially market to the students about our intended audience at the event. Also, does anyone have a relationship with Kathy LeBaron? She used to be the chair of the board of directors for the Sheldon Art Gallery, I imagine she has some contacts locally for artists that may be interested.

When googling "heart and sole' I found there are a lot of books and calendars available about shoes. One that was particularly interesting looking was Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by Andy Warhol...it was a book of his artwork that contained only shoes. There also a book called Heart and Sole, it's by Jane Eldershaw. So books and/or other items relating to shoes might be popular, I have seen a lot of cute note cards and to-do style papers that are super cute too!

Some other items we could think about getting donated are gift certificates for shoe repairs, bronzing of infant shoes, pedicures (which of course would go great with a set of peep-toe pumps!) and other spa related foot care.

These are just some things to think about, I may be completely off track and we may just want to do shoes and art...but just some things to consider. I think we shouldcreate a google doc with prospects and contact information so we can do a mail merge for prospect letters (I would create it...but I don't know how).

Also, one other idea I had (and there may not be enough time), if we could get something going soon with the UNL textile, clothing and design department our 'entertainment' of the night could be a student shoe fashion show. I know we don't have a whole lot of time and this would take some work. But I didn't know if we had anything else in mind for entertainment. And also the more we could get this department involved, they may suggest some of their alumni to contact for donations. I know a graduate from the program that now works in NYC for Hydraulic jeans so I am going to follow up with her to see how she could help.

Let me know your thoughts and how to proceed, I have a huge list of designer shoes that I can add once a google doc is ready. Thanks!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Proposal for Our Next Meeting

Hi everyone,

I would like to propose that we schedule a meeting sometime soon. I personally would like to meet for a face-to-face meeting somewhere in the evening so we can have a follow-up on the Tribute and then begin some serious planning for Heart and Sole! :)

Also, don't forget that I added a spreadsheet to Google Docs called Contact Information. Please enter your info and your availability so that when we're scheduling meetings we know when you can or cannot make it. If you can't access it, please let me know and I will try to invite you again.

Here are some dates to think about:

Wednesday, November 5th- 5:30 p.m.
or
Monday, November 10th- 6:00 p.m.

Let me know what you think. We can come up with other dates and times if neither of these work.

Thanks! Stefanie

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Congratulations on an Amazing Event!

Hello All,

Just wanted to let you know I was blown away by this year's Tribute to Women. Great Job! Looking forward to working w/ you all on Heart & Sole!

Steph Hendricks

Friday, October 17, 2008

Tables

I updated table sales on the spreadsheet that I received from Liz. I too had very poor response from my calls for sponsors. Everyone blamed the current economy issues.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

REMINDERS

Hi ladies…

I thought I would pull out some of the important points of the last meeting’s minutes so we’re all on track. Tribute is one week away! I am really looking forward to seeing how it turns out! :)

Here are some reminders:

1. The invitations are ready. If you would like a packet of invitations e-mail Pamela with how many and she will send them to you. If you would like invitations to be sent out to specific locations, email Pamela a list of addresses. (Julie will be busy with the YWCA’s annual audit next week.) We can e-mail Pamela at
pamela@ywcalincoln.org

2. We all need to complete our calls and have the sponsors confirm by Wednesday the 15th so they can finalize the programs in time for the event.

3. Pamela and Julie will update us on the status of sponsorships by next Friday the 10th. They will post to the blog.

4. Our next meeting will be on Monday, October 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites. We will finalize details and sign up for duties for the day of the event.

I will not be able to make it to the meeting on the 20th. I forgot I am going to be in Florida. I can make it to the event at 11:00 a.m. but no earlier. Please assign me to any tasks, or groups of guests that you would like! I definitely want to help out the day of the event.


Also, I added two new documents to Googledocs. Please insert your contact information to share with the group, and use the other doc to assign group members to guests/tasks if you’d like. The second doc. is just something I thought would be helpful for next week's meeting, but we don’t necessarily have to use it exactly how I laid it out. Gracias!

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Help!

Due to the financial market and working in the retirement plan industry I have been extremely busy with phone calls and appointments with panicked people...therefore I have not been able to make many additional phone calls for Tribute sponsors. I know you are all busy as well but if anyone should have any free time I would greatly appreciate any help! Thanks!!

Friday, October 3, 2008

10.03.08 YWCA EPC Meeting Notes

Update from Julie:
Met with the Embassy again this week. They will take care of setting up the A/V equipment, screen and sound system. A vegetarian option will be offered.

Timeline for the event
We will have access to the room at 10:00 a.m. They will set out coffee at 11:00 a.m. for early birds, at 11:30 a.m. we can begin seating everyone then we will proceed with introductions and welcome, lunch, and the program.

There will be a room available on the same floor where the award winners will gather beforehand.

Julie and Pamela are working on providing centerpieces. They have priced flowers with Hy-Vee and Abloom in oranges, purples, and other light fall colors.

The invitations are ready. If you would like a packet of invitations e-mail Pamela with how many and she will send them to you. If you would like invitations to be sent out to specific locations, email Pamela a list of addresses. (Julie will be busy with the YWCA's annual audit next week.) We can e-mail Pamela at pamela@ywcalincoln.org

Julie has selected a blues and guitar group (maybe just a blues guitar soloist? not sure if I understood this correctly) for the event.

The awards for the winners have been designed and will be ordered soon. The new YWCA caremark/logo will be etched onto a tall glass vase. They previously received a brown plaque so this will be a beautiful gift that is also functional! :)

We have seen an increase in tables being purchased for the event since the winners have been announced. Wesleyan University has purchased almost half the room!

Mama J has confirmed, but we do have a backup planned in case of emergency.

Sponsors- We all need to complete our calls and have the sponsors confirm by Wednesday the 15th so they can finalize the programs in time for the event.

EPC Members' Duties for Tribute:

  • We will serve as ambassadors by welcoming and greeting guests. We will mingle with them and help them find their tables.
  • We decided that each member will be assigned a group of guests/tables so we know exactly who to look for and no one is missed.
  • Once we have a good idea of who will be attending, Pamela will put a list together and we will be assigned to tables.

Stephanie H. offered to set up another EventBrite invitation for this event. She will explain the process to Julie so that Pamela is receiving the information when people buy tickets.

Beckie is unable to make calls due to a busy schedule at work so anyone can volunteer to take her calls by putting their name on the list in googledocs.

Pamela and Julie will update us on the status of sponsorships by next Friday the 10th. They will post to the blog.

Liz has asked the YWCA's board members to either purchase a table, have their company purchase a table, or split a table with 9 friends. This should help increase ticket sales! :)

Heart and Sole

Jill has called the Rococco but they have not responded.

The Lodge at Wilderness Ridge can accommodate up to 230 people. The minimum spend for food and beverage, including the room rental is $2,500 Sunday through Friday. It goes up to $4,500 if the event is on a Saturday.

Liz called the Lincoln Country Club and is waiting to hear back. A board member called the Nebraska Club. It can hold up to 150 people and would be free on our date. We are hoping to have more than 150 people though.

We can move on to more Heart and Sole stuff after Tribute.

Our next meeting will be on Monday, October 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites. We will finalize details and sign up for duties for the day of the event.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

09.19.08 EPC Meeting Notes

09.19.08 YWCA EPC Meeting Notes

As of 09.19.08 the official sponsors of the Tribute event were:
Cline Williams
Assurity Life Insurance
State Farm
TierOne

Julie:

Embassy Suites is ready to go. Lunch options that Ann signed up for before she left were salmon salad with pound cake and berries. Julie will try to offer a chicken salad or other option and add a soup selection. YW has audio visual equipment and will try to use it if the Embassy's rental prices are too high.

The YW found Tribute items from years past and Julie would like to have a "then and now" table/area set up for guests to view before the event.

The speaker, Mama J, is 99% sure that she will be able to make it. If she can, she will plan to do a second speech after the event at the YWCA. It will be set up as a conference for people who work with youth.

Julie met with Mary Pelini last weekend and she seemed interested in being the honorary guest at the event. She will check her schedule and let us know.

Invitations are almost complete. We are waiting on pictures of speakers, special guest committments, etc.

Explanations of the awards were given in handouts (see Google Docs).

Julie gave a brief explanation of a new software program that the YWCA recently had installed. The system will allow people to make donations on their website. It also will allow us to access documents and other items related to YW events from the YWCA web page. We can also make e-vites with this program.


Our next meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 3, at 12:00 p.m. via conference call. Please refer to the Outlook Calendar appointment that Stefanie sent out earlier this week for instructions.