February 2011   
 
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The Greater Nashua Business and Professional Women respect the privacy of our members and will not allow email information to be purchased or used for commercial reasons.
 
Our Board

 
 
Barb Tremlett,
President
Nancy Baughman ,
Vice President
Lori Otto,
Secretary
Brenda Hodgkiss ,
Treasurer
Lopa Shroff,
Communications
Kimberlie Hoffman ,
Political Action
Susan Cooke ,
Programs
Brenda Hodgkiss ,
Membership
Nancy Baughman ,
Community Service
 
Create a Bigger Experience - Get Involved Today!

 
Networking Clip Art
 
Your expertise, enthusiasm and commitment to a greater BPW-Nashua are needed by the following committees:
 
  • Careerist

Come to a meeting. Find the Chairperson for the committee of your choice. Volunteer!

 

 
 
 
 
    Dear BPW Colleagues,
 
barb What makes a woman strong? What gives her the strength to stand up and do the right thing with confidence and conviction? The answer to those questions are varied depending on so many factors. I know that the majority of our belief systems are created before we reach the age of 10. Wonderful experiences and harsh realities make up a big part of who we are and we can potentially come. I love to work with beginner minds and people who are open to the world of possibilities. Recently I had the opportunity to spend several hours with a group of nursing students. After sharing many factoids with them I was able to share some of the real secrets of life, energy medicine and the phenomenal power of the mind. I could see the potential in their eyes and the wanting to know deeper truths about how they also could have such great confidence and commitment to their profession and the future patients.

What makes a strong women? I believe it is other strong women who step up and become the example for them. Teaching and probing their minds and sharing with them the examples of how they have achieved their personal levels of achievement and how they conquered any of their disbeliefs. It is purely you, the persons reading this, the women that "have been there" and know that anything is achievable with faith and support. Please join me in the support of those women in need. Mentor a women wanting to learn your profession, donate your time to a non-profit, or share your knowledge with an organization of moms who are trying to make a better work for their kids. Most of all, do not shirk or hide your gifts. Be proud of your talents and your professions, no matter what they are, and share!! Each time you share yourself in this way you make a positive change in the world and you create a stronger women.

Sincerely,
Barb Tremlett
BPW of Nashua President 2010-2011

 
 
    Meeting Topics and Sponsors
 
 
March 17, 2011
TD Bank, "Protect Yourself and Your ID, Identity Theft"
Sponsor - TD Bank

April 21, 2011
Nikki Murphy, Executive Dir. NH Women's Lobby and Alliance, "Equal Pay Day - How Far Have We Come?"
Sponsor - Marcia Robinson, HampshireFirst Bank

May 19, 2011
Amherst Orthodontics, "Doing It All Successfully -The Fine Balance Between Business and Family"
Sponsor - Susan Dugdale, RSD Bookkeeping Solutions

June 16, 2011 Susan Weidner Cooke, "Who's Going To Take Care of Me? - Retirement and Long Term Care Planning"
Sponsor - TBA
 
    Community Involvement Update By Nancy Baughman
 
 
From our Holiday Party in December..in addition to a wonderful covered dish luncheon, great ice breaker questions, lots of laughter, networking and general good will; we also collected a total of eight large bags of food and several personal checks for the New Hampshire Food Bank. Thank you Susan Cooke for dropping this all off for us.

General Education Diplomas (GED's)
Sometimes we take for granted that everyone makes it through high school. That's not always the case, so we have made it part of our goal to help those less fortunate get that first, important piece of paper - the high school diploma.
We hold regular raffles and set aside a certain portion of membership dues for donation to local non-profit organizations. These donations are to be used specifically to cover the cost of GED study material and exams for area women who can use a little extra help.
In 2010, we donated $300 to the Nashua Pastoral Care Center. This year we have closer to $400 to donate and will be presenting our check to a local group at a meeting in the near future.
 
    Regional Individual Development Program (IDP) Training
 
 
Regional Individual Development Program (IDP) Training Hosted by Vermont BPW

When: April 8 - 9, 2011
Where: Hampton Inn/Fairfield Inn in White river Junction, VT

For more information click here

For registration form click here

 
    Advertising!
 
 
Advertising Options for BPW Members
BPW is pleased to provide our members with an economical opportunity to advertise your company in our monthly newsletter. This newsletter goes out to over 270 women in the Greater Nashua Area.
For just $15/month, you can showcase your company. You can sign up for one month or an entire year. Each ad includes:.
- A 200 word company description or event advertisement.
- A web site url address.
If you would like to advertise in our monthly newsletter, please e-mail the ad content to communications@bpwnashua.com (you MUST include BPW Newsletter Advertisement in the subject line) and let us know how many months you would like to have it run. We will invoice you for $15 per month

Advertise an Event
For just $25/month, you can advertise your Company's event. Each ad includes:.
- A 200 word company description or an event advertisement.
- A web site url adresss.
- A link to a .pdf ( brochure or an event poster)on BPW website.
If you would like to advertise in our monthly newsletter, please e-mail the ad content to communications@bpwnashua.com (you MUST include BPW Newsletter Advertisement in the subject line) and let us know how many months you would like to have it run. We will invoice you for $25 per month.
 
    Call For Sponsors
 
 
We are also lining up sponsors for next year. For just $45 for members and $50 for non-members, you will receive:
  • 1 free lunch on the day of the Sponsorship
  • 5 minutes to speak about your business to the entire group
  • Half of a table to put products/brochures etc. about you and your business
  • Notice of your sponsorship in the BPW newsletter
  • Opportunity at the meeting to hand out information, products, samples, etc. to the attendees
  • If desired, a chance to raffle off a product/service or gift certificate, etc. with the proceeds to benefit Nashua BPW

If you are interested in a sponsorship, please contact next year's Program Committee and we will work to match up your business with an appropriate meeting and topic/speaker.

 

 
    Communications Committee Announcement
 
 
As an additional free benefit to members of BPW- Nashua, we are pleased to announce a new membership directory on our web site.

As you may know, the more in-bound links to your web site that appear on the Internet, the higher your company will appear in the search engine rankings.

If you wish to have your company included in this new directory, please, send the following details to communications@bpwnashua.com and give us 30 days to post.

Name __________________________________________
Business Name_____________________________________
Website __________________________________________
Phone# __________________________________________
Do you have more than one web address you want to post on our website? No problem! While, the first listing is free, we can list each additional web address for $10 per year.

Just email your information to communications@bpwnashua.com (include Membership Directory in the subject line - Attn: BPW Website Directory)and a check for $10, made payable to Greater Nashua BPW, for each additional listing to:
Greater Nashua BPW
PO Box 1709
Nashua, NH 03061-1709

Announcement by Lopa Shroff and Nancy Baughman
 
    BPW - Other New Hampshire State Local Chapters
 
 
Franklin
Franklin NH 03235
nhbpw.org/franklin .ht m

Greater Londonderry BPWC
Londonderry NH 03053
www.bp wgreaterlondonderry.org

Kingston
Kingston NH 03848

New Hampshire State Federation NH
www.nhbpw.org


Seacoast Of Rye
Exeter NH 03833
 
    Looking forward to seeing you on March 17, 2011.
 
 
Sincerely,
Lopa Shroff
www.shroffdesig ns.com
Communications Committee Chair