Region 7 Newsletter

REGION 7 NEWSLETTER — DECEMBER 2010
Around the Region - Continued
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Corpus Christi #4—Lisa Huerta, President
Merry Christmas to all of Region 7! We will not be having a meeting in December. We are all looking forward
to January as the Fabulous, one and only Jennifer Swinney will be our speaker for that meeting. We
are continuing to work with Project Linus. For Membership, I have two guests so far coming to the January
meeting. The Corpus Christi Chapter wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Prosperous
New Year.
San Antonio Chapter #11—Sandee Morgan, CDS, CIT, CBT, President
The San Antonio Chapter is full of Christmas cheer this December. As one of the sponsoring associations
of the Construct A Kids Christmas Gala our chapter helped raise approximately $30,000 cash and collected
more than 1,800 toys for children in Bexar County Child Protective Services. This was the 10 th
year for the gala in which the entire San Antonio Construction Industry pulls together to ensure that
every child in BCCPS receives at least one toy at Christmas time. We were honored to have Sandy Field
and her daughter Deanna attend our annual Christmas Party on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Petroleum
Club. The Christmas committee outdid themselves and planned a glam casino night with a pile of
prizes that made even Santa envious. Be sure to check out Facebook for photos of all of the fun! As
2010 draws to a close, we are thankful for the many blessings our chapter has had this year. Our committees
are busy planning for an eventful new year…… Block Kids, Contractor in a Box, Forum 2011 and
supporting Jennifer Swinney’s Regional Director Campaign are just a few of the things we are working on
this month. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each and every one of you!
Waco Chapter #14 - Ginger Ritchison, President
The Waco Chapter held their Christmas Party on December 7th. There were 9 members and 5 guests in
attendance. We had the fiesta dinner and exchanged gifts. Fun was had by all. Two of our guests are
talking about filling out the applications so we may have two more new members. Block Kids contest is
coming up in February and we are talking with the girl scouts about them participating in the contest.
Tricia Warren with Capstone Mechanical has been a guest of our chapter before and she is going to
be our speaker in January. She will tell us about the International Green Construction Code that is due to
come out in 2012. The City of Waco is planning on adopting the code which relates to LEEDs. I want to
wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Prosperous New Year.
Tulsa Chapter #76 - Joani Kelly, President
The fantabulous Tulsa Chapter Ways and Means Committee hit it out of the park with yet another successful
Pancake Breakfast. Many thanks to all of the ladies who, in addition to their hard work for the
breakfast, donated baked goods, used books and craft items as well. A huge team effort all around and a
real success for the Chapter. Our new members jumped right in to help as if they’ve been flippin’ pancakes
and sausages as long as some of the more “seasoned” members. The Tulsa Chapter is having a
slogan competition. We have asked all of our members to come up with a slogan specifically for our
Chapter that we will incorporate into our newsletter, printed materials, website, t-shirts and other fun
stuff. The Chapter will collectively vote on the slogan they believe is the best and the winning slogan will
be “un-veiled” during WIC Week !! A Salute to our Veterans !! Miela Stephens has come up with a terrific
calendar campaign that we are all super excited about. In an effort to pay our respect to our military,
we will be doing a “ Rosie The Riveter” themed calendar and have asked all Chapter members to participate.
Miela has solicited help from a local beauty college to provide hair and make-up so we can all have
the look of that era and has also solicited the photography from a local college. Proceeds from the sale of
the calendars will go to NEF and Tulsa Chapter 76 OSU Endowment Scholarship Fund. Many Veterans
have donated their memorabilia, including uniforms, hats, pins etc. for our use and are very excited about
the project and are so very proud to participate in any way that they can. This calendar effort has generated
a lot of Chapter enthusiasm as we work together to create costumes from that era, coordinate photo
shoots and work with local museums and members of the community to ensure a respectful and authentic
calendar product. We have recently added three new student members to our roster from Oklahoma
State University – IT and are eager to show them the NAWIC ropes.