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The Bellevue Addition Newsletter
May 2010: Volume 18 Number 11
| President's Message | This Month's Meeting | Current Speaker | Speaker Highlights | Announcements |
| Mark your Calendar | 2009-2010 Speaker Calendar | Posting Information | Recent Newsletters |
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Happy Early Spring to everyone!
I am wondering if there are any others out there, that were so excited for the warm weather, that they went ahead and began planting for spring? I did. It was too beautiful to pass up a day in the sunshine. I am happy to say, I didn’t lose the strawberries I planted (close call however, after two frosts) and now they are showing some new growth. I might be lucky for their survival!
I would like to thank and welcome a few new members to the board; Ratna Sheth and Mei Ninman (who have volunteered to do Arrangements), Akiko Tojo (who has volunteered to do Publicity), Beth Driscoll (who has volunteered to be Secretary for this coming year) and Eleanor Siverts-Akerman (who has volunteered to transition from Secretary to website chair for this coming year).
Thank you all for your GREAT work!
There are lots of opportunities for personal growth and we appreciate seeing member’s interest in supporting our Great Chapter. There is a current opening for President Elect. Please let myself or one of the board members know if you are interested.
Regional Events:
Northwest Regional Conference is coming up June 18-19 – Portland, WA. The Seattle Chapter is interested in getting a head count of those interested in taking the train down. The suggestion is getting a group together for the train and sharing a shuttle/taxi to the hotel from the train station (more information to follow). Please let me know if you are interested in taking the train, I will keep a log of people interested from the Bellevue Chapter and will work with the Seattle Chapter on arrangements.
Sincerely,
Holly Smith
Chapter President
THIS MONTH'S MEETING
| Date: | May 18th, 2010 |
| Time: | 6:00-6:30 Social Hour 6:30-7:15 Dinner 7:15-8:15 Speaker Session |
| Cost: | $24 members, $28 non-members, $15 first time guests, $15 Students, $5 program only Cash or check only, please. |
| Place: | Coast Bellevue Hotel 625 116th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 Hotel telephone 425-455-9444 Corner of NE 8th St & 116th Ave. NE in Bellevue. Next to the Denny's Restaurant. |
| Menu: | Option 1: Roast Sirloin of Beef - Slow Roasted and thinly sliced, served with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy and fresh seasonal Vegetables. Option 2: Grilled Veggie Wrap - A Garlic & Herb Flour Tortilla with Cream Cheese, shredded Leaf Lettuce, fresh Grilled Vegetables, Fire Roasted Red Peppers and Fresh Garlic & Basil Aioli Dessert: Passionberry Cream Torte OR Fresh Seasonal Fruit, Served in Champagne Glass with whipped Cream |
| Reservations: | Mei Ninman meininman@hotmail.com 425-277-1247 Deadline: 1:00 pm, Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Cancellations are due by 5:00pm, Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Standing Reservations Apply |
| Reminder: | We are charged for all dinners we reserve and must bill for non-cancellations |
MAY SPEAKER: Dr. Julie Miller
Subject: Crafting Good Emails: How to stand above the noise Poorly written emails damage relationships, ruin sales opportunities, and prevent your upward mobility. Every email you send is dissected. Avoid writing emails you cringe at later by crafting compelling messages that are read and acted upon.
As a consultant, trainer, speaker, and author, Dr. Miller is passionate about improving the quality of business writing so reputations, contracts and relationships are preserved and enhanced. She delivers her powerful message through webinars, seminars, online writing courses and, of course, keynotes.
Her best-selling book, Business Writing That Counts!, is sold in over 10 countries. She and her team of certified business-writing trainers have helped more than 600,000 busy professionals - just like you - improve their business by improving their business writing.
In addition to her very successful business, Dr. Miller is repeatedly recognized for her strong commitment to the community. Dr. Miller was awarded the Women Business Owners Woman of Excellence Award in 2008. Recently, Washington State’s Governor Gregoire appointed Julie to the Trustee Board of Cascadia College.
APRIL SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS
Rick Robertson, CMPS of Homestead Mortgage in Bellevue shared with us the historical trends and volatility of mortgage rates just over the last 4 years. The mortgage rates have been historically low mainly due to the Fed purchasing $1.25 Trillion in mortgage backed securities. Someone asked Rick, how much is $1.25 Trillion? Well, think about this….it would be a stack of $100 bills as high as 850 Miles high.
With that we can only think that rates will eventually go up as the Feds will be unloading these securities. So if rates are headed up, then what is the cost of waiting? Rick had analysis of how much you can borrow if rates changed by half a percent and what your monthly mortgage (P& I) would look like.
Rick talked about the “Carry Trade” and how some of the banks earned 24.75% return on their investment. The biggest risk to investors is the cost of borrowing money. When the Feds increase rates, the cushion for investors decrease.
Rick was a guest speaker at our dinner meeting two years ago April. We were delighted to have Rick back again and hope to have him again for future meetings. Thank you Rick for your time and energy in teaching us on drives mortgage rates up and down.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There are no announcements at this time. Please check back later.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
| Monday Tacoma Chapter |
May 10th- Second Monday of the Month | 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. |
Social Hour Dinner |
La Quinta Inn 1425 E. 27 St. Tacoma, WA Before 5pm Thursday Jonna Mertens 253-942-3550 reservations@aswatacoma.org |
| Tuesday Bellevue Chapter |
May 18th- Third Tuesday of the Month | 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. |
Social Hour Dinner Speaker |
Coast Bellevue Hotel 625 116th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 425-455-9444 |
| Wednesday Seattle Chapter |
May 26th- Fourth Wednesday of the Month | 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. |
Social Time Dinner Speaker |
Rainier Golf & Country Club 11133 Des Moines Memorial Dr S Seattle, WA 98168 206-467-8645 |
2009-2010 SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Tentative
July 21, 2009-Planning Meeting
August 18, 2009- Dr. Catherine Darley from the Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine: Improving your job performance by optimizing sleep.
http://www.naturalsleepmedicine.net
September 15, 2009- Becky Pendleton Reid, VP The Cereghino Group – The current stock market and banking industry
October 20, 2009- Student Night, Next-Level Leadership – Debrena Gandy Jackson
November 17, 2009- Dessert Auction
December 15, 2009- Emotional Intelligence - Janaki Severy, Principal and Owner Managing Dynamics. www.managingdynamics.com/default.asp
Joint Meeting In Seattle: 2009 Washington State Legislative Update - Gary Smith, Executive Director of Independent Business Association (IBA) of Washington State
January 19, 2010- Tax Update - Shawn Gagnon CPA, owner of Weinand & Associates
February 16, 2010- FBI, Internet Security
March 16, 2010- Wayne Borkowski: FASB codifications (Joint meeting with IMA- at Coast Bellevue Hotel). 2 hour CPE starting at 5:30
April 20, 2010- The Mortgage Industry - Rick Robertson Choice Lending, Inc
May 18, 2010- Email etiquette - Dr. Julie Miller
June 15, 2010- IRA vs Roth - Rodney Nield, VP Financial Sales Mgr IronStone Bank
POSTING INFORMATION
Submissions for the June 2010 Newsletter
Bellevue+ Addition must be received by
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Lindsey Miller
lindseyb414@hotmail.com
Any comments on the website email
lindseyb414@hotmail.com
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