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IABC Tucson Chapter News January 20, 2010

In This Issue:

Meeting Reminders
Be sure to RSVP right now for these IABC/Tucson events:
“Stand Out and Be Heard:
2010 Cactus Quill Awards Work Session”
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, 8-10 a.m.
Intuit, 2800 E. Commerce Center Place
Call-in number: 1-800-988-5173, follow prompts to attend a meeting, then enter 4222 for the meeting ID.
Free for members, $5 for non-members, $3 for students (payment goes toward Cactus Quill entry fee)
RSVP: events@iabctucson.com. Guests and students go to RSVP page for online payment option
Let IABC/Tucson help you form your all-important work plan for your Cactus Quill Awards entry. Call in if you can’t come by. Attendees can take away office supplies for a low-cost entry. The 2010 Cactus Quill Awards is sponsored by Bohte Design LLC.

“Reviving or Starting Your Next Egg:
Back to Basics of Retirement Planning”
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
3-5 p.m.
Hughes Federal Credit Union training room,
971 W. Wetmore Rd.
Free for members, $5 for non-members, $3 for students
RSVP by Friday, Jan. 29: members to events@iabctucson.com, others to the RSVP page with online payment option.
Jim Hall, manager of Hughes Federal Credit Union’s Financial Services, will show you how to plan for retirement, from figuring out your needs to using savings plans. He will not try to sell anything or give individual financial advice. The session includes a workbook and light refreshments and is sponsored by Hughes Federal Credit Union.

Volunteers to Staff Tucson Festival of Books Booth
Here’s an opportunity for you authors and independent contractors to market your books or services. We are looking for people to staff the booth at the March 13-14 festival for any length of time. Enthusiastic IABC/Tucson supporters are welcome to help out, too, and extol the virtues of IABC. If you’re interested, contact Paul Tumarkin, pkt@barkingshelby.com. Two volunteers have already sign on!

Congrats to Our Pet Photo Winner

Alicia Atalla won the drawing for a free sitting and picture with her grand-doggie, Jade, a six-month-old chocolate lab. Congratulations! Kris Dorst of Four-Legged Photography provided a certificate for the free services to IABC/Phoenix, which graciously passed it on to IABC/Tucson. 

IABC/Tucson Assembles 88 Comfort Kits

Lori Block of the Interfaith Coalition for the Homeless took away 88 kits and a few extra supplies for Operation Deep Freeze after our Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day lunch. Twenty attendees provided the donations and energy to get the assembly done. Thanks to everyone who participated. Special thanks to the efforts of the UA Communication Club and non-member community volunteers. And thanks to members Michelle Rau for suggesting the event and Paula Bohte for making contact with Operation Deep Freeze. 

Photos and a follow-up report will appear on our Facebook page soon. An article about the event appeared in the Jan. 19 issue of the Arizona Daily Wildcat. 

Block suggested other upcoming volunteer opportunities: a Jan. 26 annual count of the homeless and Tucson Homeless Connect on Feb. 19. For details, contact Block via e-mail or at 745-9443

Events
Jan. 23: Board mid-year mini-retreat, 8:30-11:30 a.m., at Juleen Eichinger (Board Secretary)'s house.
Jan. 26: “Stand Out and Be Heard: 2010 Cactus Quill Awards Work Session,” 8-10 a.m. Intuit, 2800 E. Commerce Center Place.
Feb. 3: “Reviving or Starting Your Next Egg: Back to Basics of Retirement Planning,” 3-5 p.m., Hughes Federal Credit Union training room, 971 W. Wetmore Rd.
Feb. 11: IABC/Tucson board meeting, 8:30 a.m., Good Egg, Grant and Swan.
Feb. 18: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
March 13-14: Tucson Festival of Books booth and meet-up.
March 18: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
May 6: “Pre-emptive Public Relations” discussion led by John Brown, director of communications for the UA Foundation.
June 3: Reception for 2010 Cactus Quill Award winners.

Links to Remember
IABC/Tucson
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
To reach the board: Paul Tumarkin, pbt@barkinshelby.com