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2013 - 3rd Quarter Newsletter, A Note from the President
A Note from the President
Quarter 3? Really? The year continues to fly by, but I totally understand why! Fort Bend has been BUSY! My goal since the beginning of the year has simply been to live thru the month of September and much to my amazement, it appears I've pulled it off with the help of our entire chapter! Here's a quick look at what we've been up to the past few months:
July kicked us off with a different venue for our monthly luncheon - Churrasscos, and it was wonderful! Our meeting was entitled "Safety on Steroid's", but due to a last minute scheduling conflict (and by last minute, I mean the morning of), our scheduled speaker was unable to attend. Thanks to some last minute scrambling on our Chapter's part and the graciousness of Sheriff Troy Nehls and Major Chad Norvell of the Fort Bend County Sheriff's office, our meeting still went on as planned! We were privileged to have a special guest as well - our State President, Sylvia Seabolt was in attendance, but that wasn't all for this one! July has always been our month to collect school supplies for the Fort Bend County Women's Center and this year was no different. Members came thru in force bringing LOADS of backpacks, pens, pencils and other school supplies to donate to these worthy children. All in all, it was a great meeting and I must say, Churrascos is now on my "place to be" list!
In August, we held a cooking class at the new Darling Homes model in Riverstone and hosted by Chef Beatrice Keller. We cooked our hearts out and then took time to enjoy our efforts! Nearly 20 members and guests attended the event and those of us that were lucky enough to be there now have a handful of wonderful appetizers we can throw together in a pinch!
Later that same month, we held our annual joint meeting with Houston Association of REALTORS at the Sweetwater Country Club focusing on the Fort Bend Independent School District Reports. I'm thrilled to report that we have some of the best schools in the state! This is always a very informative meeting and we all walk away happy to say that we reside in Fabulous Fort Bend!
In September, I took a big, deep breath and hoped for the best... I knew it was going to me a CRAZY month! I somehow found myself as the State Ways and Means Chair this year as well as Local President, so the first event I had to plan for September was just days away. The month started out with our Line Officers, JoAnn Stevens, Joan Berger and our Scholarship winner - Dianne Moore, taking a trip to Dallas for the State Meeting. Here, we attended Learning Labs and Committee Meetings as well as our Annual Fundraiser entitled Wild, Wild, WCR which was held at Gilley's! Clad in our best rodeo attire, a great time was had by all and we raised a good deal of money for the State Chapter in the process!
We then carried on to our own chapter's September Business Resource Luncheon - "Keeping your Nose Clean" featuring Real Estate Guru Attorney, Chuck Jacobus. Chuck kept us entertained while teaching us a few key things to keep in mind as we conduct our daily business. At this meeting, we also had elections for next year's line. I'm happy to say, next year, you will have Theresa Fehr as your new President, Christina Daw as President Elect, Angela Johnson as Membership Marketing Chair, Julia Hardy as Treasurer and Wendy Mottern as Secretary. It's a great group and I can't wait to see what they have in store for us!
But wait, September wasn't over quite yet! On the 19th, at the Swinging Door in Richmond, under slightly stormy skies, we hosted our 2013 Celebrity Waiters of the Ole West Fundraising Event. After hours upon hours of work from members of our chapter, we were ready for the big day!
In addition to ALL of that, we were lucky enough to add 9 new members to our Roster over the past 3 months! Angela is doing a great job as Membership Marketing Chair and I know she'll continue to amaze us next year!
So yes, our Third Quarter was BUSY!!! I feel like we can all breathe a little more easily and take a slight break before we ramp back up and finish out the year strong!
Here's a quick look at what's ahead:
October 10 - Becoming an "RPR 4 U"
November 5th - Tech Tuesday
November 14th - Member Awards & Professional Clothing Drive
December 12th - Installation of 2014 Line Officers
Stay Ready, Stay Strong, Stay Empowered.....
An exhausted, but very pleased -
K Shaw
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