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June 2018

Business & Professional

Women Calusa

BPW CALUSA MEETS THE THIRD FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH, 11:30AM TO 1:00PM AT SEVEN SPRINGS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, 3535 TROPHY BLVD., NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34655

www.bpwcalusa.org

Teri Abbott 6-18

Joanne Grassi 6-21

Judy Patton 6-28

CAKE SPONSOR Christina Fitzpatrick,

Guardian Angels

Tammy White

SAVE THE DATES!

July 20th Monthly Meeting And Scholarship

Presentation 11:30am-1:00pm

August 17th Monthly Meeting 11:30am-1:00pm

September 21st Monthly Meeting 11:30am-1:00pm

TAMMY’S TIDINGS

TAMMY WHITE, BPW CALUSA PRESIDENT

JUNE 2018 NEWSLETTER

We return from the state confer-ence with a lot of information and excitement. Attending this year’s conference from our local organiza-tion was Darlene Davidson, Jackie Skelton, Leah Palmateer, Lisa Pilat, and I. As a local organization (LO) president, and state Bylaws Chair, I attend a Board of Directors meeting Thursday afternoon. Friday was a complete day of symposiums. The morning began with Beyond the Hashtag: finding Your Voice in the Wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp. The meeting was mod-erated by Sheila Barry-Oliver, Ed.D., Past BPW/Virginia State President, and current BPW/St. Petersburg-Pinellas President. The panelists included Lariana Forsythe, CEO, Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), Pamela Goodman, Executive Director, Ruth’s List Florida, and Maria Martinez, former Chief Human Resource Officer, HSNi. The second symposium was You, Me and She: Why Achieving Health Equity Matters for Every-one, moderated by Alizza Punzalan-Randle. The panelist were Kimberly Brown-Williams, Healthy Start Manager, John Hopkins All Chil-dren’s Hospital, Dianne Clarke, Ph.D., CEO, Operation PAR, and Delquanda Turner, Foundation for Healthy St. Petersburg. After this full morning we at-tended the Glass Ceiling Award Luncheon. The award went to Brig-adier Carrie W. Nero. The award was Established in 1991, the Glass Ceiling Award is presented by the state president to those women who

have successfully broken through the barrier of advancement within their profession or organization, enabling them to reach the manage-ment level positions previously barred to working women. After lunch, we resumed with three more symposiums to finish out the day. The first was From Not Making Enough to Not Saving Enough: How to Narrow the Gen-der Pay and Investment Gap, moderated by Kristin Smith, Associ-ate VP, Investments Raymond James, and BPW/St. Pete. Member. The panel included Molly Auld, President, Project Prosper, Robyn Crane, Money and Business Growth Expert, Author, Kristie Kindstrom, VP, Raymond James, Wealth solu-tions Division. The next meeting, An Evolving Workplace: Blending Creativity with Convention, moderated by Tami Simms, Past BPW/FL State President, and current president of BPW/FL Education Foundation. The panelists were Kristina Alspaw, VP of Tourism, Clearwater Region-al Chamber, Maghan Mori, Co-Founder, The Doyenne Company, and Michelle Turman, CEO, Cataylist Consulting Company. The last meeting of the day was Harnessing the Power of the Fe-male Collective in City Hall St. Petersburg City Council Mem-bers: Brandi Gabbard, Dardin Rice, Gina Driscoll, and Lisa Wheelar-Bowman, moderated by Nikki Gas-tin-Capehart, Director of Urban Affairs, City of St. Petersburg. It was a great day, with a lot insightful discussion.

Saturday was a day of business. BPW/FL business and BPW/FL Education Foundation business along with nominations and voting for executive committee positions. Our own Jackie Skelton was nomi-nated and voted in as the Education Foundation Vice-President. I was again appointed BPW/FL Bylaws Chairperson. Along with BPW members from throughout the state in attendance, we had four young women from the Florida Atlantic University BPW House attending the conference. They are amazing young women. Jackie Skelton interviewed one of the girls along with Tami Simms, the foundation president. When the video is available we will share it. The BPW houses are why we Pass the Pig. This past year we collected $178, which was present at Saturday night’s banquet during the “Hogg Callin.” Consider attending next year’s conference, BPW’s 100th Anniver-sary!!!

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde

Gratefully, Tammy White President, BPW/Calusa

KEEPING IT LOCAL– MEMBER’S DIRECTORY

Business & Professional Women Calusa


June 2018

June 2018

Business & Professional Women/ Calusa is a member of the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce.

As a member of the Chamber, you have the opportunity to attend Ribbon Cuttings, Mixers, and Brochure Exchanges that are held weekly and monthly at small business locations that have joined

the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce. While representing BPW/Calusa, you will be able to promote our organization and explain what we have to offer.

www.WestPasco.com

DID YOU KNOW??

BPW/CALUSA LOCAL HISTORY

FFBPW Florida Federation of BPW was organized in 1919 and currently has a membership of 335 members. LO 13 Local Organizations are listed on the FFBPW Website making the voice of each LO very powerful in the State of Florida. FLORIDA and now one other state are the only ones in the U.S. to have an Education Foundation. This founda-tion has established 2 scholarship houses on campuses at Florida State University (FSU) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU). BPW/FL also gives housing scholarships to the University of South Florida (USF) and St. Petersburg College. Each meeting we “Pass the Pig” to raise money for the support of these houses and the Education Foundation.

CHARTERED September 19, 1981, with 20 Charter Members. First new group chartered in the 1981-1982 Year. MEETINGS are held monthly on the third Friday of each month from 11:30 til 1:00 PM. Seven Springs Country Club is currently hosting the group with a delicious meal. GOVERNED by our own by-laws and budget. BOARD of DIRECTORS consists of Executive Board and Standing Committee Chairs. BOARD MEETINGS are open to all members. NEWSLETTER published monthly, is one vehicle of communication to our members which contains Local and State information of interest to our members as well as Advertising and Articles. MEMBERS may network themselves and their businesses through our professional profiles, displays on the networking tables at the monthly meetings and through advertising in the newsletter. QUALIFIED 501 (C ) (3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION status obtained on May 5, 2014 from the IRS. BPW CALUSA is an alliance of local business, professional and retired women and men dedicated to improving

the professional, personal, economic outlook of the business community and the community-at-large.


BPW CALUSA OFFICERS 2018—2019

PRESIDENT: Tammy White PRESIDENT-ELECT: Jackie Skelton IST VICE PRESIDENT: Kara Graham 2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Lisa Pilat TREASURER: Patty Mitchell RECORDING SECRETARY: Christina Fitzpatrick CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Leah Palmateer

BPW CALUSA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION Name __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________ State ___________________________________Zip _________________________ Month & Date of Birth: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Home Phone: ______________________________________ Cell Phone: ____________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________________________________________________________________

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION Job Title_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Address _________________________________________________________________________________________ City________________________________________ State _________________________________ Zip ___________________ Work Phone: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

OTHER MEMBERSHIPS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HOBBIES & INTERESTS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DUES INFORMATION

Initial dues are $154 for the first year ($139 for renewals thereafter) and includes one year business card ad in our newsletter and online at www.bpwcalusa.org. Renewals are billed from BPW/FL. Send application, check and business card to:

BPW CALUSA P.O. BOX 447

PORT RICHEY, FL 34673 OR BRING TO NEXT MEETING

June 2018


ADVERTISE WITH BPW CALUSA– APPLICATION

Newsletter & Online Business Directory! Only $60 (for a full year!)

Why advertise with BPW Calusa?

INEXPENSIVE: For less than $1.16 per week, your business is in print and linked online

EXPOSURE: Newsletters are distributed throughout the community, Chamber and local business

SCHOLARSHIPS: Ad sales help the BPW Calusa Scholarship fund for local students

CHARITY: A portion of sales go toward deserving community & charitable organization

EDUCATION: Your ad helps the educational & professional development of our community Your Name:___________________________________________________________________________________________ Business Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Business Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________ City: __________________________________ State ________________________________________Zip: ____________ Company Phone: _________________________________ Email address: ________________________________________ Website: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Send to:

BPW CALUSA P.O. BOX 447

PORT RICHEY, FL 34673

June 2018

BPW/CALUSA LOCAL ADVOCACY

BPW/FL has funds available for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The application for BPW/FL Breast Cancer Fund Disbursement is

available on the state website at: www.bpwfl.org under the Members

Only Resources section at the bottom of the page.

The Florida Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. Breast Cancer Fund was established by Past State President Suzanne Dalton (1990-91).

Guidelines for Breast Cancer Fund Disbursements

Any BPW/FL member in good standing may request a disbursement for any person, regardless of BPW membership, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. This fund may be disbursed upon approval of the BPW/FL Executive Committee in accordance with these approved guidelines.

1. These funds may be disbursed to a member or non-member who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is a resident of the state of Florida.

2. Any member in good standing may submit a request for disbursement using the approved application form.

3. No more than two requests per recipient may be considered during a BPW fiscal year. 4. Funds shall be disbursed in the amount of $250 for each request. 5. All requests shall be in writing and shall be forwarded to the Breast Cancer Fund

Committee Chairperson, who will forward the requests to the Vice President. 6. If approved, email authorization will be provided to the Treasurer. A check shall be

processed in accordance with normal expense payments. 7. The Breast Cancer Fund Committee Chairperson will be responsible for notifying the

applicant of the Executive Committee’s decision.


Let us all remember this Collect as we go about our daily activities, work and family interactions!

A Collect for Club Women By Mary Stewart

Keep us, O God from pettiness; Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.

Let us be done with fault-finding And leave off self-seeking.

May we put away all pretense And meet each other face to face –

Without self-pity and without prejudice.

May we never be hasty in judgment And always generous.

Let us take time for all things; Make us to grow calm, serene, gentle.

Teach us to put into action our better impulses, Straightforward, and unafraid.

Grant that we may realize It is the little things that create difference. That in the big things of life we are as one. And may we strive to touch and to know

The great common human heart of us all, and O, Lord God, let us not forget to be kind.

Amen

VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.BPWCALUSA.ORG

June 2018

THIS MONTH—STATE CONFERENCE RECAP


STATE CONFERENCE—CONTINUED

Beyond the Hashtag: finding Your Voice in the Wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp—Maria Martinez, Lariana Forsythe, Pamela Goodman, Sheila Barry-Oliver

You, Me and She: Why Achieving Health Equity Matters for Every-

one—Alizza Punzalan-Randle, Delquanda Turner, Carrie Hepburn,

From Not Making Enough to Not Saving Enough: How to

Narrow the Gender Pay and Investment Gap—Molly Auld, Kristin Smith, Kristie Kindstrom, Robyn Crane

An Evolving Workplace: Blending Creativity with Con-

vention—Michelle Turman, Tami Simms, Maghan Morin, Kristina Alspaw

Harnessing the Power of the Female Collective in City Hall St. Petersburg City Council Members: Nikki Gaskin-Capehart, Gina Driscoll, Lisa Wheeler-Bowman, Darden Rice

June 2018

EQUAL RIGHTS

Top Ten Reasons We Need Constitutional Equality for Women

1. To provide, once and for all, what most people in the U.S. already think we have: equal rights for women and men under the law.

2. To end the hypocrisy of advocating full constitutional rights for women abroad without providing them in the Constitution of the

United States.

3. To correct the historic subjugation of women in common law, in the original U.S. Constitution, and in the Supreme Court’s rulings

that interpret the equal protection clause as not fully applicable to sex discrimination.

4. To ensure that the rights of American women and girls will not be diminished by any Congress or any political trend, but be pre-

served as the given basic rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

5. To put the weight of the U.S. Constitution behind employment laws relating to the prevention of sex discrimination in hiring, firing,

promotions, and benefits—especially in the area of public service.

6. To guarantee in the United States and in all 50 states, full and equal rights for women and girls in public education.

7. To ensure that government programs, such as social security, Medicare, and Medicaid, do not disadvantage women.

8. To remove barriers to women in the armed services. Women who are risking their lives and well-being should also not be closed

out of promotions and jobs simply because of their sex.

9. To guarantee equality in government-funded health research for women as compared to men.

10. To guarantee equal footing for women in the legal systems of all 50 states, especially where women have historically been treated

as second-class citizens, such as in family law, insurance, education, domestic violence, and sexual assault. Taken from the BPW Florida Website, Visit www.bpwfl.org for more information.

SPEAKERS & COMMITTEES

If you would like to be a member spotlight speaker or know of someone who would like to be a guest speaker, please contact Kara Graham, our 1st Vice President, at [email protected]

We are also looking for members interested in helping on committees for our upcoming events. If you would like to help, please contact any one of the board members.

THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS!

THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS!

Why advertise with BPW Calusa?

INEXPENSIVE: For less than $1.16 per week, your business is in print and linked online EXPOSURE: Newsletters are distributed throughout the community, Chamber and local businesses SCHOLARSHIPS: Ad sales help the BPW Calusa Scholarship fund for local students CHARITY: A portion of sales go toward deserving community & charitable organization

EDUCATION: Your ad helps the educational & professional development of our community

VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.BPWCALUSA.ORG

VISIT US THE THIRD FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH 11:30 A.M.—1 P.M.

SEVEN SPRINGS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 3535 TROPHY BLVD.– PRESIDENT’S ROOM

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34655

LUNCH = Members $12.00 Guests $15.00 CHECKS, CASH, MONEY ORDERS, OR DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS & Now PAYPAL! MONEY ORDERS OR CHECKS CAN BE MADE PAYABLE TO BPW/CALUSA

Our next Monthly Meeting is Friday, July 20th, 11:30-1:00

"Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is

progress. Working together is success” Henry Ford

June 2018

Be Sure To:

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and use our new Payment Button For your Dues, Meals and other

Events.

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in the BPW joy!

Visit our websites and Facebook for up-to-date info and events!

https://www.facebook.com/BPWCalusa.org/ www.bpwcalusa.org

http://www.bpwfl.org/ https://www.facebook.com/BPWFlorida/

BPW Calusa is an alliance of local business, professional and retired men and women dedicated to

improving the professional, personal, economic outlook of the business community and the

community-at-large.

BPW Calusa is a qualified 501(C )(3) Charity Organization.

BPW Calusa raises monies for their local scholarship program to help Pasco County women

returning to school to better their lives and that of their families; organize activities to assist local

community-based organizations who help our community-at-large (i.e., non-perishable food item(s)

campaign, diaper and baby clothing campaign, etc.) to help these agencies meet the demand for

services in this challenging economy.

BPW also works to advocate for small business while helping each other to grow our respective

businesses. The current president of BPW Calusa is Tammy White of Tammy White Galleries.

BPW/FL Mission Statement: To Achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy,

education and information.

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In the spirit of giving and helping others, we at BPW/Calusa ask that you

please bring non-perishable food items to each monthly meeting and/or baby

diapers. We will take all food donations to the Volunteer Way, Inc. and the

diaper donations to the Healthy Start Coalition of Pasco, Inc. both in New

Port Richey.

THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING OTHERS DURING

THESE CHALLENGING TIMES

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