TOP OF VIRGINIA REGIONAL CHAMBER
Business
Agenda
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Volume 28, No. 10
November 2014
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Michael Malone
Celebrate Success!
2014 Regional Greater
Good Awards Nominations
Though economic recovery has been
gradual it’s has been moving in the right
direction. Chamber membership is growing and business is strong in the area. What
better way to celebrate the successes of
the business community than to participate in the Greater Good Awards
nomination process and support those
businesses that have truly made a positive
impact on our area.
We all know of some business or individual that is worthy of recognition due
to the strength of their organization or
their service to the community. We encour-
®
age each of our members to submit their
choice for Large Business of the Year, Small
Business of the Year, Entrepreneur of the
Year, and Citizen of the Year. The award
winners will be nominated and chosen by
their peers, a true testament to success and
the ultimate tribute.
Everyone is welcome to nominate an
organization that you feel is deserving of
recognition. The criteria for each award
are detailed on the nomination forms.
A committee of past Chamber board chairs
will review the nominations and select a
winner from each category. The award
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2014 is winding down. It has been a
solid and successful year. Our region is
transitioning into a brighter future with
growth and a positive attitude for the future.
You often hear the sound of saws and
hammers as buildings are being constructed
or renovated. You can smell the asphalt
being laid to improve our transportation
network. You can read the words of real
estate purchases and the employment
opportunities. It has been a good year and
a bright one lies before us. 2014 may
be winding down, but the Chamber is
winding up for 2015!
Your Chamber is playing a part as we
enter 2015. Your Education committee
is exploring ways to connect schools to
businesses and businesses to schools. Our
Community Leadership Program is in the
midst of another exciting year of bringing forth future community leaders. The
Chamber’s networking programs are attracting more businesses representatives and
new business operators to share who they
are and what they do. The Chamber Public Policy Committee is busy investigating
business issues, providing educational opportunities for you to learn more about these
issues, communicating the business perspective to our community leaders, and
advocating for the good of business and
the Top of Virginia region. The Chamber continues to spread the word of what
is happening now and what will happen
in the future. Your Chamber is working
for YOU.
Right now, our business community is
Greater Good Awards in January of 2014.
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Index
New Members,
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Chamber
Calendar, pg 2
Renewals, pg 3
Ribbon Cuttings,
pg 4
The Best Leader I
Ever Knew, pg 5
Add Credibility
to Your Business
Reputation, pg 6
Valley Business
Women, pg 7
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Women, pg. 7
407 South Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22601
540-662-4118
Fax 540-722-6365
www.regionalchamber.biz
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November
2014
■ Kimberly’s LLC
Kimberly Sowers, 540-662-2195
135 North Braddock Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Eleese Elliott
■ Long Branch Plantation
Cassie Ward, 540-837-1856
830 Long Branch Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
Sponsor: Rich Weller
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■ Piccadilly Printing Company
Dave Pyne, 540-662-3804
32 East Piccadilly street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Rich Weller
■ Apple Blossom Diner
Billy Kavathas, 540-545-8500
1359 Berryville Avenue
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Janie Shirley/Tessa Doherty
■ Triple 8 Business Coaching
Cort Maddox, 571-541-1527
200 North Braddock Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Rich Weller'
■ Diane’s Diner
Diane Ashby, 540-667-1556
335 Valor Drive
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Eleese Elliott
■ Sweet Tea “Unique Finds &
Redesigns”
Heidi Russell, 540-773-3493
15 East Boscawen Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Rich Weller
■ Lavish Hair Salon & Boutique
Allyson Sweeney Carroll
540-773-3468
2434 Valley Avenue
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Eleese Elliott
■ Posh Tots “back on the rack” LLC
Brieanna King, 540-665-4443
2013 South Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Eleese Elliott
■ Itimizit
Jennifer Benavente, 540-664-8971
720 South Braddock Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Rich Weller
■ The Valley Bride, Inc.
Morgan Beachler
127 North Cameron Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Rich Weller
■ LA.ST.ED Design
Laura Stewart, 540-877-5523
710 South Cameron Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Eleese Elliott
■ Flavor Pourfection LLC
Paula Shaffer, 540-662-7687
27 North Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Rich Weller
■ The Better Beer Store
Kevin Eckles, 585-545-9818
3349 Valley Pike, Suite 1000
Winchester, VA 22601
Sponsor: Eleese Elliott/Todd D.
Chamber Events
November 2014
5 Valley Business Women:
Zonya Foco
The George Washington Hotel
103 E. Piccadilly Street
Winchester, VA
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
11 Business After Hours
Shenandoah Valley Westminster
Canterbury
300 Westminster Canterbury Lane
Winchester, VA
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
18 Business and Breakfast
Yount, Hyde and Barbour
302 South Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA
7:30 am – 9:00 am
All Paid Events Require Advanced Reservations. Cancellations must be received
48 hours in advance to avoid charges.
You can register for Chamber events
online at www.regionalchamber.biz
or by calling 540-662-4118.
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September Renewals
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Area 13, Special Olympics, Virginia (SOVA)
BC&C
Bender Group
BestCare Home Care, Inc.
Blissful Life Center for Weight Loss & Natural Health
Capon Valley Bank
Care Connections of VA, LLC
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Clear Brook Storage
Delegate Randy Minchew, Virginia House
of Delegates, Frederick, Clarke, & Loudoun
Counties
Ducati Winchester
Edward Jones Investments- Mike Cesnik
Golden Seal Enterprises
Hall, Monahan, Engle, Mahan & Mitchell
Hoxton Financial, Inc.
InterChange Group, Inc.
J.C. Ehrlich Company, Inc.
Jack Knuckle Gourmet
Kiwanis Club of Winchester, VA
Lantz Construction Company
heading into the largest retail sales season
of the year. Not only the sale of goods but
recreational activities, dining out, entertainment, and more. The Chamber
encourages everyone to think local and buy
local during this period. I know, the grass
may look greener on the other side of the
fence, but maybe it is just the view! Buying local allows our community to grow.
It provides jobs for our local people. It
helps make part time work available for students of all ages. It keeps our streets clean
and our homes safe. It assists our many
human service organizations to assist our
challenged community members. Buying
local keeps your money here….working
for you!
Long term impact of such a proposition
is it will stimulate more growth in our economy. If when buying local you cannot find
a product or service, then a need is created.
Entrepreneurs will soon see this opportunity and may stimulate the growth of another
local business to meet this need. If you go
out of town to buy hula hoops since none
are available locally, then this demand will
eventually bring about a response – a local
hula hoop distributor! More business, more
jobs, more input into our economy.
The Winchester/Frederick/Clarke Counties of the Top of Virginia Region are a
cohesive force. Through the Chamber, we
are working together to continue a tradition of solid community values, a positive
outlook to the future, and a sense of value
and worth. Your membership is relevant
and worthwhile. It is producing results.
Thank you for doing business in our region.
Thank you for being a member of the Top
of Virginia Regional Chamber.
Ledger Solutions VA, LLC
Lona Bishop- Voluntary Benefits Specialist
Lou Lou’s Delicatessen
Old Dominion University- Teletechnet
Partlow Insurance Agency, Inc.
Piccadilly’s Public House & Restaurant
Republic Services
Runners Retreat
Spine & Sport Physical Therapy
Stylish Seconds
Taura Natural Ingredients
TEENS Inc.
TGI Fridays
The Koontz Law Firm
The Willows at Meadow Branch
The Winchester Group, Inc.
The Zimmerman Group, Inc.
Timber Ridge School- Leary Educ.
United Bank
Venice Italian Restaurant
Virginia National Bank
Waddell & Reed- John Clawson
Wells Fargo Bank
Winchester Family Practice
WinTech
For a complete listing of Chamber members,
go to our online directory at www.regionalchamber.biz/sba-directory.
Great Good Awards
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winners will be announced the evening of the event.
Award nomination forms will be emailed directly to your business on October 31st.
They also will be available on the Chamber web site and in the Chamber office. Nominations will be due to the Chamber office by November 28th.
Save the date of Friday, January 30, 2015 for the 2014 Greater Good Awards dinner. Let’s kick off the new year with a positive attitude and celebrate our successes!
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Learn From Him
November
2014
by F. John Rey
The Navy
Frank was a typical kid, growing up in
America’s heartland. A smart boy, whose
parents made him do his homework, his
chores, and his music lessons. He graduated
second or third in his high school class,
depending on who you asked. He left home
for the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Maryland just prior to the start of the Second World War.
The attack on Pearl Harbor compressed
the rigorous four-year course of study at
the Academy into three years and he went
off to war at 22. He earned a Bronze Star
during the war, the third highest combat
medal the US Navy awards. He told me
once, much later, about the teamwork the
men in his department had shown that had
saved them from repeated attacks from Japanese fighters and kamikazis and had been
responsible for his medal. He never mentioned that he had trained those men and
built their sense of teamwork.
After the war, he went back to school
and earned a Masters Degree in Petroleum
Engineering. Not many people in his profession had advanced degrees then, but he
always loved learning and he felt it would
help his career.
After the Korean War, and the birth of
his fourth child, Frank made a career choice
that severely limited his chances of becoming an Admiral, but allowed him to spend
more time at home with his wife and kids.
He said he never regretted that choice. I
believe him. Finally, after a 30 year career,
he retired from the Navy as a Captain (equivalent to a colonel in the Army).
Because it’s there
When he retired from the Navy, he
looked for something to do. He took some
classes at the local community college and
ended up teaching math there. He took a
mountaineering class at the college and, at
age 55, climbed to the 14,410’ summit of
Mount Rainier. He made five more ascents
as a rope leader and became a member of
the all-volunteer Olympic Mountain Rescue team. I remember one story he told
me about a couple of “kids” who had gotten lost in the mountains and his team had
gone in to find them. These “kids” were in
their forties, but he was in better shape and
he was 20 years older.
Second Career
With 30 years experience, he easily
obtained his Professional Engineer license
in several states and spent the next 15 years
as a marine/mechanical engineer. Many of
the managers who hired him were younger.
Some questioned his ability to learn new
things or to keep up the pace. He quietly
proved them all wrong. And he received
another US patent for one of his ideas.
I had the pleasure of succeeding him as
Engineering Manager of a design engineering firm. Although two men had held
the position between us, everyone in that
company who had known him still had the
highest personal and professional respect
for him - from the company president to
his former secretary.
Retirement?
Retirement for Frank didn’t mean sitting around. He worked on his golf game,
took up cross-country skiing, and remained
active in his church and his community.
He provided research and technical assistance to his wife in authoring three Navy
history books.
As the Director of the local Naval
Museum, he planned and supervised a move
from the museum’s decades-old home to
a new space a few blocks away. Irreplaceable artifacts, from a flattened bullet to a
mock-up of a submarine conning tower,
were moved without loss. The move was
completed on schedule.
Listen to your mother
The final leg of his working life began,
innocently enough, on a trip to the mountains with his wife. On the way home, they
stopped into an antique store and he noticed
a cello. He remembered the cello lessons
he had taken as a boy and wondered whether
he could still play. He practiced, took lessons, and practiced some more. He auditioned
for his local symphony and was awarded
the third cello position. (There were only
three cellists in the small orchestra.)
Frank got deeply involved in the symphony organization, as he did with everything
he considered worth doing. He was elected
to its Board of Directors and eventually
became their President. By the time he
played his last concert with the symphony,
he has been so successful in building the
orchestra that he was playing seventh cello.
In of his favorite pictures, he is already
in his tuxedo and doing some last minute
practice; his three year old grandson is sitting facing him and ‘playing’ a plastic violin.
So what made this ordinary man such a
great leader?
Leadership
So what was it about this ordinary man
that made him such a great leader? Was he
born with it? Did he learn it? Why would
people, literally, follow him into war? How
did he earn the respect and loyalty of sailors
to admirals; from secretary to president; from
golf buddy to school board president? You
only had to work with him once to know
he was special. Even those who disagreed
with him recognized that, but what was it
about him?
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The best leader I ever knew died recently.
I want to share some of the lessons I learned
from him with those of you not fortunate enough to have known him.
At his funeral, I spoke with the woman
who had been his office manager in what
was to be his final career. “Whenever we
went anywhere together” she said,“and met
with people who had worked for him before,
they always said to me ‘You’re lucky. Frank’s
such a great boss’ and that they’d love to
work for him again.” What inspires that
kind of loyalty in others? How did he learn
it?
Pg. 6 Add Credibility to Your Business Reputation
through Public Speaking
by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
Would you like to sell to 40 prospects at
the same time? Well, step up to the podium.
Service organizations like Kiwanis Clubs,
Rotary, Lion’s or Optimist Clubs are always
looking for a speaker to address its group
for free. It’s a win-win situation. They get
a speaker at no charge. You have a terrific
promotional tool and more importantly are
perceived as an expert in your field. Does
that sound like a good head start over your
competition?
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November
2014
TIPS FOR YOUR TALK
We’ve all heard that the fear of death is
often surpassed by the fear of public speaking. Think about the positive results of doing
a presentation and that might motivate you
to work through your fears. In case that isn’t
enough, take time to work through these
exercises to help you channel all that nervousness into energy.
Physical Preparation: Warm up and relax
your body and face.
a. If you’re wearing high heels take them
off. Now, stand on one leg and shake the
other. When you put your foot back on
the ground it’s going to feel lighter than
the other one. Now, switch legs and shake.
You want your energy to go through the
floor and out of your head. This sounds
quite cosmic; it isn’t. It’s a practical technique used by actors.
b. Shake your hands...fast. Hold them above
your head, bending at the wrist and elbow
and then bring your hands back down.
This will make your hand movements
more natural.
c. Warm up your face muscles by chewing in a highly exaggerated way. Do
shoulder and neck rolls. Imagine that
you’re eye level with a clock. As you look
at 12, pull as much of your face up to
12 as you can; now move it to 3, then
down to 6 and finally over to 9.
All of these exercises serve to warm you
up and relax you. Those exaggerated movements make it easier for your movements
to flow more naturally.
Preparation is a key element to making a
solid presentation. Here are a few tips that
will help you make an effective presentation.
THE OPENING
Psychologists have proven that the first
and last 30 seconds of any speech have the
most impact, so give the open and close of
your talk a little extra thought, time and
effort. Do not open with “Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here tonight.”
It’s wasting too much of those precious 30
seconds.
Opening a speech with a joke or funny
story is the conventional wisdom. Before
you do, ask yourself these questions:
• Is it appropriate to the occasion, for the
audience?
• Is it in good taste?
• Does it relate to me (my product or service) or the event or the group. Does it
support your topic or its key points.
A humorous story, an inspirational vignette,
which relate to your topic or audience, are
sure ways to get an audience’s attention.
However, it may take more presentation
skill than you possess in the beginning.
It’s safer and more effective to give the audience what you know.
A good way to open your speech is by
giving the audience the information they
most want to hear. By now, you know what
the most questions you’ll hear at a cocktail
reception or professional society meeting.
Well, put the answers to those questions in
your speech.
I helped a neighbor with a speech he
was putting together for my women’s organization. He’s a senior scientist with Genentech.
I suggested that since most of don’t know
what scientists are like or what they do, he
should tell the audience what it was like to
be a scientist. “Being a scientist is like doing
a jigsaw puzzle in a snowstorm at night...you
don’t have all the pieces...and you don’t
have the picture to work from.” You can
say more with less.
Think about your audience. What is the
information they want the most from you.
If you know your business, you’ll be able
to predict what their questions will be simply by experience. If you’re not sure what
a particular audience might want to hear,
talk to the program chair and get that information from him or her.
THE CLOSING
The close should be the highlight of your
speech. Summarize the key elements to the
investment process, etc. If you’re going to
take questions, say “Before my closing remarks,
are there any questions.” Finish with something inspirational that proves your theme.
My scientist friend told our group of the
frustrations of being a scientist and he closed
by saying, “People often ask, ‘why should
anyone want to be a scientist?’” His closing story told of a particularly
information-intensive medical conference
he attended. The final speaker of the day
opened with, “I am a 32-year-old wife and
mother of two. I have AIDS. Please work
fast,” she said to the scientists. My friend
got a standing ovation for the speech.
OUTLINE FOR YOUR SPEECH
There are two basic outlines that work
well for the beginning speaker.
The AA way: Alcoholics Anonymous has
an effective outline for their people: “This
is where I was. This is where I am. This is
how I got here.” This outline will help you
tell the audience who you are and why you
are qualified to speak on the topic you’ve
chosen.
Recently, a friend asked that I help her
with a talk she had asked to present. I asked
three vital questions you must also ask yourself: Who is the group to whom you are
speaking? How long will your talk be? Why
have they asked you to speak?
My friend had been asked to do a 25-
minute speech for the local Board of Realtors because of her great success in real
estate. I suggested she follow the AA outline and open like this: “Twelve years ago,
when I went into the real estate business,
I had never sold anything but Girl Scout
cookies and hadn’t done well with that. Last
year, I sold $15 million of real estate in a
slow market selling homes that averaged
$150,000 each. Today, I’ll tell you how I
did that.”
The question and answer format: People in your audience are like the people
you meet in your business or at a cocktail
party — they probably all ask you many of
the same questions about your work. Think
of the questions prospects, client and friends
ask you about your business.
Now you can open with,“The five questions I am most frequently asked about
investments (or whatever your field is).”
Pose the first question to the audience and
answer it for them in a conversational manner...just like you would to a prospective
customer. You may have never given a speech
before, but you certainly have answered the
questions.
If you finish before your allotted time
ask if the audience has any questions. If
there are no questions, there’s no sin in finishing early. However, when it comes to
public speaking, it is poor form to finish
late. It shows little consideration for the
organization, the program chair and the
audience. If after you finish, they ask you
to continue beyond your allotted time, that’s
a different story.
WRITING YOUR SPEECH
I don’t believe you sit down and write
a speech. You gather and collect ideas that
can build your speech. If you’re going to
be addressing a group in the next few weeks,
keep a note pad with you and jot down
ideas, situations that relate to your talk.
When you actually write your talk, you’ll
have lots of material to fit into your outline.
PRESENTING THE SPEECH
Do not read your speech. Write key
points in bold felt tip pen (or in a large,
bold typeface on your laser printer) on a
pad you keep on the lectern or table on
the podium. I urge you not to stand behind
the lectern throughout your entire talk. It
puts a barrier between you and the audience and they feel it. However, if you feel
more secure standing behind the lectern,
do not lean on it.
The introduction: Write your own introduction. Use your resume as a guide, but
customize it to fit the topic on which you’re
speaking. Do not include your job as a life
guard in your intro unless it directly relates
to your subject.
Handouts: Develop a page detailing your
key points. Or if you’ve had an article published, make copies for the audience
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2014
Presenter: Zonya Foco
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members. Make sure that the handout
includes your name, address and telephone
number.
Business Cards: If your goal is to develop
business contacts, always collect business
cards from the audience members. You can
offer to send additional information, articles or tip sheets to them. Or you can offer
a door prize (this can be a product you sell
or certificate for service — a free evaluation of financial status, etc.) and ask that
everyone drop their business cards in a box
from which you or the program chair will
draw the winner (or winners) at the end
of your talk.
The business cards give you prospects
with whom you can follow up later. If you
offer to provide attendees with written
material, you might include an order blank
for you product or service.
JUST DO IT!
Speaking before a group of strangers can
be intimidating, but keep focused on the
positive impact the presentation will have
on your business reputation and your bottom line.
Don’t expect to be a magnificent speaker
the first time out. Your goal is to present
the most valuable information possible to
the members of the audience. Think of it
as the beginning of many long-term relationships.
Go on — step up on the podium and
profit from the experience.
Patricia Fripp is an award-winning speaker, sales
trainer, and speech coach, who delights audiences,
electrifies executives who speak, and transforms sales
teams. Meetings and Conventions magazine calls
Patricia “one of the country’s 10 most electrifying
speakers.” She is author of Make It! So You Don’t Have
to Fake It and Get What You Want, and contributing author to Speaking Secrets of the Masters and
Insights Into Excellence. Patricia was the first female
President of the over 4,000 member National Speakers Association and is a Hall of Fame recipient. Before
becoming a speaker she enjoyed a highly successful
career in a service industry.
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CLARKE-FREDERICK-WINCHESTER
Zonya Foco, RD, CHFI, CSP is one of the most
exciting, inspiring, vital and unforgettable speakers in
America, who makes nutrition and fitness fun and lifechanging for everyone!
As America’s Nutrition Leader, Zonya is a master of
inspiration, motivation and visual humor, providing
hard-facts information and simple solutions that help
everyday people improve health, create balance and
maximize energy. She is the only Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Health and Fitness Instructor (CHFI) in the country to have earned
the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation.
If you’re expecting a lecture-style presentation from this “energizer health bunny” –
DON’T! Zonya pulls out all the stops in her live presentations, video seminars and TV
show—delivering equal parts entertainment and education all the way. Zonya helps people laugh at their bad habits and discover the joy in adopting new, healthier habits.
In addition to spreading the word through speaking platform, books and TV show, Zonya
has appeared on local newscasts across the country, nationally syndicated daytime talk shows
and QVC. She has been published in the popular magazines Prevention,Today's Dietitian,Total Health, and Fast and Healthy
Cooking.
Check out Zonya’s web site at zonya.com and make plans to see her in person at the Valley Business Women luncheon on Wednesday, November 5. You won’t want to miss this dynamic presentation! To register contact the Chamber
at (540) 662-4118 or visit our web site at www.regionalchamber.biz.
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Lifesaving Award
Detective Jonathan Dixon, Winchester
Police Department
Master Patrol Officer Adam McCoy, Winchester Police Department
November
2014
Meritorious Action Award
THE VOICE OF BUSINESS
On October 23 the Top of Virginia
Regional Chamber and local public safety
agencies recognized and acknowledged
members of the various public safety departments, as well as every day citizens who
have gone above and beyond to ensure the
safety of others. Local celebrities Barry
Lee, K9 Kota and guest speaker Mark
Moseley were on hand to honor our public safety heroes.
Nominations were solicited from the
various agencies in Clarke County, Frederick County and the City of Winchester
this summer. The nominations were
reviewed and recipients selected by a committee of top public safety officials
representing the three local jurisdictions.
We are very proud to announce the
recipients of these prestigious awards:
Gold Medal of Valor
Deputy Stephen Moore, Frederick County
Sheriff’s Office
Bronze Medal of Valor
Sergeant Wayne Monse, Winchester Police
Department
Master Patrol Officer Michelle Hearn, Winchester Police Department
Detective Charles “Clif” Barlow, Winchester Police Department
Master Patrol Officer Michael Brunson,
Winchester Police Department
Corporal Chris Ivins, Winchester Police
Department
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Citizen Award
Lisa Craft
Costco Employees
Doug Barrett
Courtney Brown
Linda Delozier
Fonda Engle
Dave Michael
Jim Moyer
Danny Padgett
Ron Raines
Ron Routhier
Mike Shake
Billy Wallace
Community Impact Award
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Police Emergency Services Chaplains
or 1-866-832-6110
The presenting sponsor of the event is
City National Bank. We would like to
extend our thanks and appreciation of their
very generous support. Other supporting
sponsors are Golden Seal Enterprises,
Bank of Clarke County, Crown Trophy, Wilkins’ Shoe Center, Summit
Community Bank and SL Hunter Photography.
Best Leader I Ever Knew
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To this day, I don’t know. However, I do
know some of the things he did. These are
the things that can help all of us be a little more of a leader.
He knew what he wanted to do. It is
awfully hard to get others to do what you
want if you don’t know what you want. If
you manage a customer service center, is
your goal to have the lowest cost operation
or to answer all calls within 90 seconds.
The goal isn’t as important as knowing what
it is.
He told people what to do, not how to
do it. He was a very smart, well educated
man, but he knew he wasn’t smarter than
everyone. He encouraged people to think,
to innovate, to be creative. He didn’t blindly
accept what you came up with, but he
expected you to come up with something
appropriate.
He did his homework. Before starting a
new challenge, he always tried to find out
what others had tried that had succeeded
or failed. He researched the obstacles and
opponents. He tried to give himself the
best chance of winning by learning as much
as could at the beginning. He was always
learning and always thinking.
He led by example. He pushed his people hard. He demanded a lot of them. But
no one ever worked harder than he did.
He was the first one in and the last one
to leave. And he worked hard the whole
time he was there. He knew how to play,
but he knew how to separate that from the
job.
He demanded excellence, not perfection. He expected you to work as hard as
he did and to be as committed to the goal
as he was. He didn’t expect you to do as
much or as well as he did, he insisted, however, that you do as much and as well as you
could.
He took care of his people. He knew
everyone who worked for him as an individual. He knew their strengths and
weaknesses, their aspirations, their fears. He
always took the criticism from outside
the group, but let each of them take the
praise for what they contributed.
He was humble. I never understood why.
With all he had done and had accomplished
in his life, he was always modest. There was
one time, about ten years ago, when he
made a little boast. That one probably doesn’t count though - he was stating a fact and
we were both a little drunk.
He had character. He was honest and
truthful. He was dependable. When he gave
you his word, you always knew you could
count on it. He didn’t cheat. He didn’t
try to find the easy way out of a tough sit-
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uation. He didn’t waffle on his principles.
He was not inflexible, but there simply were
limits that he wouldn’t cross.
The best leader I ever knew died recently.
He was my father. I will miss him.
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