The Power of Change

It's amazing what change can do - last week we had our last meeting at Bill's Diner due to the fact that Celine has retired and hence Bill's Diner is closed! So we had to find a new venue. . . . and we did, thanks to a few suggestions (an example of great co-operation) and a bit of leg-work by Martha, we had our first meeting at the Waverly Legion yesterday.

What is amazing about that change (apart from the elbow room we now have) is the we had a full house - every single member of the club turned up for the meeting. Why amazing? It has never happened before. . . the power of change!

Or is due to the fact that it would have been Dee Govang's last meeting - if she had turned up!! Dee has been running back & forth across the country trying to organise her new life/job/house in Victoria BC as well as organise her old life/job/house in Halifax and was so exhausted she didn't make it to brekkie. Good Luck in BC Dee, we'll miss you! There's a lead for Joan - organise a breakfast meeting at Dee's place n Victoria sometime this year - any takers?

Another defector from the club is Angela, who has moved to the Corridor club to take Dana' s place - well it is a little closer to home!! Angela, we will of course miss you too but at least we will be able to drop in to The Laker/Weekly Press office to say Hi and we'll see you at Network events too!

The other side of that biscuit (reference to an old ad on Irish TV for Chocolate digestives - "There are two sides to every biscuit") is that we will officially welcome 2 new members next week - Gord Pye from Investors Group who is filling Dee's place and Joanne from The Weekly Press/Laker who is filling Angela's place.

In addition to welcoming Gord & Joanne, we are pleased to say Welcome to Becky Thompson, Artist, Oxford Oils; Denise MacKenzie, Corporate Sales, Empire Theatres and Angela Clow, Pathologist, Fall River Speech & Language Services.

Please remember feedback is a great communication tool - all feedback (good, bad or indifferent) is welcome, please post a comment or email any of the Executive or Martha with your comments.

See you next week @ The Legion!

Advantage Frame Open Day with (B)'Ecky Thompson"

A great example of a Joint Venture between local businesses (and BBC members) was seen recently at Advantage Frame & Gallery - Open Day with Becky Thompson.


If you didn't get a chance to drop in, you can do so until the end of the month to see Becky's art.

Happy New Year

Welcome back everyone! Great to see you all this morning.

As we start a New Year, we discussed our Goals for 2008 and how the group can help us achieve them. Some great plans for 2008. Remember - if you want 'help' (ie motivation, encouragement, a sounding board) implementing those goals, hiring a Life Coach is a great way to make sure you stay on track! Call me if you want more info.

This morning we were joined by a couple of new guests - Denise MacKenzie of Empire Theatres & Angela Clow of Fall River Speech & Language Services. We also had a return visit from Becky Thompson, a local Artist. We hope to see you all back at the breakfast table in the near future.

Dr. Stephanie Gray was our Speaker this morning. Stephanie spoke about her business - Fall River Chiropractic - which she runs with her husband Jason; told us a little bit about they got to be where they are now and demonstrated what she does. All I can say is if you missed it, it was great ;) Mind you, I am a little biased and no longer in pain!!! Now that we all have a better understanding of what Stephanie does, please work on a referral for Stephanie over the following weeks.

Mind you, we did run a little over time with the extended Elevator Speeches so we had to skip the referrals this morning. If you have a referral, please pass it on and submit the paperwork next week.

A New Year, new members, new ideas. All things to look forward to. Over the next few weeks we will hear from some of the newer members of the club. Lori has sent out the Speaker list for the next couple of months so please update your Member Info sheet and return asap.

And as the days start to get longer, it should be easier (!) to get up early so see you all bright & early next week, same time - same place.

Have a great week
Eleanor
President, Fall River BBC

Speaker Series: Jan - Apr 2008

Jan 3: Stephanie Gray - Fall River Chiropractic

Jan 10: Liz Curran - MindsEye Images

Jan 17: Lori Fougere - Funky Wraps

Jan 24: Mary Beth Flemming - Community Based OT

Jan 31: Planned Discussion - BBC Executive


Feb 7 : Angela Isenor - The Laker

Feb 14: Jerry Murphy - Remax Nova

Feb 21: Deborah Vanleer - VIP Cakes

Feb 28: Paul Butler - Handyman Services


Mar 6: Joan Ngan - TPI Travel

Mar 13: Louise MacDonald - Kindermusik with Louise

Mar 20: Catherine Fitzsimmons - RBC

Mar 27: Eleanor Seaman Bolton - LNR Coaching & Training


Apr 3: Dee Govang - Investors Group

Apr 10: Bill Munden -Advantage Frame & Mirror

Apr 17: Steve Boyce - Boyce's Law Office