2012 Blog Posts

January 27th: "Presenter of the Month" Susan Heck gave an enthusiastic presentation of her product lines (Waiora and Chava) with a sampling of the delicious and "healthy" Chava chocolate. We welcomed new member Clarissa Constantine who is in the personal/corporate fitness industry and who has graciously volunteered to be our "Presenter of the Month" in February. Clarissa will also host the breakfast meeting at her house in S.R. Please click the link "Presenter of the Month" for more details.
February 24th: "Presenter of the Month" Clarissa Constantine spoke about women's health issues related to each specific age group. She passed out fliers for upcoming events her business "Constant Motion Fitness" is sponsoring in March and gave away Gift Certificates for a free fitness consultation and evaluation. We welcomed new members Etta McQueary (health and nutrition educator), Paula Sassi (handwriting consultant) and Patricia Sellers (Melaleuca). Julia announced the very exciting news that the four color "92131 Magazine" will be doing a feature article on our group next month for their May/June issue. Our next meeting will be Friday, March 30th with Coleen Choisser, Certified Interior Designer as our "Presenter of the Month".

March 30th: "Presenter of the Month" Coleen Choisser, is an Interior Designer and gave a wonderful power point presentation showing the types of work she does and answering questions about why it is beneficial, both aesthetically and financially, to hire a professional interior designer. We welcomed three new members at this meeting, Heidi Papachristos (Organo Gold Coffee), Margie Tonnesen-Ramirez (Gold Canyon Candles/Abronne Skin Care) and Cheryl Walker (Notary). Our next meeting will be held on Friday, April 27 with Paula Sassi, Certified Graphologist as "Presenter of the Month".

April 27th: Wow, what an exciting meeting! We were photographed by "92131 Magazine" for a feature article in their upcoming July/August issues. We even recruited the photographer to join our networking group. Paula Sassi gave a fun and informative talk about analyzing a person's personality by looking at their handwriting. We all had the opportunity to have our handwriting analyzed and it was a hoot. We also welcomed new member Dr. Nikki Goldman, Hypnotherapist. Our next meeting will be held on Friday, May 25th at the home of Etta McQueary, Health and Nutrition Educator.

May 25th: Thanks to Etta McQueary for hosting, providing vegan, gluten free yummy breakfast. Etta introduced us to the "Tower Garden" and gave a very interesting lecture on healthy foods. We welcomed two new members, Colette Pascual, area Director for ClubZ! in-home tutoring, and Ellie Blomgren, co-owner of 1 Look Back Photography. Our next meeting will be at the home of member Vicki Winkelman, Certified Financial Planner.

June 29th: Thank you Vicki Winkelman for hosting our meeting and being "Presenter of the Month". Vicki gave a very insightful talk about how everyone can learn to save for their retirement, no matter their income. She is very knowledgeable on financial issues and hopes she can help you save for your future. Our next meeting is on Friday, July 27th. The "Presenter of the Month" will be Patricia Sellers who will be introducing us to Melaleuca products.

July 27th: Thank you Patricia Sellers for hosting our meeting at your lovely home. Patricia gave a very informative presentation about how we can all live without caustic chemicals in our homes by using green cleaning products available from Melaleuca. Ellie Blomgren (our resident photographer) took some awesome photos of the event. We will not be having a meeting in August so our next meeting will be at the home of Julia Carson with Ellie Blomgren as "Presenter of the Month". Ellie, a photographer with "1 Look Back Photography" will share why you will want to hire a "professional" and will offer tips on how to take better photos with your digital camera.

September 28th: Our group is forever growing as we welcome Cleopatra Sellers, Bookkeeper & Accounting and Tamara Krupchak, Arbonne skin products to our ranks. A fantastic breakfast and beautiful presentation by Ellie Blomgrem, photographer, for hosting and being our "Presenter". Our next meeting will feature Susan Heck and her Touchstone Essential product line.

October 26th: Welcome Daniel James, our new webmaster. Daniel is a Junior at SRHS and is active in the ROTC program. He will be creating a wonderfully new web site for us and will be maintaining it. Daniel hopes to continue his education at SDSU so hopefully he be part of our growth over the next several years. Thanks to Susan Heck and her informative talk on the detoxification of heavy metals. Our next meeting is Nov. 30th with Heidi Papachristos as "Presenter" and where we will finalize the plans for our Holiday Fair on December 9th from 1:00-4:00 at Julia's home.