Ground Hog Day, Valentines Day, Presidents Day....and the next big event for February is, of course, SME Excellence Awards Day!!!!!!      Its FEBRUARY 28th, 5:30 at Holiday Inn
City Center.

Dana Dykhouse is our 2012 South Dakota Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year!    I am sure you agree, this is a well deserved honor!  Jerry Lohr of JLohr Vinyards, is our speaker for this most prestigious event.  This promises to be an amazing evening, so get your tickets today!   Seating is limited.  SME Members attend for free as part of their memberships, but the public wlll be charged $50 per ticket. Many SME Past Presidents and Executives of the year plan to be in attendance.

Your Board of Directors met the afternoon of January 26th for a in-depth planning session.   Our goal was to review any policy's, events, budgets, and marketing plans that
ensure our organization "stays on top".   We are fortunate as an organization to have a Board that leads with such great passion, for site and knowledge.  Lots of great ideas were presented to
consider for the future.   More to come.....

Again, we welcome our new members joining our organization in January:  Heather Anderson, Tom Burchill, Olga Voleika, and Terry Nelson.  Watch for the red ribbons at future events and be sure to
say Welcome...and introduce yourself.  As always we encourage you to invite others to join us for premier educational and leadership training as for every member you help join, you receive a $50 credit toward a future invoice.

See you the 28th.....

Cordially

Elizabeth