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YP
PROFILES
Matt Money
Employer:
Landstar Carrier Group
Job Title:
Manager of
Operations
Hometown:
South Bend
Hobbies/Interests:
Spending summer weekends at his family’s lake house, water skiing,
boating, biking, IU basketball, organizing events, meeting new
people and his family and friends.
Something most people don't know about Matt:
He was
initially a special education major in college, and has experience
volunteering in local classrooms and mentoring individuals with
Down's Syndrome. Although he has not pursued this field
professionally, he has a passion and interest for working with
children and adults with disabilities.
Career Highlight:
“Graduating from The Chamber’s Leadership South Bend/Mishawaka
Program was definitely a career highlight. It was an amazing,
eye-opening experience. Even though I grew up in South Bend, I was
unaware of the opportunities available in our community and how
essential it is for young professionals to get involved. After
graduating, I was motivated to work with the Center for the Homeless
and initiate the Young Professionals Against Poverty (YPAP) group.”
Advice to fellow YPs:
“Never
turn down an opportunity. You may end up in a job, career or
volunteer role you never expected and will be surprised by how much
you enjoy it. Take chances and you will find a place where you fit
in and excel.”
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A Message From the Chair of YPN...
 Winter
greetings! On behalf of the YPN Advisory Council and work teams, I'd like to
wish all of you a wonderful holiday season.
YPN has made incredible
progress in 2007. Attendance has grown at our increasingly popular
Lunch ‘N Learn sessions, as well as large turnouts at our evening events. We now have a contact list that includes more
than 900 YPs throughout Michiana!
Our work team activities
continue to move YPN toward developing, connecting and
empowering young professionals. If you have event
ideas or want to make a suggestion for how YPN can be even more
successful in 2008, please get in touch with any one of our 2008
Advisory Council members.
I would like to extend a
big thank you to The Chamber of Commerce for their support, to the
2007 Advisory Council and work team members for all your
contributions to YPN over the past year, and to the individuals who
have volunteered to serve in 2008.
Wishing all of you much
happiness and professional success in the coming year!
Catherine Raven,
Crowe Chizek
YPN Advisory
Council Chair
2008 YPN Advisory Council
Catherine Raven, Crowe Chizek, Chair
Jill Behnke, LaSalle Bank
Tania Bengtsson, Gibson Insurance
Ryan Fenstermaker, 1st Source Bank
Amy Hill, South Bend Silver Hawks
Sarah Hoshaw, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
Chad McDonald, CPA Office of Christine Lauber
Mike Niedbalski, Creative Financial Staffing
Amy Roth, Crowe Chizek
Allison Sell, Baker & Daniels
Karey Welde, Ave Maria Press
Maggie Wurst, Press Ganey
Get
Involved & Give Back
While
the holiday season is a time for giving back, those less fortunate
need caring people to help year-round. Recently, several YPs have
gotten involved with a new group that strives to do just that.
The Center for the
Homeless (CFH) in South Bend works to offer resources and hope to
those in need in order to break the cycle of homelessness and enable
individuals to move forward with their lives.
One year ago CFH executive
director Steve Camilleri, director of PR Jacqueline Kronk, and
young professional Matt Money initiated the Young Professionals
Against Poverty (YPAP) to complement the efforts of the CFH. Their
purpose is simple – to plan, direct and implement activities to
engage 25 to 40-year-olds and coordinate successful fundraising
events for the CFH.
At this time, YPAP is
recruiting new members as they build a team of future philanthropic
leaders. Together, YPAPs volunteer at the Center, develop fundraising
events such as the annual Corn Hole Tournament and meet regularly
for happy hours and brainstorming. You will be joining a very
informal and enthusiastic group! For more
information about this group, e-mail
Matt Money.
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with a wide
variety of non-profit agencies in our community. A good place to
start is
www.makeadifferencemichiana.org.
COMMUNITY CORNER
Santa's in Town!
Developing a
connection with our community is a big part of the mission of YPN.
Participating in some of the unique holiday festivities can be a
rewarding way for you and your family, friends and colleagues to
connect with the local community.
Come to downtown South Bend and visit the Santa House located on
Michigan Street in front of the College Football Hall of Fame. Open
every day through Christmas Eve, Santa has free passes for the
downtown trolley which will take you by the Christmas tree in front
of the Morris Performing Arts Center. After your ride on the
trolley, you will be given a ticket for a free chocolate bar from
the South Bend Chocolate Café.
Your chocolate bar could
contain a golden ticket, good for a free chocolate party! 
Just down the street from
Santa’s House
at 140 S.
Michigan Street is
Santa’s Workshop. If you visit, you’ll be able to vote for your
favorite
gingerbread house, decorate your own cookie and take part in many
other fun activities.
For more
information on times and locations of holiday events in
downtown South Bend and throughout the year, visit
www.dtsb.org.
READING CORNER
Two best-settling books by author Dale
Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People and How
to Stop Worrying and Start Living, have recently been combined
into one complete volume - Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for
Success. The end result is a great “how-to” for personal and
professional development.
In How to Win Friends and Influence People,
Carnegie will show you how to break out of a mental rut, make
friends quickly and increase your popularity, increase your level of
persuasion and effectiveness, handle complaints and conflict, and
become a more enthusiastic and entertaining speaker.
As young professionals, dealing with personal
and professional stress can be a huge barrier to maximizing our
potential. Carnegie shows readers how to cut work stress in half,
develop a positive and peaceful mental attitude, and how to foster
work habits that prevent fatigue and worry in How to Stop
Worrying and Start Living.
First written in the 1930s, Carnegie’s works
continue to be best sellers. Pick one up today and see why for
yourself!
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