Know Before You Go

ALL PERSONS 40 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE FREE VACCINE IN FLORIDA

Florida has many sites providing COVID-19 vaccine free to residents. Use the vaccine finder to find a site near you. Supplies are limited and appointments may be required. Vaccines are free at all locations. The following groups are now eligible:

Persons 40 years of age and older;
Persons determined to be extremely vulnerable by a physician (form required);
Health care workers with direct patient contact;
Long-term care facility residents and staff.

COVID 19 UPDATE

Facial Coverings in Public Places

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has voted to make facial coverings mandatory throughout Monroe County, effective immediately.
Facial coverings over the nose and mouth must be worn in all Florida Keys business establishments and other public settings where there is a roof overhead. The ordinance applies to employees and customers. The ordinance contains exceptions when face coverings may be removed while seated to eat and drink in a restaurant or bar and while exercising in a gym if at least six feet away from other people. Children 6 years old or younger are not required to wear a mask.
The city of Key West has even stricter mask mandates. Within the city limits, you must wear a facial covering if you are outside of your home and cannot maintain 6 feet of distance.
A covering over the nose and mouth may include a face mask, homemade mask, or other cloth, silk, or linen covering, such as a scarf, bandana, handkerchief, or other similar cloth covering.

April 7: Connect Over Coffee - Coffee Hour with Upper Keys BPW. 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM. Virtual. First Wednesday of every month.

April 21: April Evening Event. Location TBA. 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Stay tuned for information on a possible in person gathering.

Aril 29: BPW/FL Technology Workshop Webinar: Social Media for Business. Hosted by Jackie Harder & Jill Kuehnert. 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Virtual.

May 5: Connect Over Coffee - Coffee Hour with Upper Keys BPW. 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM. Virtual. First Wednesday of every month.

May 19: May Luncheon - Annual Membership Meeting! 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Location TBA.

MEMBER ORIENTATION

ORIENTATION WILL RESUME WHEN WE ARE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO MEET FOR OUR LUNCHEONS.

Join us before the luncheons every other month for a meet and greet with new members, old members and anyone who would like to learn more about BPW. Meet the board and committee chairs. Learn or get a refresher on how to log-in and navigate the website. Find out more about committee positions available. Give us your feedback on programs we can offer and what you want as part of your Upper Keys BPW membership. Not just for new members. Everyone is welcome!

NEED HELP RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP?

Upper Keys BPW along with BPW/FL have set aside funds to help our members experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 and cannot afford their membership renewal dues. Please do not be shy or embarrassed! These funds are there to help retain our membership. We value you as a member and don't want to lose you because of temporary hardship beyond your control. If your membership is up for renewal and you are worried about paying the dues, ask about the relief fund. Contact bpwupperkeys@gmail for more information.

SPONSOR AN UPPER KEYS BPW EVENT!

The cost to sponsor an event is $250.

With the sponsorship you receive the following benefits and opportunities:

Logo/branding:
Event E-vite emailed three times to a database of 500 people
Monthly BPW member Newsletter emailed a few days prior to event
Mention at Upper Keys BPW social media
One Free dedicated business E-Blast to our membership with a message your business likes to share
Display table and/or hand outs to all attendees
Banner display at the luncheon
Two FREE entries to the luncheon
5 minute speaking time at the luncheon directed to all attendees

Interested sponsors should call Suzi Youngberg 305-393-6830.

2021 MEMBERS:

Ilja Chapman, Chair

ilja.chapman@gmail.com

Danya Herzberg

danyah@keysbank.com

Cathy Brewer

cathybrewerhome@gmail.com

The committee will contact interested and qualified candidates throughout the month of April. A Slate of Officers will be presented to the membership by May 1st. The membership will vote during the May Annual Membership Meeting, and the 2021-2022 Board of Directors will be installed during that meeting.

If you would like to learn more about what positions are open and the roles descriptions and responsibilities, please contact the Nominating Committee! Get more from your Upper Keys BPW Membership by getting more involved! If you're not ready for a Board role, consider joining a Committee!

Membership Committee Members Wanted

BPW/FL

Connecting our Upper Keys Chapter to BPW Florida

BPW/FL Florida Federation of Business & Professional Women's Club Inc.

Annual State Conference 2021

Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa

June 18-20, 2021

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

CHECK OUT THE NEW BPW/FL WEBSITE!

https://www.bpwfl.org/

Full of great information for BPW FL Members, including the new Member and Featured LO Spotlights! Consider submitting a bio for the spotlight!

Florida Business Womens Magazine

Members get them in the mail, but you can also find them on the BPW/FL website. There is a lot of good information to keep us connected to the other LO's around the state.

CLICK TO LEARN MORE:

https://www.bpwfl.org/about/florida-business-woman-magazine/

JOIN A BPW-FL COMMITTEE:

The State Committees are always looking for LO members interested in serving. If you want more information, contact Suzi Youngberg 305-393-6830.

Advocacy & Public Policy

America was founded on the principal of equality for all and derives its strength from individuals working together for a common good. This Public Policy Platform is BPW/FL’s blueprint for our work in respect, justice, and equality for working women.

Do you know what BPW's Public Policy Platform is for 2020-2021? You can learn all about it by visiting the BPW Florida website Public Policy Platform. There you can read about the 5 Core Issues that BPW focuses on:

Equality For All/Ratify Equal Rights Amendment.
Economic Equity/Equal Pay
Safe Workplace
Health Care
Environment

Women have made some strides in these issues, but there is more that can and should be done in these major areas of equality for women.

CLICK to read the official BPW/FL 2019-2020 Public Policy Platform.

Feed the Piggies!

Have you met Wilbur & Charlotte?

Look for Charlotte & Wilbur at every single Upper Keys BPW Event! Please "feed" their trough with your spare change and help us contribute to the BPW Florida Education Federation. Your contribution will help us continue the legacy of helping women achieve their goals and dreams.

The Education Foundation of the Florida Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (Education Foundation of BPW/FL) was organized in 1965 as a 501(c)(3). Its purpose is to make available to young women an opportunity to pursue higher learning.

The concept was originally realized by building scholarship houses for women on Florida state university campuses. Scholarship houses provide “a home away from home” for female students who have a demonstrated financial need and outstanding academic records.

CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW TO LEARN MORE.

BPW/FL Breast Cancer Fund

Breast Cancer Scholarship Fund

BPW/FL proudly administers a Breast Cancer Scholarship Fund, which provides $250 scholarships for men and women fighting breast cancer. Through a legislative advocacy program as well as monetary support to breast cancer patients, BPW not only makes a positive impact on the present, but on the future as well.

Any BPW/FL member in good standing may request a disbursement for any person, regardless of BPW membership, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, in accordance with the approved guidelines.

Members should visit the Members-Only Login section of the Florida BPW website.

Member Resources

On the BPW Florida website you can find wealth of information about our organization and we now encourage all members to take advantage of the resources.

The Upper Keys BPW Adult Scholarship program

Send an E-Blast to Upper Keys BPW email recipients!

It's a great way to get your message out. Members and non-members alike are invited to use this forum for events, specials, sales and general advertising.

Let the Upper Keys BPW help you spread the word about your business!

Our E-Blast prices are as follows:

$15.00 - Members

$30.00 - Non-Members

$50.00 - Political Ad

Proceeds from E-Blasts go toward our Adult Scholarship Fund.

Simply send us your print ready graphics and message, along with your name, business name and billing information to: BPWupperkeys@gmail.com

THE COLLECT

Keep us, O God, from pettiness;
let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.

Let us be done with fault-finding and
leave off self-seeking.

May we put away all pretense and meet each
other face to face -- without self-pity
and without prejudice.

May we never be hasty in judgment and
always generous.

Let us take time for all things;
make us to grow calm, serene, gentle.

Teach us to put into action our better impulses,
straightforward and unafraid.

Grant that we may realize it is the little
things that create differences,
that in the big things of life we are at one.

And may we strive to touch and to know the great,
common human heart of us all, and
O Lord God, let us forget not to be kind!

--Mary Stewart

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Upper Keys BPW Board of Directors

2020 - 2021

President

Suzi Youngberg

305-393-6830

suziyoungberg@gmail.com

Vice Presidents

Victoria Leonard, Hospitality

305-304-2458

victoria.leonard@fkec.com

Wendy Coffman, Membership

305-896-4451

wcoffman@centerstatebank.com

Treasurer

Theresa Sutter

786-361-5404

theresasutter@gmail.com

Secretary

Jill Kuehnert

754-703-1323

jill@seed-stories.com

Directors

Cynthia Gneiser, Hospitality

305-323-6968

cynthiag@fsclaimsadj.com

Sandi Bisceglia, Professional Development

305-393-0236

sandibisceglia@aol.com

Brittany Parker, Hospitality & Membership

330-414-9610

brittany@thegoodhealthclinic.org

February 2017

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