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1 As material for the
As material for the
construction of our
construction of our
building, I pledge the
building, I pledge
agility of my hands,
the agility of my
the ability of my
hands, the ability of
mind, and the
my mind, and the in-
integrity of my heart.
tegrity of my heart.
January 2016
Message From Your President
PRESIDENT
Nancy Lingle
2015 has come to an end and 2016 has just begun. We've had an amazing last few
months. There is a growing enthusiasm within our chapter and our chapter is really growing. We've welcomed 2 new members and we have a few others that are interested.
What an great way to begin the new year.
Capitol City Door
What a fun Christmas party. Thank you Elisabeth for allowing us to hold our
Christmas party at your office and thank you Susan and Aracelli for all the food. All of you
did an amazing job. We had 20 people a end and I for one had a great me.
Salem Heating & Sheet Metal
I hope all of you have survived all the ice and snow we've had lately. It's that
me of year that I'm glad I work in a nice warm office. BRRR!!
We will be installing our newest member Elizabeth Rhoades with C & R Remodeling during our January mee ng. We look forward to ge ng to know you be er.
There are a lot of events coming up in the next 6 months. Informa on will be
going out soon to colleges about our scholarship(s), Coast Retreat is coming up at the end
of February at the Adobe Resort in Yachats, followed quickly a er that with WIC Week
and our membership luncheon. We're back to the beach in April with the Salem Contractors Exchange banquet.
Construc on Career Day is quickly approaching in May. NW Natural is going to
be providing us with food again this year. Susan and her commi ee have been hard at
work planning this awesome event. The flyer is being updated and will be going out soon.
Please be thinking of companies who might be interested in being an exhibitor or who
might be willing to make a dona on.
VICE PRESIDENT
Susan Wood
TREASURER
Dawn Killough
Rich Duncan Construction
SECRETARY
Jaysa Nesbitt
Salem Contractors Exchange
DIRECTORS:
Robyn Guzman
A.G. Sadowski
Elisabeth Shinn
AKT
Kay Evans
Salem Contractors Exchange
Nancy Lingle
President, Salem Chapter #198
WEBSITE
Visit our website at
nawicsalem.com
2 In This Issue
Message From Your President 1 Board Officers 1 “If one advances confidently
in the direction of their
Meeting Schedule 3 Calendar 3 dreams, endeavors to live
Meeting Notice 4 the life that they have
Food for thought 5 imagined, they will meet with
Save the Date Coast Retreat 6 Contact Information 7 success unexpected in
Committees 8 common hours.”
Members 9 ---Ralph Waldo Emerson
Humor 2 Upcoming Events
January General Meeting
Plan Reading Class
Humor in Construction
January 20, 2016
Construction Definitions:
Lunch
Lunch A Bunch
January 26, 2016 12:00 PM
CONTRACTOR - A gambler who never gets to shuffle, cut or deal!
BID OPENING - A poker game in which the losing hand wins.
LOW BIDDER - A contractor who is wondering what he/she has left out.
ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE - The cost of construction in Heaven.
CRITICAL PATH METHOD - A management technique for losing your
shirt under perfect control.
OSHA - A protective coating made by half-baking a mixture of fine
print, split hairs, red tape and baloney - usually applied at
random with a shot gun.
STRIKE - An effort to increase egg production by strangling the
chicken.
DELAYED PAYMENT - A tourniquet applied at the pockets.
COMPLETION DATE - The point at which liquidated damages begin.
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - A penalty for failing to achieve the impossible
3 DATES TO REMEMBER
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17 General Meeting
26 Kay Evan’s Birthday
26‐28 Coast Retreat
Salem NAWIC
Anniversary’s
Robin Guzman’s Birthday
Robin Guzman’s Anniversary
Board Meeting
Nancy Lingle’s Birthday
General Meeting
Lunch A Bunch
None
All Birthdays in Oct, Nov and Dec. If you have
not brought a Birthday Auction Gift
Remember to Bring your Birthday
Auction Gift to the January General Meeting!
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NAWIC Salem Chapter #198
General Meeting
Plan Reading
Wednesday January 20th
Social Time 5:30 PM Dinner 6:00PM
Held at the Salem Contractors Exchange
2256 Judson St SE, Salem, OR
Darrin Combs from Salem Heating will show us hands on how to read
Blue Prints. He has been at Salem Heating for 22 years and has taught
blue print reading classes for the
HVAC Apprenticeship Program at
Chemeketa Community College.
Dinner will be Lasagna, Tossed
Salad and Garlic Bread
Free for First time visitors. $25.00 for Members.
Must RSVP by Monday the 18th to Susan Wood
Must RSVP if you are not coming to not be billed.
January Birthdays don’t forget to bring your Birthday Auction gift.
5 Food For Thought
Four Guidelines for Successful Communications
After surveying hundreds of executive and expanded leadership teams Turbo Leadership Systems has
discovered that the number one complaint of managers across the nation is: a lack
of COMMUNICATION.
Chelsea, Distribution Center Manager, for a large tire distribution center in Salem, OR, told Session 5b of
Turbo's Leadership Development Lab (LDL): "We have two warehouses, one in Portland, the second is
my location in Salem. We do a daily transfer of products between the two locations. Our computer program generates a list of the products needed for each warehouse. Two weeks ago, I placed an order late
in the day for a brand new customer for an item that I knew would not hit the transfer document. To make
sure I got the tires I needed so I could keep my commitment to the customer, I emailed my counterpart in
the Portland office asking if we could make it happen. She agreed.
"The next morning when I checked the paperwork I discovered that the tires were not transferred. Now, I
had to call our new customer and explain to him why he wouldn't be getting his order until the next week.
Boy, was I mad!
"The lesson I learned from this experience is that I need to be crystal clear about what I am asking for,
the request I am making, and what I am asking the other person to commit to do.
"The action I call you to take is be crystal clear with your request. Ask for what you want, specify what,
when, and why. The benefit you will gain is you will get the help and support you need from others; and
you will help your customers succeed."
How we communicate "in house" determines the level of excellence our external customers' experience. Poor communication that results in a failure to keep customer commitment keeps us from winning
new customers and can chase away current customers.
Here are four guidelines to ensure your requests are understood and promises are kept.
First, understand the goal of your communication. Do you want them to understand new information? Do you want the receiver to do something for you? Is there a deadline? There's a big difference
between requiring action and needing understanding.
Second in your request, state precisely what you need. As indicated above with specificity, when it is
needed (with a deadline certain) and why the deadline must be met on time (example: "I promised our
new customer we could and would deliver this tire order tomorrow.").
Third, follow through is as important as your initial crystal clear communication. After you've stated your
request, ask the listener for a commitment to meet the required deadline (example of the response you
are looking for: "I'll be sure the warehouse guys get the word and the transfer is made today.").
Finally, accept full responsibility for understanding. When you are the sender it is your job to ensure understanding. It is never acceptable to say, "They didn't understand." Instead you must say, "I didn't make
myself clear."
Crystal clear requests with understood deadlines that elicit promises of fulfillment go a long way toward
raising the bottom line.
Larry Dennis
Turbo Leadership Systems
OREGON COAST RETREAT
SAVE THE DATE…FEBRUARY 26-28, 2016
The Adobe Resort in Yachats, Oregon
is where the NAWIC Oregon Chapters invite you to join us for a day of
fellowship, learning, networking and fun!
Yachats is located about 26 miles north of Florence, OR and about 92 miles
from Eugene, OR.
The Adobe Resort * 1555 Hwy 101 N Yachats, OR 97498 * 800-522-3623
Room prices: Q/Q Ocean view $110.00/night + tax
Non Ocean view $90.00/night + tax
Registration form to follow…Hope to see you there!
7 Contact Information
PRESIDENT
Nancy Lingle
Capitol City Door
VICE PRESIDENT
Susan Wood
Salem Heating
TREASUERER
Dawn Killough
Rich Duncan Construction dawn@richduncanconstruction.com
SECRETARY
ncarter@capitolcitydoorinc.com
swood@salemheatingandsheetmetal.com
Jaysa Nesbitt
Salem Contractors Exchange
jaysa@sceonline.org
Robyn Guzman
AG Sadowski Company robin@agsadowski.com
DIRECTORS:
Elisabeth Shinn AKT
Kay Evans
eshinn@aktcpa.com
Salem Contractors Exchange
kay@sceonline.org
Pacific Northwest Region Contacts:
SALEM NAWIC NEWS
Please send all articles and content recommendations for this chapter to Kay by the 25th of each month. WEBSITE
Visit our website at
nawicsalem.com
FACEBOOK
Connect with us on Facebook at
Director
Ruth Fritts
ruthf@mcalvain.com
Committee Chairs:
Membership
R9: Ruth Fritts
R10: Shawna Alvarado
PR/Marketing
R9: Laura Rannow R10: Brittni Daley-Grishvaeva
Safety
R10: Suzanne Tollefson
WIC Week
R9: Brenda Smith
Mentorship
Carol Eisenlohr/Amanda Wilson
NEF
R9: Lori Barrick
R10: Pat McDonald
Block Kids
R9: Cathy Hall
R10: Teryn Bojescu
CAD Drafting
R9: Erin Holmes
R10: Kristen Green
www.facebook.com/nawicsalem MAILING ADDRESS
Salem Chapter NAWIC #198 P.O. Box 15137 Salem, OR 97309
National Officers
President
Riki F. Lovejoy CBT, CIT rlovejoy@rfl-consulting.com
President Elect Connie M Leipard CIT cleipard@aol.com
Vice President
Stephanie K. Crane CIT stephaniec@mjharris.com
Secretary
Diane Mike CBT
Treasurer
Jennifer Swinney CBT,CDS,CIT jen@escsafety.com
dmike@erdman.com
Immediate Past Sandy K. Field CBT, CIT
sfield@hgiusa.com
8 NAWIC SALEM CHAPTER COMMITTEES
2014-
2015-2016
BUDGET: Director:
Ways & Means: Amanda, Dawn
Responsible for our chapter fundraisers, including scholarship raffles and golf tournament string sales.
Poinsettia Sales: Kay, Nancy
Responsible for ordering Poinsettias from Egan Gardens and distributing them in December.
Birthday Auction: Amanda
Conducts birthday auction at our membership meetings
Contractors Exchange Banquet: Dawn, Susan
Organizes the raffle for the Exchange Banquet, sells raffle tickets at the event.
Audit: (3 Needed) Elisabeth, Nancy
Audits the chapter finances quarterly.
Budget: Chick, Elisabeth, Dawn, Nancy
Responsible for designing a budget for the year. The incoming Treasurer is the Chairman of the budget committee per our chapter policies.
MEMBERSHIP: Chairman:
Director:
Membership/Public Relations/Marketing: Dawn, Kay, Chick, Amanda, Robin, Nancy
Responsible for promoting membership; sending NAWIC information & registration packets to prospective members.
Sends press releases to various publications regarding Chapter activities.
Social Media/Website: Dawn
Research setting up a website. After established, committee will maintain and update website.
Newsletter: Kay
PROGRAMS, EDUCATION AND PROJECTS (PEP): Director:
Legislative Awareness: Robin
Scholarship: Jaysa, Amanda
Advertise, promote and select Scholarship Recipients.
Career Days: Susan, Chick, Elisabeth, Amanda, Dawn, Kay, Nancy
Helps in the planning and participates in Career Days.
Block Kids: (We will discuss and decide if we want to try and do this during the year)
An annual event for grade school children, who are given a certain number of Legos, string, foil, a rock, and a
piece of poster board and then have the opportunity to create a building or construction site. Prizes are awarded.
WIC Week (March 6-12, 2016):
Responsible for planning events for the Chapter during WIC Week, which is the first week of March every year. This includes preparing a
commitment form, tracking activities during the week, and preparing a recap form after the week.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES: Director:
Secret Pal: Robin
Coordinates secret pal drawings.
By Laws: Jaysa, Nancy
Responsible for keeping our chapter standing rules and policies and national bylaws current.
Historian:
Coast Retreat: Nancy
Plans Coast Retreat, a two day event that includes Chapters from our Region. Plans Chapter event in years not hosting.
NAWIC Appreciation Night: Dawn, Elisabeth, Amanda, Chick, Susan, Robin
Plans the NAWIC Appreciation Night event to honor our bosses, usually held in the spring.
Craft Night: Jaysa
Coordinates a craft night get together
9 Our Members
Secret Pal Acknowledgements!
Thank you to my secret pal for the beau ful porcelain stars that will look awesome on my mantel
and for the warm blanket and popcorn. I think I’m going to sit in my big chair with my blanket and
my popcorn this weekend while the weather isn’t so pleasant outside this weekend. Nancy
And thanks to my SP for the lovely daisies, chocolates, and pet store gi card. My cats thank you! ☺ Dawn
Thank you to my secret pal for the wonderful perfume, fragrant candle and
all the yummy chocolates. Jaysa
Thank you Secret person for the cool Christmas Mug, hot chocolate and marshmallows. It
comes in handy on these cold nights! Kay
Thank you to my secret pal for the birthday card and gi card to the Olive Garden. I will really enjoy having dinner there soon.
Nancy
National Association of Women in Construction
Salem, Oregon Chapter 198 Announces:
2 - $1,000 Scholarships for 2016
Requirements-
• Enrolled in a Construction Field such as:
o
Architecture, Construction Management, Civil, Structual, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
• Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student.
o Part-time students are not eligible.
• Applicant must provide an offical transcipt of grades to committee.
• Completed Application must be turned in no later than April 1, 2016
• Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors are encouraged to participate.
Please Contact: kay@sceonline.org for Further Information.
Forms Available at: 2225 Judson St, Salem OR 97309
Applications Available Online @ www.sceonline.org or
nawicsalem.com or
https://www.facebook.com/nawicsalem/?fref=ts