| Upper Cape Cod BPW Bulletin | |
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| September 2009 | |
President's LetterI wish to begin the upcoming year by thanking Beverly Wall-Cedrone and all members and guests who attended and contributed to the very special May Installation of Officers. Members have again stepped up to the plate and volunteered to assist on the various committees. Many positions are still available so please offer your assistance, even if only able to do so on a limited basis. Our intended goal for the upcoming year is to retain and increase our membership so please come and invite a guest to our membership drive September 16th meeting. Your President along with Amy Kates attended the special State Convention which was held on July 25, 2009 in Worcester, MA. At that time a vote was taken and the outcome of that vote was that BPW/MA would remain with BPW/Foundation. Cranberry District was held on August 12, 2009 and my report is included in this Newsletter. With the exception of a July meeting, your Board has held it’s regular meetings throughout the Summer months. I wish to thank all board members for the time and effort which they devote to our local. Many interesting speakers and programs have been put in place for our upcoming meetings, so please let us talk up and advertise our Upper Cape Local, thus making the communities which we serve aware of who we are and what we represent. Our program during which members donate food at our monthly meetings and in turn we bring this donation to one of the communities which we represent in order that it be placed into their respective food banks, was a tremendous success this past year and we will continue this endeavor again this year as our economy has not rebounded and many are in need of the basic items in order to survive. I look forward to seeing everyone on September 16th and let’s have a SUPER year!! Betty |
2009 Scholarship RecipientThis year our scholarship recipient is Kerri DePasqua. Keyy lives in Sandwich and has a 3.93 grade point average at 4C's with a concentration in Business Administration. She is employed at a loyal bank and her goal is to become a bank branch manager, and eventually a district manager. Kerri has volunteered for various organizations on Cape Cod. She was awarded our scholarship at the college's "Evening of Excellence" Awards Ceremony on May 27th. We hope to have her come to our September dinner meeting.
Cranberry District Meeting ReportOn August 12, 2009 your President attended the Cranberry District Meeting which was held at Uno’s Restaurant in Hyannis, MA. Cranberry District Director Amy Kates announced that the license agreement with BPW/Foundation is to be signed the end of September as the Foundation fiscal year runs from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010. Discussion was held as to the signing of a one year contract. The Women of Achievement program was discussed and it was agreed that we continue with this program with a potential date of October 21, 2009 with the event being held at the Hyannis Golf Club. Amy will look into reserving this location. This information was to be brought before the locals by the Presidents to be discussed at their board meetings and then respond to Amy Kates with their suggestions.
Current updated membership was as follows: The next Cranberry District Meeting is to be held at Uno’s Restaurant in Hyannis pn September 30, 2009, at which time plans will be completed in regards to the Women of Achievement program. Betty A. Moffitt, President Please note that Betty's email address is now: bettymoffitt@comcast.net |
| President | Betty A Moffitt | Recording Secretary | Rebecca Pelletier | |
| First Vice President | Sylvia Connor | Treasurer | Paula McConnell | |
| Second Vice President | Amy Kates | Parlamentarian | Jeanne Alves | |
| Corresponding Secretary | Jennifer Kano | PR Chairwoman | Priscilla Geraghty | |
BPW/MA State Convention - May 15-16, 2009 | |
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Members from Upper Cape Cod BPW attending the BPW/MA State Convention were Becky Colas, Amy Kates and Mary Mendoza. Friday evening registration was followed by a Memorial service which was held in memory of Lena Choma, Past President, and Arlene Redovich, also a Past President. Awards were given in several categories and Upper Cape Cod was honored with the Gold Foundation Award. Eighteen members were present for the Friday evening events. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 ON Saturday May 16, 2009. President elect VJ Harnett led the members in the Collect and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. In attendance were thirty members. Patricia Stowell extended to everyone, a warm welcome to the town of Williamstown. All were advised that the BPW/USA Foundation merger had passed by a vote of 2459 for and 671 against. The merger passed by a 78% vote of all BPW/USA members. July 1, 2009 is the goal for the merger completion, but there are still a few items to be reviewed. The merger will allow State Federations to make their own decisions, make their own By-Laws and Policy and Procedures. State Federations will also have to decide if they wish to be a part of this merger or go it on their own. This decision will have to be made by March 2010. The changes to the BPW/MA By-Laws were brought before the membership and voted upon. Changes were made and accepted. The Treasurer’s report was presented, and after a short discussion was accepted to be filed for review. Sandi Porter presented the 2009-2010 budget. There was a short discussion and the budget was accepted. |
Heidi Orth, the YC candidate was introduced to the membership by Bethany Pratt and Heidi then presented her winning speech.
State elections were held and Elections Chair, Becky Colas presented the following results: The meeting adjourned at 3:00 P.M. The installation of officers and all committee chairs was held at 4:00 PM. Tea and refreshments were served. Following is a list of State Chairs for the 2009-2010 year.
Standing Committee Chairs:
Special Committee Chairs and Appointees: |
Kelly Perry is a recent cum laude graduate of UMASS-Dartmouth, and will speak on "The Pink Collar Workers." Her university advisor was positively impressed with her final paper about these workers. Kelly has worked as a pink collar worker.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
5:30 pm Networking - Dinner and Program 6:30 pm
Coonamesset Inn
Falmouth, MA
Cost: $22
RSVP by Monday, September 14
Reservations paid in advance. Mail reservations with check to:
Rosemarie Colella, 393 North Falmouth Hwy. #5, North Falmouth, MA 02556, telephone 508-563-3631.
Food Panty Donations
Please remember to bring canned and packaged foods to each of our meetings this year. Our intent is to distribute these goods to a different food bank or service center each month.
Keep in mind the demand for food is way up due in part to the current state of our economy and the resulting circumstances families find themselves in.
Thank You for your support.
| Board Meetings | Dinner Meetings | Program |
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| June 3, 2009 | ||
| August 3, 2009 | ||
| September 2, 2009 | September 16, 2009 | Kelley Perry, "The Pink Collar Worker" |
| October 7, 2008 | October 21, 2009 | Susan Avery, the first female director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, on the impact of the ocean and the global economy |
| November 4, 2009 | November 18, 2009 | Arlene Kirsch of "We Can," Yarmouth Port, on Strategic Volunteering to mentor women in the Cape communities |
| December 2, 2009 | December 16, 2009 | Holiday Social |
| January 6, 2010 | January 20, 2010 | Mindy Todd of the Cape and The Islands NPR Radio station at Woods Hole on her career and current news coverage. |
| February 3, 2010 | February 17, 2010 | Young Careerist |
| March 3, 2010 | March 17, 2010 | Michael Talbot, Talbot Ecological Land Care, Mashpee on how to have a "green" approach to your landscaping to benefit the Cape's environment. |
| April 7, 2010 | April 21, 2010 | Annual Meeting/Silent Auction |
| May 5, 2010 | May 19, 2010 | Installation/Scholarship |
| Dinner Reservation Policy If you make a reservation, you must pay the dinner fee even if you fail to attend the meeting. | ||