From the President - December Update
December 3, 2019
I blinked and it is December! It seems crazy to think the year is over and the SWE year is half over. After a very busy Fall, we are intentionally having a slow month of events and activities to help everyone take a breath and enjoy themselves this December before we ramp up with activities again at the start of the year.
November was an exciting month for us as many of our section were able to attend WE19 in Anaheim and support our very own Cindy Hoover as she presided over the events. A few of us were even able to sneak away and enjoy Disneyland. While several of the section were in California, we had great representation at the Alternative Gift Market. Special thanks to Kim Burton for spearheading that effort and Ariel and Elena for helping at the market sell our ornaments.
After we got back from conference several of us met at The Anchor for a conference recap and followed up the evening by throwing Axes at Blade & Timber. It was a hit 😉
We recently were contacted by the Kansas City SWE section as they are starting an advocacy group and want to know if Wichita would be willing to partner with them on their Kansas efforts. Last night we discussed it at the general meeting and we all feel it would be a good thing to support. If you are interested in learning more about it, please send me an email.
I’m also pleased to announce that today we received word that the Wichita Section will be well represented with WE Local Awards. As a section, we won the SWE 2020 WE Local Outstanding Outreach Event Award. I won the SWE 2020 WE Local ELiTE Award and Michelle Boehm won the SWE 2020 WE Local New ELiTE Award! We plan to accept these awards at the Des Moines WE Local April 17 and 18, 2020 if any of you would like to attend as well. Thank you to everyone that helped with the application process for all of these.
The only event we have planned for this month is our annual holiday party. It is scheduled for Friday December 13th at the home of Bonnie Johnson. Wear your favorite holiday sweater/shirt. We will be doing a Sock Exchange this year rather than the traditional White Elephant. For the sock exchange, buy a pair of socks and then fill them with your favorite goodies. The minimum is $10 not including the cost of the socks. We are also treating this as a potluck, with SWE providing the main protein. If you haven’t already signed up, you can do that here.
I also want to add that if you are interested in being on the Awards, Nominating or Banquet committees please send me a note and I'll get you more information. All three of those committees will be doing more work this Spring and need some help.
Thanks for being a part of SWE and I hope to see you at one of our events this month.
DECEMBER EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR
12/13/19 Holiday Party Contact: Jess Stitt
12/16/19 Expo Planning Meeting at Picasso’s Pizzeria in Delano Contact Sarah Niles and Hannah Morris
Jessica Stitt
FY20 Wichita Area Section President
Society of Women Engineers