We also had two prizes to be giving away to participants at the event. Congrats to our two winners; a Teknion Conflex desk lamp:

Carmen Schechinger and Teknion Fits chair to Kay Wilson. Thank you to our sponsor, Caven Hill with Teknion.bits of frustration but overall everyone had a great time.

Everyone took a few of their flowers home and the rest were used to put together a bouquet on the recycled SIP panel from the Habitat for Humanity build day. This is our way of “paying it forward” to the Habitat project – using leftover materials to create a unique piece of art that will look good in any environment. These also can be a memory keep-sake, by making the flowers out of pictures from a build day.

1062 Delaware St.

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 Items MUST be dry-cleaned and still in their garment bags with hangers. Clothing will not be accepted otherwise.

Extra WiD VIP Punches will be given for each dry-cleaned set of clothing donated, up to three per Member.

Dress for Success Worldwide is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women located in more than 120 cities across 13 countries. The professional clothing, employment retention programs and ongoing support that we provide our clients symbolize our faith in every woman’s ability to be self-sufficient and successful in her career.

PLEASE LOG IN PRIOR TO REGISRTAION IF YOU ARE A MEMBER TO RSVP TO THIS EVENT.  IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER, REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS $5.

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Colorado National Bank Building
918 17th St.
Denver, CO

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Registration is closed so please contact Kathy Ford at kford@fordarch.com with any questions.

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Wednesday April 10, 2013

2701 Lawrence St.

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Please join Women in Design for our 8th Annual 8×8!

Eight speakers will speak for eight minutes each on the power of design in building community. Speakers come from various backgrounds related to the design and construction industry including architecture, urban design and planning, engineering, interior design and landscape architecture.

There will be an hour long reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres beginning at 5:30 pm and the presentation will begin at 6:30 pm with a brief question and answer period at the end.

This year our speakers are:

Avery Bang- Bridges to Prosperity

Britta Fisher – City of Wheatridge

Cheri Gerou- State House Legislature

Mary Goulash – Group 3 Planners

Carol Henry – Design Concepts

Kathy Luna – Boys & Girls Club / Oz Architecture

Mike Moore – Tres Birds / Horse Barn Project

Gary Prager – VTBS Architects / Archways Housing

WiD Members: Please log in to the website prior to purchasing your ticket to receive the member rate-thank you!

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1031 33rd St.

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Join Women in Design for a hard hat tour of The Horse Barn by tres birds workshop!  The 120 year old 25,000-square-foot warehouse was originally a horse barn and will become headquarters for 27 Denver-based organizations.

The facility will house 120 employees, a learning laboratory, a workshop, a lecture hall, a commercial kitchen, and a social-enterprise incubator, as well as 5,000 square feet of meeting space.

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Event Date: Tuesday March 19, 2013

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Always wanted to learn Origami? Want to get crafty for a good cause? And even better meet some new like-minded professionals while you do both?!

Come to our Social ARTworking night where we will teach you how to fold origami lilies and create these beautiful, unique flower bouquets!

This is not only going to be a fun event, it is also to help us raise money for the AIA Habitat for Humanity project we have had multiple build days at.

The goal is to make/sell enough of these bouquets to purchase a set of IKEA cabinets for one of the duplexes. If your interested in purchasing a bouquet that night we will offer a special discount for helping create them. Suggested donation cost is $100.

Light snacks and beverages will be provided.

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WiD - the only volunteer group with their own custom nail belts

Our volunteers gathered once again on a beautiful sunny morning up in Kittredge. The Blue Spruce Habitat team was ready for us with a brand new list of things to do. Those who were most comfortable with heights strapped in and headed to the roof to install the wood framed overhangs. Those less inclined to stand on top of the world built the frames on the ground and hoisted them up. Others worked with expandable foam, grinders, nail guns and more. We were very busy all day and got a lot done.

The weather was perfect on Saturday, and so were our volunteers. We stopped off in Evergreen this time for some reportedly awesome burgers. Our table was packed with 16 hungry helpers and we had a lot of fun getting to know each other. Some of us stayed to sing….but that’s a whole other story and one that should stay in Evergreen.

Once again our WiD build day was a total success and we all had a blast learning new skills and helping out Habitat for Humanity. This was supposed to be our last build day for a while but they love us so much that they have asked us to come back every Saturday. We took a vote and everyone agreed that we need to do this again. We are looking at another WiD build day in late April or early May, so stay tuned and sign up!

Kathy Ford

WiD Outreach

As a member of the WiD Steering Committee, I arrived early to help set up for the event. There were only a few of us there, so it was a great opportunity to network and that’s when I met Cameron. We got to talking and I asked him how he got involved in Women in Design, he said that he was involved with Habitat for Humanity on a site that Women in Design was also assigned too. This was where it all started. He was given the task of installing tile in the bathroom alongside Connie (a fellow WiD member) and the connection was made. They tiled, laughed, and had a blast together. From there Cameron met other WiDs and husbands of WiDs and kept in contact with them. When the membership party rolled around Connie asked Cameron if he wanted to attend and help set up and he was very willing to help out.

We got to talking about his career and I learned that he had a Bachelors Degree in Architecture, had recently moved to Denver in November, and was currently looking for a position. He didn’t have much experience but had a positive attitude, seemed to be very action oriented and a quick thinker. The great part for me was that I was actually looking to fill an open position in my CAD Store Planning Department. The position had been open for about a month and my recruiter had not had much luck finding many qualified candidates.

Then the conversation shifted to me and we talked about my career. I mentioned that I was the Manager of the in-house CAD Store Planning Department at Sports Authority.  Coincidentally, he had sent his resume over to apply for an opening in that department last week!  It might have been in my recruiter’s inbox, or she may not have passed it over to me based on his experience. Either way it’s amazing how different it is meeting someone and learning about them in person versus trying to figure out what they are all about from a resume.

So we exchanged information and the next day he sent over his resume/portfolio.  I brought him in that week to interview with myself and the Supervisor that he would be working for. She also happens to be a member of Women in Design. The interview went great and we offered him the position.  He accepted and started the following Monday. I was hoping our first annual Membership Party would be a success and it was not only a success for the WiD organization, but also for Cameron and I.

-written by Kimberly E. Malone

Membership Steering Committee Member

-photo by Angela Terrell

We were floored with donations to give away to lucky participates and new members that joined that night. We had around 150 people attend to enjoy cocktails, appetizers, music, a photobooth, and shop tours of Von Design. Plenty of fun was had as many new connections were made and old ones reunited. Due to the overwhelming positive feedback and great turnout we have decided to make this an annual event!

Not only was this event fun but it was a huge overall success for our organization. We increased our membership the night of the party by almost 20% and now have a total of 231 active members. Our theme this year is “Building Community, Community Building” and we definitely feel like we are starting this year with a strong community of women in the professions serving the built environment. At this event we also collected enough money from our drink donations to cover the cost of the foam for our “Cushions for a Cause Habitat for Humanity Project”. Thanks for your generosity and support!

We also met many enthusiastic members eager to get involved which builds upon the momentum and energy of our organization. We are looking forward to seeing all of the new faces as well as our current members at our upcoming events in 2013!

Watch our newsletters and website for the upcoming news and events as well as the date for our Second Annual VIP Membership Celebration in January 2014. If you have not received your punch card yet, don’t worry, we have them at all of our events, so pick one up at the next event!

See pictures from the event courtesy of Lori J Photography on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/widdenver