Dear Members:

I send greetings from Paducah, Kentucky!

My work as a photographer has led me here for a national event which will run through the beginning of October.  Shooting from dawn to dusk doesn’t leave much time for visiting the sites, but I managed to sneak a few hours over the past few weeks to not only visit the National Quilt Museum and meet a celebrity business owner in town, but to learn about one of the past local industries – button making from mussels.  Just gorgeous.

October!  How quickly time can fly? 

October 1^st will be my 60^th birthday.  I’ve never shied away from birthdays.  To me, celebrating the passage of time is a wonderous and awesome thing.  I look forward to my 60^th year and all the adventures it will bring. 

Speaking of adventures – BPW sure has a few coming up as we close out 2024. 

If October wasn’t busy enough with National Business Women’s Week, we are also preparing to participate in the International Congress in St. Kitts in November.  This year, there are many suggested changes for our Constitution, as well as election of the next Executive, Standing Committee Chairs and Regional Coordinators for the next triennium.  Lots to prepare for – and so excited that we (NFBPWC) will be presenting three workshops!  Whew!

Adding to the Delegates already selected in August:  Barbara Bozeman, Bessie Hironimus, and Nermin Ahmad, the alternate delegates for International Congress have been selected:

From New York City:  Emily VanVleck

From North Carolina:  Alice Gallup West

From Washington:  Rosalind Scott

Thank you all for agreeing to serve. 

More information regarding the International Congress is elsewhere in the magazine.