From:	Barnes Pharr, Cindy [Cindy.BarnesPharr@qwest.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:52 AM
To:	Barnes Pharr, Cindy; 'Ejpola@aol.com'; 'Sherry'; 
'Pacepea@aol.com'; Herman, Kathleen; Johnson, Lois; 
jmkelly16@comcast.net; 'Edrums1home@aol.com'; 
'harryo@q.com'; 'KF HANSON'; Terri Rogers; 'Peter Margaret 
Boccuzzi'; 'dowhouse@i29.net'; King, Lynda; Kreber, Sandra; 
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HANSON'; Casper, James; 'Joe Hersey'; 'borita44@aol.com'; 
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'lindabyrd@alltel.net'; 'jeaneleanor@juno.com'; 'Linda Byrd'; 
Moore, Jennifer
Cc:	'Kristine Mazzullo'; Barnes Pharr, Cindy
Subject:	Meeting Notes of March 17th call
Attachments:	Qwest Pioneers Beeping Easter Egg Hunt 2009 Schedule March 
Updated.doc; Internal Communications Recap of awards.doc

 
 
Next Call April 21st 9am Mountain time or DENVER time  1-866-789-8816    *7536068*  
 
MEETING RECAP - 
 
1.  EASTER EGG HUNTS - please use your new banners, call or email for any problems with eggs Cindy 
or Jay Kelly.  13 states are representing hunts this year!
 
2.  MEMBERSHIP......Cindy will be emailing a document to explain membership program.  Please share 
this document with your chapter/clubs/council leaders that recruit & handle membership matters.  
Membership goals were discussed for chapters.  Lets break the last year's record that was just under 300 
new members.
 
3.  Annual Meeting - reviewed thank you notes from Community Service Projects. Date of next Annual 
Meeting - February 18 (Thursday) to February 20 (Saturday)
 
4.  Quarterly Events - Let Cindy know if you need help with any news media from corporate 
communications rep.  Tell Cindy about any events that you may want her to attend.
 
5.  Website - Online Newsletter - Design almost complete, Tucson will be first online newsletter.  Cindy 
will have a policy on how to submit newsletters for online use.  Barb Palmer (PALS Region Volunteer) will 
handle the requests.
 
 
Thanks for all you do for Pioneering!
Cindy
 
Below is the posting of the National Awards that are on the Qwest Q (internal employee website) Feel 
free to use in your club/council or chapter newsletters.
 

 
 
Award-Winning Qwest Pioneers Recognized

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The Qwest Pioneers – winners of the 2008 Chairman’s Award – were recognized nationally for 
brightening people's lives in a variety of ways.
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(Mar. 13, 2009) – Six awards for community-service excellence put the Qwest Pioneers in the national 
spotlight at the TelecomPioneers Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The nonprofit volunteer organization, 
made up of Qwest employees and retirees, won top awards for project excellence, life enrichment and a 
Chairman’s Award. 

The Qwest Pioneers won the award for the implementation of “Spring into Action,”  a 2008 volunteer 
engagement program. This year, the winning project was awarded for:
*         Collaboration with the sponsor company, Qwest;
*         Impact on volunteer engagement;
*         Support of the company’s and Pioneer goals and objectives, and;
*         Excellence in the advancement and promotion of the Pioneers and Pioneer programs.
          
Programs were developed and implemented by all 14 of Qwest’s chapters to give current employees 
encouragement, resources and tools to enable them to volunteer more easily with initiatives such as Take 
Your Children to Work Day incorporating Project Connect, JA in a Day activities, and the Nebraska 
Children’s Groundwater Festival. 

The “Spring into Action,” program was highlighted as a premier top-down effort;  a shining example of a 
sponsor company and Pioneers working together to benefit the community. 
 
Among the Pioneers Awards were:

*	Readers for Life – A Qwest program to help teachers and reading specialists obtain supplemental 
books for students who struggle with their reading skills. 
*	Pioneers Support for Our American Heroes – Various programs that engage employees and 
community partners in recognizing the sacrifices made by veterans, military members and their 
families. 
*	Birthday in a Bag – All the fixings for a child’s memorable birthday are assembled – including cake 
mix, frosting, balloons, paper plates and cups, and small gifts. 
*	Excellence in Volunteer Implementation – This award was given to the Nebraska Pioneers for 
their involvement with Take Your Child to Work day in 2008. 
*	Go Green for Schools  – A Qwest 14-state project to support cell phone recycling. With Go Green 
for Schools, the Qwest Pioneers successfully processed nearly 2,000 phones -- 75 percent of them 
recycled and 25 percent fully refurbished for reuse.