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March2010

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New & Renewing Members 
 
Maggie Grow, Arbonne International, Waterbury Center, VT, 802-999-9332
Markey Read, Career Networks, Williston, VT, 802-872-1533
Lisa Horan, CL Management Services, LLC, Williston, VT, 802-878-2343
Kathryn Baccaglini, Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs, Williston, VT, 802-878-1963
Kim Butler, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Lebanon, NH, 603-448-2211
Jodi LaMarche, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Charlotte Ancel, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Amber Barber, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Mari McClure, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Jamie Platkin, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Elizabeth Wohl, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Brattleboro, VT, 802-258-3070
Amanda Ahmadi, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Megan Ludwig, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, St. Johnsbury, VT, 802-748-8324
Nancy Malmquist, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Saint Johnsbury, VT, 802-748-8324
Jennifer McDonald, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Pat Sabalis, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Caryn Waxman, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Burlington, VT, 802-863-2375
Alician Fabish, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Brattleboro, VT, 802-258-3070
Nancy Heydinger, Girls on the Run of Vermont, Inc., Vernon, VT, 802-246-1476
Kathryn Laidman, Hair Forte, South Burlington, VT, 802-658-5465
Vickie Wacek, Hickok & Boardman, Inc. Insurance, Burlington, VT, 802-383-1661
Lesli Blount, Key Bank, Burlington, VT, 802-660-4223
Gretchen Havreluk, Key Bank, Brattleboro, VT, 802-257-7747
Jeannie Lynch, Key Bank, Williston, VT, 802-878-3004
Amy White, Key Bank, Barre, VT, 802-476-4135
Susan Potter, Lakeview Bookkeeping Services, LLC, Rutland, VT, 802-773-8338
Barbara LeWinter, Making the Grade to College, LLC, Williston, VT, 802-872-5968
Sherry Brown, KeyBank N.A., Portland, ME, 207-874-7230
Danielle Hogan, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, South Burlington, VT, 802-652-6002
Tracy Davis, Northfield Savings Bank, Williston, VT, 802-878-8277
Suzanne Grenier, Northfield Savings Bank, So. Burlington, VT, 802-865-0538
Gail Theodoseau, Northfield Savings Bank, South Burlington, VT, 802-865-0538
Tina de la Torre, Northfield Savings Bank, Northfield, VT, 802-485-5871
Elizabeth Warren, Otter Creek Awnings., Burlington, VT, 802-864-3009
Laurie Barrett, Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc., Burlington, VT, 802-651-4045
Megan Daigle, Send Out Cards, Fairfax, VT, 802-999-1971
Chris Sultan, Sultan & Company, Howe, VT, 802-253-8381
Tracey Holbrook, Union Bank, Greensboro Bend, VT, 802-533-7462
Karen Noyes, Union Bank, Stowe, VT, 802-888-6860
Deb Partlow, Union Bank, West Berlin, VT, 802-888-6600
Suzanne Roberts, Union Bank, Danville, VT, 802-684-3320
Mauranda Dalziel, VIP Consulting, LLC, Jericho, VT, 802-324-1201
Carolyn Whitney, Whitney Consulting Group, Burlington, VT, 802-318-1630
Kim DuBrul, Your Year of Transformation, Shelburne, VT, 802-985-2482
 
 
Social Networking Opportunties
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Williston Chapter Meeting Breakfast
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 8:30am - 10:30am
 
Topic:
 The Art of Listening - Listening well is the key to personal and professional success.  We'll explore how to use active listening skills to improve our communication, and identify ways to refine our listening abilities. Presenter: Jennifer Stone, Ph.DStone Public Speaking, LLC
Cost: $7 for members, $10 for guests. Light breakfast will be served!

RSVP: Jill Meyers, Jillmeyers09@gmail.com 
 
Where: Williston Fire Station South
645 Talcott Road (off of Route 2)
Williston, Vermont
 
Manchester/Rutland Chapter Meeting Breakfast
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 8:00 - 10:00am
 
Topic: Launching a Regional Based Clothing Concept to a National
Clientele

Guest Speaker Robin Lane will discuss the development of her business,
her approach to the art of original clothing design while presenting
samples of her line, and plans for business growth from Vermont to a extended client base. For the last seven years Robin Lane has designed, locally produced, and offered her collection for all women from her boutique in Manchester,
Vermont. Using only natural fibers, Lane's simple silhouettes and
quality craftsmanship rethink wardrobe choices by investing in
ecological, long lasting style for special occasions and every day.

Cost: $7 Members, $10 Guests
 
RSVP:
 Kathy Williams, kathy@honorwellness.com 
 
Where:
Hildene Welcome Center/Beckwith Room
Route 7A, Manchester
Burlington Chapter Meeting Lunch
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 11:30am - 1:30pm 
 
Topic: How to charge what you're worth and get it!  Are you ready to align your soul's divine mission with unlimited prosperity? Are you willing to break through to your next income level and add 6 figures to your income?  If you answered yes to both of these, then you should join Danielle Livellara for this eye-opening workshop.  Experience a profound shift in your relationship with money and transform your money mindset.  Learn the first steps to achieving the prosperity that you desire.
Danielle Livellara is a Certified Money, Marketing and Soul Coach.  She empowers women entrepreneurs to heal their relationship with money and find their true prosperity.  She is the owner of Livellara International, LLC a company dedicated to aligning the soul's divine mission with unlimited prosperity.

RSVP to attend: New System for RSVP - Please fill out our online form to let us know you will be attending. This allows you to pay via credit card using paypal. Click here to register to attend 
 
Questions? Email Jennifer Stanley, jstanley@wildblue.net 
or Danielle Livellara,
danielle.livellara@smithbarney.com 
 
Where: Windjammer Conference Center, 1076 Williston Road, So. Burlington VT 
 
Cost: $17 for members, $20 for guests
 
Middlebury Chapter Meeting Breakfast
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8:00am - 9:30am
 
Topic: Learn how to become unstuck in your business, health and personal goals while having fun and experiencing deep personal transformation!
 
Discover the roots of the habits and patterns that keep us stuck. Angelique and Morella Devost, owners of Transformation One, will teach some powerful, yet simple and fun techniques for making ourselves more resourceful, creative and confident - enhancing our wellbeing and happiness. Morella and Angelique use NLP, hypnotherapy, holistic nutrition and empowerment coaching to help their clients shift their mindset and habits, creating dramatic results in their health, professional and personal lives.
 
Cost: $7 members, $10 guest

RSVP: Dorothea Langevin, Dorothea.Langevin@geigerus.com or Nancy A. Shuttleworth, nshuttle@sover.net
 
Where: 51 Main St at the Bridge (next to Alpine Shop)
 
Stowe Chapter Meeting Breakfast
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8:30 to 10:00 am
 
Topic: "Yes-But" ... what are your favorites? Join us as Janet Savage, Master Hand Analyst, (http://www.HandTales.com) leads us in a morning of laughter-filled resistance-busting...and maybe even a breakthrough, as we set an intention to see how our resistance sneaks up on us, and how we can meet it face-to-face, on the path to success!
 
Cost: $17 for members, $20 for guests - Continental breakfast
RSVP: Laura Lind-Blum at laura@ideamidwife.com or Candy Weston at candy@fauxinspirations.com  or call Laura at (802)244-1842
 
Where: The Depot Street Malt Shop, 57 Depot St, Stowe, VT (One block off Main Street)
Upper Valley Chapter Meeting Luncheon
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 11:30am - 1:00pm
 
Topic: Social networking is all the rage these days! But, how does a small business learn how to use these tools, let alone find the time to manage them? In this session, Marty Jacobs will share her journey through these murky waters and using a projector and a wireless connection, walk you through various parts of LinkedIn such as setting up your profile, adding connections, joining groups, asking questions, giving answers, and using the LinkedIn applications. This session is intended to be an informal discussion where we will explore LinkedIn, answer questions, and share ideas.

Speaker: Marty Jacobs, President, Systems in Sync
Cost: $15 for members; $17.50 for non-members

RSVP: Janet St. Germaine janet_saintgermain@ml.com or Kathy Valdes artfulthings1@aol.com
 
Where: 
Salt Hill Pub, 20 West Park St.
Lebanon, NH
St. Johnsbury Chapter Meeting Lunch
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 11:30 - 1:00 pm
 
Topic: Trademark Basics for Businesses, presented by Jamie Platkin, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

A presentation on the basics of intellectual property issues for small businesses, focusing on trademark issues.

Jamie Platkin is an attorney in Downs Rachlin Martin's Burlington office. She provides counseling in the areas of trademark and copyright law, performs trademark clearance and prosecution, enforces clients' intellectual property rights, and negotiates and drafts intellectual property agreements.
 
Cost: $10.50 members, $12.50 non-members

RSVP: New System for letting us know you will be attending. Click here to complete a registration form. Using this form, you will be able to pay via credit card using Paypal.
 
Questions: Contact Shari Chouinard shari@cambiumgroup.com or Kim Daggett kim@kimzink.com or Mary Parent mparent@drm.com
 
Where: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Downs Room, 90 Prospect Street
St. Johnsbury, VT
Montpelier Chapter Meeting Dinner
 
Topic:
 Stay tuned while we rework our meeting schedule!
Thanks to our Sponsors

Underwriter: Key Bank
 Gold Sponsor: Marketing Partners
Silver Sponsor:
Blue Cross Blue Shield VT
Vermont Economic Development Authority
UVM Center for Leadership and Strategy
Supporting Members:
NRG Systems
Grippin, Donlan & Roche
JMM & Associates
Pomerleau Real Estate
Sign-A-Rama
Spherion
 
In-Kind Sponsors:
Business Resource Services
Entrepreneur Magazine
The Sports & Fitness Edge
 
 
 
 
PRESS RELEASE
Date: January 11, 2010
Contact: Joanna Tebbs Young, 802.747.0761, j.lucymuses@yahoo.com

<span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you wish you could find the <span style="font-style: italic;">WRITE</span> answers?</span>
Journal to the Self Writing Workshops Offered
in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rutland</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">White River Junction, VT</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Journal to the Self:</span> A Journal-Writing Experience</span>
Saturdays, January 30, February 27, March 27
<a href="http://www.thewriterscenterwrj.com/">The Writer's Center</a>
White River Junction, Vermont
Instructor: Joanna Tebbs Young
9AM – 1PM
$180 total all three sessions, $140 any two sessions.

<span style="font-weight: bold;">To register or for more information: 802.747.0761/ </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.wisdomwithinink.com/">wisdomwithinink.com</a>

<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Journal to the Self:</span> A Journal-Writing Experience</span>
Thursdays, February 4 – March 11
<a href="http://www.pyramidvt.com/">Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center</a>, Rutland, Vermont
Instructor: Joanna Tebbs Young
6 – 8PM
$150 all six sessions. $28 each, minimum three sessions.
Pre-register at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.pyramidvt.com">www.pyramidvt.com</a> or call 802.775.8080
For more information: 802.747.0761/ <a href="http://www.wisdomwithinink.com/">wisdomwithinink.com</a>
<p>Safely release strong emotions. Unlock the mysteries of your dreams. Discover your own creativity. Set and clarify goals. Increase organizational skills. Trust your intuition. Access your inner wisdom.</p><p>In this 12 hour workshop lead by a certified instructor, you'll experience the joy of writing in a group while learning how to keep a journal for personal growth, creative expression and life enrichment. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned journal-keeper, you'll find this workshop immediately useful, user-friendly, and fun. Cost includes workbook. Limited enrollment. Pre-registration required.
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