Vol 2008 - Issue 2	February 2008

Post Office Box 23874 Chattanooga, TN 37422

Survey Time

For members only: Please take a few minutes to fill out our online survey. We would like your input on our monthly meetings. It will only take a few minutes. Click here for the survey.

FEBRUARY MEETING

How to Become More Organized and Get Rid of Clutter

Just in time for the new year! Julie Bestry and Kim Campbell will be giving us pointers on getting organized.

Julie Bestry is the owner of Best Results Organizing. She says (from her Web site):,
" Have You Spoken These Words Lately?"
To your friends:"I'm sorry I was late. I couldn't find my car keys (my glasses, my wallet)." "I'm sorry I forgot your birthday. I swear I have it written down somewhere!"
To your clients: "I'm sorry. I thought I had your file right here...May I call you back? I'm sure it's here...somewhere." "I'm so sorry I forgot the meeting. Can we reschedule? I've just got so much going on and I can't keep it all straight."
"Don't apologize, organize!"

Julie Bestry, President of Best Results Organizing, is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and NAPO-Georgia. Julie is a member of NAPO's prestigious Golden Circle, befitting her status as a veteran professional organizer, and has received credentials as a Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®). She holds a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.A. from Syracuse University, and has called Tennessee her home since 1992.

Kim Campbell is the owner of Chattanooga Closet. Her showroom at 1816 Broad Street features closets, pantries, home offices, and garage organizing systems and proves that organizing systems can be beautiful. Kim is a member of the National Closet Group, Remodelers Council of Chattanooga, The Home Builders Association of Southern Tennessee, and the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals.

To sign up for the event, either email Nesha at Nesha_steele@bsbst.com or try out our Event Registration section on our Website. Click here to register for lunch or go to www.chanawbo.org and click on Event Registration.

Luncheon: Thursday, February 21 Sign in: 11:15 AM Lunch: 11:30 AM Location: Mountain City Club 729 Chestnut St Cost $17.00 Register by Monday, February 18 Email Nesha_steele@bsbst.com or register online at www.chanawbo.org All reservations must be paid

 

OUR MISSION STATEMENT Empower women business owners through education, opportunity and support, to achieve success economically, socially, and politically

 

NAWBO CHATTANOOGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2007-2008 President - Celeste Friend Immediate Past President - Marj Flemming Vice President - Julie Bestry Secretary - Katrina Chesney Meeting Management - Mary Robertson Treasurer - Deborah Wooten Membership Chair - Julie Bestry Newsletter - Laurel Bowen Publicity - Deborah Levine

 

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President's Column
By Celeste Friend

Hello Ladies,

Well, I guess it serves the Board right for trying to get inside your heads and see what you are thinking. Ask forty people – get forty answers (actually, we only got nine responses). In attempting to make our meetings convenient, accessible, and relevant, we sent out a survey.

Here’s a short summary of the responses: Many people are fine with the date, time, and location. But other times were suggested as being more convenient – they included Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at lunchtime. Friday at 4PM was also proposed as a potential meeting time. While no one seems to dislike the location or convenience of the Mountain City Club, a few people did mention the relative high cost of lunch there. Short of the old I Love Show mentality where Lucy goes into the restaurant, orders a bowl of hot water, and then doctors it up with crackers, ketchup, and lemon juice – we’re having the least expensive lunches that they have available. (If you’re too young to remember that – bite me.) I certainly don’t like to feel that we are too pricey for anyone. I, personally, feel like we have had great programs that are interesting and varied. The survey results had several future program suggestions that I have forwarded on to our Meeting Manager, Mary Robertson.

What I would REALLY, REALLY LOVE, is more feed back from those of you who have yet to respond. Most who have already responded are meeting regulars – and, relatively speaking, they’re pretty easy to figure out. It is those of you who can’t, or don’t, attend as regularly that we are trying to accommodate with date, time, or price adjustments. Your input is valuable to us. Have a productive day!