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Thornapple Pointe was the
perfect spot for the Annual
Summer Golf Outing. The
weather was just right for
a great day of golfing, net-
working and a lot of fun.
The Western Michigan
Chapter was pleased to
have special guests from
the Birmingham Chapter
and the Lansing Chapter
join us for this event.
A huge Thank You to our
Sponsors & Jason Jenkins
& WCR volunteers who
organized the event.
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T H I S I S S U E :
Golf Outing 1
Mixer
Highlights
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Luncheon
Highlights
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REBAR GR 3
Leadership
Retreat
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P A G E 2
Thank You to
Monarch
Community
Bank for
Sponsoring the
Mixer. The ap-
petizers were
Delicious
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Mixin it up @ the JW.A brand new venue for
our summer Mixer was
the JW Marriott. The
event was held in theJW Marriott Mixology
Lounge.
Despite the rainy
weather, folks came out!
The event also high-
lighted the cooperation
of two Chapter, WCR
Western Michigan and
WCR-Lakeshore Chap-
ter coming together to
create a truly memorable
and classy event.
In attendance was for-mer WCR State Presi-
dent, JoAnn Hatfield,
Doug Merriam, MAR,
Gene Szpeienski, Presi-
dent Elect, MAR and Jay
Spencer, the newly
elected Plainfield Town-
ship Supervisor.
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Education Luncheons ~ On Your Mark!
P A G E 3W W W . W C R W E S T E R N M I C H I G A N . C O M
WCR Western Michigan is
gearing up for our Fall Series
of Education Lunches. Hard
to believe that fall is here.
Summer seemed way to
short! Weve got some ex-
cellent programming lined
up. On September 13th, we
will be at Notos to hear
Business Coach, Mike
Hammond deliver strate-
gies to keep your business
on target.
On October 11, (also at
Notos) we are thrilled to
present a power-packed
luncheon featuring women en-
trepreneurs from West Michi-
gan. Our guests will include
leaders from across the State
including NAR 2007 President,
Pat VredevoogdCombs.
Beth Folley, MAR Presi-
dent 2011 will give a brief
update from the state level.
(Poster below) Dont miss this!
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www.wcrwesternmichigan.com
from your peers for FREE.
This event got high marks
from attendees over the past
couple of years. Aside from
the education, its a a lot of
fun. And yes, there will be
delicious items on the menu
& of course drinks.
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water when it comes to
keeping up the with the lat-
est technology?
Well REBAR Grand Rapids
which is slated for Septem-
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forward to
catching up
after the
summer
holidays
plan on
coming to
lunch!
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ber 29th for a Leadership Re-
treat which is being billed as
L.E.A.P. 2013.
Leap stands for:
*Leadership
*Envisioning/Education
*Affirmation
*Participation
During this half day retreat,
we will focus as a LEADER-
SHIP TEAM on where we are
and where we need to go.
We welcome your input.
One of the most important
elements of the Womens
Council of REALTORS is to
develop Leaders not simply
reproduce Followers.
The Western Michigan Chap-
ter takes this responsibility
seriously and has provided
opportunities for members toserve in various capacities and
to attend local and national
meetings for those in Leader-
ship roles.
This year, your leaders will be
meeting together on Septem-
If you are interested in a serv-
ing on the team next year, let
us know. If you know of
someone who would be excel-
lent in a leadership role, please
take the initiative and invite
them to a luncheon or one of
our events.
Remember, we all succeed
when we work together.
Western Michigan Chapter
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ABOUT US:
We are a network of successful REALTORS em-
powering women to exercise their potential as
entrepreneurs and business leaders.
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CONTACT:
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