Wednesday, April 3, 2019

April Monthly Newsletter



Heart to Heart Meeting Reminders for the month of April

HEART TO HEART MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

For April 2019
Hi Monica, 

Well, I am getting ready to head out for a family vacation to Cancun, Mexico in a few days so I wanted to make sure I get this email out. I will not be at the next meeting but Heather has offered to run the meeting for me!
We had a lot of new people come to our last meeting so welcome! I forgot to mention that we assign a free membership to everyone who attends a meeting. You have to manually renew it every 6-months by logging into your account on our website. Of course, we encourage you to upgrade the free membership to a paid one so you can access all the wonderful perks we have to offer. 
Also, this is the time of year when a lot of people's memberships are renewing. Most of you are on automatic renewals so please check to make sure your credit card on file is still valid. Please log into your account on the website and update it if necessary. Or use the Wild Apricot Member app! (see below for download details)
Finally, this is a critical time for our group because about 65% of our members are renewing their memberships in April and May. If I get enough people to renew or join, then I will NOT have to increase the membership dues in June. Unfortunately, Wild Apricot is increasing my website costs again this year BUT it only takes 3 new members at the $35/yr level or 2 members at the $55/yr level to compensate for it. PLEASE consider joining/upgrading/etc. if you have found value in this networking group. 
REMINDER: I know there have been a lot of changes this year with our group so please continue to read to get updated on what they all are. The main point I need to make is that it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to RSVP on our website as we are no longer monitoring Meetup and we only share the event on Facebook to get greater visibility and to make it easier to share & invite friends. If you are NOT RSVP'ing on our website, then I don't know you are coming to our meetings. 
I almost cancelled the meeting on Feb 25th because I had only 7 people RSVP the night before. We ended up having 20 people attend so it all worked out. However, I should not have to send out half a dozen messages to get people to tell me if they are attending or not. You cannot assume that there will be a meeting if you don't RSVP. 
~Monica~

NEW CHANGES & UPDATES

We have had a lot of changes recently so here is a quick summary of what is going on:
  • Spotlight Tables now cost $20 and is now a perk only available for paid members. You also get 8-minutes to present.
  • Featured Members are now $55/year and is an upgraded membership plan.
  • No more Vegas drawing at our meetings! Instead we offer a 20% discount on your Travel Consultation Fee. (only for paid members)
  • There will be a $5 cost to attend special meetings like our Anniversary Party, Holiday Party and when we have Speakers. If you are a paid member, your entry is free!
  • I will re-evaluate the membership dues amount in June as I am currently losing money on memberships. 
  • Free Memberships will now renew every 6-months so you will have to log into your account once every 6-months to continue being a free member. I have to pay for every email in our database so this will help me remove anyone who no longer is interested in attending our meetings. 
  • I updated the RSVP options on the website so now there is only one event with two options to RSVP. One option is to attend our meeting and the second one is to pay for a Spotlight Table. 

MEMBER APP

There is a mobile app that you can download and install on your phone that might make it easier for people. There are various things you can do with the app like:
  • Viewing/editing your profile (it will show when you are due for renewal)
  • Contact other members (if they made their info available to see)
  • See list of events
  • RSVP/Pay for events
  • See the list of events you have RSVP'd to
  • MORE!
I would love to know your feedback!

VENUE UPDATES

We had a suggestion offered and that was to change the menu for the buffet every quarter. Our next winner will be selected at the end of March! You have to be current on your membership dues to be selected. 

FEATURED MEMBER

You provide us with an article about you and your business that we can publish on our website. You can use 500-1200 words, up to 5 images, and unlimited text links. Content is subject to approval. This is great for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and will remain on the site indefinitely. Your article will also be shared on Facebook, highlighted in our monthly newsletter and highlighted on the homepage of our website as well. You can write your own article by upgrading your membership to just $55/year!
Make sure to check out the Past Featured Members as well. If you want to sign up for your own Featured Member spot, then please upgrade your membership today!

SPEAKER ON JUNE 24TH

We have a speaker coming to our meeting on June 24th so please RSVP and invite someone to attend! Don't forget that it costs $5 to attend if you haven't paid your membership dues. 
Overcome the Overwhelm and Take Your Life Back
Overwhelm, frustration and a lack of fulfillment are signs that it's time for a shift. This is your one, bright, brilliant life. This is your journey. Are you going to just go along for the ride or are you going to grab the wheel and steer?

In this presentation you will:
  • Learn the possible entry points for transformation.
  • Identify your transformational starting point.
  • Pick up the tools for your personal and professional breakthrough
  • Elise will take what she's learned in her 10-year coaching practice and give you exactly what you need to take back your life.
About your speaker:
Elise Enriquez is a Productivity Coach and Consultant who specializes in working with self-aware, entrepreneurial-minded people to overcome the overwhelm of life and business, to create more fulfilling lives and success that is sustainable. She takes her experience in the operational world of Corporate America, the sales world of Real Estate and the transformational world of Coaching to help you build personalized systems and strategies to move forward what matters most. To learn more go to


ADVENTURE OUTINGS

This fun idea will now be taken over by the Secret Travel Society! Kim and Stephanie had a great idea but they don't have time to plan fun events for our group. The idea was to have a monthly H2H Adventure Outing where we meet up and spend $30-40 per person on a fun activity or event.
Most of our social events you can find on the Secret Travel Society calendar. We have a free membership that you can join for limited access to our social calendar or you can pay a small monthly fee to be a VIP member which has full access to the calendar plus special MEMBER ONLY perks, gifts, discounts and more. Our next planned fun event is our Social Mixer on April 3rd in Bothell. Make sure to RSVP for the full location details!

Monica, Your Travel Gal saves you time and money PLUS alleviates the stress and frustration of planning your next trip! Monica specializes in luxurious vacations, extravagant honeymoons, multi-generational trips, corporate incentive/reward travel and bucket list destinations.
425-772-7819 ~ monica@goabhtravel.com

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