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2017-2018 International Council President
Sandy Alexander, Colorado
sandy.alexander6697@gmail.com

Hello again and welcome to April,

Anne Bradstreet said, “If we had no winter
the spring would not be so pleasant.” Ok
then, this spring season will be Pleasant! So
many areas of the United States have had some “really” dreadful
winter days. Some of you did that spring forward day with the
clocks, some of you participated in that spring board meeting and Contents
some of you will do that spring into action from ideas gleaned from President…………… 2
the ESA Leadership Conference. We all will have a choice how
and when to spring. 1 VP…………..…… 4
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The Annual Leadership Conference held in Denver, Colorado was HQ………………….. 5
absolutely “inspiring”. How about that ceremony where Bailey Treasurer…………… 7
Ryan, the one-year-old daughter of Lauren Ryan, North Carolina
was pinned as a new ESA member! Her Grandmother, Bernice Chaplain………… 8
Elich, a 67-year ESA member of Colorado was in attendance. Foundation………… 11
What an amazing legacy for these “inspiring” ladies. We had an
in-depth workshop and discussion on “Leaving Your Legacy”. Philanthropic……… 15
Please be looking for more information and your turn to participate
during your state conventions. Your International Council News Bulletin…..… 16
Representatives will guide you through this discovery of what is my Hope For Heroes… 17
legacy.
St. Jude…………… 19
Another fun workshop EasterSeals……….. 21
was on “my personal
brand”. We explored RockStar…..….……. 23
topics as my values, 3
words to describe Anniversaries…….. 24
yourself, 3 words others States……………… 26
use to describe you, who
is our role model and Regional……..…… 43
words to describe our Forms…….…...…… 44
role model. An amazing
exercise was to write
down our own areas to
grow, 3 people we need and where we can connect with them.
Ask your members that participated in the conference to share this
journey with you. There were so many “inspiring” workshops and
materials offered. This is an amazing and informative week end
and again everyone is invited to attend.
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