February President’s Corner

By Dee Johnson, Seattle Chapter President Your Board has been cooking up a plan for 2010! No, seriously, we had a wonderful time on December 5 during our planning meeting. One of the great perks of volunteering to be on the Board is an opportunity like our planning session and cooking class combo. As the new Board transitioned out, we got to know each other better by taking a cooking class and having our planning session. What better way to get to know each other than to work as a team to produce our own meal. We started out our morning with a great planning session for this coming year. At noon, we broke up into groups of two to three people to produce a meal that we all could share. This was truly a good way to get to know each other and observe our strengths and weaknesses. The team got a first-hand glimpse of my weakness – dessert! I was lucky enough to be on the team that made the whipped cream with crème fraiche and my favorite cognac. All I can say is – Wow! It would make any dessert wonderful. But I digress. Anyhow, we had a delicious meal we prepared with instruction from Naomi Kakiuchi, RD, CD, CCP of NuCulinary. After our meal we went back to the tables to work through some more planning. I walked away feeling very excited about your board’s commitment, enthusiasm, and ideas for the coming year. We have a lofty goal to increase membership from 246 to 275. We need each of you to help by introducing EWGA to friends, family, co-workers, female college students, even corporations that would be of interest to our organization. With your help, I think we can do it! Another goal is to make sure that all the other benefits that EWGA has to offer you are promoted so you get the most for your dollar out of being a member. We have some great fun events planned, as well as some opportunities to learn more about the game, your abilities, and networking. We are planning to have another great Tee-Off event to start out our season, so mark your calendars for April 3. It’s a great time for you to start planning your golf goals for this year, whether it’s meeting other players that are at your level, improving your swing, entering tournaments, or just enjoying some golf outings on the weekends. Your board has cooked up a fantastic buffet of options! See you at the Tee-Off and/or on the course! Dee