BNI SuccessNet - May/June 2003 - BNI Happenings


	The "Largest Kick Off" award. Can you tell which chapter?


	Erick Jacobson, "Rookie of The Year."


	Dave Delaney from the Quintree chapter accepts the "First Chapter over 50" award.


	Brian Ahronian from the Medway chapter accepts the award for "Most Chapter Growth."

Patti Salvucci, Executive Director of BNIMASS, hosted the annual Awards Luncheon at Bentley College on March 17, 2003.

Submitted by Richard Bloom, Assistant Director.

Members Master MSP in West Michigan

BNI Member Success Program (MSP) graduates attended class on January 24, 2003, in West Michigan. MSP training is a great way for new members to hit the ground running. It's also a great way for seasoned BNI members to get more effective. If you want to learn how to get more referrals or if you want to learn how to find more referrals for your members, consider an MSP workshop.

Submitted by Dan Georgevich.

BNI Shines at Arizona's Northwest Business Expo

The Northwest Business Expo held in March at the Rodeway Inn Event Center was a great success. Sponsored by the Northwest Chamber, BNI had a booth at the Expo. Many BNI members from all of the Tucson chapters were there manning the table and networking with other business professionals.

Special thanks to Don Ness, Kara Mantey and Janet Sandler for their help staffing the BNI booth. Special thanks also to our own BNI ambassador, Nohl Lyons, for taking care to see everything was set up and good-to-go. We also want to thank Brigitte Cornelius, Kara Mantey and Betty Jones for their gracious donations of gifts that were given to participants of the Expo as a drawing prize.

Some of our BNI members also had booths at the Expo, including Kiernan & Associates, staffed by Dianna Lee, Jack Stempe and Tim Stoltzfus. Travis Williams of Triune Computer Services had a booth as did 690 KVOI Radio, staffed by Jennifer Stafford.

Submitted by Dan Pressler.

Multiple Chapters Mix It up


	Chip Leonard, Glendora chapter member, BOA member, networking.


	We played business-card bingo. Here is everyone was anxiously filling their card.


	Dr. Misner talking to Lenny Pokorski, BOA member, and Vic Kuroghlian from the Covina chapter.


	Judith Harper, incoming Covina chapter president, and Lynn McCaslin drawing and awarding door prizes.


	Elisabeth Misner surprised all with a preview of the BNI song that she composed.


	Dr. Misner's presentation was understandably captivating.

On Friday, March 21, 2003, the Covina, South Hills, Glendora, and Tri-Cities chapters got together for a multi-chapter mixer. Over 70 members and prospective members attended, and the mixer was highlighted by a presentation by Dr. Ivan Misner and a surprise performance by Elisabeth Misner. Checkers Catering, a Covina member, catered the event.

Submitted by Tony Dalia.

Panel Addresses Questions at Visitor's Day


	From left to right, the moderator of the panel (standing) is Phil Germer with Y2Marketing. The panelists included Tom Wenzel with Prudential Securities, Renee Gangloff with Weekenders, Ron Guthrie with Washington Property Inspection and Kirsten Conrad with AFLAC.

The Referral Masters chapter in Federal Way, WA, had a Visitor's Day on March 20 at which they hosted about 50 visitors. For the presentation at the Visitor's Day, they had a panel of members to discuss the visitor's questions. Some of the questions they addressed regarded the attendance requirement and why it's important to attend the meetings, the cost/benefit of BNI membership and the advantages of BNI membership to a new business.

Submitted by Connie J. Hinton, BNI-NW.

Bulldogs Host Joint-Chapter Meeting

The Business Bulldogs from Redmond, WA, hosted a joint-chapter meeting on February 28 at Honeywell Learning Center with about 125 networkers representing eight chapters from the Seattle area. The main presentation for the event was a panel discussion by key members from the East King County chapters. The moderator was Gary Jacobs, Executive Director for the Tacoma/Olympia region. The panelists included Mindy Garner, Coldwell Banker Bain, with the Business Bulldogs; Roger Hammstrom, Simply Color, with the Redmond Business Connections; David Roy, The Seamount Group, with the Kirkland Eastside Exchangers; and Franz Lewis, Absolute Mortgage, with the Issaquah Business Builders.

A special thanks to Kari Dickerson with Freedom Billing and Michelle Wicks-Cypher with Mary Kay Cosmetics from the Business Bulldogs for coordinating this event.

Submitted by Connie J. Hinton, BNI-NW.

Chapter Reaches Potential Members at Expo

Members of the Paradise Valley Success chapter of BNI in Phoenix exercised their networking skills at the Arizona Women's Expo on April 12 & 13, 2003. The members used this event to share the benefits of BNI to all business professionals while seeking guests for their next chapter meeting. This is part of the chapter's growth strategy in reaching their member totals for the 2003 Member Extravaganza.

Submitted by Stephen A. Deubel, BNI Sr. Area Director.

BNI HAPPENINGS — Barbados
Barbados' First Chapter Celebrates Anniversary


	From left to right: Leroy Harris, Marva Belgrave, Albert Field, Mark Martindale, Malvin Drayton, Nancy Butcher, Davidson Christmas, Heather Mandeville, Anthony Smith and Roger Gibbs.

Forming on February 20, 2002, the Bridgetown chapter was the first chapter to be launched in Barbados. We now have a membership of 30. Pictured are the Bridgetown chapter first year members. These are members from the core group.

Submitted by Curtis Belgrave.

Member Bakes World's Largest Rum Cake

The recently designated "World's Largest Rum Cake" was baked right here in Barbados by Shane Johnson's Bakers Choice company. Shane is a BNI member from the Bridgetown chapter.

The 423-pound cake was baked for a special occasion and was certainly was a huge hit!

Baker's Choice will ship their products anywhere in the world so BNI members can contact Shane at rumcakes@caribsurf.com.

Submitted by Marya Belgrave.

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