Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Chapter #302 | NAWIC

Holiday Gathering: AIA & NAWIC Chapters
2017-12-20 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Casa Bolero, 116 Portage Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, United States
Join the Southwest Michigan American Institute of Architects and Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Chapter
of the National Association of Women and Construction for a holiday dinner and networking event!
· Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017
· Time: 5:30 p.m.
· Location: Casa Bolero, 116 Portage Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
CONTACTS: AIA: Doug Milburn (269) 350-0942
or NAWIC: Suzanne Grix (269) 364-1917
Register HERE (Evenbrite) no later than December 15
Agenda
o 5:30 – Gather, guacamole and salsa bar
o 6:00 – Buffet dinner served, chicken/steak/black bean fajitas
o 7:00– Optional NEF Ornament Exchange (bring $10 and a wrapped ornament to the event to participate—all proceeds to go to the NAWIC Education Foundation)
o 8:00 – Adjourn

Holiday ornament game of “Switch • Steal • Unwrap”
Rules: Each attendee brings a wrapped ornament. At the event, each person who brought a wrapped ornament pays $10 to play a dice game.
The proceeds benefit the NEF (NAWIC Education Foundation). Founded in 1972, NEF has enacted several programs and contests created to foster and promote construction as a viable career choice among young people from grade school to high school. Locally, the NAWIC Chapter participates in the annual Block Kids Lego contest for grades K-6 and the CAD|Drafting and Design program for high school students.

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Block Kids 2018 “Lego” Building Competition
2018-01-27 09:00 - 12:00
Visit the event page for more information
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February meeting: Join us for Toastmasters!
2018-02-27 17:30 - 19:30
Register: Eventbrite
Typical meeting format is as follows:
President calls the meeting to order
Toastmaster introduces the planned speeches for the meeting and objectives (usually 1-2 planned speeches that last 4-10 minutes)
Table Topics Master – introduces subject and any members or guests can volunteer to deliver a 1-2 minute impromptu talk on the assigned topic.
Evaluations – A formal evaluation of the planned speeches is presented – 2-3 minutes.
Concludes with various reports and announcements.
Event Details:
Date: February 27th, 2018
Time: Please arrive by 5:30
Location: Yeo & Yeo, P.C., CPAs & Business Consultants
710 E. Milham | Kalamazoo, MI 49002
Cost: $7 (for pizza dinner)
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March WIC Week
2018-03-03 - 2018-03-10
Women in Construction Week
The focus of Women in Construction (WIC) Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. WIC Week also provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. Let’s all show up and have FUN!
WIC Week 2018 Member Participation Activities: WIC Week Recap – Download

1. Add the WIC Week logo to email signature
To show support, we asked members to add the below logo to their email signature (right-click image to download)

2. Participate in the Poster Photo Contest
A poster was designed for this year’s event and will be distributed to members at the February and March events. Members are encouraged to take a photo with the poster and share to their social media for a chance to win a prize.
DOWNLOAD a small or large poster here: 2018 poster 8×11 (small) PDF 2018 poster 11×17 (large) PDF
Here is last year’s winner:

3. Celebrate with your colleagues and share!
Members are encouraged to celebrate WIC Week at their office. Some ideas are to have a WIC Week pizza party for lunch one day, bring in donuts or bagels in to the office and display with the WIC Week Poster, take a group photo with colleagues at work and share to social media using hashtags #WICWeek2018 and #NAWIC302.
4. Proclamation from Mayor Bobby Hopewell
We will be receiving a proclamation of WIC Week from the Mayor of Kalamazoo, Bobby Hopewell at the March City Meeting. Join us at City Hall to receive the proclamation—details to come to you via email soon.
Below is picture of us and the Mayor from last year!

5. Celebrate on Social Media
We will be posting and celebrating WIC Week on our NAWIC Chapter’s social media pages. Be sure to “like” and “share”!
6. WIC Week Photo with Prein & Newhoff
Our March Membership Event will be a lunch with Prein and Newhoff as they discuss the importance of Michigan’s SAW Grant to our state’s underground infrastructure. We will take a group photo of participants with our WIC Week Poster and share to social media.
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Mar 21 - Join us for a Celebration of Women in Construction
2018-03-21 17:30 - 19:00
Register: Eventbrite
Monthlymeeting to network and learn about Michigan’s SAW Grant from the experts at Prein & Newhof!
Event Details:
Dan Lewis and Brian Vilmont from Prein & Newhof will be joining us to present to the Chapter on Michigan’s SAW Grant and it’s effect on the State.Date:

March 21, 2018
Time: Please arrive by 5:30
Location: Erbelli’s Kalamazoo location: 6214 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Phone: 269-375-0408
Cost: $10 (for pizza/salad dinner)

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