Members Attending
Krista Smith – The Music Studio
Mary Howard – HSC Designs
Crystal Henry – BeautiControl
Becky Flatness – Tupperware
Janet Oziah – Tupperware
Debbie Gintz – Commercial Sign Group
Paula Crump – Fabulous Finds & The Bakery LLC
Debbie Jackson – Fabulous Finds & The Bakery LLC
Visitors Attending
Sarah McCullem – Fordland Clinic
New Members
Megan Blevins – Girls Scouts of the Missouri Heartland
Expo Recap
Krista asked for feedback about the recent expo. Everyone thought the turnout was great for the cold weather. We agreed we received good business exposure and made connections with the community. The Kid Zone seemed to draw the crowds.
When asked about improvements that could be made, the following things were mentioned:
Better lighting
Better sound down the hall
Expanding through the common area and into the large gymnasium
Krista asked that anyone who thinks of more ideas to please email them to her.
Announcements
1) Senior. Center – 3rd Saturday Pancake Breakfast (third Saturday of every month)
2) Rogersville City Wide Garage Sale – 5/13 and 5/14
3) Rogersville City Wide Pick Up – 5/20 and 5/21
4) Rogersville Chamber of Commerce
a) General Meeting – Tuesday May 10 b) 8th Annual Golf Tournament – Friday May 20
5) Rogersville Night at the Cardinals Game – Wednesday May 25, 2011 @ 7:07pm
6) LRHS Graduation – May 14 in the gymnasium
3Min. Educational Spot
Crystal Henry spoke on the importance of buying in our own community, sharing an article from a newspaper about the Ozark community as an example. She then showed the relationship between that article and supporting our RWIB group by looking to RWIB members first when making a purchase, referring others to our group members for purchases, getting to know more about businesses represented, and inviting other women with businesses to join our group. Mary Howard will be placing the information shared concerning our group on the RWIB website as a blog.
Infomercials
Members Names/Businesses Shared
Mary Howard showed a sheet she printed of all the current RWIB members and suggested we each print a page just like it to keep with us so that we can 1) refer people to members in our own group for purchases and 2) to be reminded what kind of businesses may not yet be represented in our group.
News
Welcome Team - Janet Oziah will be joining Crystal Henry in welcoming new businesses to the community. The goal is to not only gain exposure for RWIB but also reach out in effort to grow our networking group. If a woman is the business owner, we want to invite her to be a part of RWIB. If a man is the business owner, he or one of his employees may know someone who would enjoy being part of RWIB.
RWIB Scholarships - The members who attended reviewed the 2011 applications and decided the following seniors will each receive a scholarship of $250 (as decided in the May RWIB Leadership meeting):
Haley Ethridge
Tanya Budler
Summer Meetings - RWIB meeting will continue throughout the summer in efforts to continue the momentum and perhaps add new members.