Issues 10

March 2012

Lisa Simpson-Strange, pro-

moted to News Editor for the

Glasgow Daily Times. Con-

gratulations to Sandy Leitao

on the birth of Lillian Rose

Leitao on February 9th,

President’s Message

Betty Driver

March Meeting — Make your Reservation

Spring is my favorite season of

the year. After the cold and

dreary days of winter, all of us

will be happy to celebrate the

arrival of spring. The English

poet Wordsworth inspires us

wi th these l ines f rom

―Daffodils‖: I WANDER’D

lonely as a cloud That floats

on high o’er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a

crowd, A host, of golden

daffodils; Beside the lake,

beneath the trees, Fluttering

and dancing in the breeze.

Tina Combs and I participated

in the Lobby Day on February

1st in Frankfort.

In February, our Public Rela-

tions Committee, chaired by

Lisa Simpson-Strange had an

outstanding program. Our

speaker, Rachel Walston,

spoke to the members on the

―Care and Feeding of your

Media Friends‖. Tina Combs

and Krissie Coe Fields partici-

pated in the Professional De-

velopment speak-off with Tina

Combs taking top honors. It

was powerful and the compe-

tition was very strong. Tina

will represent us at Regional.

I want to thank all 45 Glasgow

B&PW members who at-

tended the third Women’s

Conference. It was a great

day of fellowship and net-

working. Also, I want to thank

Diana Hatcher and Rogers &

Driver Attorneys At Law for

sponsoring the red scarves

for the 45 ladies who at-

tended the conference.

We look forward to all the

activities that Cathy, Dawn,

and Sue are planning for the

Ken tuck y Pro fess iona l

Women’s Month. Honors:

Presented during the Cham-

ber banquet were: Ernie

Awards: Myria Taylor and

Krissie Coe Fields; Ambassa-

dor of the Year, Jennie Wil-

son. Sheryl Edmunds Eng-

land won the Administra-

tive Professional of the

Year that we sponsored.

ment, and Business Eq-

uity. RSVP for you and

the number of guests by

3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Febru-

ary 28th to Annetta Hunter

a t 8 3 4 - 0 1 8 0 o r

cookiealh@yahoo.com for

reservations. If on the

automatic RSVP list, you

only need to let Annetta

know if you will not be

attending. Please attend.

I hope everyone is planning

on attending the Thursday,

March 1, 2012 meeting at

6:00 p.m. at the Glasgow Golf

and County Club. The meet-

ing will kick off our Kentucky

Professional Women’s Month.

The Co-chairs are Cathy

Doty, Dawn Boyter, and Sue

Mutter. The following awards

will be presented: Woman of

the Year, Woman of Achieve-

The Echo 2011-2012

Glasgow B&PW

Executive Board

President Betty Driver H 651-6477 C 590-8490 bbdriver@glasgow-ky.com

President Elect Sherrie Burgess H 646-3598 W 651-7560 sburgess@scrtc.com

Vice President Annetta Hunter H 844-4776 C 834-0180 cookiealh@yahoo.com

Recording Secretary Debbie McCandless H 834-8505 W 678-2723 dmccandless@glasgow-ky.com

Treasurer Dawn Boyter H 651-8414 W 651-6159 dboyter@glasgow-ky.com

Parliamentarian Krissie Coe Fields H 651-1575 W 651-2561 kfields@glasgow-ky.com

Inside 2 KPWM Aspiring Professional Pro. Day at Frankfort

Inside 3 Automatic RSVP Important B&PW Dates Birthdays

Inside 4, 5 & 6

Photo Gallery

Editor — Betty Driver

Glasgow B&PW

Newsletter

BPW MARCH MADNESS/KPWM

This year we will be kicking off Kentucky Professional Women’s Month on Thursday,

March 1, 2012 at our regular monthly meeting. The following awards will be presented:

Woman of Achievement, Woman of the Year & Business Equity. We will be having the

Aspiring Professional Speak-off. Schedule of events for the month long celebration:

March 1 WCLU will run spots highlighting B&PW members all month!

March 3 Bowl for Kids Sake

March 8 Imaginary Workshop at Bistro

March 15 Bunko at George J’s

March 22 Movie Night — To be announced later

March 29 Cooking School at Barren County Extension Office

If you are at all events, your name will be enter into a drawing at April’s Meeting.

The picture at left is me and

Betty Driver with Senator

David Givens.

First I want to thank B&PW

member Violet Clark for facili-

tating our trip to Frankfort.

The day at our Capitol was

spent listening to Committee

Health & Welfare approving

bills or tabling them. Senator

Julie Denton Chairs the Com-

mittee, Senator David Givens

is Vice-Chair of the Committee

and was gracious enough to

speak with us a few minutes.

He commended Barren

County’s Medical Care and Dr.

Mody for doing such great

work in the community.

Then it was lunch in the Capi-

tol’s cafeteria, and then we

headed to the, House of Rep-

resentatives after a stop at the

beautiful Rotunda. The House

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ASPIRING PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

Glasgow B&PW is proud

to present the Aspiring

Professional Program in

conjunction with Kentucky

Federation Business and

Professional Women’s

Week. Aspiring Profes-

sional candidates must be

less than 41 years of age,

have at least one year of

full time work experience,

and living or working in our

local area. A candidate

must also support the

B&PW mission, vision and

legislative platform.

The Speak-off portion will

be held during our March

1st meeting. Each candi-

date will present a four min-

ute speech on a chosen

topic, as well as complete a

written application and a

personal interview. This is a

challenging professional

growth experience and a

wonderful way for us to

support our own Aspiring

Professionals. Stacy Janes,

Courtney Benefield, and

Amanda Spradlin will be

participating in the Aspiring

Professional Speak-off.

Serving on the Aspiring

Professional Committee:

Melanie Watson Chair,

Mary Beth Jessie Vice

chair, Gina Lyon, and Anne

Patterson. If you need fur-

ther information, please feel

free to contact me at 576-

7000. By Melanie

Watson, Chair

Sue, Dawn and Cathy

bowling March 12, 2011

“DAY AT FRANKFORT” Consists of 100 State Repre-

sentatives, each having an

agenda and we had a great

view from the gallery.

Senator Givens called the

Community Medical Care of-

fice after the visit to suggest a

state grant through Wal-Mart

for our programs. I was glad to

hear our legislators concern

about us. By Tina Combs

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADIES

Important B&PW Dates

Mary Beth Jessie

Melanie Watson

Myria Taylor

Norma Redford

Sherrie Burgess

Yvonne Martin

Annetta Hunter

Becky Barrick

Betty Driver

Candace Overstreet

Cathy Doty

Courtney Benefield

Davie Greer

Dawn Boyter

Debra Harrelson

Debra McCandless

Georgia Beth Albany

Helen Simpson

Janis Turner

Jennie Wilson

Jewel Searcy

Julie Edwards

Krissie Coe Fields

Ledean Hamilton

March 3, 2012 — Bowl For

Kids’ Sake. Our team will be

bowling at 12:30 pm at the new

Ralphie’s Fun Center.

KFBPW 2011-2012

Calendar of Events

March All Month Women’s

History Month — Kentucky

Professional Women’s Month.

March 18, 2012 — Kentucky

Cardinal Deadline-articles and

advertising.

April 14, 2012 — West Region

Annual Spring Meeting —-

Franklin.

February 27, 2012 — The

Book Club will meet at the

Public Library at 6:30 pm.

They will be discussing the

book, ―The Invention of Hugo

Cabret‖ by Brian Selznick.

February 28, 2012 — Board

of Directors will meet at Hall

Place Bed & Breakfast at

6:00 PM. We will cover who

does committee reports to

state.

March 1, 2012 — The March

meeting will be at the Glas-

gow Golf & Country Club at

6:00 p.m. The Committee in

Charge is Kentucky Profes-

sional Women’s Month, Co–

chairs, Dawn Boyter, Cathy

Doty and Sue Mutter.

March 2, 2012 — Celebrity

Cook-off will be held at Bar-

ren County Trojan Academy

at 5:30 pm for the cook-off

and 7:00 pm for the cake

auction. Please come and

support Myria Taylor & Shana

McCrady, Co-chairs of the

Relay For Life Team.

Debra McCandless — March 1st

Gayle Meek — March 5th

Kathy Carrico — March 6th

Debra Heers — March 6th

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“Kindness is

the language

which the

deaf can hear

and the blind

can see”

Mark Twain

March 2012

For your convenience, you may sign up on the automatic RSVP option list at any

time, just indicate in your reply to Annetta. Below is the list of members who have

signed up for this option. These people only need to let Annetta know if they are NOT

attending the meeting. Let her know if you will bring a guest. Unless sick, you are

financially responsible for any reservations you make whether you ( or a guest) at-

Helen Simpson — March 11th

Debra Harrelson — March 23rd

Candice Overstreet — March 23rd

Highlights of Lobbying in Frankfort, Relay for life kick off,

Public Relations Meeting, and Professional Development speak-off

Myria Taylor hands over $600 for the

B&PW Relay for Life team. Goal is $1,000

Tina Combs & Betty Driver with other KFBPW

members inside the House Chamber

Tina Combs & Betty Driver with other KFBPW

members in the House Chamber at Frankfort

David Givens State

Senator

Turtle Man visits the Capital

Lisa Strange, Public Relations chair

Helen Simpson, Jewel Searcy, Rachel Walston, speaker, Denise

Minor, and Georgia B. Albany Public Relations Committee

Tina Combs and Krissie Coe

Fields competed in the

Professional Development

speak-off on February 2, 2012

Tina Combs was the winner of

the speak-off. Both ladies did

an excellent job preparing their

speech. Tina will compete at

Regional.

Featuring Debra McCandless and Sherrie Burgess

Debbie McCandless is a preschool teacher at

Glasgow Christian Academy. Prior to teaching at

GCA, she was an Early Childhood and Family

Literacy Instructor and Program Coordinator with

the Barren County Migrant Education Even Start

Program, a literacy coach and mentor, and a pre-

school instructor with the Head Start Program.

Debbie has been a member of the Glasgow Busi-

ness and Professional Women’s Club since

November 2007. She has served as the Mentoring

Program Chair and is currently serving as the

Recording Secretary.

Debbie is a graduate of Bowling Green High and

Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s

Degree in Library Media and in Early Childhood

Development and a minor in Consumer and Fam-

ily Service.

Debbie is married to Clint McCandless and has

two children, B.C and Sarah. She enjoys partici-

pating in community activities and programs

such as the Visions Program, The Boys and Girls

Club, and Relay For Life. Her hobbies and inter-

ests include reading, creative writing, art, music,

movies, boating, swimming, traveling, and

spending time with family and friends.

Sherrie Burgess is currently serving the Glasgow

Business and Professional Women’s Club as Presi-

dent-Elect. She has been involved in BPW since

1994. As an active member of BPW she has served

in many capacities: Secretary, President-elect and

President of the Kay Bledsoe B&PW Club and as

Treasurer of the Glasgow Club. She has served as

Assistant Regional Director for two years and Re-

gional Director for 1 year. She has served as state

chair for the former Young Careerist program for 2

years and helped to spear-head the organization of

the WKU-Glasgow Campus student club.

This is her sixth year at Barren County High School.

She is employed as administrative assistant to the

guidance counselors. There are four counselors so

there is never a dull moment! During her employ-

ment career she has worked as a Human Resources

Manager, Office Manager, Personnel Secretary, Ac-

counts Payable Clerk...just to name a few.

Sherrie is married to Mike for almost 28 years and

reside in the Austin area for that period of time.

They have no children but love their animals! They

have 2 dogs and 1 cat. In her spare time she likes to

read, work on her scrapbooks, and crochet.

She says, “I have truly enjoyed my time spent in

BPW. Your BPW experience is what you make it. If

you attend regional and state meetings you open

yourself up to more knowledge and more friend-

ships. The more involved that you get the more you

get back in return. It truly is a labor of love.

Featuring The Ernie Award Winners,

Women’s Conference & two new members

Krissie C. Fields and Myria Taylor, Ernie Award winners

Norma, Betty, Anamaria, Krissie, Myria & Janis at B&PW

Women’s Conference Booth on February 16, 2012

Krissie greeting some ladies at Women’s Conf.

Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley

spoke on Heart Health-

”Beauty Inside and Out” dur-

ing one of the Break Out

Session. All the ladies

certainly learned a lot and

enjoyed her session. She is

wearing her red B&PW scarf.

Thanks to Sue Mutter for

coming up with the idea and

Rogers & Driver Attorneys

At Law for sponsoring the

red scarves.

Welcome new member Bobbie J. Whittaker

Welcome

new

member

Katie Hurt

Krissie Coe and Betty presents Bar-

ren County Band the $1000 donation