Greetings NGHWA Members and Friends...

Time flies - Please note that December's meeting is THIS FRIDAY,
December 5th. We elected to have our December meeting on the first
Friday of the month, to leave the rest of the month open for all of
your holiday festivities.

In this email:
* Announcing your 2009 Board of Directors!
* December meeting announcement
* Events posted on NGHWA.ORG
* Hypnotherapy & Mind-Body Resource Forum poster files
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ANNOUNCING YOUR 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS!
I'm enthusiastic to introduce you to your new Board of Directors! But
first, I'd like to mention that this is the last NGHWA E-News I will
write as your President. It's been an honor and privilege to serve in
this capacity, along with my co-board members -- Jackie Foskett and
Mary Lee LaBay have each been past presidents, and Kate Wells has
been an active member for many years. We have enjoyed working
together and getting to know those of you who have been attending
meetings, and staying in touch via email with our larger community.
It's time for us to step aside to welcome some new members into
leadership positions.

2009 PRESIDENT: MICHAEL BRANNAN
2009 TREASURER: CONNIE BRANNAN
Our new President and Treasurer are a husband-wife team who have been
very active in NGHWA activities over the past couple of years.
Michael Brannan has been elected as President, and Connie Brannan has
stepped up to be our treasurer. Michael and Connie bring a wealth of
wisdom to our chapter, having attended trainings with some of the
most well-known leaders in the fields of hypnosis and NLP. Connie's
experience in accounting will assure good fiscal management of our
non-profit budget. Thank you

2009 VICE PRESIDENT: CRAIG SIGL
2009 SECRETARY: LISA MILLS
Craig Sigl and Lisa Mills have both been involved with NGHWA
activities for the past several years, volunteering at the World
Hypnotism Day Resource Forum, and actively participating in meetings.
We're delighted to welcome them to the board.

2009 EVENTS COORDINATORS: Wendy Vogt and Krizten Breidenich
The role of Event Coordinator has grown over the past few years, with
the addition of website postings and making arrangements to bring
qualified presenters to the chapter. This year, the role of Event
Coordinator will be shared by Wendy and Krizten, exemplifying the
benefit of collaboration vs. competition in all we do.

The current board will be meeting with the new board this week to get
them up to speed on everything they need to know so that the new
board can step up to the plate and take over in January. Please come
out to the December and January meetings to thank the current board
members and welcome the new ones. We look forward to seeing you!

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DECEMBER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
December 5th - Michael Clark from Constant Contact presents
"Seven Keys to Email Marketing"
Please join us this Friday, December 5, at the South Snohomish County
P.U.D. office at 21018 Highway 99, Edmonds WA 98026.

There are several email management companies that help you design and
create effective email marketing to send to your list. In addition,
they provide contact management, tracking, and follow-up options,
making it easier for you to look more professional and maintain good
communication with your clients and potential customers. Learn how
these systems work, why they're important, and how simple it can be
to get started, so that you can start your new year off right!

No charge for members.
$10 for non-members.
This will be a very informative presentation to anyone who runs a
small business, so we encourage you to bring friends and guests!

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HELP US PROMOTE OUR EVENTS!

Be sure to refer to our website at www.nghwa.org regularly for a list
of events sponsored by your colleagues and peers. We have also posted
the 2009 Hypnotherapy Resource Forum poster on the site, with a list
of the agenda. Please remember to send announcements to your clients,
colleagues and friends, and include this link:
http://www.nghwa.org/5.html

To help you promote the Hypnotherapy and Mind-Body Resource Forum,
you will find the following files attached on our Hypnotic Health
Yahoo Group:
- PDF file of the 2009 Hypnotherapy & Mind-Body Resource Forum poster
- High quality JPG file of above
- Low resolution, reduced size JPG file of above

Go to the Yahoo Group Hypnotic Health and click on Files.

PLEASE distribute these files, either in print, as attachments to
your emails, or posted on your website. Help us promote this event
and make it successful!

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Once again, it has been a privilege to serve as your President, and I
look forward to staying in touch in 2009 and beyond. On behalf of the
2008 NGHWA Board, we wish you another healthy and successful month!

With appreciation,

Lauren Archer
425-881-7082