Our Annual Luncheon on June 10^th will be a celebration of courageous risk-takers who have not only managed risk but stepped bravely forward to embrace it! 
 
…Women like Stacy Allison, the first American woman to climb the world’s highest mountain and stand on its summit, 29,000 feet above the ground.
 
…Women like Colleen Barrett, the COO of Southwest Airlines, a lady of quiet courage and strength who will receive the Louise Raggio Pathfinder Award.
 
…Women like Dr. Linda Atwill, Paula Douglass, Lois Melbourne, Karen Thompson, Melinda Trigg and Trisha Wilson, all of whom will receive the NAWBO Summiteer Recognition for ascending to the summit of their careers by courageously embracing risk.
 
We will celebrate one another and the courage it takes to push yourself to go places you have never gone before.  .. to venture into areas where women are not expected to succeed, or even to be... to overcome risk – planned or unplanned. 
 
And we will celebrate the courage that exists in everyday life – the courage to simply do what one is expected to do –that beautiful, sweet courage that it takes to awaken every morning and simply put one foot in front of the other.
 
Please come and bring friends, clients, prospects, vendors, employees, and relatives to this inspiring, motivating day.  Let it be your gift to them and your celebration of their courage.
 
My sincere thanks to Teri Abram and the Annual Luncheon Committee for the outstanding job they have done on this event.  Please read about all the details in the Annual Luncheon June 10, 2002: Ascend to the Summit:  Courageously Embracing Risk article in this newsletter.
 
Thank you for allowing me to serve you as your President this year and for your kindness and support.  I hope in some small way I have made a difference for you and for NAWBO.
 
See you on the 10^th!