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The Traveler
NWAA AT 3 MONTHS NWAA has been in existence now for just over three
months, having completed all of our required registrations with the state and federal government to function as a 501c3 allowing
tax-deductibility of membership dues and contributions. Included in this newsletter is a brief overview
of our financial situation as we begin our first full calendar year. During February and March, we will
be contacting our initial list of school districts to announce the availability of our scholarships. This year we will be able to offer three $500.00 scholarships, but we are hopeful that as people find out about what
we are doing, we will be able to offer many more next year.We wish to thank each of you
because it is your participation in our organization that allows us to accomplish our goals. We hope you
will help to spread the word and really encourage your friends and relatives to join this worthy cause; so be sure to tell
everyone about our website at www.womenathletes.org.
NWAA SUMMARY BUDGET
TOTAL INCOME: $9720.00
Income from Membership:
$2155.00 Income from Product Sales:
$65.00 Income President’s Family: $7500.00
BUSINESS EXPENSES: $7760.80
Products: $4441.35 Registration Fees:
$790.00 Legal Fees/Logo:
$2013.00 Mailing:
$147.96 Advertisement:
$271.76 Tax:
$96.73 Paypal Fee: $28.01 Scholarship: $1500.00
TOTAL EXPENSE:
$9288.61 Reserve Fund:
$431.39 Our
expense for each membership packet is $8.78, so of the $25.00 Member dues we have a total of $16.22 that goes to our scholarship. As is evident from our budget, the preliminary expenses of establishing the business
and purchasing products such as the charms and bracelets is an expense that we have not recouped from memberships.
And we have set aside the $1500.00 for the 2010 scholarships. Our only major expenses for the upcoming
year should be mailing membership information as well as purchasing any additional products that we currently do not have
in stock when members buy items. Our initial startup expenses were a one-time debit. The bottom line is
that of the $2155.00 from our members, $1500.00 is going to our scholarship this spring. As you can see,
the scholarships we are able to offer depend on our success in recruiting members. WE NEED YOUR
HELP!
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Andrea Friedman learned much from her career as a tennis player that contributed to her achieving
a successful life and career. Andrea was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 9th 1979 to Amy and
Sandy Friedman. She attended elementary school at Crestridge Elementary School and Central High School
in Omaha before attending the University of Missouri in Columbia, majoring and minoring in Journalism where she graduated
magna cum laude. Andrea is currently enrolled at International University of Geneva and is an
MBA candidate graduating in 2010. Andrea’s success in junior tennis was a result of extremely hard work which has served her well and led to her
present success. Playing through the juniors paid great rewards as she ended her junior career ranked in
the top ten in the Missouri Valley in the girl’s 18’s. She received a full-ride tennis scholarship
to the University of Missouri where she became captain of the team and was an academic All-American enabling her to achieve
her dream of graduating from one of the nation’s top journalism schools. Her determination to win developed in tennis was certainly a factor in her
drive to achieve her goals in life as well. Andrea’s interest in the medical sales business has led
to her current position as Marketing Manager covering multiple European countries for Medtronic. During
her rapid rise to management, Andrea worked as a sales representative for Merck and then as European Product Manager for Stryker
and has enjoyed living in both New York City and Geneva, Switzerland.
Andrea’s philosophy
in life is to “work hard and play hard,” and she has lived accordingly. In her leisure time,
Andrea loves to travel and read novels and magazines. Her future goals include progressing in her field
of medical device technology, traveling around the world and eventually having a family. Those familiar
with Andrea have no doubt that she will accomplish her dreams. And she can still play a pretty mean game
of tennis!
FOR YOUR HEALTH: ARNIE’S
VIEW If you haven’t
checked our website lately, you need to know that Arnie is our fitness guru who has some great suggestions to stay in shape,
physically and mentally. Here is a New Year’s Resolution. Do Over We all need a fresh start now and again. Sometimes we get so caught up in the day
to day and the avalanche of “things we need to do” in our lives that we forget what we need to do. The idea of
starting over can be overwhelming and many of us simply bury the past and try to build on top of it. It creates a weak foundation.
This is true of any fitness
routine but can also apply to many aspects of life. Sometimes we just need that fresh new start to try and get things right.
When we played as kids and something didn’t go right in a game or a sport, we could simply say “do over”
and restart from that point. We didn’t forget all that had happened before; we simply took that moment and tried to
realize a better result from it by starting over. So with fitness as well as with life, I think we all need a “do over”
from time to time.
Maybe it is a fitness routine you need to begin or begin again…maybe you messed
things up so many times before you are afraid to revisit that idea or go farther with what you do know. Maybe it is your work
or the kids or a relationship, it really doesn’t matter because all of it contributes to your over all health. Look,
there are some things we do right and we don’t forget them; we just need to take a fresh look at those good things and
bad and make sure it works the way it should. The pace of an exercise, the time you do it, the frequency of that exercise, all
can be changed to gather a different result. The point is starting over, “doing it over,” gives us an opportunity
to grow, learn and move ahead. If it is simply exercise we are talking about and losing weight, that is an easy fix but for
some maybe fitness goes a bit deeper than just the superficial. It is not all about the body…it is your mind
and your spirit that may need a do over and all those elements coming together make all the difference in your health.
Take a moment and forgive yourself any mistakes and just say “do over” and try this again with a mindset and a
commitment to doing it right and making it through the rough parts this time and getting to the goal you really want. It isn’t
just about powering through one exercise or some type of pain or discomfort in one aspect of life, it is about have a fulfilling
life of health and joy and learning that no matter what you have attempted in the past and think you failed in accomplishing,
that you can go back and have the success you desire.
Our fitness lives can be very
rewarding if we apply ourselves, but look beyond that and know we are not just how we look. There is much more to being healthy
than the look. So whether it is something you are working on at this moment, from yesterday, last week, last year or more,
if you don’t have a peace about it you need to say “do over” and give yourself the chance to succeed and
get things right for your health and balanced well being.
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