High Trust this week - September 28, 2010

Dear High Trust,
Thank you for another great, high energy meeting--our last meeting of the BNI year!

Linda Parra educated us about long-term care during her keynote presentation. I'm sure we'll all be listening for opportunities to refer Linda, especially this week.

Our Socal BNI Assistant Director, Lily Otieno, visited us and used her "stand and deliver" time to recognize several of our members who have outstanding statistics. Congratulations to Kim Spucces, Dan Fowler, George Papacalos, Julaine Waggoner, and Wendy Austin.

Our most important announcement of the day was that there will be no regular chapter meeting on October 5th. Instead, you are encouraged to attend the Winning Strategies for Business conference in Long Beach on October 5th. Dr. Ivan Misner, BNI Founder, will be the Keynote Presenter. This is a FREE EVENT! Even though it's free, you MUST REGISTER. Use this link:

http://www.entrepreneur.com/winningstrategies/index.html

This event is not just for BNI members - it's free for anyone, so invite your associates and clients to join you. They must register too, of course.

You can see the agenda for the conference here:

http://www.entrepreneur.com/winningstrategies/agenda.html

Your Leadership Team encourages you to take advantage of this opportunity, but we understand that not everyone will be able to attend. You will not be penalized in any way if you can't be there.

Right now we expect to resume regular chapter meetings on Tuesday, October 12th. You will hear from your new president, Jarvis Reeves, when there is a goal planning meeting scheduled.

I look forward to celebrating this past BNI year with many of you at “An Evening Among the Stars”, to be held on Friday, October 1st at the Hyatt Regency located at 17900 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA 92614.

Speaking of Friday night, have you seen the list of nominees? I fully expect to hear "High Trust" among the winners. Check out the list here:

http://www.socalbni.com/cgi-bin/viewnlcontent.cgi?nlarticle_id=73

Upcoming training opportunities:

MSP – Thursday, September 29th, 9 am in Capistrano Beach and Saturday, October 9th, 8 am in Placentia

Effective Keynote Presentation – 2:00 on Tuesday, October 5th, in Mission Viejo

Hidden Opportunities – 2:00 on Thursday, October 7th, in Capistrano Beach


Networking Opportunity:
Bixby Knolls Supper Club Monday, October 4, 6 pm or 8 pm at Baba Ghanouj, 4276 Atlantic. $20 per person. Our capacity is 50 each seating. RSVP to: info@bixbyknollsinfo.com

Last, but not least, I want to thank all the members of High Trust for making my year as President a smooth, fun, and rewarding experience. You are all amazing business people who exemplify the Givers Gain attitude. A special thanks to our Leadership and Support Team, who made my job easy. Kim Spucces and Dan Fowler--I relied on your expertise and good sense. This past year wouldn't have been as successful--or fun--without you.

Sincerely,
Marilee