Hello everyone!

As you all know I have resigned from CAbi and I have taken on a new position working with my husband, Byron. His company is B.C. Linder Corporation. I work with him on the design of his projects and go with him on appointments when meeting clients. Byron has been in business since 1984.

We specialize in custom kitchens, bathrooms, wall units/entertainment centers, entry door sets, and a lot of other types of wood furniture. Byron uses many types of wood and veneers in the inlays in his designs. He also does hardwood flooring. We will remodel your kitchen, bathroom, or any other room using your design or we will design it for you.

He built the home we live in and it shows all phases of his work including many pieces of furniture he built. We use our home as a Showroom for this reason. If you are interested in seeing his work, feel free to contact us any time for an appointment to stop by and take a look. We will even offer you a Cappuccino or a glass of wine!

Here is a photo of Byron and one of my favorite pieces of furniture he built.

We look forward to showing you our home anytime!

954-584-9743

Hello Girls!

Just want to let you know there is still designer fashion clothing available at 50% off.  Feel free to call me anytime and make an appointment to stop by and take a look!

Hope to see you soon! And, if I don’t see you I hope you have a Very Happy Healthy New Year!

Linda M. Linder

WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE CLUB

CAMARADERIE, COMMUNITY, BUSINESS AND FUN

Give Thanks

WEC Members – At this meeting there will be a collection of nonperishable foods, as well as MONEY (cash is king!) for the Broward County Cooperative Feeding Program.

Luncheon – Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Speaker:   Somy Ali

Film Maker, Journalist, Model

Topic:  No More Tears

WEC Business Showcase:

Linda Linder, fashion consultant for an exclusive line of women’s clothing

11:30 a.m. Networking

Noon Luncheon

Luncheons end at or before 1:30 p.m.

Tower Club

28th Floor

100 SE 3^rd Avenue,

Downtown Fort Lauderdale

click here for map

Members – No charge

Guests $30.00

Go to www.wecftl.com

to use our online

Reservation/payment link

Please reserve on or before Monday, November 16

Menu Choice:

Grilled Chicken

Or

Grilled Salmon

Dessert: Strawberries Romanoff

Please send your reservation to rsvp@wecftl.com with WEC Luncheon in the subject line. Be sure to include your (and your guests,) menu choice when you reserve. Members are responsible for guest lunches.

We require 48 hours notice for cancellations.  For your convenience, guest lunches may be paid online, via our website, www.wecftl.com , click on the Reservations tab at the top.

If you do not specifically mention in your email that you will be paying for your guest, we will collect $30, cash or check,  at the door.

No switches or take-backs of your menu selection the day of the luncheon.   If you have a special dietary request, we will ask the Tower Club to accommodate your request.

Volunteers: what an essential component of our club. We thank all of you who have helped our organization…whether it’s serving on the board, helping on a committee, we appreciate everyone’s time and talent.

We had a wonderful October, starting with the Cannon Circle at Trina London’s. We enjoyed each other’s company and were treated to delicious food, and how about that view? At our October luncheon, we welcomed new member Ronnie Halpern, Beth Tobin of Starpack presented a business showcase, and Kim Stone, our speaker from the Miami Heat/American Airlines Arena, mesmerized us with her story.

We had a wonderful time at the Stranahan House Halloween tour. Several members were dressed in costume so please look for pictures on the website. Thanks to Carol Metevier, Susan Kingsley and her committee for organizing this event.

We have several events in November to look forward to: the luncheon on the 18^th, and a Cannon Circle at Barbara Moorman’s lovely store, Carroll’s Jewelers, on the 19th. At the luncheon, please don’t forget to bring food or cash for our annual food drive.

Somi Ali of No More Tears will be our speaker, discussing domestic violence. You won’t want to miss Linda Linder’s business showcase.

Two other big events on our calendar are the catamaran cruise on December 3^rd and the following day is the Pace Believing in Girls luncheon. WEC is an event sponsor of the Pace event so please attend if you can and show your support. You can rsvp to Melissa Rapkin or Chadia Meroueh.

There has been much discussion regarding our new website/blog (wecftl.com). The new format allows much more member interaction and we’ll be able to post articles at any time. If you have any questions regarding the new site, feel free to contact Chris Guld, our wonderful webmaster. Please continue to send in your news to Jenette Mathai.

As many of you know, attendance at our luncheons has grown tremendously, thanks to Jan Bullard and all of you who have invited guests. In order to have time for self introductions, the speaker and business showcase, we must start on time. I will be calling the meeting to order at noon sharp. If you would like to network, please feel free to come at 11:30 am. Also, be courteous during self introductions and limit your comments. Instead, please send them to Jenette Mathai to be included in the Grapevine. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

“Explore”… So far this year I think we have done an excellent job of exploring our friendships, our business relationships and new events. For some, it might mean exploring a new committee or helping with our new blog. Wherever your interest lies please join us in exploration this year.

We had a busy month of September…we started off with Game Night at Carol Metevier’s home. We enjoyed each other’s company along with delicious food and of course the view was stunning. Somewhere along the way we did play a few games.

At our September meeting we were treated to a business showcase by Carol McKeever and watched an amazing video that she produced. Carol welcomed all of us to visit Lighthouse of Broward and tour the facility. Our speaker was our Jeryl Madfis’s husband, Michael. He talked about Smart Growth in our community and generated much discussion and questions from our members.

We had a Cannon Circle in September at Linda Linder’s home and had fun trying on her exclusive fashions. We marveled at her husband’s woodworking. Cannon Circles present a great opportunity to get to know your fellow members in a relaxed, fun atmosphere.

Events in October include a Cannon Circle October 6^th hosted by Trina London and our Stranahan House Wine & Cheese reception and haunted house tour. I’ve been told by one of our members who was a docent there for many years that it really is haunted. Guess we’ll have to go and see for ourselves!

At our luncheon we look forward to a business showcase by Beth Tobin and our speaker is Kim Stone, EVP/GM of the Miami Heat.

Many of you have had questions about navigating the website. Our webmaster Chris Guld will be back in town for the November meeting and will be updating us at that time.

In the meantime, you can access the current newsletter by clicking on “current newsletter” at the top of the page; no need to log into the old website. The old website does contain members’ contact information including address, email and phone numbers. We have several members working behind the scenes on our blog. We will still have a newsletter but to see up to the minute new information without having to wait until the monthly newsletter arrives, click on “blog” at the top of our website (wecftl.com).

Jenny Kelly

Linda Linder and Jeryl Madfis recently teamed up with Sheila Gomez and Florence Tiger, to host a 2 Day Fall Fundraiser benefitting The Foundation for Fighting Blindness. The fundraiser featured over 225 designer jewelry pieces on display, the new fall collection of the her clothes collection, and new handbags by Miche. Please contact Linda (lmlinder@bellsouth.net) or Jeryl (jmadfis@themadfisgroup.com) to find out how your purchases of  clothing and designer jewelry can be used to help fight blindness. To learn more, click on:

www.fightblindness.org/goto/south.andrews