Sedalia Business Women
February/March Newsletter
Dates To
Remember
February 5
Business Meeting
5:15 p.m.
Regular Meeting
6:30 p.m.
A letter from the president
Like 110 million Americans that tuned in to
watch Super Bowl XLIX, I
too, partook of the festivities.
Surrounded by friends
and family I stuffed myself on dips,
March 5
chips, cheese, sausage, meatballs,
Board Meeting
and anything slathered in wing sauce. I
5:15 p.m.
screamed at the great and not-so great
Regular Meeting plays on the screen. I was even excited
6:30 p.m.
to watch Katy Perry’s half-time show.
But I have to admit, my favorite part of
the Super Bowl has always been the
commercials. I love to see the BudweisWelcome!
er Clydesdales in all their radiant glory.
If you are a guest, I love laughing at the Doritos commerwe welcome you cials, and counting the over-abundance
and invite you to of car advertisements. But this year there
join our
was one commercial in the line-up that
organization.
will stick with me longer than the Patriots
For information devastating interception of the Seahawks
on the one yard line with only 20 seccontact any
onds left to play.
member or the
Membership
Chairperson,
Katie Albrecht.
If you have
joined, we look
forward to your
participation in
SBW!
www.sedaliabwm.org
Feminine hygiene products are not
something that you would expect to see
advertised during the most televised
sporting event in American history. Yet
it was a three minute commercial from
Always that delivered what was arguably
the most profound and poignant moment
in the entire four hour event.
The commercial begins by asking teenage girls to give examples of what it
means to run, throw, and fight like a girl.
Each of them offered up a silly, goofy,
weak, and insecure version of each of
these actions. A young boy, of about 10
years old, mimicked these same actions
when asked what his impression of “like
a girl” meant.
Then we meet 10 year old, Dakota.
When asked to run like a girl, she gives
it all her might. With great confidence,
determination, and strength Dakota, and
four other young girls give examples of
running, throwing, and fighting like a girl.
None of these young women appeared
to be insecure about their abilities as
a girl. The commercial’s director then
asked each of the participants what “like
a girl” means. The older girls and the boy
in the beginning describes “like a girl” as
an insulting statement. Our 10 year old
young ladies have very different impressions. One young lady says, “I’m not
really sure what it means.” The youngest of the bunch replies, “it means run
as fast as you can.” After more dialogue,
the commercial ends with a powerful
statement. “Let’s make Like a Girl mean
amazing things.”
As I watched this commercial, I felt
my eyes get misty and my heart fill with
joy. I grew up hearing this statement all
the time. Whether it was shouted at me
or the boys I grew up around playing
soccer, I too was confused by this statement. What do you mean I run like a girl?
I am a girl. How else am I supposed to
run?
Recently, I remember one of the instructors at my daughter’s Tae Kwon Do
practice yelling at a boy who didn’t line
up fast enough, “you run like a girl!” And
without hesitation or a second thought
Continued on Page 4
SBW News and Notes
BWM Annual Conference
BWM Annual Legislative Conference is
March 6-7 at the Truman Hotel and Conference Center in JCMO. Registration is $45
and deadline to register is March 1.
The BWM Annual Conference will be April
23, 2015 to April 26, 2015 at Harrah’s in Kansas City, MO. Deadline for registration is April
2, 2015. For more information and to register
visit www.businesswomenmo.org.
Please email BWM state reports to Lori
Haney at lori_haney@ymail.com by 02.28.15
Member News
Katie Albrecht gave birth to twins on January 21. Jacob weighed 6 lbs, 2 oz. and was
19 inches long. Kolby weighed 5 lbs, 13 oz.
and was 18 inches long. Everyone is doing
great. Congratulations Katie!
Carolyn Kreissler will be married to Stephen Adkins on March 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cole Camp. Congratulations
Carolyn!
Fellow SBW sister Juanita Hood passed
away February 3.
Condolences
To Sue Parrish for the passing of her son.
To Laura Taylor for the passing of her step-father. To Dianne Simon for the passing of her
mother-in-law.
Special Thanks to Red Purse Donors
Purse donors included: Kehdes Barbeque,
Comfort Inn, Genes Boots and Hats, Encore
Apparel, Inc., Warehouse Tire, CASA, The
Blind of Central Missouri, Third National
Bank, Swords Family Pharmacy, Healthy
Habbits, Goody’s Clothing Store, US Bank,
Missouri Bank II, Frances Summers, Moores
Green House, Handel House, McCarthy Toyota, Donna Hirner-Gardner, Simmons Bank,
Vincents Footwear and Apparel, Sedalia
Moose Club, State Fair Floral and Consigning Women. Total value: $740
Red Clutch donors included: Encore Apparel, Inc., The Blind of Central Missouri, Sue
Parish – Applebee’s, Linda Fisher, Quick Trip,
Kehedes Barbecue, Damsel in Defense and
Sedalia Moose Club. Total value: $170.
Thanks from Child Safe
Child Safe would like to thank all those who
have donated items during SBW’s monthly
meetings. New items needed include NEW
stuffed animals, throw blankets, office supplies and toiletries. Please bring your monthly
Child Safe donations to our dinner meetings.
Birthdays
February 2, Judith Moriarty-Ebers
February 2, Regina (Ginny) W Crow
February 4, Sheryl R Heisterberg
February 14, Michelle L Sparks
February 22, Carla J Young
March 3, Marge Lumpe
March 10, Anne Hamilton
March 16, Margaret A Dugan
March 16, Debra J Andresen
March 26, W. Arlene Wischmeier
Friendship Luncheons
Feb. 11 Panera Bread
Feb. 18 Kentucky Fried Chicken
Feb. 25 Mazzios
March 4 Bandana’s
March 11 Best Western
March 18 El Espolan by Orscheln’s
March 25 Freddy’s Burgers
April 1 Applebee’s
Would you like to see something listed here? Email Emily Jarrett at emjarret@gmail.com
with information by the Friday before the next meeting.
Iconic Women
As part of her theme, “Building on Our Legacy, Keep the Flame Alive,”
President Lori Haney has chosen to spotlight an iconic woman each newsletter.
Mariel Hamm-Garciaparra
March 17, 1972 -
Mariel Margaret
Hamm-Garciaparra,
better known simply
as “Mia” Hamm, is
a retired American
professional soccer
player.
Hamm played many
years as a forward
for the United States
women’s national soccer team and was a
founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm held the record for international
goals, more than any other player, male or female, in the history of soccer, until 2013 when
fellow American Abby Wambach scored her
159th goal to break the record.
Hamm is also the third most capped female
player in soccer history behind Kristine Lilly
and Christie Rampone, appearing in 275
international matches. She also holds the
national team record for most career assists
with 144.
Hamm was named the women’s FIFA World
Player of the Year the first two times that
award was given (in 2001 and 2002), and is
listed as one of FIFA’s 125 best living players
(as chosen by Pelé) being one of two women,
accompanied by teammate Michelle Akers.
She was inducted into the National Soccer
Hall of Fame as well as the Alabama Sports
Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame,
and the World Football Hall of Fame.
Hamm competed as a member of the United States national soccer team in four World
Cup tournaments: China 1991, Sweden 1995,
United States 1999 and United States 2003;
and three Olympics tournaments: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. All
together, she played in 38 matches and scored
13 goals at seven global tournaments. With
her teammates, Hamm finished third at two
World Cup tournaments in 1995 and 2003,
second at the 2000 Olympics, and first at the
four other international tournaments.
Hamm helped lead Team USA to a gold
medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was
also chosen by her fellow U.S. Olympians to
carry the American flag at the Athens Closing
Ceremonies. After the Olympics, Hamm and
her teammates went on a “farewell tour” of
the United States, which ended on December
8, 2004 against Mexico at the Home Depot
Center in Carson, California. In the game,
which the U.S. won 5–0, Hamm assisted on
two of the goals.
Hamm retired at age 32 with a record 158
international goals.
I shout, “And there’s nothing wrong with
that!” I was a little surprised and embarrassed by my reaction, but several parents, especially the other moms, laughed
and cheered me on. The instructor took it
well, laughed, and apologized.
Moments like these, and the Always
commercial are important to consider.
I think we have to call these moments
out when we see them. Because it’s not
just the blatant and flagrant statements
of sexism, cat-calling, and gender stereotypes we are trying to overcome, but
more importantly, the deeply ingrained
messages that we have grown up with,
that our children are growing up with. We
all have heard the “like a girl” comment,
and we know it is used as an insult, especially toward young men.
I applaud Always for daring to question a statement that is such a part of
our sub-conscious, that it’s rarely given
a second thought. I applaud them for
showing the absurdity of a statement like
this. I further applaud them for working to
redefine what “like a girl” really means.
I encourage each of you to watch this
commercial if you haven’t already seen it.
I encourage you to challenge this statement, and other statements like it, when
you hear them. Please don’t let another
generation of young men and women
grow up believing that “like a girl” means
anything but strength and capability.
I run, throw, and fight like a girl, because
I am a girl. And there is nothing weak
about it.