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Thornapple Pointe was the

perfect spot for the Annual

Summer Golf Outing. The

weather was just right for

a great day of golfing, net-

working and a lot of fun.

The Western Michigan

Chapter was pleased to

have special guests from

the Birmingham Chapter

and the Lansing Chapter

join us for this event.

A huge Thank You to our

Sponsors & Jason Jenkins

& WCR volunteers who

organized the event.

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Summer Fun ~ Golf Outing A Hit!

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T H I S I S S U E :

Golf Outing 1

Mixer

Highlights

2

Luncheon

Highlights

3

REBAR GR 3

Leadership

Retreat

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Information

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P A G E 2

Thank You to

Monarch

Community

Bank for

Sponsoring the

Mixer. The ap-

petizers were

Delicious

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Mixin it up @ the JW.A brand new venue for

our summer Mixer was

the JW Marriott. The

event was held in theJW Marriott Mixology

Lounge.

Despite the rainy

weather, folks came out!

The event also high-

lighted the cooperation

of two Chapter, WCR

Western Michigan and

WCR-Lakeshore Chap-

ter coming together to

create a truly memorable

and classy event.

In attendance was for-mer WCR State Presi-

dent, JoAnn Hatfield,

Doug Merriam, MAR,

Gene Szpeienski, Presi-

dent Elect, MAR and Jay

Spencer, the newly

elected Plainfield Town-

ship Supervisor.

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Education Luncheons ~ On Your Mark!

P A G E 3W W W . W C R W E S T E R N M I C H I G A N . C O M

WCR Western Michigan is

gearing up for our Fall Series

of Education Lunches. Hard

to believe that fall is here.

Summer seemed way to

short! Weve got some ex-

cellent programming lined

up. On September 13th, we

will be at Notos to hear

Business Coach, Mike

Hammond deliver strate-

gies to keep your business

on target.

On October 11, (also at

Notos) we are thrilled to

present a power-packed

luncheon featuring women en-

trepreneurs from West Michi-

gan. Our guests will include

leaders from across the State

including NAR 2007 President,

Pat VredevoogdCombs.

Beth Folley, MAR Presi-

dent 2011 will give a brief

update from the state level.

(Poster below) Dont miss this!

For more Info:

www.wcrwesternmichigan.com

from your peers for FREE.

This event got high marks

from attendees over the past

couple of years. Aside from

the education, its a a lot of

fun. And yes, there will be

delicious items on the menu

& of course drinks.

Do you feel like a fish out of

water when it comes to

keeping up the with the lat-

est technology?

Well REBAR Grand Rapids

which is slated for Septem-

ber 20th at Bar Divani is a

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forward to

catching up

after the

summer

holidays

plan on

coming to

lunch!


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ber 29th for a Leadership Re-

treat which is being billed as

L.E.A.P. 2013.

Leap stands for:

*Leadership

*Envisioning/Education

*Affirmation

*Participation

During this half day retreat,

we will focus as a LEADER-

SHIP TEAM on where we are

and where we need to go.

We welcome your input.

One of the most important

elements of the Womens

Council of REALTORS is to

develop Leaders not simply

reproduce Followers.

The Western Michigan Chap-

ter takes this responsibility

seriously and has provided

opportunities for members toserve in various capacities and

to attend local and national

meetings for those in Leader-

ship roles.

This year, your leaders will be

meeting together on Septem-

If you are interested in a serv-

ing on the team next year, let

us know. If you know of

someone who would be excel-

lent in a leadership role, please

take the initiative and invite

them to a luncheon or one of

our events.

Remember, we all succeed

when we work together.

Western Michigan Chapter

www.wcrwesternmichigan.com

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ABOUT US:

We are a network of successful REALTORS em-

powering women to exercise their potential as

entrepreneurs and business leaders.

TO LEARN MORE OR TO JOIN:

CONTACT:

COTTY HATCH: 616-453-9699

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