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Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Puget Sound Race for the Cure
June 21st,
Qwest Event Center
To Join the Sisters Team:
www.pugetsoundraceforthecure.org/goto/sisters
There will be a potluck after work meeting
May 9th, 2008
Carpenters / Pile Drivers / Millwrights Specialty Training Center
20424 72nd Ave. So.
Kent, WA 98032
Potluck starts at 5 PM.
Any thing you bring is wonderful, there is always plenty of food so please do not use the excuse
you didn't have time to pick up any thing to bring as a reason not to show up.
Meeting Starts at 6 PM. Please bring your thoughts, questions, idea's, information to share, etc.
Our Speakers are
Debbie with Jobs with Justice
Cody with Learning for life.
All women in the construction industry are welcome and encouraged to come
meet, greet, get to know other women in the trades and have some fun. As well as
explore opportunities, get information, make contacts, and make new friends.
All women in the trades, union, non union, in the office or in the field, working or
retired or wishing to get into the trades, are more than welcome.
The mission of this organization is;
To expand a network of active women that will affirm building trades sisters as a positive
and growing part of the construction workforce.
To increase the number of trades women through cooperative recruitment efforts and
mentoring support for enhanced retention.
Hold regular meetings allowing women to network and share their experiences; match
mentors to new trades' women; enter into partnership with disadvantaged women to provide
encouragement and hope; and reinforce appropriate workplace conduct.
Increase public awareness of construction careers; provide speakers to career fairs and
other outreach opportunities; support recruiting efforts of apprenticeship programs; and
use our skills in volunteer work.
Please help get the word out and come to the Potluck. If you have questions or wish to
help out, e-mail shyeshye@aol.com.
May 9th, Meeting Agenda:
• Speaker: Debbie, From Jobs with Justice
• Speaker: Cody, From Learning for Life
• Kandy: "Sisters Team" for the Breast Cancer Walk. Casino trip fund raiser.
• Denise Salo: Treasurers Report
• Cynthia: 29th Annual Washington Women in Trades Fair Booth Report
• Tami St. Paul: NW Women's Show Booth Report
• Discussion on NW Women's Show Booth 09
• Yolanda & Linda R. Sisters in the Brotherhood NW Regional Conference, Report
• Washington Women in the Trades Dream Banquet "Host a Sister" November 08
• Linda Romanovitch: 42 Women participated in the Spring 08 Sisters Mentor Training, Report.
• Linda R. Summer RAMP Builds; Volunteers
• Discussion on Fall 08 Mentor Training.
• Discussion on online interactive Mentor report form
• Lending Library project, donations, returns and check out's.
• Jeri Hall, IBEW Local 46 Donation announcement
• Women Build California May 17th & 18th, 3 "Sisters" attending. Carolina, Terry & Melina
• Article in Reeves Journal
• Habitat Women's Build May 10th. Report
• 2008 Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women July 9th-13th, Victoria BC.
• Announcement Facebook and MySpace pages for the Sisters in the Building Trades is in the works.
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