Congratulations to the 2013 Board of Directors

We would like to take the time to congratulate our 2013 NCA Nevada Chapter board of directors!

President: Jason Baker
Vice President: Phillip Samaniego
Director of Administration: Trent Orzechowski
Director of Membership: Rebecca Mayhew
Director of Marketing: Nicholas Reis
Director of Finance: Sally Oyer
Affiliate Liaison: Brian Dickson
Parliamentarian: Debbie Kaye

We look forward to your service!

2nd Annual Vegas Vendor Showcase

It is that time of year again! The 2nd Annual Vegas Vendor Showcase is going down Tuesday March 5th, 2013 from 9:00am-7:00pm at MEET Las Vegas. MEET is located at 233 S 4th Street Las Vegas, NV 89101. To find out more about the Vegas Vendor Showcase or to be a sponsor please visit www.vegasvendorshowcase.com. Also keep up to date with the Vegas Vendor Showcase by Liking them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vegasvendorshowcase and Following them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vendorshowcase.

We want your feedback!

We, the board of directors, would like to hear from our members. What do you think we should do to improve our meetings? What do you love about our meetings and feel we should not change? We encourage you to post comments with your thoughts, concerns, or compliments. We were voted chapter of the year 2010, it would be great to win the title again for 2012!

June Meeting with Special Guest Sara-ann Kasner!

June's meeting was one to remember. We want to thank our gracious hosts, Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters!

Last meeting we announced a social media contest. The first 10 members to register early for June's meeting would win an exclusive prize. The prize was a strip tour on one of Papillon's Helicopters. There were only 8 members who registered early so they won an exciting ride over the Las Vegas Strip at twilight. The winners were: Rebecca Mayhew of EBG, Todd Crandall of EBG, Chantel Toia of Blue Man Group, Tabo Miller of Mobile Power Solutions, Karim Hussain of Exotics Racing, T.C. Carrigan of Blue Man Group, Beth Carden of Pink Jeep and Kevin Williamson of EBG.

At this meeting we had a special guest drop in, NCA CEO and Founder, Sara-Ann Kasner.

Jason Baker and Sara-ann Kasner

This evening also was host to the NCA Nevada Chapter awards. The winners were: Best Endorsed Partner- Brian Dickson of Walters Golf, Best Chapter Associate - Cindy Hoover of Walkin the Dog, Best New Chapter Affiliate - Rodney Arnette of B.B. King's Blues Club and Best Chapter Volunteer - Jaci Zweig of Hughes Center.

Unique engraved wine bottles served as the trophies

Our affiliate spotlight for this month was OnBoard Tours. Mary and Paul discussed their new Pawn Stars Tour and invited the members to take the tour. Pictures from the tour can be found here.

Paul and Mary of OnBoard Tours

'Tis always the season to be giving

Thanks to our new philanthropy chair, Sarah Bichsel, we are starting to dive into charity work. Right now we are collecting items to benefit three local charities : Shade Tree, Safe Nest, & Street Teens. Each member who brings an item will be awarded free raffle tickets for the June meeting. Below you will find the list. Please send an email to vp@ncanevada.com and let us know what you intend to bring to our meeting June 12th being hosted by Papillon Grand Helicopters.
Safe Nest
School Supplies
toys & Books
Deodorant
tooth Paste
hairbrushes
Shade Tree
womens underwear
Women’s pajamas (all sizes)
Girl’s pants and shirts (24 months, 2T, 4T)
Gift Cards: Home Depot, Kmart, Target, or  Wal-mart
Street Teens
Weather appropriate clothing for teenagers
Men's boxers and briefs sizes Med to XL
A line t-shirts and undershirts
AA Batteries
Blankets

May Meeting: A Success

We had a wonderful time at Lucio Ristorante for our May membership meeting. We enjoyed wine and appetizers while mingling with the crowd. 

Tina and Patrick from Paris and Ballys

Our gracious host, Lucio, spoke about his experience in the restaurant industry in Las Vegas and offered our members 50% off their next visit if they show their business card. 

Lucio

We pinned two new members: Zurii Mershant of The Martin Luxury Condos and Chris Waters of EBG.

Zurii Mershant

Chris Waters, Rebecca Mayhew and Oscar Camacho

We welcomed our new affiliate liaison Ann Parsons of Vegas Weddings. She share her excitement of being on the board and assured that she indeed will be an advocate for our affiliate members.

Rebecca passes the torch to Ann Parsons

Our affiliate spotlight was Exotics Racing. Joshua Martin and Karim Hussain painted a great picture of how it feels to experience Exotics Racing.

Sarah Bichsel, our director of philanthropy, discussed the charities we will be working with closely this year and asked that members bring toiletries and other important items to our next meeting to collect for habitat for humanity.

Sarah Bichsel poses with our piggy bank

We also listened to our director of education, Michael Tuesca, as he explained plans to have a nightclub panel to answer all of our questions when it comes to nightlife options in Vegas.

Michael Tuesca educates the crowd

Our director of administration, Phillip Samaniego, announced a contest to win an exclusive prize at our next meeting. The first 10 members to complete early registration will win. The way to find out when early registration is open is by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

We learned that one of our affiliate members, Alyssa Karel of Margaritaville, will be leaving us this month. She will be missed, but we wish her the best on her new adventure.

We had a great turnout and with several guests who we hope to welcome as members at our next meeting in June being graciously hosted by Papillon Grand Helicopters on June 12th. Please don't miss this meeting. We will be visited by NCA CEO and Founder Sara-ann Kasner.

We hope to see you in attendance.

May Meeting Registration is Open!

Hello NCA Nevada members, you can now register for our May meeting at Lucio Ristorante before the rush. Official invites have not gone out yet, but all you have to do is click the link below. Thank you.

http://nca.memberlodge.org/Default.aspx?pageId=85368&eventId=486002&EventViewMode=2&CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=5/27/2012