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1 KANSAS BPW ADVOCATE The official newsletter of THE KANSAS FEDERATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN S CLUBS, INC _____ KANSAS BPW: Working Together for a Better Tomorrow August 2018- Issue 1 ======================================== ======================================== === President s Message honoring Our History, Lighting Our Future Greetings from your BPW KANSAS President. It is my pleasure to serve as part of your leadership team this year. I want to personally thank the 2918-2019 members who have stepped up to lead, either in your local or on the state level. We have an amazing year ahead of us and I am very excited. We also have an outstanding executive board. I m so looking forward to great input, and great plans for this year. As we sit in this current window of a very important election in November, we must always remember the power of our vote the power of our voice.

2 Please do all you can to educate yourself on the candidates. We need to speak up and vote for those candidates that represent topics of importance to us as women and our families. Always remember that EVERY vote counts. On an organizational level, I believe we need to look hard at what works in our organization and move past what doesn t work. Just because we ve always done it that way, doesn t mean it works, right? Let s remember our foundational mission, but look for new and innovative ways to express and work out that mission. Remembering our goal to promote full participation, equity, and economic self-sufficiency for KANSAS working women , we need to look at all forms of technology to advance our message. Invite in some new women, look for that uncommon voice maybe someone who is not your typical BPW member. Redefine your organization by who you invite!

3 Please join me at the Fall Conference and look for ways to energize ourselves and our local clubs. As always we will enjoy time together, learn and grow in ourselves, and in our ability to reach out and help others. Let us always honor our history and those women who walked the paths before us. Let us build on the trails they wore down for us following in their footsteps but always using those footsteps to guide us further down the path. Let us commit to be unstoppable ! President Linda Linda Reed 506 Sand Creek Rd Pomona KS 66076 785-241-6094 Cell CALL TO FALL MEMBER BOARD By virtue of the power vested in me as President of the KANSAS Federation of Business and Professional Women s Clubs, Inc., I do hereby call the Annual Fall Member meeting to meet at the Four Points Sheraton, Manhattan KANSAS on Sunday October 28, 2018 at 9:00 Linda Reed, President BPW/ KANSAS ===================================== PRESIDENTIAL GOALS ===================================== President s Goals 2018-2019 1.

4 Increase local awareness of BPW and our work a. Create an Awareness plan for your local organization in your community, and report back to the State President by year s end (May 31, 2019) b. Run an article in your local newspaper concerning a BPW activity or project c. Host a membership event and invite at least 10 guests d. Host a BPW Birthday Party in honor of our 100th anniversary, and promote to your community. 2. Increase local membership involvement to aid in retention of members a. Develop a Local Policies and Procedures handbook for your members b. Hold a Leadership workshop for your new members or for officers c. Encourage the use of the State BPW website for a repository of information d. Develop a Local website or Facebook page e. Conduct a Local membership survey to determine needs of local members 3. Promote the President s Challenge a variety of mission linked activities local organizations can use to be unified but unique in your own area. This Challenge will be distributed in October 4.

5 Increase education about the challenges women face in the workplace a. Bring in local or state speakers to help educate on relevant topics b. Host an Equal Pay event c. Invite local businesses to speak at regular meetings d. Hold a Financial Literacy event for young women in your community e. Participate in other events that support women and document for the President s award ** October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month ===================================== PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS ===================================== President s Awards 2018-2019 GOLD KEY AWARD: Participate in one activity from each of the President s Goals categories. SILVER AWARD: Participation in three of the four President s Goals categories PLATINUM AWARD: Participation in two of the four President s Goals categories Look for an application form to come at a later date for documentation for the President s Awards ====================================== BY-LAWS UPDATE ====================================== The increase in the amount of state dues passed during the General session of the BPW/ KANSAS state convention.

6 Please add the changes to your local organizations By-laws. APPENDIX CURRENT BYLAWS DUES STRUCTURE Per Active Member Total Amount (not including local) to BPW/ KANSAS Annual Amount $ Distributed as follows: State Federation $ and State Foundation $ Per Student Member Total Amount (not including local) Annual Amount $ Distributed as follows: State Federation $ and State Foundation - $ Per Youth Affiliate Total Amount (not including local) to BPW/ KANSAS Annual Amount $ Distributed as follows: State Federation $ Revised June 2018 ====================================== BY-LAWS ====================================== BPW/ KANSAS members attending the 2018 state convention voted to raise BPW/ KANSAS membership dues in order to have income meet our expenses. A copy of the new Appendix Current Bylaws Dues Structure Is printed on page two of this newsletter. Members who wish to make monthly payments through their Local organization may do so as per The Special Task Force Team.

7 Each Local Organization should have the Appendix as part of their local by-laws. Please review the LO s Bylaws, update the dues structure to bring into compliance with the state bylaws. Update any other areas needing changes and send to me for review. If you have questions or need help in making updates please let me know. Send updated Bylaws to me at 820 W 9th Ave, Garnett KS 66032 Jenny Myers ByLaws chair ====================================== HALL OF FAME ====================================== The committee was honored to induct the newest members of the BPW/ KANSAS Hall of Fame at the Past State President s Luncheon Saturday June 2, 2018. This year the committee made two Hall of Fame Inductions. Inducted into the posthumous Hall of Fame was Karen Divine, Ashland BPW. Inducted into the Member Hall of Fame was Past State President Julie Smith McDaniel. Past State President Jane Hanks conducted the induction ceremony.

8 Special guest attending was Diane Smith sister of Julie. Julie Smith McDaniel was brought to BPW by her mother at the age of 18. Her mom wanted her to compete in the Young Careerist competition where she became the YC for the First District later winning the state YC competition. Julie was a Speaker at BPW/USA National Legislative Conference in KANSAS City MO where she shared a stage with Senator Bob Dole. Julie has been a member of KC Southside, College Boulevard, Greater Johnson County and Bonner Springs BPW. She served as KANSAS /BPW president 2001-02 working her way through the chairs to be the leader of the state organization. Julie was involved in the Individual Development program being a participant and an instructor. She has served as a committee chair for many other presidents including Membership, Issues Management and Legislative to name a few. Julie was a member of the Board of Directors for the KANSAS BPW/Educational Foundation, Inc.

9 Servings as secretary for many years. Karen Divine became a member of Ashland BPW in November 2002 after being nominated for the Community Woman of the Year Award and remained one until her untimely death in a car accident May 22, 2016. She liked the Woman of the year program and was curious about the activities of BPW and joined that very night. Karen graduated from Ashland High School and attended K-State for a semester before returning to work at the Vet Clinic in Ashland. She returned to school to become a registered nurse after helping animals for five years. She began her nursing career and her family in Oklahoma where she worked at Woodward and Buffalo. Following a divorce and the passing of her father she returned to Ashland and worked at Ashland Health Center. Karen s nursing schedule often kept her from attending all BPW functions but she soon made BPW a priority and served as the Clubs president in 2005-06.

10 The club honored her as the Club s BPW woman of the year in the same year. She again served as president for the 2006-07 club year and attended her first state meeting and spoke about Ashland BPW activities. She presided over e club s 60th anniversary celebration and hosted a reception for foreign exchange students in the community for the school year. Karen had a passion for nursing. She found being Director of Nursing was not for her as she enjoyed being hands on with the patients. She helped many nurses learn their craft. Her biggest achievement was instilling her passion for learning and her compassion for others in the many young CNA s and nurses who crossed her path. She was patient and understanding, showing them by her actions and teaching them through her knowledge how to best care for and treat their patients. Karen worked at Comanche County Hospital and Ashland Health Center.