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BPW Events
There
are two main events at the state level of BPW/WA: Fall Board (one day event)in the Fall
(one-day event) and
State Conference (three-day event) in the Spring. Lobby Day is in January in Olympia, WA in
conjunction with other politically active women's groups. All three events offer
great networking opportunities and dynamic speakers, training, and fun. Please
join us at one of these events. Non-members
are always welcome.
BPW/WA Boards
2012 Fall Board
Theme:
Planting Roots Through Education and Information
The 2012 Fall Board was held on Saturday, September 22, at the
La Quinta Inn and Suites in Tacoma, WA. We had an amazing
event planned filled with: education, information, shopping, laughs,
good food, and great women! This year's Fall Board looked different from past
boards and was uniquely stimulating, as presented in the program.
2011 Fall Board
The 2011 Fall Board was on October 1. It was held at the YWCA Issaquah Family Village. Speakers for the event were Nancy Sorensen, Attorney at Law, who discussed which practical legal steps to take to protect ourselves and our families and Sunny Kobe Cook who entertained and enlightened us on how to become extraordinary using a series of simple choices in life. It was a day packed with great speakers (including a representative from the YWCA) trade tables, BPW business, terrific food, and great networking.
BPW/WA State Conferences
2013 State Conference
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We
were honored to have Jessica Patterson as our keynote speaker. Her business is called The Soulful Solopreneur. She helps you to reinvent your business and change your money mindset. Ms. Patterson spoke on determining your greatest challenges preventing you from getting to the next level in your business and the single most important action you can take to breakthrough!
State Conference was held on May 17-19 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Mukilteo, WA. Look at the State Conference Program to see all that occurred.
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2012 State Conference
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We
were honored to present Lilly Ledbetter,
well known for her pay equity battle with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
plant in Gadsden which led to the passage of a federal law named in her honor,
as the guest speaker at the 2012 State Conference.
Ms.
Ledbetter did not set out to be an activist, but her fight for equal pay went
all the way to the Supreme Court and in 2009 President Obama signed the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - the first bill he signed into law.
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Read
more about Lilly's
fight for equal pay. Insight into Lilly's personal life and family can be found
here.
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BPW/WA
Recognized Yearly Events in 2012-13
August 26, 2012 is Women's Pay Equity Day.
October 11th is International Day of the Girl marking a global celebration of empowering girls to reach their full potential.
October 22 - 26, 2012 is National Business Women's Week. Read President Obama's letter.
Lobby Day is January 28, 2013 in Olympia, WA.
February
is Foundation and Black History Month.
March
is Women's History Month.
May
is Military Appreciation Month.
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