Marissa's Message Tēnā koutou katoa,

Welcome to my first newsletter as President of BPW Hawera.  Can you believe it’s November already? We have had a great year at BPW Hawera, and I know there will be lots more inspiration, networking, fun, learning and exciting challenges ahead for us in the coming year. 
I would just like to acknowledge again all the work that Desiree has done for BPW Hawera over the last 3 years and all the support she has given and will give me as new President.  I am also excited to work with our new executive team who bring a great mix of skills to continue to support us being the best club in NZ! I really like to work in a team and also ensure that our members have a voice and we are providing what they want out of the club and BPW.  

I hope you are all looking forward to our December dinner meeting which has been brought forward to the second Monday in December, the 13th.  We will forward out a Flyer soon for our pre-Christmas dinner meeting, but our exciting night will feature cocktails, mocktail and of course yummy food and great company.  Remember partners are welcome and we will also be holding another local business voucher Kris Kringle/present swap if you would like to participate. 

Our education scholarship has now closed, and we are interviewing applicants and hope to make the announcement of the successful candidate at the November Meeting.  Submission of resolutions also closes on December 1st so if you would like to submit a resolution please get in touch ASAP. 

For our November meeting the theme is White Ribbon, standing up against violence towards women and we will be collecting for women’s refuge.  They would appreciate petrol vouchers, children’s Christmas presents, and nonperishable food items if you would like to bring along a donation. 
Our exciting guest speaker for November Dinner is Justine Olckers, whose details are below, and I hope to see you all there.  Please do not forget to RSVP to Rebecca who is the new Dinner Convener. 

See you on the 15th and if not have a great month!   
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Desiree's MessageHello everyone and welcome to October 2021. What an exciting last few weeks it has been with another regional meeting and our event the Shop n Sip. We now look forward to our AGM this month where we will find out who our new executive will be.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the Shop n Sip, whether you helped on the night or donated items for the raffle we really appreciate everything you do to support our club. The night was successful in its objectives, 1. to promote BPW in a positive way, 2. to generate funds to support our scholarship, 3. to support local women and other business in our community. All this was achieved and some stall holders have asked when are we running another craft night! Thank you to Yarrows and Subway for their sponsorship. We have some photos up on our website and if you took photos at our event please send them to me. 
 
Regional Meeting, this went well and Kay will give a report on the meeting at our October dinner. Gisborne is where our next conference will be and we cant wait to road trip or fly with you all... if you have not been to conference for awhile then put this on your list. Dates are 13 - 15th May and the theme for the Saturday night dinner is, Feathers, Furs and Pearls.

Our BPW Christmas event this year will be on December the 13th (second Monday) and we have decided to have a cocktail evening. Please put this date into your calendar so that you don't miss it!
 
Our Education Scholarship is open, please share with your family and friends it closes at the end of the month so please get applications in. Remember to bring you KTA books to our dinner meeting if you would like things signed off.
With the gardens starting to grow again we are bringing back our crop swap so please bring your surplus to dinner.
 
I look forward to seeing you all at our club dinner meeting and AGM on the 18th of October,
 
Warm Regards
Desiree Bond
President

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Desiree's Message Hello everyone and welcome to September 2021. I hope you are all enjoying the good weather we have been having during lockdown, and I hope we will be able to see each other soon. If we reach level 2 then we will be able to have our September dinner meeting and the Shop n Sip event which is now on the 30th of September. If you have any questions then please feel free to email me or anyone on our executive.
 
This month we are celebrating women in business and have four guest speakers who will each speak about their business and share their journeys so far. These wonderful ladies are being sponsored Storage and Equipment Hire, thank you very much Sheryl. Please bring an item for our raffle being run at the Shop n Sip event please.
 
Regional Meeting, please sign up to the southern regional meeting which will be run via zoom on the 11th of September, the cost is only $5.00 and is a great chance to learn more about BPW and participate. KTA Members can achieve Bronze 11 by attending the meeting and Silver 1 by contributing in the meeting.
 
Our Education Scholarship is open, please share with your family and friends. Please bring you KTA books to our dinner meeting if you would like things signed off.
 
I look forward to seeing you all at our club dinner meeting on the 20th of September :) 
 
Warm Regards
Desiree Bond
President

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Desiree's MessageHello everyone and welcome to August 2021. Thank you to everyone who has sent in their wine orders, we are hoping to have the wine here to hand out at our next dinner meeting. Please remind all your contacts that our Scholarship is now open and the application forms are on our website.
August and the coming month are very busy for our club, our Shop 'n' Sip event is all go and tickets are on sale at the Hawera Isite. Please share the advertising with all your friends and we have stall spots available so let us know if you would like one.

This month is our club's YBPW month and BPW International's 91st Birthday so please all wear yellow if you can. Jess our YBPW Convenor has organized our guest speaker this month so please come along and support her.
Please bring your KTA books to our dinner meeting if you would like things signed off, let me know if you would like any tasks to help complete some of your KTA. 

Our Regional Meeting is on September the 11th in Upper Hutt. Remember to register if you are going and please let your executive know as well, we could arrange car-pooling and shared accommodation. 
October is BPW Hawera AGM, we have sent out nomination forms and information about the AGM, please let us know if you have not received them or if you have any queries about standing for a position.
 
I look forward to seeing you all at our club dinner meeting on the 16th  of August :) 


Warm Regards
Desiree Bond
President

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