Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
The
Handclasp
The Newsletter of Schenectady Business & Professional Women
An organization supporting
women helping women
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Volume LXXX1V Number 2 Founded in 1927 March / April 2018
Calendar
Reminder Dates: April 17-Income Taxes Due; April 22-Earth Day; April 25-Administrative Professionals Day; May 8-VE Day (1945); May 13-Mother’s Day; May 19-Armed Forces Day; May 28-Memorial Day; June 4-Battle of Midway Begins (1942); June 6-D-Day (1944); June 14-Flag Day; June 17-Father’s Day; June 21-Summer Begins; June 22-GI Bill Signed (1944); June 25-Start of Korean War (1950) Testing Your Knowledge: What Date/Year Were Income Taxes First Paid?
October 25, 1927 December 3, 1981 August 5, 1861 July 4, 1776
(Answer on page 2)
What are some activities you can do on Earth Day?
Join an environmental group.
Go to an Earth Day Fair.
Have an echo-friendly cup of coffee.
Plant something new in your garden.
What are some gifts that you can give a senior citizen on Mother’s Day?
Purchase a supply of postage stamps/note cards.
Set a date and take the individual out for a ride and lite snack.
Prepare freezer-friendly meals.
Make a photo bouquet of flowers.
What can you do to celebrate Flag Day?
Display the flag properly.
Organize a Flag Day Dessert/Trivia Party.
Attend a Flag Day Parade.
Prepare a list of books to read about Flag Day. —Submitted by Linda Rolfe
Mar 6 Board Meeting—5:30 pm First National Bank of Scotia Boardroom 1476 Balltown Rd. Niskayuna NY 12309 All members welcome
Mar 27 Business Meeting—5:30 pm The Glen Sanders Mansion Dinner/$33 member or $36 non-member Nutrition, Ellie Wilson
Apr 3 Board Meeting—5:30 pm First National Bank of Scotia Boardroom 1476 Balltown Rd. Niskayuna NY 12309 All members welcome
Apr 24 Business Meeting—5:30 pm The Glen Sanders Mansion Dinner/$33 member or $36 non-member City Mission Speaker, TBA
May 8 Board Meeting—5:30 pm (NOTE: DATE CHANGE)
First National Bank of Scotia Boardroom 1476 Balltown Rd. Niskayuna NY 12309 All members welcome
May 22 Business Meeting—5:30 pm The Glen Sanders Mansion Dinner/$33 member or $36 non-member Officer Installation / New Member Induction
June 5 Board Meeting—5:30 pm First National Bank of Scotia Boardroom 1476 Balltown Rd. Niskayuna NY 12309 All members welcome
June 26 Scholarship Awards Banquet—5:30 pm The Glen Sanders Mansion Dinner/$33 member or $36 non-member
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Birthdays April May June 14 Lori Leichman 12 Judy Schultz 8 Jackie Scheffer 22 Christine Frith 10 Mary Mortka 26 Elena Alvarez 13 Lorrian Gagne
Hi Ladies, April 2018 “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Dr. Wayne Dyer I found this quote the other day and took a few moments to read and digest it. This winter has been a challenge for me personally and I have had to look at my life differently. Things that I have known to be a constant are no longer, but by changing the way I look at things, these things do look different.
I say this as part of my President’s Message for The Handclasp because I believe we all need to look at our role in Schenectady BPW differently. Schenectady BPW is our club and a place of support, knowledge and outreach to other women in our community.
I will be leaving the role of President of this amazing club this Spring, I am certain that our club will contin-ue to operate and thrive into the new Schenectady BPW year. With that being said, we all need to continue to look at our club and the programs we offer and say to ourselves, “What can I do differently to help the club grow?” Maybe it would be offering suggestions for a program for our monthly meetings; maybe it is a project to help promote women helping women; maybe it is an opportunity to talk about Schenectady BPW to a group to gain new members.
So while this is my last message in the Handclasp, I would like to thank everyone for a great two years as your president. The support from everyone has been great and I look forward to our club growing and thriving in the coming years. Lori
Lori S Reffue Schenectady BPW President
Lori, Thank you so much for your service and dedication to our club. Although you will be stepping down as president, we will be happy to know that you will be here to support the board as our Immediate Past-President. Our entire club is praying for your family, hoping that Dave and your Mom are well on their way to a speedy recovery. Cyndie Immediate Past-President
Answer: Congress imposed its first personal income tax in 1861.
Schenectady Business & Professional Women's Club, Inc.
Invites you to join us at our next business meeting
Where: The Glen Sanders Mansion
When: Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
5:30pm – Meet & Greet 6:00pm – Dinner
Speed Networking Get to know your fellow BPW Members
~Officer Elections~
Cost: $33.00 Members $36.00 Non-Members
Menu
Assorted Wild Baby Greens, Sliced Poached Pears, rumbled Blue Cheese and White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Rolls & Butter
Sliced Bistro Sirloin, Madeira Sauce, Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables
Fresh Fruit Tart Coffee/Tea/Decaf Served Table Side
Please R.S.V.P. By: April 18th, 2018 to Robin Quintin at 518-331-9064
Please remember that if you are a member, your reservation is automatically made for you. If you are unable to attend, you must contact Robin Quintin at the phone numbers or Email above, so that the club will not be charged for your dinner.
Tips & Tidbits
“SAFETY FIRST” Today’s world is much different than when we were growing up and even for our children. In this Side Bar message a few tips are shared that may be helpful. If there is anything you would like to add, email them to [email protected].
Family Schedule of Events – Maintain a calendar so all fam-ily members can post meetings, activities, or events that they are attending. Included on the calendar should be name of event, location, time (beginning/end times), a contact number, mode of transportation to the event, and if you are going to the event with a family member or friend.
Telephone Contact – If you live alone, maintain telephone contact with another family member or friend throughout the week. (This can work both ways, if you know of someone who lives alone, create a pattern of calling or visiting. This way, if there is a problem and someone is not answering their phone or door, it may be time to alert the authorities.)
Deliveries – Do you have groceries, prescriptions, flowers, etc. delivered to your residence? Make a habit of knowing the name(s) of individuals from these businesses who will be making the delivery. Some places will even text a picture of the person who will arrive at your door and up-to-the-minute updates on arrival times. ~Submitted by: Linda Rolfe~
2017– 2018 Schenectady BPW Board Members and Directors
President—Lori Reffue 1st Vice President—Lorrian Gagne 2nd Vice President—Robin Quintin Secretary—Nedine Yagan Treasurer—Kris McConville Directors—Elena Alvarez Jane Schramm Dee DuBois
Immediate Past-President—Cyndie Powell Parliamentarian—Jane Osterhout
Woman of the Year/Jane Osterhout, Chair It is that time again to nominate someone to be honored as Woman of the Year. This year we have decided to honor one qualified woman to receive this honor.
The application is on our Website. The due date to submit the application is May 1, 2018. Please be sure that the application is complete when you submit it.
I am sure you all must know someone who is qualified to be our 2018 Woman of the Year. —Jane Osterhout / Chair
BE AWARE: (Facebook post by LITE987.com as told by Andrea Moscato)
A Syracuse woman says she contacted police after her daughter received a disturbing phone call. Andrea says police told her daughter that the tactic is typical of human traffickers.
"If you receive a call from this number (redacted) please contact the police. My daughter received a call today, the man told her I had been hurt in an accident on Erie Blvd and that he had me and my phone, he needed her to come get me. She told him she was going to verify the accident with the police, he told her if she called the police he would kill me. She could hear a woman cry-ing in the background. My daughter hung up and attempted to call me, I didn’t answer I was extremely busy at work. Her other at-tempted calls to me went right to voicemail as did my 10 attempt-ed calls back to her. At this point a receptionist at work found me and told me that 911 was on the phone verifying that I was at work and for me to call my daughter. When I finally was able to get through to Tori she was hysterical but had contacted 911 and spoken to police. She was informed that this is a tactic of a sex- trafficking ring. If my daughter would have tried to come to me, I probably never would’ve seen her or my grandson again! She told me one of the only reasons she didn’t go to Erie Blvd was because she had my car, and knew I wasn’t in a car accident, thank God, hers wouldn’t start this morning! I was never so relieved to hug my child and grandchild."
Andrea's daughter was smart to ask for confirmation of the acci-dent, and to contact police once she was threatened. According to further posts by Andrea, the number the alleged traffickers used was actually a fake number - the actual owner of the number had nothing to do with the scam.
Always verify information when you're asked to go anywhere, and share this same caution with your family members.
Fashion Show/Cyndie Powell, Chair
BPW Foundation/Cyndie Powell (liaison) Check out the Foundation’s new and improved
website at www.bpwfoundation.org
Equal Pay Day 2018: The Bad Trend closing the Gender Pay Gap By Claire Zillman, Fortune
Tuesday, April 10 marks Equal Pay Day in the United States—a day that signifies how far into the new calendar year women have to work to earn what men made the previous year. The occasion prompts an annual examination of the gender pay gap in the U.S. and this year such study will turn up good news.
According to Census data released in September, the gender pay gap—generally defined as the difference between men’s earnings and women’s—shrank in a statistically significant way for the first time since 2007, with women earning 80.5 cents for every dollar men earned in 2016. That was up from the 79.6 cents women made in 2015. All told, women’s average earnings were $41,554 for full-time workers in 2016, compared to an average of $51,640 for men.
But women shouldn’t give a whole-hearted cheer just yet.
Part of the progress is worth celebrating—average wages for wom-en increased by 0.7% in 2016, returning to 2007 pre-recession lev-els. A big part of that uptick is attributable to women’s educational attainment. In analysis of the Census data, Ariane Hegewisch, program director for employment and earnings at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, points to women being “highly invested in their education—more so than men.” That pursuit prepares women for more lucrative jobs.
But at the same time, men’s wages decreased 0.4%, failing to recover crisis-era losses. When the Brookings Institution looked at this on-going trend, it cited three factors: workers getting more of their compensation in benefits versus cash wages, labor’s declining share of national income (compared to capital’s growing share), and the rise of inequality or the widening of the gap between the earn-ings of the highest-paid workers and those in lower-paid tiers. “Economists differ over how much of this is the result of globaliza-tion, technological change, changing social mores, and government policies,” the Brookings report says, “but there is no longer much dispute about the fact that inequality is increasing.”
Job site Indeed says that men’s full-time, full-year, inflation-adjusted earnings peaked in 1973 at $54,030. Since then through 2016, they dropped in real terms by almost $2,400 as women’s earnings got a boost of $11,000. “That means almost 20% of the gender wage gap closure over this time frame is due to earnings losses for men,” according to Indeed. “In fact, in almost half the years since 1968 where the gender wage gap closed, men’s earnings fell while women’s earnings rose.”
The phenomenon paints closing the gender wage gap as a zero-sum game, but that’s not the case. The IWPR notes that for the divide between men and women to close, women’s real wages just need to rise faster than men’s, but men’s wages can tick up
too.
The next Fashion Show Committee Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018, (just before the Board Meeting) at 5:30 pm at The First National Bank of Scotia Boardroom on Balltown Rd. If you are able to attend, please email Cyndie at [email protected] or call on 518-370-7249 Please keep these things in mind as we start planning our next Fash-ion Show.
People in attendance add tremendously to our numbers. Invite your friends and family or better yet try to fill a table of 10.
Make sure that you SAVE THE DATE of the event. Many of our members didn’t show this year. We need our members to be ex-cited about this event to get others to attend.
Talk about our event to local businesses and vendors. They can support us by donating something for the silent auction or pur-chasing a vendor table.
Think of, and offer ideas, for fun ways to raise money at this event. Some of our most successful ideas came from members making suggestions.
Please know that I appreciate any help that you can offer. One person taking on a small responsibility and following through really makes a difference and helps to avoid a few people having to do so much that they are overwhelmed. Remember that women working together can accomplish great things!!!
SAVE THE DATE: Our next Fashion Show is scheduled for
Sunday, November 4th 2018.
Membership/Robin Quintin, Chair Membership/Robin Quintin: As of April 1, 2018 , our club has 46 members.
Welcome New Member:
Lori Leichman--- Senior Sales Professional for Northeastern Fi-ne Jewelry and she was invited to join by Cyndie Powell.
We are always open to new members. If you know of someone who might be a good fit for our club and would enjoy meeting and serving our community with other dynamic women, please invite them to attend a meeting . You can direct them to our web-site at www.schenectadybpw.org to complete an application and also find out about our upcoming events .
—Sincerely submitted by Robin Quintin
Scholarships/Linda Rolfe, Chair
The 2018 Scholarship application and information, checklist, and flyer have been sent to local high schools, colleges, nursing homes, public libraries, and the Schenectady Boys & Girls Club. The final distribution was completed on March 30. There are extra hard copies of the application available. If you would like a copy or know of someone who needs a copy, contact Linda Rolfe, Scholarship Chair, at 518-459-9052 or email [email protected]. Thank you to Valerie Kerker and Jane Osterhout who generously donated their 50/50 winnings in Jan-uary and February to the “Catherine H. Raycroft Award Fund.” Also, thanks to Donna Christensen, Scholarship Committee Member, who picked up the packet of applications at my resi-dence and delivered them to the Schenectady County Public Library for distribution to the branches. The committee reached out to the following new educational institutions in the area: College of St. Rose, Siena College, Maria College, Albany Law School, Capital Region Career & Technical School, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany Medical College, Empire State College, The Belanger School of Nursing, & MicroKnowledge.
Once applications are received, the committee has more work to do including review of applications for completeness, ensuring that applicants meet the criteria, selection of the awardees and notification to them, and coordination of the awards program for the June Dinner Meeting. If you have any extra time, another pair of hands is always welcome to assist with these additional duties.
Linda L. Rolfe, Scholarship Chair Committee Members: Martha Asselin, Anneke Bull, Donna Christensen, Jane Schramm, and Kathleen (Kate) Toombs
Career Development/Elena Alvarez, Chair The Career Development Program will be meeting next week to discuss organizing a program for our October business meeting in which the National Business Women’s Week is celebrated. This committee is in need of new members. Talk to Elena if you are interested!! According to the BPW Foundation http://bpwfoundation.org/about/national-business-womens-week-2/,,
The concept of National Business Women’s Week® originated with Emma Dot Partridge, Executive Secretary of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs from 1924 to 1927.
The first annual observance of NBWW was held April 15-22, 1928, when National President Lena Madesin Phillips opened the week with a nationally broadcast speech. She stated that the pur-pose of the week was “to focus public attention upon a better business woman for a better business world.
From this early effort, NBWW has grown into a nationwide salute to all workingwomen. The program for the first observance of NBWW included: Legislative Day devoted to national, state and local legislation of interest to women; Education Day devoted to emphasizing the need for equitable educational opportunities; Club Rally Day for prospective new members; Community Day honoring leaders in the community; and Goodwill Day devoted to working with other women’s organizations.
In 1938, NBWW was moved to the third full week of October. U.S. President Herbert Hoover was the first president to issue a letter recognizing NBWW and the contributions and achievements of working women. The celebration of National Business Women’s Week® has helped to promote leadership roles for women and to increase opportunities for their advancement professionally and personally.
We will discuss two panels for the October meeting. One panel would be about successful women in the Capital Region who may have created new businesses or have high level corporate positions. The other panel would bring speakers who discuss important features and which can make women more successful. The Committee will propose these two panels and ask the BPW board to identify the more appropriate for our October meeting.
Important elements in organizing this event by our Committee are to continue our BPW tradition and to advertise to our membership the significance of our program. The cost will be same as any other business meeting, and we will invite several other women organizations. We may need to use some of the funding in our budget allocated for this program in the event that speakers charge a fee.
More information will be provided at the May board meeting. ~~~Elena Alvarez, PhD, Chair
Status of Women Committee/Susan Daly The committee had a great time hosting an Afternoon Tea on March 10th at The Heritage Home for Women. The theme was “Leap Into Springtime.”
Youth Leadership/Kim Bellizzi, Chair Kim spoke with Kaitlyn Gailbraith about partnering with Girls Inc, or another Youth Organization that already puts on a program. Kim will keep membership posted.
If you have ideas, you can reach Kim at [email protected] or 518-859-8254
Member Spotlight
This spot is reserved for highlighting a member each month, so that we can all get to know each other better.
Linda Rolfe will be contacting members to interview them to write an article for this space each month.
The date for the MAY BOARD MEETING has been changed to Tuesday, May 8th at 5:30 pm at the Niskayuna Office of First National Bank of Scotia. There will be a short meeting of the Fashion Show Committee and the Woman of the Year Committee just before the board meeting.
Programs/Lorrian Gagne, Chair
Please mark your calendars for these meetings dates. Meetings are held at at 5:30 pm at The Glen Sanders Mansion.
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 “Speed Networking” Getting to know your fellow BPW sisters.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Installation of Officers
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Scholarship Awards Banquet
For more information on any of our programs, please visit our website at
www.schenectadybpw.org All meetings open to the public
We are always looking for speakers/topics for our meetings. If you know of someone who would be appropriate, please
let Lorrian know by email at [email protected]
Among our Members / Announcements
Jane Osterhout writes: I just want to let everyone know how proud I am of my Son Sean, (on the right,) my Grandson Matthew (middle,) and my Grandson Joshua, (on the left.) Sean has been a Police Officer for about 18 years. He is currently a Saratoga County Sherriff Deputy. Matthew recently grad-uated from the Zone 5 Police Academy, and is also a Saratoga County Deputy Sheriff.
Joshua is currently attending the Zone 5 Police Academy and will graduate July 15, 2018, and he will be employed by the Albany County Sherriff’s Department as a Deputy Sherriff. I would like to congratulate all three of them for following their dreams. I know Sean always want-ed to be a Police Officer, and while attending the Police Academy in Greene County, he was also a full-time employee with Price Chop-per. He drove to Greene County every day after work to fulfill his edu-cation and his dream..
Matthew and Joshua have always had the same dream of being like their Dad, and though they have been through some tough times, they are also fulfilling their dreams.
It is very difficult to be Men and Women in Blue at this time. I pray every day for their safety, and for all of the Men and Women in Blue. I know our entire club joins Jane in praying for the safety of these brave men and thank then for their service to the community.
From Val Kerker: I am happy to report that I was asked to head up the Bake Sale for the Rosary Altar Society of the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Route 50 in Glenville.
While I have never hosted a bake sale before and personally cannot bake to save my life, the Bake Sale is part of our annual Tag Sale, held on Friday, May 18th and Saturday, May 19th, starting at 8:00 a.m. both days.
In addition, there will be raffles available. This supports a charitable cause and I am asking my BPW Sisters to at-tend if they can.
Also, we have been asked to obtain gift certificates (minimum $25 amounts) from local businesses to be raffled off. If anyone in BPW has a business and wishes to provide a gift certificate, or wishes to purchase a gift certifi-cate and donate it, that would be great. There are many businesses in our area which have been very helpful to the Church in the past, including: FoCastle Farms, Target, Ruggieros Pizza, Krause’s at Socha Plaza, etc.
If anyone wishes to bake for the bake sale, I can make arrangements to meet to pick up the items or they can be delivered the day of the bake sale. We are hoping to get some gluten-free and nut-free items as well.
I am also inviting those of our BPW who are communicants of other churches to let their church know the date and time of our sale, with the hope some of those folks will want to come. This is our big fundraiser of the year and we work very hard to make it a success.
Thanks, Val Office:518-456-4300 Home: 518-399-3746 Email: [email protected]
Christine Frith has a new email address. Please change your address book to reflect
Jane Osterhout has a new home phone # of 518-630-9449
Among our Members / Announcements Sharon Carter writes:
Schenectady Community Ministries (formerly known as Schenectady Inner City Ministry) needs your help.
SICM Food Program providing nutritious food for at home consumption and resources to some of our counties most vulnera-ble citizens for 43 years. Viewed as a model program by the NYS Health Dept., last year SICM the equivalent of 400,000+ meals to an average of 240 people each day they were open. The Program also includes a Community Garden with 18 plots that include supports (seeds, plants, tools, Master Gardener, etc.)
Last year, 160+ volunteers were involved with the Food Program, donating over 15,000 hours. SICM’s Food Program needs volunteers to do a variety of tasks including greeting guests, repacking bulk items, input computer data, help with weeding at the community garden, advocate for special events, etc. Located at 839 Albany Street, the Program is open each weekday (except Tuesdays), from 9:00 AM until capacity is met. Occasionally help is needed on other days, as well.
Summer Meals - serving free meals to children and teens in public places when school is out for 23 years. In Schenectady, 80% of our children now qualify for free or reduced rate lunches, and too many of these kids would not have regular meals during the summer break. Last year SICM provided over 50,000 meals, averaging 1,500 meals each day.
Last year 1,200+ volunteers were involved with Summer Meals donating 4,500 hours. SiCM’s Summer Meals Program needs volunteers to distribute lunches do activities with children/teens. Lunches are served daily at a sites located and throughout the City of Schenectady. Serving times vary between 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of SICM’s programs, please call Jo-Anne Voris Rafalik, Summer Meals Program Director & Volunteer Coordinator @ 518-374-2683 Ext. 108 or Email: [email protected]
Schenectady Area CROP Walk The annual CROP Walk is a celebration to fight hunger locally and overseas, and SICM is a lead organizer for the event. Walkers find sponsors for a financial pledge. The event will be held May 6; still time to take part, and teams can be formed on line: www.crophungerwalk.org. More information can be found on the SICM website at www.sicm.us Katelyn Galbrath writes: I am chair of the Junior League's statewide advocacy wing and we are supporting a bill aimed at closing the gender pay gap. It's the Salary History Ban bill, which will prohibit employers from requesting a potential candi-date's previous salary when determining a salary offer.
We are hosting a panel discussion on May 1st at the YWCA at 6:00 open to the public and geared towards employees and organizations who benefit women. I'm finalizing our flyer now, but I would love to have a large BPW presence at the panel. Jane Schramm is pleased to announce that The Heritage Home for Women (a not-for-profit adult home serving the community since 1868) invites you to join them at their 150th Anniversary Celebration, “Reflections Through Time,” honoring Founder - Urania Elizabeth Sheldon Nott Thursday, April 26. 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. At the Stockade Inn. One North Church Street. Schenectady, NY To register, please call 518-374-6921 or visit www.heritagehome4women.net
Schenectady BPW is a Gold Sponsor of this event!
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Name _____________________________________________________________ Street Address ___________________________________________________________ City ________________________________ State ________ Zip Code ___________ Birthday (MM/DD)_______Home Phone_______________ Cell Phone:_______________ Employer________________________________ Job Title_________________________ Work Phone___________________ Email Address:_______ _______________________ What would you like to gain by joining the Schenectady BPW?_______________________ How did you learn about us? _________________________________________________ People would be surprised to learn that I ________________________________________ If I had to do it all over again, I would ___________________________________________ This year, I am going to learn _________________________________________________ Who encouraged you to join? _________________________________________________ Signature ________________________________________ Date ___________________
By signing this form I am acknowledging and consenting that my contact information will be shared with other club members on the membership roster, as well as posted in the Club’s Newsletter which will be available to the public on the Schenectady BPW website.
********************************************************** Which committee(s) would you like to serve on? (see next page for descriptions of committees)
__ Foundation __ Membership __ Status of Women __ Fashion Show ___ Programming
__ Public Relations __ Youth Leadership __ Scholarship __ Fundraising __ Career Development
********************************************************** For more information, please contact our membership- chair: Robin Quintin at 518-331-9064 or email at [email protected]
Dues - $72 per year
Please make your check payable to Schenectady BPW and mail to: Schenectady BPW, 2215 Nott St. #117, Schenectady, NY 12309
www.schenectadybpw.org
______ scanned ______added to Roster ______added to email ______welcome email
______emailed to board ______added to Shutterfly _____emailed to Committee Chair(s)
For Office Use Only
Schenectady Business & Professional Women’s Club, Inc.
Schenectady Business & Professional Women’s Club, Inc.
COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS
Foundation Committee - to promote interest in and support of the Business and Professional Women's Foundation by reporting updates at board meetings. Membership Committee - to promote, expand, stabilize and orient the membership.
Prepare and perform the induction ceremony of new members as needed. Status of Women Committee - to support women through community involvement for women facing hardships,
including, but not limited to, economic and domestic. Fashion Show Committee – to assist in the planning of our largest fundraiser of the year. All members should assume that they are part of the planning and implementing of the various activities to raise money for our Scholarship Fund. Programming Committee - to plan and implement a well-coordinated program calendar. Public Relations - to market the club through available news media, the Club website and newsletter. Youth Leadership Committee - to encourage recruitment of young people into membership; organize and coordinate youth leadership programs; and promote activities that involve the participation of young
people. Scholarship Committee -to allocate scholarship funds which have been authorized by the board. a. Prepare applications and determine recipients. b. Prepare and perform the award ceremony. Fundraising Committee – to present ideas for fundraising for the operating expenses of the club and implement them once approved by the board. Career Development – to create ideas and implement continuing education for women in the club and the community to help them to advance in careers and life. Meeting Information for Members of Schenectady BPW
We usually hold our Business Meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except for July and August, .Meetings are held at The Glen Sanders Mansion 1 Glen Ave., Scotia NY. Meet & Greet starts at 5:30 and dinner is usually at 6 pm. Our hospitality committee works with the restaurant directly and has to provide a number count for each meeting by the Wednesday before each meeting. Please be aware that as a member, your reservation is automatically made for you for each meeting. You would only need to contact our Hospitality Committee if you cannot make it to a meeting by either calling Robin Quintin at 518-331-9064, or emailing [email protected] by the Wednesday before each meeting. (Also, please be aware that occasionally our business meetings will be held at an alternative location. You can check our website anytime to find out where and when the next meeting is being held.) Our Board of Directors Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month (except July and August) at the First National Bank of Scotia Board Room at 1476 Balltown Rd. Niskayuna, NY 12309. Only Board Members are required to attend these meetings, but all members are welcome to attend if they choose. This is when we discuss the recent and future business of the club. No reservation is needed to attend the board meetings, but do realize that if you have something to bring to the board that you should contact Cyndie Powell at [email protected] to be added to the agenda. (Also, please be aware that occasionally our board meet-ings will be held at an alternative location. You can check our website anytime to find out where and when the next board meeting is being held.)
