Posted by MaggieMae_CA on 7/30/11 8:40pm
Msg #392101

Thank you Barbara Linker!

For coordinating and hosting the SoCal Notary Event today. It was fabulous! The presenters were informative and well versed, the food was great and the company was extraordinary.

Reply by Carol Graff on 7/30/11 9:09pm
Msg #392103

Yes, Barbara. It really was a wonderful, informative day. I met 20 top notaries, three fantastic speakers (thank you Wendy Waits & Cheryl Elliott). Lunch & view were also great. But I learned so much and hope we can do it again next yr. Barbara, you'll have to come back from AZ for it!

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 7/30/11 9:22pm
Msg #392104

Glad to hear it went well. I am really sad that I had to miss it!!

Reply by LKT/CA on 7/30/11 9:56pm
Msg #392108

Yes, the luncheon was fun, informative, and I felt immediately like I was among family!! It was well worth the drive and the investment of $30. I'm sorry too, Marian that you weren't able to make it - I so looked forward to meeting you in person. I look forward to future notary networking luncheons.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 7/30/11 10:14pm
Msg #392110

Yes, thank you again, Barbara!! The day was well worth it - and great choice of venue... What a magnificent day!! (I'm sure many of us would love to see a group photo if any came out OK.)

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 7/30/11 10:35pm
Msg #392116

Photos of SoCal Notary Networking Event...

Thank you to everyone who came. It was a most informative event. Wendy, thank you for an excellent presentation and discussion on "The Pros and Cons of Forming a State Notary Association" - very well researched! Cheryl Elliott, thank you for fitting us into your busy schedule and zooming thru LA traffic to give us excellent insight to "Improved and Effective Marketing Techniques for Notaries". And I was so pleased to present our keynote speaker, Charlene Brisson who just WOW'd us all with her energy and superb presentation on "The Social Media Explosion: stop Wasting Time and Get Results NOW!" Yes, it was a great day with great associates! Remember: "We LOVE Social Marketing"!

Enjoy the pictures: http://flic.kr/ps/219HNN

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 7/30/11 10:55pm
Msg #392120

So sorry I missed it!

I had to support my husband and travel up to Camp Verde (just south of Sedona) to look at a business oportunity that just might enable us to retire. I ask you all to support us by imagining that we can get the land we want for the price we want to pay!

Reply by BrendaTx on 7/31/11 12:55am
Msg #392123

Barbara and other organizers:

This is a class act. I know the details involved in such an event and my hat is off to you!

Congrats! (I'm a little jealous!)

Reply by BrendaTx on 7/31/11 12:59am
Msg #392124

Also, to those who attended the meeting and was involved

in it, THANK YOU for the generous donation that arrived today via PayPal as a result of your meeting.

Reply by 101livescan on 7/31/11 2:46am
Msg #392126

An extraordinary day for me as well! Thanks to you, Barb, for all the excellent preparation and coordination for a very organized event and great keynote speaker. The venue was perfect! What a fabulous view and ambiance. I just arrived in Ojai, put on my jammies and hitting the hay at my bro's house. Just had to get on NR to let you know how much fun I had and how wonderful it was to finally meet all of you 1:1....now there is this great little hotel in the middle of nowhere completely perfect for a Central Coast Notary meeting, and October is grape harvest, weather will be much cooler, Indian summer.

I learned a lot from all of you, and hope my information was helpful to all, I'm constantly reengineering myself for all the hairpin turns this industry doles out. This next week is more for me and getting to procrastinated projects. Monthend in July just about killed me this past two weeks. I'm slowing up to catch up this week and spending a little time in the vineyard.

BTW, the two gift baskets were much appreciated by my 86 year old god mother and 96 year old Nanny from England in San Diego. They were so perfect. At their ages, they love chocolate and a bit of wine.

Until we meet again, happy trails!

Reply by Linda Spanski on 7/31/11 1:34pm
Msg #392143

As others have said, this was a fun as well as educational event and I enjoyed meeting everyone. It's good to be able to put faces to the names of those who post here. Barbara, thank you for all the work and planning you put into making it happen.

Reply by DPazCA on 8/1/11 2:37pm
Msg #392192

What a beautiful day and great time at The Southern California notary Networking Event. Thank you Barbara, you and the volunteers did a great job. The keynote speakers were informative and entertaining. Great to meet up with all of you.