EWI of Spokane News

As my tenure as Chapter President wraps up, I had planned to write my last President’s message about “finishing well.”  But then I came across this passage by C.S. Lewis that emphasizes the importance of each and every decision we make along the way:

In what are you anchored?  Many times, recently, I’ve asked this question about myself and about others whom I have observed in a variety of different settings: work, work dinners, art classes, the mall, the park, on the news.  What I mean is – what core values drive your thoughts, attitudes, words, behaviors, actions, and reactions?  Can you identify the core values reflected by your thoughts, attitudes, words, behaviors, actions, and reactions; and are these the core values you want to reflect? 

EWI of Spokane’s Nominating Committee proposes the slate of officers for 2019-2020

Last month I attended a meeting where Casey Jackson of IFIOC presented on Motivational Interviewing.  According to Psychology Today, “Motivational Interviewing is a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. 

The 5th annual Taco Bell Live Mas Golf & Gala benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County on Monday, July 29th, will add a new layer of fun and excitement to the Manito Golf & Country Club.

Hello female golfers! The 3rd Annual Spokane Summer Swing Golf Tournament (to be held on August 3-4) is an all-female golf tournament with an extraordinary purpose to benefit Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents (PCCA).

As a wife, mother, and professional for the last decade or so, I can’t tell you how many times I have talked to other working women (with or without children) about struggling to conquer that never-ending, ever-growing to-do list. 

You could be just six questions away from attending LCAM 2019 in Milwaukee, WI! Apply today for the EWI of Spokane Past Presidents’ Scholarship!

Please be sure to fill out a straw ballot to help the Nominating Committee consider candidates for the 2019-2020 Chapter leadership

EWI101 is a great way to meet some of the other members who are new just like you and help you to understand and feel more comfortable at our meetings and gatherings.

Please join Inland Northwest Land Conservancy for An Evening with Kris Tompkins: Paying Our Rent to Earth, a presentation on the creation of national parks and the importance of taking action to protect the places you love.

EWI of Spokane’s May chapter meeting is our annual Scholarship Banquet. This banquet celebrates and rewards the brightest student minds in our local community with substantial scholarships and features those minds’ inspiring ideas in the beloved two-minute speech: “This, I believe…” I hope you will be there.

EWI members can play 9 holes of golf before our June 18 meeting at Kalispel Golf and Country Club!