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West Bank Offers Free Shred on May 11, 2013

West Bank will offer a free shred event to the community on Saturday, May 11, 2013.  Individuals and small businesses are invited to bring up to 100 lbs of your identity sensitive documents to the parking lot at the 1601 22nd Street, … Continue reading

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Members Holiday Luncheon 12.12.12

Greater Des Moines Chapter members gathered at the Latin King Restaurant in Des Moines for our annual holiday party on 12.12.12. In honor of the auspicious date, dessert, provided by The Chocolate Storybook, was 12 divine chocolate truffles shared among … Continue reading

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Saturday Manufacturing Named Community Champion

Congratulations to AWC member Gina Adam and her company, Saturday Manufacturing! The company received the 2012 Community Champion Award at the Economic Impact and Celebrate Business Awards sponsored by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Business Record. This award … Continue reading

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Chapter Treasurer Featured in Des Moines Juice

Crissanka Christadoss, our chapter treasurer, was recently featured in Juice.  Learn more about her in the article. Congratulations, Crissanka! Good plug for AWC, too!

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August 23, 2012 Just Us Chicks

Thursday August 23, 2012 – Thursday August 23, 2012 2400 George Flagg Parkway Map and Directions | Register Description: Join the Chicks of The Association for Women in Communications (AWC), Greater Des Moines chapter, for a fun evening of networking … Continue reading

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GDMLI Grad

Congratulations to chapter member Cindy Hughes Anliker who graduated from the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s 2012 Community Leadership Program!

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Des Moines speaker Richard Rowe featured in AWC leadership webinar April 3

“Becoming a Great Leader,” with speaker Richard Rowe April 3, 2012, 1:00pm EDT This presentation explores ideas from Richard Rowe’s upcoming book The Ferdinand Factor and looks at personality traits that affect leadership and how to become an effective leader … Continue reading

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Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile: March 6 Webinar

By now we’ve all heard the claim that LinkedIn is the premier social media site for professional networking. If this is true, you’ll want to make sure that you’re leveraging your LinkedIn profile to make yourself, your business, or your … Continue reading

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Are you looking for a public relations service project? The Downtown Des Moines Kiwanis Foundation Needs You!

The Downtown Des Moines Kiwanis Foundation is looking for a public relations partner for their 65th Annual Kiwanis Basketball Jamboree on Saturday, November 17, 2012. If you are a public relations professional looking for a service project for the year, … Continue reading

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October 19 Meeting at West Bank: Dave Busiek on TV News—How Things Have Changed

Dave Busiek will share a behind-the-camera look at how television news reporting has changed over the years. Dave has worked 32 years in KCCI’s newsroom, the past 22 years as News Director. Prior to entering management, Dave was a reporter … Continue reading

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