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The Newsletter for the North Fulton Business & Professional Women

October 2005 - Vol. II, No. 6

President's Notes

Hello everyone,

   It is with regret that I will be missing this month's meeting, yet again. Due to a scheduling conflict for my husband, I have to leave for out of town on Thursday afternoon. Thanks to Cindy Overton who will be running the meeting in my absence. I miss seeing all of you, and of course, I'll miss Dr. Langford, the wonderful speaker that Christy Nilsson has arranged for our October program. I'm truly looking forward to November and getting back on track.

   I want to offer my sincere thanks to Rita Bauer and Earlene Roden who attended the Fall Board Meeting in Decatur. I know they'll be reporting on it at the meeting Thursday. It's truly wonderful to be able to turn to our capable and dedicated BPW members for support.

   I'm so looking forward to the Treasures & Trash Bazaar. I'm accumulating things to sell and found some leftover gift bags that I had made a couple of years ago for a neighborhood sale. They're colorful and fun, and just in time for gift shopping for the holidays!

   Speaking of holidays, I volunteered for October 21 for one of the Halloween Hikes at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. I'll be one of the costumed characters! I hope you'll plan to stop by and participate in this really fun event. Better yet--join me! We can be birds together!

Warm regards,

Peg Titus-Hall

Editor's Notes

   Rita Bauer and I attended the Northern District Meeting on Saturday September 17, 2005. It was informative, enlightening, and enjoyable. We will be hosting the meeting next year so hopefully many of you will be able to attend.
   I have missed all of you this year, but hopefully will be able to get back soon. I ask for your prayers as I face some testing for some health concerns.

Earlene A. Roden, Editor

Foundation

See the Northern District meeting report on Foundation. Let me urge and encourage all of you to go on line at the BPW/USA web site and make you donations or see Earlene.
All donations made will give you a chance to win Miss Roz Ruby Teddy Bear at State Conference.
 

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Important and Notable Dates

Legislative Alert

   At the Northern District Meeting - State Legislative Chair, Toni Davis, distributed her June-September 2005 Legislative Alert. She reported that Georgia Senator Chambliss, Senator Isakson, and Representative Westmoreland are all co-sponsors for the Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act. Please contact them to thank them for their support. If your representative is not currently cosponsoring, please contact him/her through www.bpwgeorgia.org and indicate that you would like him/her to co-sponsor this Act.

   BPW/USA encourages you to take the opportunity to make your voice heard and take action on the following key legislative priorities:

   Contact your Congressional Representative and Senators via e-mail, regular mail, or a personal visit to their home district office!

   BPW/USA is closely monitoring the confirmation hearings of Judge Roberts and will provide a response as soon as possible.

Rita M. Bauer, Legislative Chair

October Program - Dr. Beverly Langford, Noted Author and Speaker
   Dr. Langford will be talking about her new book The Etiquette Edge: The Unspoken Rules for Business Success. Dr. Langford is President of LMA Communication, a consulting, training, and coaching firm that works with organizations and individuals on strategic communication, effective interpersonal communication skills, team building, and leadership development. As a certified instructional designer/developer, she has designed a number of courses dealing with these areas and works closely with companies to tailor training on a variety of subjects.

   In addition, Dr. Langford teaches managerial communication to graduate students at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, having worked in both the MBA and Executive MBA programs. She designed and delivers the Communication Orientation Workshop required of entering master’s students in the Robinson College of Business. She has also participated in Georgia State’s joint MBA program with the University of Cairo and the International Fellows Program sponsored by the Department of Risk Management.

   She has authored a number of articles and co-authored a textbook entitled Communication Skills and Strategies: Guidelines for Managers at Work. The Etiquette Edge: the Unspoken Rules for Business Success was published by AMACOM Books this summer.

   Active in community affairs, she has served as Chairman of the board of directors of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and has been a member of the advisory boards of Senior Services North Fulton and Habitat for Humanity-North Fulton. She is currently a member of the board of Heritage Sandy Spring.

   Dr. Langford has frequently been named by The Atlanta Business Chronicle to the list of Who’s Who in North Fulton County and Who’s Who in the 400 Corridor.  For more information, visit her web site at www.LMACommunication.com.

Northern District Meeting
   The 6th annual Northern District BPW/GA meeting, “Empowering Women In Georgia Getting Back to the Basics,” was held September 17 at Lullwater School in Decatur.

   Barbara Cooke, Rossville BPW, is District Director and Angela Ridgeway, Atlanta Urban BPW, is Vice Director. Rita Gray, North Fulton BPW, is Treasurer but was unable to attend. There were 29 present, 26 members out of 88 members in Northern District to date and nine Local Organizations present out of 11. Fulton-DeKalb will be losing their Charter if more members are not obtained by October 2. There are two other locals, Carrollton and Cartersville that have been put on a watch list as under 5 members for one year.

Rita Bauer and Earlene Roden attended from North Fulton. Rita reported from the local NFBPW. She announced the Treasurer & Trash Bazaar to be held November 12 and the November regular meeting and invited any other locals to join us.

   Earlene Roden, State Foundation Chair, reported on the program book and “Miss Roz Ruby,” a 30 inch crocheted teddy bear she made in honor of our BPW/USA President Roslyn Ridgeway from Atlanta. Miss Roz Ruby will be going home with someone from State Conference. Chances can be purchased individual for $10, three chances for $25. Proceeds will be contributed to the National Foundation. The Georgia Delegation took a Miss Roz Ruby teddy bear to National Convention as a fundraiser for Foundation and raised $140.

   Kimberly C. Redding, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch, Georgia Department of Human Resources spoke on the "Disease Burden in Women, Risks Factors, Detection, Signs, and Symptom’s and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer – Breast and Colorectal, and Tobacco Use."

New officers were elected for the 2005-2006 year to be installed at State Conference and include:

North Fulton will hold next year’s District Meeting, tentatively scheduled for September 16, 2006, at Integrity Bank.

Birthdays/Anniversaries

Happy Birthday to:

Carolyn Gathercole 10/21

Happy Anniversary to:

Pam Hughes 10/19

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