BNI HAPPENINGS — U.S.
Red Cross New York Fund—"Where The Money Goes"
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Pomona Chapter of American Red Cross Receives BNI Donation |
On December 3rd, The Pomona Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross invited BNI Headquarters to their Heroes Briefing to recognize our BNI members' generous contributions to the Liberty Disaster Relief Fund and show us how your support has helped to heal lives shattered on September 11th. Those assisted include:
• Survivors of the attacks and their families
• Evacuated residents
• Famlies of individuals who have died from anthrax exposure
The assistance provided includes:
• More that 11 million meals and snacks served
• Over 18,000 pairs of boots per day to use in the rescue efforts
• Funeral expenses, clothing, hotel accommodations, personal items, etc... for survivors and their families
• Mental health counseling to more than 1,177,000 people nationwide (including continuing patients from the Oklahoma bombing)
• More cash assistance to families and dependents than all other major services organizations combined
The American Red Cross continues to meet with families daily and will continue to provide services as long as necessary to meet the needs of those affected by the tragedies of September 11th. The ARC has already sent 3,441 checks to 2,945 individuals and families. $111 million more in Family Gift checks will be distributed by the end of the year.
This is just a few of the wonderful things that the ARC is doing with your donations. The priority of the ARC is to provide assistance to families and individuals affected by this tragedy. This is the largest disaster response in the history of the ARC. ARC has already spent more than $153 million to assist people affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks.
ARC has launched a special Family Gift Program to help meet the immediate needs of grieving families. The program can help with living expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, tuition and childcare.
Thanks to overwhelming support from BNI members and the general public, more than $582 million has been received to help the ARC respond. More than $536,000 has been collected here in the Pomona Valley American Red Cross Chapter.
If you would like a copy of the detailed press release e-mailed to you, please send your request to roxy@bni.com. She will also include a copy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
At the BNI International Directors' Conference in November 2001, held in Brea, CA, Dr. Misner announced that the total donation to the American Red Cross added up to $90,000.00! BNI members really prove that they believe in the philosophy BNI is based upon—Givers Gain!
BNI HAPPENINGS — U.S.
The Key To Action Is Involvement
Craig Campana, BNI Executive Director for Wisconsin and Houston East, recognizes the importance of jumping in to get involved in a project.
He was given an opportunity to contribute to BNI's best selling book - Masters of Networking, and ever since his entry was published in the book, his productivity momentum has gone nowhere but up.
Campana never considered himself much of a writer, but he feels very strongly the action to become involved in the "Masters project," gave him the confidence and credibility to continue pursuing his dream.
The exposure his business received by participating in the book propelled him to become involved as a contributor to two other books: Confessions of Shameless Self-Promoters, (released in May 2001), and The Entrepreneurial Parent (to be released in 2002), and currently he is working on his first solo book titled Turbocharged: Turning Career Adversity into Power for Success.
His exposure didn't stop there. Always being somewhat of a gutsy marketer, he launched an electronic newsletter (or ezine) which provides what he calls the G.U.T.S.Y. Marketing Tip of the Week. Within a few short months of distributing the weekly ezine, his efforts were recognized by www.entrepreneur.com and he now writes a column for the online magazine called the G.U.T.S.Y. Tip of the Day.
If you wonder what the concept is with the acronym of G.U.T.S.Y. - it stands for Campana's Goal-oriented, Unique tactics with a Targeted reach to Show your assets and Yield results.
Within a month after being featured in Entrepreneur.com, his career took flight to a new level as he began hosting his own internet-based radio show via the Voice America Network. The show is titled none other than "G.U.T.S.Y. Marketing with Craig Campana."
The show runs every Wednesday from 10-11 a.m. (Pacific), and is accessible from http://www.voiceamerica.com. Campana's website at http://www.gutsymarketing.com features archives of the past shows as well.
Here's a complete list of the line-up of authors and experts Campana will be interviewing on the show:
2-Jan—G.U.T.S.Y. Structuring your time/starting business. Author: Sue Rusch
9-Jan—G.U.T.S.Y. Electronic/Web Marketing. Author: Alexandria Brown
16-Jan—G.U.T.S.Y. Networking. Authors: Dr. Ivan Misner and Don Morgan
23-Jan—G.U.T.S.Y. Publicity Strategies. Author: Joan Stewart
30-Jan—G.U.T.S.Y. Marketing Trends. Author: Wendy Weiss
6-Feb—G.U.T.S.Y. Promotion By Phone. Coach: Dave Buck
13-Feb—G.U.T.S.Y. Connections. Author: Robert W. Davis
20-Feb—G.U.T.S.Y. Time Mastery. Authors: Jed Niederer Germaine Porche' (BNI Members)
27-Feb—G.U.T.S.Y. Customer Service. Author: Debra J. Schmidt, America's Customer Loyalty Ambassador
6-Mar—G.U.T.S.Y. Shameless Self Promotion. Author: Debbie Allen
When asked about why he enjoys sharing his G.U.T.S.Y. tips, Campana stated, "I really enjoy helping businesses increase their marketing efforts by giving them ideas about creating attention-getting exposure for themselves. I never dreamed I would have my own radio show, but I feel confident that it will propel my efforts beyond belief."
BNI HAPPENINGS — U.S.
Michigan Members Take BNI Prize
CONGRATULATIONS to Bob Herriman (Downriver/Wyandotte chapter member), Mark Bergsma (Gand Rapids V chapter member), Jim Hewelt (Woodward Corridor chapter member), Chuck Tomasello (Jackson I chapter member), Tom Archer (Tricounty/Hartland chapter member), and Moira Robinson (Metro Novi chapter member): Cancun Trip winners for the BNI 2001 Membership Drive!
You can see a picture of the Michigan winners the Photo Gallery on the Michigan BNI website.
Go to http://www.bni-mi.com and click on "Photo Gallery." To view the Cancun Trip winners, click on "2001 Membership Drive Winners" on the right hand side of the web page.
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