Coming up in April...

Spring Regional Forum and Reading Rally!!

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Letter from the President p. 1 • Upcoming Chapter Meeting p. 2 • Firm Spotlight p. 3 Committee Reports • About EWI of Chattanooga p. 9

2015-2016 Officers & Directors

Nena Powell, President Lattimore, Black, Morgan & Cain PC Charlie Rosenquist, Vice President/President Elect Blue Cross Blue Shield TN Theresa Bailey, Treasurer Infosystems Sarrie Pasch, Recruitment and Retention Chattanooga Riverboat Co Audrey Harris, Secretary MCA, Mike Collins & Associates Kelly Hennessy, Sergeant-At-Arms Tru Enterprises Karen Hannifin, Professional Development Director, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union Kelly McCoy Fundraising Director, Cumulus Media Chattanooga Chandra Sutherland, Communications Director, Chattanooga Head Start Tammy Hargis, Director-at-Large, MCA, Mike Collins & Associates

Message from the President Fasten your seatbelts and hang on because we have a lot of special opportunities coming up! Please don’t miss our March meeting where Deputy Chief David Roddy comes and speaks to us about being street smart while we are out and about in our daily life. Invite a co-worker to hear about this very practical topic.

Kelly McCoy needs your gift card donations or money to buy gift cards for our annual “No Dirty Dishes” fundraiser. Everyone should have received tickets to sell.

Our April meeting will be a little different in that we will not have the regular Tuesday night meeting. This is because we have two phenomenal speakers lined up for our Spring Regional Forum that Chattanooga is hosting. You do not want to miss this. Really. You don’t. Please do whatever you can to attend on Saturday, April 30

th. Charlie has mailed out

all the details on this, so check it out. Ask questions if you don’t understand something.

Our May meeting is also very special because it will be on the Southern Belle. Bring your mom, sister, daughter, kids, father, husband, son – any family member and enjoy this cruise with one of our member firms. Sarrie has worked out a deal where we pay the same price as our regular meeting dues (and children are discounted).

Don’t forget your opportunity to earn “credits” toward your leadership certificate this year by listening to the monthly webinar, attending the monthly chapter meeting or board meeting, and getting involved in a committee.

Finally, if you can help one of our own, Sandy Witzel, by donating to her online fund for medical assistance, please take a moment to go ahead and

do that. Nena Powell, LBMC

March 2016

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Upcoming Meetings

How to Register

1. Navigate to ewichattanooga.com, log in, and click on “Events.”

2. Click on the “Register” button for the September Chapter meeting.

3. Fill out your registration information..

4. Confirm your reservation. We’ll see you at 5:30 p.m. February 4th.

If you invite guests to the meeting, please have them register for the meeting themselves. The registration process is the

March Meeting

RSVP by the Tuesday BEFORE the meeting, 1 week Meeting at DoubleTree Hotel Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

5:30 p.m. - Meet, Greet and Network

5:45 p.m. - Dinner & Meeting

Location: 407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN.

37402 Complimentary Parking in the DoubleTree lot to the left

of the building

Our March Speaker

Deputy Chief, David Roddy with the Chattanooga Police Department will share his

stories of

What’s Going on in Chattanooga and tips for us to be “Street Smart”.

Deputy Chief David Roddy was born and raised in Chattanooga, graduated from Tyner High School, received a bachelor’s

degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Middle Tennessee State University and a graduate of the F.B.I. National

Academy.

He has been a member of the Chattanooga Police Department since 1995 and has held positions ranging from patrol, patrol

supervisor, street crimes investigator, gang investigator, special operations commander, SWAT commander, patrol sector

commander and most recently, the internal affairs commander, Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief.

He is a 19-year veteran of the department and holds a bachelor's of science in Criminal Justice Administration and is a

graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 235. He is a graduate of the Leadership of Chattanooga program for 2011.

Chief Roddy has provided training in firearms, entry techniques, woodland operations, waterborne operations, less lethal

munitions, linear assaults, leadership, organizational management, and terrorism.

David has been a speaker at national law enforcement conferences as well as a consultant for several product and training

companies across the United States. He has written articles that have been featured in The Firearms Instructor (IALEFI), The

Tactical Edge (NTOA) and the Tennessee Tactical Police and Paramedics Association periodical.

Chief Fred Fletcher has been quoted saying “I am absolutely confident in his ability to run the day-to-day operations of the

Chattanooga Police Department and to serve and lead the CPD as we work to keep our community safe.”

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Department of Youth and Family Development

DAISY HEAD START CENTER

PLEASE BRING ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO A MONTHLY MEETING

Diapers (any size or brand) and wipes

Pull up’s (size boys and girls 2T to 5T)

Girl panties (2T to 4T)

Boys underwear (2T to 4T)

Boys and girls socks (infants, toddlers, and children 3-5 years of age)

Boys and girls shoes (sizes 2 to 12)

Boys and girls pants or shorts (sizes 3T-5T and a few larger sizes like 6, 8, or 10)…clothes can be new or gently used. They are mainly used for accidents when children do not have any extras

Children’s books

Glue sticks

Small fleece blankets for toddlers rest time

Plastic storage containers…any size

Sergeant At Arms: Kelly Hennessey

Number of member firm representatives: 21 Guest: 0, Speaker: 1 Total Attendance: 22

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All announcements for the newsletter need to be sent to Chandra Sutherland with Chattanooga Head Start (cmsutherland@chattanooga.gov) by the close of business on the Friday following our monthly chapter meeting.

Please keep our EWI sister in your thoughts and prayers as she starts her new kidney journey. Sandy Witzel’s home address if you would like to send her a

card is 1603 Mack Smith Rd., East Ridge, TN 37412

Please also visit this website to learn more about Sandy’s story and her needs!

https://www.youcaring.com/sandy-witzel-497199#.VoqX3NfphHR.facebook

2015-2016 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

AHOY MATES!!!!!

SAILING INTO A NEW YEAR!

BRING A GUEST

&

SIGN UP A NEW MEMBER

Each time you bring a guest you get 1 ticket & if you sign up a new member you get 5 tickets!

At the end of the year (Sept 2016)

A DRAWING FOR A HUGE

GIFT BASKET

worth $500

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March Fundraising

Kelly McCoy –Fundraising Director

Cumulus Media Chattanooga

kelly.mccoy@cumulus.com

April Fundraiser

No Dirty Dishes!!

Exciting news coming about our Fall Fundraiser! Stay tuned!

Bring in those Gift Cards ladies!

Let’s make these the Best Baskets EVER!!!

Despite Mother Nature’s best efforts to de-rail our February meeting, we still managed a respectable $74 on our raffle table. For the March meeting, let’s go with a Think Spring theme.

Pecan sales are still going on. We have halves, pieces, pralines and a few walnuts/chocolate covered raisins left to move. Call Kelly McCoy at 423-503-8807 or email her at kelly.mccoy@cumulus.com to place an order---she’ll even deliver!!

No Dirty Dishes: We are still accepting gift card donations—bring them to Kelly McCoy at the March meeting, along with any tickets you’ve sold. Need more tickets to sell? No prob-lem! We’ll have some at the meeting.

Save the Date: September 8, 2016--- ewiGras at the Doubletree! Details coming soon!

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CELEBRATES FAMILIES ON THE SOUTHERN BELLE RIVERBOAT

MAY 10TH

DINNER CRUISE 7:00PM – 9:00PM (Boarding at 6:30pm)

BBQ

LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

CASH BAR

COST: $24.00 Adults & $12.00 kids 3-12

PLEASE RSVP to Sarrie Pasch (423)463-8541 Credit Cards are accepted

Payments are due upon reservations

Accepting reservations January 26th – May 1st

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