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Hello and Welcome Las Vegas NACE members to our new chapter website.
We are very excited that all the months of planning for the launch of the new site has finally come to fruition to ensure that your online experience at LasVegasNACE.net is better than ever.
In this year of celebrating NACE'S 50th Anniversary, it's a time to recognize all the hard work and dedication of all of those who have made Las Vegas one of the most respected chapters in NACE and an organization that we, as Las Vegas Catering and Event Professionals can be extremely proud of.
Because of them, we have a very bright future ahead of us as a chapter and your Las Vegas Board of Directors is dedicated to ensuring we continue that spirit of leadership.
We are all looking forward to serving you and please feel free to contact any of us at any time through the contact form of our website should you have any questions, suggestions, or want to learn how you can become more involved within the chapter.
We hope to see you at our 50th Anniversary party at Bally's. It is going to be a fantastic celebration honoring the history of NACE, our award winning chapter and a great "blast from the past" in true Las Vegas Rat Pack Style! |
The Las Vegas Chapter of NACE invites you to a 50th Birthday Celebration!! On June 3, 2008 all of the NACE Chapters throughout the country will be celebrating
50 YEARS of NACE!!
Experience food, drink and entertainment from 1958 Las Vegas. Celebrate "Rat Pack" Style at Classic Ballys Las Vegas.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact info@lasvegasnace.net.
More Information to come! Please look for your invite in the mail, but you may RSVP here!!
We will be hosting a Wine Raffle to support a Local Charity started in the 50's! Donate a bottle of wine and a $5 donation and you will receive TWO raffle tickets. Additional Raffle Tickets are $5 each and are available to purchase right here on the website!! You will have a chance to win some of these GREAT wines:
Robert Mondavi Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Donated by: The Palm- Las Vegas
Trimbach Pinot Gris Reserve 2004
Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac- Leognan 2005
Donated by: Bouchon
AND many, many more great wines!! Call or email Kathy Dyke with questions, 597-6316 or kdyke@cili.com.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS IN 2008 & “EXPERIENCE” GREAT LAS VEGAS NACE PROGRAMS
Our meetings are scheduled on the last Wednesday of the month. Most meetings are evening meetings unless otherwise indicated.
Our July Meeting, “Managing Your Time Wisely” will be held at Hard Rock Cafe for another Breakfast Meeting!
Visit www.LasVegasNACE.net and click on the “Meetings” tab for information on our current, future and past meetings. |
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Nace National Awards go digital-Las Vegas Awards Updates!
From National NACE Headquarters: On August 6, NACE members will culminate a year of celebrations recognizing the 50th Anniversary of NACE with an Awards Banquet and Gala in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NACE Awards Committee is proud to announce the opening of Nominations for NACE Awards - submit your entry and be a part of the Experience!
Completed entries will be due to NACE by June 9, 2008. The awards process will be entirely electronic from entry through judging. Nominations can be found on the NACE web site at www.NACE.net. Login as a member and visit the “Members Only” page at http://www.nace.net/cs/overview, then select a link for Chapter Awards, Industry Awards and Individual Awards.
· Chapter Awards recognize chapters with outstanding achievements in chapter growth, retention, education, fundraising and community service.
· Individual Awards recognize NACE members who exemplify the goals and values of NACE and with outstanding participation and contributions at the local, national, and humanitarian levels.
The Las Vegas Chapter of NACE will be headed to “Experience 2008” with nominated entries for consideration in the following award categories:
“Chapter of the Year Over 100 Members”
"Fundraiser of the Year"
"Program of the Year”:
“Event Professional of the Year” - Desiree Ledesma, RSVP Party Rentals
“Chapter Community Service Award”
“Caterer of the Year”- Cheryl Sgovio, CPCE
Congratulations to the nominees and to our great Las Vegas Chapter!
· Industry Awards recognize superior achievement in on- and off-premise event execution, food and beverage presentation, overall wedding design, and guest table or buffet design.
The “Industry Awards” are your chance to shine! Whether it is a beautiful wedding or event flawlessly designed and executed or an artfully and uniquely presented themed, catered masterpiece, these are just some of the ways you can showcase your inspiration, your innovation and your imagination and be honored on a national level by your peers for your achievements.
The NACE “Experience 2008” in Philadelphia, PA-THE FUTURE IS YOURS!!
The Future of Catering & Event Design
August 3-6, 2008, Philadelphia, PA, Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Join your fellow Las Vegas chapter members to get in on the NACE brotherly (and sisterly love) in Philadelphia as we celebrate 50 years of NACE, honor our colleagues, celebrate, educate & look ahead to the future!
Innovative and Inspirational Seminars, Cutting Edge Food and Beverage and Event Design and Visionary Ideas are the themes of “Experience 2008” where you will not only be witness to the future of the Catering and Events but be an active force in your own professional development as well!
Visit the “Experience 2008” website for more information about the conference, travel and host hotel and Register to Attend!
What are you waiting for? Your future is waiting!!!
Congratulations-Las Vegas NACE 2008 Scholarship Winners!!
By Michele Polci, CPCE and Immediate Past President, Las Vegas Chapter
Through our fundraising efforts in 2007 we are pleased to be able to send five NACE Las Vegas Chapter members to the educational “Experience 2008” in Philadelphia and take care of their full conference registration and support two members on partial conference registration.
Please help me in extending congratulations to the following NACE Members…
· Annie Kang Drachen, CPCE
· Kathy Baldieri, CPCE
· Tracey Kumer Moore, JWIC
· Desiree LeDesma
· Annie Payton
· Cheryl Sgovio, CPCE
· Patsy Dolan
· James Filtz
How Does the Scholarship Work?
Below you will find the 2007/2008 scholarship criteria.
The recipients are chosen based on number of points accumulated over the year.
How Can You Get Points?
Here is a brief rundown of a few of the things you get points for:
· Attend monthly meetings
· Donate monthly raffles items
· Donate for fundraisers
· Donate a service for a monthly meeting
· Host a meeting
· Bring a first time guest
· Member of the Boar
· Member of a committee
· Attend NACE national sponsored events
If you are interested in obtaining the full detailed scholarship criteria please email Michele Polci, CPCE -Immediate Past President at mpolci@harrahs.com
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If you have any special announcements to share with your fellow Las Vegas NACE members, we want you to let us know. Professional achievements or awards, Openings, Product or Service Launches and most definitely personal milestones (births, special anniversaries, achievements, etc.) are newsworthy.
It is, after all, the strong personal relationships that we build in NACE that make our professional relationships so valuable.
Got an idea for an article or you find a great item in a magazine or website? How about your top 5 inspiring daily blog reads (which can truly cover Catering & Events from “Soup to Nuts”)? What about a fabulous new recipe, cool cocktail idea, restaurant discovery?
WE ARE ALL EARS! Send us your suggestions, comments, pictures, announcements, job opportunities, inspirations and ideas to help make this newsletter and our fantastic new website what it should be: YOURS!
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We are pleased to announce that your national Membership committee has decided to offer all chapters the opportunity to extend the Spring Membership Campaign rate of $295 to any new member who joins on the DAY of your 50th celebration program. In addition, one lucky new member from that day will be entered into a drawing to win a special prize!
This is a very exciting opportunity and we hope that your chapter will take advantage of this special offer and help ring in NACE's anniversary celebration.
Here is to another 50 years! |
The Members of the Las Vegas NACE chapter are very grateful to be involved in an industry that allows us to give back to the great city of Las Vegas that gives so much to all of us.
Although we are delighted to have been honored as recipients of National NACE “Chapter Community Service” awards in both 2006 and 2007, the satisfaction of helping our fellow Las Vegans is the best reward we could imagine.
In 2008, we continue our tradition of Community Service with some very deserving organizations that we are privileged to work with and help to make lives better for those that they serve.
Street Teens is a non-profit, volunteer based organization dedicated to assisting homeless, abandoned and at-risk youth, ages 12-21, in the Las Vegas Valley. The primary goal is to meet the survival needs of the youth by providing basic necessities in a safe, compassionate environment. Street Teens is able to provide access to health care, educational and employment resources through their drop-in center and by actively collaborating with community partners.
This March the Las Vegas NACE chapter started a program of delivering hot meals each Wednesday to the Sanctuary. If you would like to help, all we ask from you or your organization is that you deliver a hot meal for about 20 kids...it could be something as easy as a Crock pot of Chili or a couple of pizzas. We will also arrange for pick-up and delivery if you cannot make the delivery yourself.
We will also be collecting donations to send a child to Camp Mend-a-Heart. Please consider bringing a donation to the meeting.
Camp Mend-a-Heartis a cost-free, medically supervised camp for children who are born with or develop heart problems. Children's Heart Foundation established the camp in an effort to provide children with an opportunity to participate in a variety of fun camp activities.
Visit our “Community Service” page in the “About Us” section on our website, www.LasVegasNACE.net for more information. In addition, specific donations information will be included in our monthly program information page.
Thank You for Supporting Our Fundraiser
To help “FUNd” all these wonderful projects NACE Las Vegas is beginning an exciting new “FUNdraising” program with Epivoy Fundraising. No it's not cookies, candy, wrapping paper or the same old thing as last year... It's...
John Paul Pet & Ruff Bites Pet Treats from the John Paul Mitchell Pet Product Line!
NACE donates 100% of the net proceeds of each sale to support their community and organizational programs such as STREET TEEN and Scholarships. .
You can help make our fundraiser a success by purchasing these great products. Remember to ask your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to shop and support our efforts.
WHAT TO DO:
Shop at our on-line store...it's easy, safe and secure:
- Purchase the products you want
- Proceed to Checkout
- Select NACE Las Vegas from the drop down list
- We receive credit for the sale
For more information about this program and the products, please contact our “FUNdraising Chair”, Diana Webber at diana.webber1@gmail.com |
NEW WEBSITE BENEFIT:
Members, you can now update your own information online easily and conveniently! Simply log in to the website with your NACE member ID number and click on “My Account Info” to change any pertinent information; company, mailing address, phone, email, etc.
ARE YOU LINKEDin? With your fellow NACE members?
LinkedIn.com is a business-oriented social networking site mainly used for professional networking. As of March 2008, it had more than 20 million registered users spanning approximately 150 industries.
The purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business. You build a “profile” that acts as a business card and resume and add clout to it by adding people as “Connections” who you can then exchange performance recommendations and introductions to other connections.
Since our industry is built on the trusted “Connections” we establish with our fellow planners, caterers and event professionals, this is one site worth participating in to expand your networking horizons.
In addition to adding connections, you can also join professional groups that are created on the site. Many of these “Groups” are established professional organizations that have shared interests, such as the Catering and Event Professionals.
Our very own Andy Ebon of EBS Virtual Communications has created a NACE Group on the LinkedIn. You may have already received an email invitation to join the group. If you are a new NACE member, go to www.LinkedIn.com, click on “Groups” tab and enter your information to request to join. Once you are a member, the NACE logo will appear in your profile to indicate you are part of this networking group on the site.
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