It is with GRACE and GRATITUDE that I come to the end of my term as your President for the year 2005-2006, however, I am looking forward to beginning a new term as your President for 2006-2007. It has been a wonderful year with MANY new members added, as well as, several guests throughout the year at our Educational Events. Our theme for the year has been: "GROWING with GRACE and GRATITUDE" and I want to extend my PERSONAL appreciation and gratitude to all who participated and contributed in the sharing of our theme at every monthly event. What a wonderful impact you all had on the energy of the meetings by that one act of sharing!

I want to say THANKS to our Board members who gave of their time throughout the year to attend each monthly meeting. Also, I want to extend a special thank you to a couple of our out-going Board members and to thank them for all their hard work and dedication to the organization over the past several years. Tracy Hey has been serving as our Treasurer for several years and is making a shift to take on new challenges. THANKS so much, Tracy! Our VP, Sharon Skaling has done a terrific job as well as being our Communications Coordinator for the second year in a row. THANKS so much, Sharon! We hope to see both women at future events and wish them continued success in all that they do. I will end by saying...THANK YOU to all the Board members who have decided to remain on the Board for another year and....we welcome new members who are interested in taking on a leadership role for 2006-2007. It's a wonderful way to learn, grow and contribute!

Warmly, Brenda Saunders/Todd-President 2005-2006