<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 13.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>PRSA Capital Chapter Update</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>September 16, 2013</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 13.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Nominations Committee being formed for 2014 Board </b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">As we move into fall and our annual chapter elections, it is the perfect time for all of us to think about the future of our chapter and what we’d like to see happen. First I would like to thank and recognize our current board members.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 13.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Susan Appleby, President</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Harvey Gail – Past President – Founding member</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Shannon Priem, APR – Secretary/Treasurer – Founding member </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Sally Ridenour, APR – VP Communications – Founding member</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Nicole Miller – VP Professional Development</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Mara Woloshin, APR – VP Membership</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Anthony Tham – VP Web Design/Social Media</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Rick Osborne – President Elect</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 13.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The hard work of the board this year has resulted in an increase in participation and recognition by national PRSA. Salem will be the first chapter in Oregon to welcome PRSA’s President, Bill Murray who will fly here from NYC for the program in March 2014. This statewide event will be an incredible opportunity to learn more about PRSA and the future of our industry.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 13.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Several of our long time board members will be stepping aside in 2014, creating an opportunity for additional chapter members to get involved in PRSA leadership. This is the perfect time to step up and make our chapter even more successful. <b>Get involved!</b> Our chapter has many talented members with great insight. We need your good ideas to move us forward in the coming years. Being on the board offers an opportunity for career development, networking, job search mentoring, enhancing leadership skills and to get to know other members of the chapter better.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 13.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The following<b> positions are open for nomination in 2014</b>. A brief job description for each position is included. A complete job description is available in the chapter bylaws, which are posted on the chapter’s website, <a href="http://www.oregoncapitalprsa.org"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #243afc">www.oregoncapitalprsa.org</span></a>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p>
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>President</b> – Leads the board, coordinates chapter activities and serves as the main liaison between the chapter and national.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>President Elect</b> – Leads the board in the absence of the president, helps coordinate chapter activities</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Secretary/Treasurer</b> – Keeps chapter finances in order, collects funds, pays invoices, takes notes at board meetings</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>VP Professional Development</b> – Books speakers and presentations for chapter luncheons (with the help of other board members)</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>VP Membership</b> – Helps recruit and retain members, keeps membership list up-to-date</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>VP Web Design/Social Media</b> – Keeps chapter web page and Facebook page up-to-date</span></li>
</ul><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Please contact me or any of the other board members to discuss these opportunities.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>We need your help!</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The future of the Oregon Capital Chapter is up to us. Together, we can set the vision for what we’d like our chapter to be. Your responses will determine the direction of our chapter in 2014 and beyond. Think about what is important to you. Please take s few minutes and let us know what you think. </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; color: #243afc"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9Q8KC25">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9Q8KC25</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Following are the questions we are asking.</span></p>
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Which of the following are important to? </span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Courier New'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Professional development</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Courier New'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Networking</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Courier New'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Current news - information on PR</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Courier New'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Industry information</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Courier New'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Career tools</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Courier New'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Promoting value of PR to business community</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Courier New'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Other suggestions or comments</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Do you want to continue monthly luncheon programs?</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Is the first Wednesday of the month at lunch the best time to meet? If it’s not, when is a good time?</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">What type of programs would you like to see?</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Would you like to see more outreach to the community? If so, how would you like to see that happen?</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font: 10.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Would you like to see more outreach to other organizations? If so, what would you like to see happen?</span></li>
</ul><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Save the Date<br>
Upcoming Monthly Programs for 2013</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>October 2:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Tips for Better Media Interviews by Former Television News Anchor<br>
</b>Presented by Dave Thompson, APR</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Pringle Creek Community – Painters Halls<br>
Tour following.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://www.pringlecreek.com">http://www.pringlecreek.com<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000000"></span></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Pringle Creek Community is one of the most sustainable communities being built in the country. Their guiding <a href="http://www.pringlecreek.com/principles.htm"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px">principles</span></a> integrate green building, energy efficiency and respect to our natural environment. Take a look around and you'll see a thriving <a href="http://www.pringlecreek.com/events.htm"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px">community</span></a> about to happen.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>November 6:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Fall Fun Luncheon at Willamette University’s Goudy Hall<br>
</b>Followed by a tour of the Hallie Ford Museum Facilities and Current Exhibit<br>
Thanks to Andrea Foust, Willamette University<br>
<a href="http://willamette.edu/arts/hfma/"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px">http://willamette.edu/arts/hfma/</span></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Current Exhibit:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Breath of Heaven, Breath</b> of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AUGUST 31 – DECEMBER 22, 2013</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">A new exhibition, “Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections,” showcases 64 remarkable objects that represent several thousand years (6000 BCE to 500 BCE) of art from the region known as the Fertile Crescent. Drawing from some of the most distinguished collections in the United States, the exhibition brings together works from over 20 notable institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>December 4:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>You’ve Done Great Work All Year, You Deserve An Award<br>
</b>Five Tips for Award Submissions - Panel Discussion<br>
Special Chapter Awards Presentation</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Broadway Commons, Peru Room</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">See you October 2</span><span style="font: 6.7px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> for a great presentation by Dave Thompson.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Thank you for your input and for considering a board positions.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Visit <a href="http://www.oregoncapitalprsa.org/"><span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px">http://www.oregoncapitalprsa.org</span></a> for additional information on our Chapter.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Susan Appleby</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">President</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Oregon Capital Chapter</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="mailto:susannw@comcast.net">susannw@comcast.net<span style="font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000000"></span></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">503-881-0710</span></p></body></html>