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Al-Lu-We Chapter
American Business Womens Association
Volume 31
Issue 1
August 2011
August Meeting at Wesley United Methodist Church
We begin this year’s jour- The meal will be catered
ney in the Mediterranean. by Basil Mediterranean
Café. The cost of the
Our meeting this month
meal cost will be around
will be held at Wes$13.00 for each member.
ley United Methodist
Church located at 1401 Reservation are required
NW 25th St (corner of by Friday, August 12th at
25th & Classen Blvd.) noon to Sandy DeValcourt,
728-1662 or cell 802-8500.
Ms. Johnson says: “The
key to success is finding
your voice and knowing
how to use it to empower you and those
you
advocate
for.”
For
more
information
about
the
speaker, see page 4.
Join us for great food and
Our speaker this month fun the Al-Lu-We way.
is Lisa Johnson, an advocate for those who
It’s our Tour Around The World Series
don’t have a voice. She
will speak on Vision and
As always, we will meet
Successful Communication
in Fellowship Hall, which
is located in the basement.
Remember
to
Financial Rules................8
park and enter the buildProposed Budget..............9
ing on the West side.
Treasurer’s Report..........10
Join us in the
Mediterranean !!
In this issue:
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President’s Letter.............2
Chapter Minutes ...........2-3
Meet the Speaker.............4
Committees and Attend.....5
Standing Rules..............6-7
Proposed Budget............11
Meeting Pics..................12
Com. Reports, Chatter......13
Chapter Logo & History.....14
Officers, Committee........15
Chapter Sponsors...........16
President’s Letter
Greetings Al-Lu-We
Members!
A new ABWA year has begun. This year the National ABWA theme is “Share
the Past, Build the Future”.
Al Lu We has an amazing past to share and build
upon. Twenty-nine years
in achieving top honors
from the National ABWA
Organization,
awarding
between $70,000-$80,000
in scholarships to deserving women, developing
phenomenal fund raising
abilities, and providing
professional development
training which can be used
in any job to name just a few
of our accomplishments.
Our chapter has women
with expertise in a wide
variety of business fields.
We can offer new members
educational opportunities,
mentoring, and personal
support. It is one way to
grow our chapter’s future
as well as each member’s.
ABWA and Al-Lu-We
has given me so much –
enhanced
professional
skills, management capabilities, organizational
skills, and dear friends.
can gain community recognition, and ways we can
we can publicize ABWA
and our chapter, please
contact me or any of the
board members. We will
be happy to engage our
committee
chairwomen and pursue the ideas.
I hope I will be able to
give back Al-Lu-We over
this next year. I and the
new board are excited
about this new year. We
want to focus on how we
can support our chapter
and reach out into the surrounding community to
grow our membership. We
ask your support in working towards this goal. We
can accomplish anything if
we are united in our goal.
I look forward to this year,
working side by side with
everyone in the chapter. If
anyone has ideas for fund
raising, events where we
Thank you for giving me and
the board this opportunity.
Jane Winkler
P.S. Please remember to
sign up for the Area Council Focus on Women event.
Members can attend and
represent Al-Lu-We, while
growing and learning about
professional and personal
topics. Al-Lu-We has always had a strong showing.
Let’s do it again this year!
So put on those cowboy
hats and boots and boot,
scoot, and boogie to the
event.
Chapter Meeting Minutes
The Al-Lu-We Chapter
of ABWA met on July 19,
2011, at Catfish Cabin,
our at-sea cruise stop.
The meeting was called to
order by President Melodie Toland who welcomed
our 21 members and four
2
guests. Incoming Vice
President Kay Price led us
in our Invocation and the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Paula Hiller introduced
our guest speaker, Tess
Mack, who spoke about
social media safety and
blogging, and rules of
the internet. She gave
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us tips on how blogging,
tweeting and changing our
facebook could benefit our
chapter. Tess talked about
what is “good information” and what should not
be put out on the internet
when building your blog,
facebook, or any social
media pages. She gave
away 3 free media classe
gift certificates by asking
questions about the ma-
Chapter Meeting Minutes, continued
terials she had covered.
You can access Tess’s
website and contact her
with questions at tess@
socialmediamack.com or
Socialmediamack@gmail.
com.
The minutes and treasurer’s reports were approved as printed in the
newsletter. Sandy Cox
reported on the audit
committee’s findings
during their audit. Some
of the findings were only
one signature on checks
and unpaid chapter dues.
Marilyn Wagstaff-Moss
updated us on Macy’s
Shop for a Cause as well
as sending around a signup sheet for the three,
possibly four, shifts
working this event. If
unable to work the shift
you signed up for, you’re
responsible for finding a
replacement. All tickets
sold must be called in
to incoming President
Jane Winkler by Tuesday
evenings. Her phone
number is 850-6171. She
must report the total
number of tickets sold
to Macy’s on Wednesday. All monies are to
be turned in to incoming Treasurer Kathryn
Orrell.
Paula Hiller handed
out Perfect Attendance
certificates for 2010
to fourteen members.
Well done, ladies. Paula
also talked about Focus
on Women which will be
September 17th. Reservations must be made by
our August 16th chapter
meeting; the cost is $35
per person. Area Council
has purchased silver buckets which will be given to
chapter delegates at the
quarterly meeting Thursday, July 28, to take back to
their chapter. The buckets
are to be filled with theme
items with a value of no
less than $50. Two of the
speakers will be Jane Jenkins, CEO of Downtown
OKC, and Linda Vatar,
gardner extraordinaire.
The new chapter officers
were initiated, each receiving a white carnation.
The new executive board
consists of Jane Winkler,
President; Kay Price,
Vice-President; Desiree
Beall, Recording Secretary;
Louise Loggins, Corresponding Secretary; and
Kathryn Orrell, Treasurer.
Congratulations, ladies, we
l look forward to an exciting year!
Paula talked about the
“Hope 5K and Survivor’s
Walk” that will take place
on Saturday, September
10th with registration set
$25 per person, Survivor’s
Walk around the Brick-
town Ball Park or $35 for
the 5K. We discussed that
those that wanted to participate in the walk could
do so in support of our
own Suzanna Laurent.
Incoming President Jane
Winkler stated the changeover meeting will be July
26th, at Rebecca Ferguson’s home, beginning at 6
p.m. Those attending are
asked to bring snacks and
finger food.
loss. Please keep Laurie in
your prayers.
Our next chapter meeting will be on August 16,
location to be determined.
This will be the Mediterranean stop on our cruise.
Incoming President Jane
Winkler reported that all
future board meetings
will be held on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month at
IHOP on I-40 & Sante Fe
at 6 p.m.
Jane Winlker reported on
a possible new fundraiser
of working concession at
the OKC Arena during
Thunder games, concerts,
and other events. The
chapter would be paid $60
for each person working. Arena personnel will
provide a schedule for
the entire year/season
which will show when our
chapter would be working.
This means ample time to
prepare for who will work
each event. An application must be completed
and turned in to the Arena
personnel before August
1st. Melodie Toland
agreed to co-chair this
fundraiser with Sandy Cox.
Kay Ginn reported that
Laurie Glasco is suffering
TIA’s and some memory
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Meet the Speaker!
Lisa Johnson has spent developed a passion for the students to successher career advocating for
those who don’t have a
voice as well as teaching
others how to advocate. She
attended OSU-Oklahoma
City and earned her A.S.
in Public Service Administration. While attending
OSU-OKC, she was heavily involved with student organizations on campus. She
established the Sociology
Club with Student Government Association and
was a founding member of
College Republicans. She
was also a member of Phi
Theta Kappa and Student
Government Association.
She interned for a Political Action Committee and
as State Legislature. After graduation, she transferred to the University of
Oklahoma on a Phi Theta
Kappa scholarship where
she earned her B.A. in
Criminology with a minor
in history. Her concentration in her studies focused
on women and juveniles
in the corrections system.
While studying at OU, Lisa
worked as an Officer/Unit
Manager at Oklahoma
County Juvenile Detention
Center. While working in
detention she recognized
the much larger need and
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helping teens on a more
preventative level. After
graduating from OU, Lisa
began working for Girl
Scouts of Western Oklahoma where she became the
Outreach Lead. She worked
with teens in medium and
minimum treatment facilities as well as taught a
leadership class Emerson
Alternative High School.
She also taught self-esteem, anti-bully and leadership workshops to students
from numerous inner-city
elementary schools, Oklahoma Housing Authority
sites and various summer
programs. Lisa, in a collaborative effort with Metro
Career Academy and Boy
Scouts Last Frontier Council established a mentoring program for students
in a community based
alternative high school.
Lisa is currently a Coordinator for Educational Talent Search Trio Program
at Oklahoma State University. Trio is a federally
funded program divided
into seven different concentrations to work with
students who are from
low-income, first generation college students. Lisa
serves over 500 students
in rural schools outside
of Stillwater who are in
6th-12th grades. She helps
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fully complete high school
and prepares them to enter
post-secondary education.
Lisa attended an organizational planning conference for Oklahoma Smart
in 2009 (www.oksmart.org)
and sat on the Blue Ribbon Committee for the
Solutions Initiative Summit
which proposed a ten year
plan to reduce the incarceration rate of women in
Oklahoma. (www.oklahomasis.com) She sat on the
Advocacy Panel for the 1st
Annual Leadership Summit Held by Girl Scouts of
Western Oklahoma. (www.
gswestok.org) Lisa has recently completed Level 1
of the Emerging Leaders
Institute for Oklahoma
Division of Student Assistance Programs (www.
odsa.org) and is currently a
member of the Southwest
Associations for Student
Assistance Programs. She
attended the 31st Annual
Policy Seminar in Washington D.C. for the Council
for Opportunity in Education.
(www.coenet.us)
Lisa has spent her career
learning and sharing professional
development.
She is passionate about
ultimately reducing incarceration rates in the State
of Oklahoma by increasing the level of education
in the most at risk areas.
2011 - 2012 Committee Members
Committee
Chair
Member
Member
Membership
Fall/Spring Enrollment
Sandy DeValCourt
Sandy Cox/Kay Price Rebecca Ferguson
Special Project
Orientation/Welcome
Edi Cameron
Rebecca Ferguson
Kay Ginn
Lousie Loggins
Program
Hospitality
Ways and Means
Newsletter
Website/WIN
Scholarship
Bos. Night/Bus. Asso.
Paula Hiller
Paula Hiller
Betty Baker
Candie McKee
Candie McKee
Edi Cameron
Marilyn Moss
Melanie Toland
Bev Couch
Paula Hiller
Suzanna Laurent
Suzanna Laurent
Rebecca Ferguson
Neen Clayton
Scrapbook
Donna Bronson
Neen Clayton
Sunshine
Contact
Woman of the Year
Area Council Delegate
Alt. Area Council Delegate
Kay Ginn
Sandy DeValCourt
Neen Clayton
Sandy DeValCourt
Louise Loggins
Emmalee Williamson
Emmalee Williamson Jane Winkler
Bev Couch
Member
Sandy Cox
Melanie Toland
Marilyn Moss
Kat Orrell
Desiree Beall
Donna Bronson
Kat Orrell
Chapter Meeting Attendance
Members present - 21
Guests - 4
Betty Baker
Desiree Beall
Donna Bronson
Rebecca Burch-Willstrop
Edi Cameron
Neen Clayton
Bev Couch
Sandy Cox
Sandy DeValcourt
Rebecca Ferguson
Kay Ginn
Paula Hiller
Suzanna Laurent
Louise Loggins
Candie McKee
Kathryn Orrell
Kay Price
Melodie Toland
Marilyn Wagstaff-Moss
Emmalee Williamson
Jane Winkler
Leroy Laurent, Guest of Suzanna Laurent
Lorene Young
2720 Kings Road
Moore, OK
413-1014
secretl40@yahoo.com
Guest of Paula Hiller & Melodie Toland
21 Members
4 Guests
Anastasia Crossmock
2133 West Eubanks
OKC, 73112
429-9888
anastasiarcrossmock@yaoo.com
Guest of Edi Cameron
Pam Hightower
Eucha, OK 918-782-8800
Guest of Bev Couch
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Chapter Standing Rules
Standing rules are temporary rules intended to assist the Board and Chapter Members in carrying
out assigned duties. They
may be changed by a simple majority vote by all
members of the Chapter.
Al-Lu-We’s
Standing
Rules for the 2011-2012
year are as follows:
1.
The Contact Committee will turn in the names
of members making reservations for dinner to
the Treasurer by the Friday before the meeting if
advanced reservations are
needed. If a member or
their guest cannot attend
the meeting after making a
reservation, the reservation
must be canceled within
the time frame set by the
restaurant. If an unused
reservation is not canceled
and the restaurant charges
the chapter, the Treasurer
shall bill the member. If
the reservation remains
unpaid, then the member
will no longer be in “good
standing” with the chapter.
2.
The Woman of the
Year is elected in January
and is the Chapter’s Top
Ten Business woman. If
the Woman of the Year
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elected does not meet the
criteria for the Top Ten
Business Woman, another
member can be elected
Top Ten Business Woman.
The chapter will pay the
registration for the WOY
at either the ABWA Annual or Spring Conference.
If the WOY cannot attend,
another member may use
the funds for an ABWA
conference. To qualify for
chapter WOY, the candidate must have held an office or a chairmanship in
Al-Lu-We for at least one
year.
3.
Each retiring President shall receive a “Past
President’s Pin and Guard”
ordered by the Treasurer in time for presentation at the July meeting.
4. Each newly elected of-
ficer shall receive a guard
which will be handed down
by the outgoing officer.
Each officer is responsible
for the replacement of the
guard should it be lost or
damaged.
5. Members shall be re-
sponsible for notifying the
Sunshine committee when
they know of any illness,
hospitalization, or death of
a member. The Sunshine
Committee shall act upon
notification.
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6.
The membership
Committee chairman shall
present new members
with copies of the following at their affiliation:
 Membership Roster
 Black Shield for
the
Membership
Pin

Chapter
Brochure
7. Members having per-
fect attendance for the current calendar year (January
1 through December 31)
shall have their following
year’s local dues waived.
The Executive Board may
use its discretion in granting a waiver to make up the
meeting when extenuating circumstances prevent
a member from doing so.
Any missed meeting of our
chapter can be made up by
attending:
 A meeting of the Area
Council or another ABWA
chapter within 30 days before or after missed meeting
 National Convention or
Spring Conference during
the current calendar year.
 Focus on Women seminar or Woman of the Year Brunch
 Member must present to the Membership
chair for her records a
verification
from
the
group visited our member attended their meeting.
Chapter Standing Rules, continued
8.
12.
The Executive
Scholarship appliBoard shall have the cants must complete our
power to approve and chapter scholarship appay bills of $100 or less. plication and follow the
guidelines set forth in the
Local membership Education
Committee
dues of $15 annually are Standing Rules. Applicants
to be paid on January 1. must disclose all sources
New members’ dues shall where they apply for asbe waived to December sistance. All scholarships
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initial enrollment. Na- the scholarship committee
tional dues are payable and approved by vote of
to National Headquar- the chapter. A scholarship
ters upon joining and on shall be named the Joyce
the member’s anniversary Lingo Memorial Scholardate thereafter.
Local ship and be awarded yearly
and national dues must in the amount of $250 for
be current in order to as long as the Joyce Lingo
vote at chapter meetings. Memorial Scholarship account has funds. This speThe scrapbook cial memorial fund was escover and permanent tablished in 2005 through
history section of the donations. This account
scrapbook shall be up- should be separate from the
dated and retained for regular Al-Lu-We Chapter
the Scrapbook Commit- checking account and be
tee’s use. A special scrap- maintained specifically for
book covering the current the Joyce Lingo Memorial
year shall be presented to scholarship money ONLY.
the outgoing President The Joyce Lingo Memowhose term it covers. rial Scholarship account is
to be audited yearly by the
. Chapter members audit committee in conand their dependents shall junction with the yearly
not be eligible for schol- checking account audit.
arships from our chapter. . A second scholarship for
They may, however, apply $375 will be named our Mefor Stephen Bufton Me- morial Scholarship to honmorial Education Fund or our deceased members
grants and loans through
our chapter. Members and
their dependents may apply for scholarships from
other ABWA chapters.
9.
10.
13.
The Hospitality
committee shall limit the
cost of each meal at chapter
meetings to $16 including
tax and gratuity. Any meal
exceeding this price must
be approved in advance
by vote of the members.
14. The Executive Board
shall provide guidelines for
each committee chairman
to follow during the year.
15. Standing Rules shall
be reviewed each year
and, if revised, they shall
be published and distributed to each member.
16.
The requirement
for Business Associates
of the year is that they
must have held an office
or committee chair in AlLu-We for at least one year.
17.
The ABWA
Proud Code of Conduct
has been adopted and
it will be printed in every chapter newsletter.
11.
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Financial Reporting Standing Rules
1. Financial records for
each check and deposit
should be properly documented and maintained
as part of the books
and records, specifically:
 Copies of invoices and
bills. For all check requests,
a bill from the payee should
be presented. If a bill is not
available, a receipt should
be prepared and acknowledged by the payee. For
all reimbursements to
members, a receipt or invoice should always be obtained prior to issuing the
check. It is the responsibility of the second signor
on the check to verify the
supporting
documentation has been received.
issued by a member and
its collection status. If a
check is returned for the
first time, the treasurer is
responsible for contacting
the member and collecting the amount due plus
any fees. Checks that are
returned a second time will
be presented to the Executive Board in order to determine an action plan for
collection. Any member
with an outstanding collection item will not be considered in good standing.
overages up to $100. If
the overage is over $100,
an approval is required
from the membership. At
year end, a final budget to
ac-tual report will be published in the newsletter
and be used to prepare the
budget for the next year.
 Record of billing and
collection of the chapter’s
local dues by member. A
listing of the members
whose dues are unpaid
will be presented at the
April Executive Board
meeting in order to deThe Treasurer is termine an action plan.
responsible for the financial
reporting
of  Monthly Treasurer’s Rethe
chapter’s
books port showing income reand records including: ceived, monthly expenditures, and reconciliation to

Reconciliation
of bank balance to be present Copies of minutes the club ledger and
ed at each monthly meeting.
showing approval for ex- checkbook register to
penditure, if applicable. be prepared monthly.
All deposits should
 Original voided check
2.
 Club budget will be developed for the upcoming
 Detailed account of
year and monitored by the
the money collected by
Treasurer throughout the
the Treasurer includyear. All committee chairing the amount received
persons are responsible
from
each
member,
for adhering to the budtype of funds (check
get for their respective line
or cash), and purpose.
item. If additional funds
Copies of returned checks are needed, the chairperson must obtain approval. The Executive Board
is authorized to approve
3.
be made timely and
checks issued promptly.
 Deposits should be
made within seven days of
receipt of monies. If the
Treasurer cannot carry this
action out for any reason,
the Chapter President is to
be contacted within those
seven days and the deposit
will be forwarded to another Executive Board member to make the transaction.
Checks should be issued
within 30 days of invoice.
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Any outstanding items
that are pending payment should be noted
on the monthly Treasurer Report, if known.
Please review these rules
carefully because we will be
voting on them at the next
meeting. If you understand
them before the meeting,
there will not be as much
discussion on them. Special thanks from the Executive Board go out to Sandy
Cox for helping to formulate these suggested rules.
2011 - 2012 Proposed Budget
Anticipated Income
Example
Chapter dues
Fundraising
Newsletter Advertising
Joyce Lingo Acct
Allotted Expenses
ABWA National HQ
Area Council Dues
SBMEF donation
OETA annual donation
Conference Registration
Member Education
Miscellaneous
Committee Allotted Expenses
Boss Night Event
Enrollment Events
Membership
Newsletter
Program expenses
Scholarships
Scrapbooks
Sunshine
Prize Patrol
Web Hosting/Registration
WOY Luncheons (Area
Council-Nat'l)/Corsage
Shop for Cause, OKC Arena, Wine Tasting Event
Ads in newsletter
Resource book, merchandise, PP pin
for WOY and 2 other members
Focus on Women seminar
Bank Charges, memory books, etc
Room, Decorations, Program
12 issues, color copying for Competition
Room, catering, speaker meals, gifts
Joyce Lingo $375 and 1 add'l
President and Chapter history
Cards and stamps
door prizes for meetings; Dontations accpted
Budget
$200.00
$5,000.00
$100.00
$375.00
$5,675.00
$200.00
$25.00
$500.00
$35.00
$1,750.00
$200.00
$200.00
$450.00
$150.00
$50.00
$150.00
$150.00
$750.00
$150.00
$75.00
$150.00
$85.00
$100.00
$5,170.00
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Treasurer’s Report
Al-Lu-We Chapter ABWA
July 2011
Ending Balance -- Previous Treasurer’s Report
Income
Deposit 7/7/11 - reimburse return check plus fee
Deposit 7/27/11- Shop for a Cause
Deposit 7/27/11- Door prize $60, reimburse Area council/
Hiller $100, Dues
Total Income
$ 3,188.77
19.50
105.00
190.00
$314.50
Subtotal
$3,503.27
Expenses
Return check plus fee
#1186 ABWA - administrative fee
#1187 Candee McKee-reimburse newsletter
#1188 Marilyn Coulson - reimburse sunshine
#1189 Catfish Cabin - speaker meal
Total Expenses
19.50
100.00
34.66
54.00
11.83
$219.99
Ending Checkbook Balance ***
$3,283.28
Ending Balance - Bank Statement 7/31/11
$3,337.28
Outstanding Deposits/Checks
#1188 Marilyn Coulson
54.00
Ending Bank Balance ***
$3,283.28
*** Ending Checkbook Balance and Ending Bank Balance MUST match to ensure proper record
Joyce Lingo Memorial Scholarship Account
Ending Balance - Previous Treasurer’s Report
Ending Checkbook Balance***
Ending Balance - Bank Statement
$1,380.16
$1,380.16
Ending Bank Balance ***
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1,380.16
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$1,380.16
2011 - 2012 Budget to Actual
Income Area
Chapter Dues (1)
Fundraising
Directories
Newsletter Advertising
Lingo Account
SBMEF
Misc Income (2)
Income from Areas Such as These
Local dues paid by members (excludes those
with perfect attendance)
Auctions, wine tasting events, door prizes,
50/50 Directories
Photo
Two Ads Last Year ($4 per issue for 12 issues)
One scholarship annually
Expense Area
ABWA National HQ
Area Council Dues
SBMEF
OETA (3)
Conference Registrations
Donation
Total Income Budget vs Actual
Includes Expenses Such As These
National Resource Book, Merchandise, Past
President’s
Pin
Annual
membership
dues for Area Council
SBMEF Donations
Annual Donation to OETA
This estimate includes cost of national
conferences for WOY and two others and 3
Spring Conference registrations).
Member Education
Miscellaneous
Guest Meals
Unreimbursed Meals
Committees:
Boss Night Event
Enrollment Events
Membership
Newsletter
Program Expenses
Scholarships
Scrapbooks
Sunshine
Website Hosting and
Registration
Woman of the Year (4)
$
763.66
beg bal
225.00
4,065.83
85.00
375.00
100.00
91.00
4,941.83
$
$
$
$
$
25.00
1,184.17
115.00
-
$
1,133.17
$
$
$
$
146.90
25.00
500.00
-
$
$
$
$
$
479.00
$
$
300.00 $
200.00
195.00
-
$
163.78
$
$
$
$
Budget
250.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
- $
6,075.00 $
5,250.00
200.00
375.00
$
$
450.00
25.00
35.00
1,750.00
Attendance at Focus on Women Seminar
$
350.00
Bank charges, memory books, etc.
$
$
$
Plaques, Room, Decorations, Program
Decorations, Room
Installation flowers, orientation, member
recognition
12 Issues (Includes Color Copies for
Competition)
Room
Expenses, Catering, Speaker’s Meals
and Gifts
One at $375 plus one for $375 from Lingo
account
Scrapbooks (president and update History)
Cards and stamps
$
$
$
$
$
450.00 $
150.00 $
50.00
$
600.00 $
150.00
$
750.00
$
300.00 $
75.00 $
85.00
Luncheons (Area Council and National)
corsages
Total Expenses
$
$
(1) Collected $210 for 2011(14 members) and $15 for 2010. ( 20 members unpaid )
$
$
$
$
$
Actual
Variance
(128.68) $
131.00 $
303.10
(500.00)
35.00
1,271.00
155.00
300.00
200.00
(178.78)
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86.83
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375.00
110.06
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end balance
(2) Collection of returned check issued in 2010
(3) Paid by donation from Edi
(4) Woman of the Year unable to attend
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Members Pics!
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Committee Reports
Shop for a Cause!
Please do not forget to
join us for Shop for a
Cause! Sell, Sell, Sell, and
Sell your tickets to help
Al-Lu-We generate funds
for our annual scholarship
fund!
Don’t forget to bring
them to the meeting!
Area Council wants to
remind you to attend the
Focus On Women seminar.
ABWA Women’s Roundup” Leading with Vision
celebrates the Council’s
silver anniversary on Saturday, September 17, 2011
Program begins 9:00 a.m.
at the Quail Creek Country
Club. Western or Casual
Attire Preferred.
Candie, Kat, and Suzanna
want to encourage you to
access the chapter website.
It’s being updated over the
next few weeks. New officers and their bios are being added as well as working pictures of events.
Also watch for the Al-LuWe Facebook page! Kat’s
working to get it started.
Chapter Chatter
Bev Couch and Marilyn
Wagstaff-Moss,
former
OSU college roommates,
celebrated their birthdays
with lunch at The Rancher’s Club at the OSU Student Union in Stillwater.
Bev Couch had another surgery at Mercy on 8/9. It is
estimated she will remained
hospitalized for 2 weeks.
Her surgery went great and
she’s on her way to recovery.
Donna Bronson and Bailee
Bronson welcomed their new
grandaughter and cousin on
8/3. Channing Grace arrived
at Mercy Hospital at 10:40
pm weighing 7 lbs & 8 oz.
Suzanna
Laurent
has
finished her chemo treatments.
She’s
looking
good and feeling better.
Debra Carter is back in the
hospital though due to her recent kidney transplant. She’s
rejecting this third kidney. We
hope she feels better soon.
Laurie Glasco is ill and
we need to keep her in
our hearts and prayers.
Love you ! Get well soon!
Do you have chapter chatter?
If so, e-mail it to
candice.mckee@yahoo.com by
the first Sunday in each month.
She’d love to add it to the newsletter.
Al-Lu-We Celebrations
Anniversaries
Paula Hiller
Birthdays
8/2006
Louise Loggins
Bev Couch
Neen Clayton
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8/29
8/24
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ABWA Proud Code of Conduct
and sponsors with honesty,
respect, fairness, integas goodwill ambassadors
rity, responsibility, kindfor the American Business
ness, and in good faith.
Women’s
Association.
1. All members will serve
Members will not al- 4. Members will maintain
low their personal beliefs compliance with ABWA
and convictions to inter- National, Chapter and
fere with the representa- Express Network Bylaws.
tion of ABWA’s mission.
5.
Members
will
3. Members will always not use their persontreat their member col- al power to advance
leagues, guests, vendors, their personal interests.
2.
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.
Chapter Logo and History
In October 1997, Margaret A. Gaeddert designed
and donated our chapter
logo. At the presentation,
she said “ABWA members
represent superior and
brave women. The Native
American woman is that
woman as well. I wanted
my art to represent both
ABWA members and the
Native American woman.
“The triangles represent
strength and stability, the
circles represent unity, the
wolf face represents nature
and the brave woman. The
Native American woman’s
face represents ABWA’s AlLu-We Chapter members.
The free flowing shapes
from her headdress represent creative thought, and
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the solid bands of color
represent peace among
the tension of diagonal
lines. The feather was a favorite area of the art for
me. The feather and its
detail represent the beauty and delicate nature of
all women. I truly hope
your members enjoy the
art and its true meaning!”
The name Al-Lu-We was
recommended by Marie
Standford, and it means
superior, brave, or something better in the Algonquin language of the
Cheyenne and Arapaho
Indians, which represents
the culture and traditions bestowed on us by
Oklahoma’s rich Native
American heritage. Smoke
Signals reflects Native
American communication.
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Since our chapter was
chartered on April 13,
1981, our members have
been striving to become
superior, brave, and
something better, thus
our accomplishments
have been many. They
include earning the
highest national award,
every year (Star Award
is now called the Best
Practices Level 1 award)
since our inception. We
have won 20 newsletter awards, including
two national awards,
started 12 new chapters,
presented more than
$75,000 in local scholarships, and provided numerous educational and
networking opportunities for our members.
Chapter Committee Chairmen
Area Council Delegate
Sandy DeValcourt 728-1662
Newsletter
Candie McKee
Area Council Alternate 2
Louise Loggins 602-0342
Orientation/Welcome
Rebecca Ferguson 721-4884
Auditing
Elected in June
Scholarship
Edi Cameron
Boss/Bus. Assoc. Night
Marilyn Moss 495-6665
Program
Paula Hiller 323-9039
Woman of the Year
Neen Clayton 440-0929
Contact
Sandy DeValcourt 728-1662
Hospitality
Paula Hiller 323-9039
Ways & Means
Betty Baker 681-0687
Fall Enrollment
Sandy Cox 350-0165
Kay Price 618-2958
Publicity/Website
Candie McKee 206-1513
Spring Enrollment
Sandy Cox 350-0165
Kay Price 618-2958
Become a Chairman!
206-1513
949-2002
Let our President know which
committee you want to chair.
Sunshine
Kay Ginn 946-4119
Scrapbook/History
Donna Bronson 691-0222
If you are interested in chairing or serving on a committee, contact Jane Winkler.
Special Projects
Edi Cameron
949-2002
Thanks to all our members
who have volunteered their
time this year.
Membership & Directory
Sandy DeValcourt 728-1662
Chapter Officers
President
Jane Winkler
329-4743
Vice President
Kay Price
618-2958
Recording Secretary
Desiree Beall
812-3043
Corresponding Secretary
Louise Loggins
602-0342
Treasurer
Kat Orrell
735-7122
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Chapter Sponsors
If you would like to advertise your business in
our monthly newsletter, the cost is $4 per
month or $48 per year.
It’s a great way to
reach over 60 businesswomen every month!
Advertise With Al-Lu-We
Any business is welcome
to advertise and the money earned helps defray the
cost of chapter expenses.
To take advantage of this
offer, give a business card
to Candie McKee Newsletter Editor, and send a
check for the advertising to
Kat Orrell, Treasurer.
Candie McKee
14900 N . Pennsylvania Apt. 1015
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
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