As A Matter Of Record Only...
Your Award Winning eNewsletter!
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This is the sixth edition of our new eNewsletter. This new format is a "new and improved" newsletter for 2019. No need to look for an attachment, there is none.
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Its fall and with Thanksgiving approaching I can’t help to reflect on the past year and all I am thankful for. And that is you, members of the Escrow Associates of San Gabriel Valley. Whether you sell raffle tickets, donate prizes and/ or sponsor the meeting, whether you arrive early to set up or stay late to clean up, whether you prepare for presenting reports or even if you just sit and take it all in, eager to learn more and grow, you are something to be admired for that’s for sure! Thank you for all your support throughout the year. Thank you for continuing to meet with us each month and give of your time and energies. We couldn’t have such a successful organization without all of you.
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Please join us in celebrating the past year and welcome in the new board at our upcoming Installation Dinner on Thursday, November 21
st
at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Monrovia.
Vanessa James
2019 EASGV President
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Congratulations to our
EASGV 2020 Officers & Directors:
Janeane Arildsen, President
Mario Artiga, Treasurer
Adrineh Betcheri, Director
Miriam Brown, Director
Jacyln Fong, Director
Margie Coeraad-Martinez, Director
Tricia Vagt, Director
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The Financial Report of the Escrow Associates of San Gabriel Valley is available to all members. All members are invited to attend the Board of Directors meetings. Please contact
Vanessa James
to make arrangements to attend the next board meeting.
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EASGV Dinner Meeting Agenda Minutes
Date of Meeting: July 17, 2019
Meeting Location: Embassy Suites, Monrovia, CA
Call to Order at 6:00 p.m. & Welcome by
– Vanessa James
Invocation
–
Barbara Moody, Snap NHD
Flag Salute
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John Wax, Snap, NHD
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Thank You to our September
Dinner Meeting Sponsor
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Senior Vice President
Specialty Banking Manager – Title & Escrow
3731 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 460
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Direct: 626-768-4465 | Cell: 909-489-7844
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Thank You to our October Dinner Meeting Sponsors
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Senior Vice President & Manager
505 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-568-2072
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Account Executive
First American NHD and JCP-LGS Disclosures
mobile: 626.940.9716
main: 800.527.0027
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We ❤️ love bottle 🍾 auctions!
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Memorable Quote from our Fundraising Chairperson: "What you do with your beans is your business." ~ Mario Artiga
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A
HUGE Thank YOU
to all the attendees this year who gave from their hearts and wallets and brought raffle prizes to help generate $$$ and sales of raffle tickets for the raising of $$$ designated to the Foothill Unity Center. In addition, many brought cleaning items for our “Spring Cleaning” drive which was given to Foothill Unity Center as well.
It really feels good
to make a difference
in the life of someone who needs a hand up, and not a hand out; and
EASGV could not have done it without YOU!!!
Lastly, thanks to all our volunteers, Sales of Raffle tickets, and Dinner Meeting Sponsors, committee members who helped out with our committee –
they gave of themselves
, and
we so appreciate and honor them for all their hard work.
What an Escrow Association we have!!!
Respectfully-
Phil Atwan and Mario Artiga
2018 & 2019 Co-Chairs
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Membership Committee:
"Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!"
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Congratulations to the following EASGV Members who have been randomly chosen to win Free CEA Conference during our September 2019 Dinner Meeting “Special Membership Drawing”:
- Mario Artiga, CEO
- Miriam Brown, CSEO, CEO , CEI
- Anna Millsap, CSEO
- Jennifer L. Zhu
- Lili Setiowati, CSEO, CEO
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Let’s end 2019 on a High Note
Congratulations to the following EASGV Members who have randomly chosen to win Free 2020 CEA Membership thru Escrow Associates of San Gabriel Valley during our October 2019 Dinner Meeting “Special Membership Drawing”:
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Tammey Bazinet, CEO
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Lysette Freeman, CEO
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Jana Tsai
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Jennifer Zhu
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Juliana Tu, CBSS, CEI, CSEO, CEO
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Your 2020 Membership renewal with CEA is
due by November 30
th
(After this date a late fee will be charged)
CEA is making renewing your membership even easier. You may now go to CEA Website directly to renew your membership dues online!
==Your 2019 EASGV Membership Committee=
Lili Setiowati & Jeaneth Cabrera
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You too can own a lovely Escrow Charm. Click here (
http://www.escrowcharms.com/
) for purchase and help support the Miriam Schwarz Benevolent Fund – helping Escrow People in need.
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Site and Reservations Committee Report
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As Fall is now upon us, our last 2019 membership dinner meeting was held at Embassy Suites on October 17th
I would like to take this time to acknowledge and thank the service staff at Embassy Suites. There is much pre-planning and coordination with the servicing staff and catering, to insure our dinner meetings run smoothly. Over the last nine months, I have enjoyed working with our wonderful Embassy team:
Naomi, Catering and Sales
Eduardo, Head Food Service, and his staff, Javier, Angel, Vickie and Marcos.
Much thanks and kudos to their dedication and service to the members of EASGV dinner meetings!!
Our next meeting will be meeting at the Doubletree by Hilton on November 21
st
where we will be installing our 2020 President and Board of Directors.
Thank you for your membership!
Your Sites and Reservations Committee Chair,
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A Few Photos from our President and members at this year's CAR Expo in Los Angeles.
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EASGV Members at the California Association of REALTORS® RE Imagine Expo – Member Rosie Maries, RMA Accounting. Also pictured, Hilda Avila, RBJ Computers
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EASGV 2019 President, Vanessa James with Arcadia Association of Realtors Past President, Roy Blume and AAR members
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Dino Champagne, Asset Preservation
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Gov Hutchison answering EASGV President, Vanessa James question to a room full of realtors at his session on
What Keeps the Legal Hotline Ringing Off the Hook?
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Congratulations to Mike Belote, Esq., President of California Advocates, who was recently named one of
Capitol Weekly’s Top 100 for 2019
, ranking #52 in California of “people who aren’t elected to office but who wield decisive influence on California politics or policy — or both”. Thank you for fighting on behalf of the members of the California Escrow Association on issues that affect our industry!
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“Who Took My Money?? A Grim View of Wire Fraud in the Real Estate Industry”
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EASGV is proud to bring you the attached article,
“Who Took My Money?? A Grim View of Wire Fraud in the Real Estate Industry”
, written by CEA President Juliana Tu, which was recently published in the
West San Gabriel Valley Association of REALTORs online newsletter
the San Gabriel Connection. This article was written to educate consumers of the terrible issue we have with wire fraud, particularly in the escrow settlement industry/ real estate transactions where millions of dollars are transferred daily. To view click
here
and be sure to share with your colleagues and clients.
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Calendar of Events: "The Right Calendar
at the Right Time."
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Monday, October 7
6:30pm
EASGV Board Meeting
October 10 –
12
CEA 64th Annual Education Conference
Monday, October 14
Columbus Day (regional holiday)
Thursday, October 17
6:00pm
EASGV Dinner Meeting - ELECTION NIGHT!
Thursday, October 31
Halloween
November 1 –
2
CEA Board of Directors Meeting
Sunday, November 3
Daylight Saving Time ends
Monday, November 4
6:30pm
EASGV Board Meeting
November 6 –
11
NAR REALTORS® Conference & Expo
Monday, November 11
Veterans Day
Thursday, November 21
6:00pm
EASGV Installation of 2020 Officers & Directors
Thursday, November 28
Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 29
Black Friday
Monday, December 2
6:30pm
EASGV Board of Directors Transition Dinner
Tuesday, December 24
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 25
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 31
New Year's Eve
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TIME CHANGE
Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 3
rd at 2 AM. Don’t forget to set your clocks back!
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"Many Hands Make Light Work." ~ John Heywood
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WE NEED YOU!
Are you creative or perhaps like to work with numbers? Do you have leadership skills but never had a chance to really use them? Do you have ideas for education and connections to speakers you think EASGV Members would really benefit from? Well the year may be wrapping but EASGV will be gearing right back up for 2020 and we are still looking to fill a few vacant spots. We need leaders. We need people with ideas. We need you! If you are interested in serving, whether as a Committee Chair or as a committee member, please reach out to either myself
Vanessa@VivaEscrow.com or the incoming President Janeane Arildsen
JArildsen@pangogroup.com and we will be sure to pull you in.
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Here are just some of the things
that you can do to help EASGV:
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Your Opinion Counts: Site & Reservation Committee wants to know your preferences:
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Do you prefer plated dinners at the dinner meetings?
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Or do you prefer buffet dinners?
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Stay connected with EASGV: Remember to use #easgv in your posts to increase our digital presence.
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