Monday, June 10, 2019

June Monthly Newsletter



Heart to Heart Meeting Reminders for the month of April

HEART TO HEART MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

For June 2019
Hi Monica, 

It seems I can only send these out every few months. I will try to be better but no promises. You will just have to keep coming to our meetings to stay in touch with what we are doing. ;)
If you missed my update from last month on our Facebook Group, here you go...
I also wanted to give an update since we were a little light on attendance at the last meeting. I just have to say that 2018 was a bad year financially. Meetup screwed up and I went for about 6 months without income from dues and then when I got the website, it was double what I had budgeted. So yeah, that sucked. Right now, I am good but I can only hope it will carry me through the end of the year. If you haven't paid your dues or let it lapse or whatever... please pay as it is critical for me to keep the group going. No dues increase until the end of the year when I will re-evaluated again.
I did take another look ahead for the year and things look OK but I am still a little concerned. I have decided to eliminate Meetup entirely by Dec 1, 2019 as my next payment goes through a few days later. Meetup is now charging tax so it is a $200/year expense that we no longer utilize. It doesn't make sense keeping it. 
Finally, I made a few changes to the meetings where we have speakers, holiday party and the anniversary party. See below for more info!
~Monica~

NEW CHANGES & UPDATES

We have had a lot of changes this year 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! **NEW** If you do not RSVP ahead of time, there will be an additional $5 charge at the door. 
  • I will re-evaluate the membership dues amount in December 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

Don't forget that there is a mobile app that you can download and install on your phone that might make it easier for people to RSVP. 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. I haven't heard from the winner I picked in March so I don't feel like this is something that people are interested in anymore. Also, the venue seems to change up the menu now and again. Plus, I feel like we have enough other perks than to manage this anymore. Let me know if you feel otherwise!  

FEATURED MEMBER

In order to utilize our website more, we have decided to offer a "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. If you do not RSVP before you show up at the door, it will be an additional $5 charge
SPEAKER | ELISE ENRIQUEZ
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 www.EliseEnriquez.com

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.
We are taking a break with the Secret Travel Society so if you have an idea for a fun event for the ladies, please reach out. We have had several ladies have things that they have shared at the last minute on our Facebook Group so make sure to keep an eye out there. 

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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