LaunchPad - INW

Spokane Regional Networking, Social Media, Professional and Business Development

Holday Event Recap

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2011 Holiday Elegance Event on Tuesday, December 6 at the Davenport Hotel.

There were over 200 people in attendance and it was wonderful to see so many members in one room coming together to help celebrate the season!

If you attended the event we would like to get your feedback via a new texting service we are utilizing called LoyalMobs. We have a dedicated LaunchPad phone number which helps us learn more about your experience at our events.

Please text your brief comments to 509-774-5880. We will be adding new features to this service in the future to help you interact with us and with other members at events.

Thank you to our photographers, Kent Henderson and Jeff Schindler, for taking some great photos at the event. You can view them on LaunchPad and also by going to our LaunchPad Facebook page here. On Facebook please like our page, tag your photo and then share it with your friends and colleagues.

Congratulations again to the 2011 LaunchPad Member of the Year finalists June Swatzell, Anthony Carollo, Teri Dykeman and special congratulations goes to our winner Kim Brown.

We would especially like to thank the following sponsors and partners for their contributions in making this a successful event:

We would like to offer a special thank you to Larry Davis, the Spokane Symphony Associates and the Spokane Symphony representatives who played at our event. Although playing during a networking event can be challenging the dueling violenistis were wonderful and very appreciated!

We would like to thank the following companies and people:

Title Sponsor - Sixth Man Marketing
Host sponsor - The Davenport Hotel
Non-profit sponsor - Spokane Symphony Associates and Christmas Tree Elegance
Print Media Sponsor - Bozzi Media
Photographer - Kent Henderson Photography
Designer - Hara Allison of Studio H Design and Advertising

We would also like to thank Ginger Johnson for her help in coordinating the event
My business partner Allen Battle and Mark Simonds of LaunchPad
Volunteers Hara Allison, Jesse DePell and April Kalivas (She’s a cutie:)
Thank you to all of our display sponsors:

OurTownZip
Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce
Orbitcom, Michelle Scanlon
Home by Design, Lorelei Taylor Barrett
NAWBO
Associated Industries
Bozzi Media
Sixth Man Marketing

Again, we appreciated an opportunity to spend time celebrating the season with our wonderful members and look forward to seeing you at the next quarterly event or other LaunchPad function.

Just an FYI, there is a 99% chance we will be hosting a New Year’s Event Bash so stay tuned!

The LaunchPad Team

Tags: Elegance, Event, Holiday, Networking

5 members like this

Comment by Belinda Jokinen on December 8, 2011 at 11:34am: That is nothing short of fantastic. Every word of it. Thank you for sharing both the narrative and the pictures

Comment by Susan Ashe on December 8, 2011 at 11:50am: Congratulations for what look to be a great event! Sorry I couldn't make it, Bill, but alas we have a family event for my hubby's birthday. Nicely done to all! Happy holidays.

Comment by Teri Dykeman on December 8, 2011 at 1:15pm: LaunchPad Quarterly Events are always high on my list of priorities. I reconnected with a few 'lost' friends and I loved the dueling violins!

Comment by Kim Brown on December 8, 2011 at 1:27pm: We really enjoyed the event...first class all the way. Loved the venue, the trees, the Symphony, the desserts, but mostly all the great people who came. Of course, you can guess MY favorite part of the evening! Thanks so much....very honored. So looking forward to another great year and forging new relationships with people and businesses in the Inland Northwest. Launchpad has been wonderful.

Let's talk about that New Year's Eve Event Bill!

Comment by Joanne Wilkinson on December 9, 2011 at 8:40am: Thanks again for putting on such a beautiful event. It's always such a treat to attend anything at the Davenport. At this time of year with all of the gorgeous decorations and trees it was beyond elegant! All of the hard work everyone put into making it such a great evening is greatly appreciated!!!

Comment by Bev Schauble on December 11, 2011 at 9:58am: I had a fabulous time, met some new friends, and reconnected with people that I hadn't seen in years! I'm looking forward to what's next. Bill, you and your team are doing a fabulous job all around, and am proud to be a member.

Comment by Katherine Barnes Pawson on December 11, 2011 at 1:31pm: I too had a fabulous time...who is responsible for posting names of the winners for Christmas Tree Elegance 2011.