President Marge encourages ALL members of the Fort Myers Chapter to at-tend and observe the Governing Board meetings.
This might be especially valuable to members with interest in leadership posi-tions. Governing Board meetings are held on the 2nd. Thursday of the month at 4:00pm. Locations may vary. Please email Marge at [email protected] if you would like to attend.
Monthly Governing Board Meeting!
July 26, 2013 11:00am “Cross Over the Bridge” CYPRESS LAKE C
August 23, 2013 8:30am BREAKFAST—Hilton Garden Inn
September 27, 2013 11:00am Cypress Lake Country Club
October 25, 2013 11:00am Cypress Lake Country Club
November 22, 2013 8:30am BREAKFAST—Hilton Garden Inn
December 20, 2013 11:00am Holiday Auction—Cypress Lake CC
2013 Meeting Schedule
Women’s Council
of REALTORS®
Florida State Chapter Sponsors
“Thanks for your support”
Platinum
HomeTeam Inspection Service
Two Men and A Truck
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Gold
PNC Mortgage
Women’s Council of REALTORS
Bonita Springs/Estero Chapter
Silver
Anita Colletti–
John R Wood REALTORS
Audrey Lackie—
Watson Realty Group
HouseMaster Home Inspection
Hughes—Arrow Exterminators—
Nader’s Pest Raider’s
Women’s Council of REALTORS
Naples on the Gulf Chapter
Nancy & Tony Macaluso
Portside Properties Inc.
BRONZE
Andrew Wooten—JustBeSafe.com
Bonita Springs/Estero
Association of REALTORS
Giumenta School of Real Estate
Women’s Council of REALTORS
Jacksonville Chapter
Judi Gietzen—Estero Elite Realty
Russell Hampton Company
Third Federal Savings & Loan
2013 Governing Board
President
Marge Bennett Re/Max Realty Group
239-560-4159
President - Elect
Jean Vogel Jones & Co. Realty
239 823-1749
VP Membership
Sharyl Leifeld Re/Max Realty Group
239 470-2822
Past President Juliana DaCosta
Re/Max Edge of Fort Myers
239-281-3777
Secretary
Suzanne Sherer Re/Max Realty Team
Treasurer
Jason Jakus Leisure American Realty
239 823-5337
2013 Committees
Newsletter
Cathy Mann-Seiple Fidelity National Title
239 770-0309
Parliamentarian
Connie Gustafson Prudential Florida Realty
239 994-0023
Ways & Means
Inge Hutson IRMS, Inc.
Hospitality
Liz Huerta Re/Max Realty Team
239 728-8313
REALTOR Membership
Affiliate Membership
Patricia Huether Amerivest Realty
239 850-1310
Retention Chairman
JJ Jones Jones & Co. Realty
239 415-5881
Awards
Cynthia Shafer Lahaina Realty
239 850-4388
Communication & Outreach
Joanne Brenenstuhl American Eagle Mortgage
239 470-1711
Finance & Budget
Visit our website at
Www.wcr.org/chapter-sites/florida/
fort-myers
Message from your President
It’s hard to believe 2013 is half way over! We have done so much
so far. We have had some great meetings. Dorothy Saviste and her
networking presentation was one of my favorites.
Sharyl has done a great job with her team to bring in new members
and working to bring back some former ones. We still need more
Realtor members to keep our ratios up.
Had a great time at Blue Pointe this last week. Thanks to Jean Vogel
for setting it up.
Speaking of Jean, she and I spent a few days in Washington DC in May at the NAR Mid
Year Convention. This is where much of the National WCR work is done. We were able
to participate in great classes, networking, etc. We also got to go to some fabulous restau-
rants.
This month we celebrated our District V annual meeting at Paseo with a challenging and
inspiring panel of our own superstars and then State President spoke. She gifted each of
us with an insulated tumbler with her motto “Dream, Believe, Achieve.”
Recently we had a Shred Day. I think this would be a great service project/fund raiser for
our chapter each year. We all have papers that need to be shredded better than what the
home shredders do.
I’m excited about the event that Inge is planning for July 13th. Stay tuned and plan to be
involved.
Come to the monthly business meetings, be involves, maximize the benefits of your mem-
bership. Marge Bennett
Presidents Message
Our Strategic Partners—They are looking for your business!
Special thanks meeting sponsors and speakers!
Sharyl Leyfield, VP of Membership news
Welcome New Members
Faces and Places!
We have been busy with Lunch and Learns hosted by JJ Jones, very well attended by members and potential members with themes such as Identi-ty Theft, Social Media, Negotiations, Goal Setting, etc. Our themed Luncheons have been exciting with high profile presenters from city plan-ning to leadership. Our Membership Drive hosted by Plantation was very timely - just look at how new construction is taking off! This past week-end our chapter hosted the first "Shred Day" interfacing community ser-vices such as security for business and home, safety/security advisors from South Trail and Iona McGregor Fire Districts, drop off for clothing and household items through church sponsored Thrift Shop, Teen Chal-lenge carwash, and Miracle Children Network presentation by Michael Frye of Re/Max Realty Group who donated the parcel for the event, fur-thered sponsored by Amerivest Realty, Pat Huether and Sharyl Leifeld. Our Blue Point Mixer on June 20th at Bell Tower, organized by Jean Vo-gel - was a huge success, great food, great mixing - everyone wants more of these! Our line officers represented us at district and state level training, and the June 14th District V luncheon at Paseo showcased the many accom-plishments of southwest Florida WCR chapters, including state and na-tional officers. Stay tuned for the upcoming annual "Cross Over" event with our sister WCR Chapter in Cape Coral
National Affiliates Valerie Black, Winged Foot Title Rick Altemeyer, (Secondary)
National REALTOR Members Barbie Angermann, Jones & Co Realty Beckee Fain, Jones & Co Realty Donna Mason, Amerivest Realty
Local Affiliates Felice Gerwitz, United Inspection Services
Deb Walter/AA Accounting & Taxes Russell Panos, AC911
May 24, 2013 Spring Auction
Special thanks to our sponsor
Pam Jensen & Bill Jurek
June 14, 2013
WCR District 5 @ PASEO
Special thanks to Guest Speaker
Amy Worth-Paul, Women’s Council of REALTORS
Florida Chapter President
Joanne Brenenstuhl American Eagle Mortgage
Terry Hill, FastSigns 239-274-0744
Dawn Carvotta The Real Estate Book
239-443-0522 [email protected]
Cheryl Ankenbrandt AmeriSpec Inspection
Services 239-277-7380
Tracy Henry American Title Insurance Co
[email protected] 239 850-5932
Newsletter Editor—Looking for Your News!
Cathy Mann-Seiple Fidelity National Title [email protected] 239-770-0309
Send me your story and I will make sure it gets in our quarterly newsletter
I am looking for your email!
Bill Jurek [email protected]
Pam Jensen [email protected]
HomeTeam Inspection Services
239-489-3334
Our Fort Myers Chapter’s first Annual Shred Day! A great security awareness program organized by Sharyl Leifeld, our
Vice President of Membership. Many thanks for everyone’s hard work
Going for the Gold! Chapter Excellence 2012
Congratulations to 2012 Local Chapter President Juliana DaCosta and the entire 2012 leadership team. Our Fort Myers Chapter received “Gold Level” for 2012 performance at the Mid-Year Meetings/Awards in Washington, DC May 16-19, 2013.
This is an accomplishment to be very proud of!
Local Chapter President Marge Bennett and President-Elect Jean Vogel attend Mid-Year Meetings in Washington, DC.
WCR Mission Statement We are a network of successful
REALTORS® empowering women to exercise their potential
as entrepreneurs and industry leaders.
Don’t Miss Our “New Look” - by Jean Vogel
We are unveiling our brand new website. You can check it out at http://www.wcr.org/chapter-sites/florida/fort-myers/ .
Please make sure you bookmark this site – the old website has been mostly deleted and contains basically only the link to the new
one. Still adding to the new website !
Local Chapter—Member Benefit Highlight! Education Reimbursement
Reimbursement will be distributed on a percentage basis depending on amount budgeted for the year and the number of mem-
bers who request reimbursement. The following classes may be submitted for reimbursement
PMN Courses
Broker Courses
Realtor Designation Courses
Classes offering only continueing education credits DO NOT qualify.
The member must be in good standing having attended at least 5 Business Resource meetings within the current year and
must hold their primary membership in the Fort Myers Chapter of Women’s Council of Realtors. Reimbursement requests
for courses taken within the current year must be submitted in writing on a Check Request form with original receipt (s)
Attached by November 30th of the current year. Check requests forms can be obtained from the treasurer.
April, 2013
Thanks to our sponsor, Tracy Henry of American Title
Insurance Company. Our Speaker was Dorothy Saviste
"Referrals, Referrals, Referrals."
District 5 Event!