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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:32:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Happy Hour (September 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Members Only Happy Hour&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;In-Person&lt;br&gt;
5:00 - 7:00pm&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Hosted by Danny and Steve Gouterman, Paradigm Experts&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This event is members only.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Danny and Steve will raffle off a free membership.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclement Weather Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;The venue is indoors and the event will move forward rain or shine. If there are any extenuating circumstances and the event must be cancelled registrants will be contacted by email.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://www.dcorganizers.org/event-6806605</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chapter Meeting - September 2026 (September 14, 2026)</title>
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&lt;h2 align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monthly Chapter Meeting&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Speed Networking: Get To Know Each Other&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for our kick off event of the year!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;September 14, 2026&lt;br&gt;
6:30 - 9:00pm&lt;br&gt;
In Person&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will be getting to know each other through a fun speed-networking event. Come prepared with your elevator pitch and make great new connections with fellow chapter members.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bring a notepad/book for taking notes. Look forward to following up to get to know each other even more, and perhaps finding your new best organizer friend.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Dinner, non-alcoholic drinks and dessert will be provided.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Network with chapter members&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Connect for business possibilities&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Build camaraderie in the chapter&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Friends Meeting of Washington&lt;br&gt;
2111 Decatur Place NW, Washington DC 20008&lt;br&gt;
Main Entrance between stone building and red brick building just off Florida Ave.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;METRO: About 3 blocks from Dupont Circle (Red Line) - Q St Exit&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PARKING: 1666 Connecticut Ave NW (Entrance on 2002 R St NW) $12&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclement Weather Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Post-Meeting Survey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.dcorganizers.org/event-6794654</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Arlington/Alexandria Neighborhood Group (September 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dcorganizers.org/resources/Pictures/bu01i2vb.png" alt="" title="" border="0" align="right"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;C.Lee Cawley is the Neighborhood Group Coordinator, and Samara Goodman is the co-host. Their contact information is included at the bottom of the registration confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please note that there will be a maximum of 15 attendees to keep the forum intimate as Neighborhood Groups are intended.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The neighborhood groups are a Chapter-only benefit, but we also welcome prospective new members using our three-month trial period.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.dcorganizers.org/event-6797709</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chapter Meeting: October 2026 (October 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monthly Chapter Meeting&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clutter Blocks: Understanding the Reasons Behind Clutter and How to Unblock Them&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presenter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dcorganizers.org/resources/Pictures/2026octobermeeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="204.99999999999997" height="256"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tracy McCubbin is the CEO and founder of dClutterfly, one of America’s top decluttering companies. In the last two decades, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. Tracy is also the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Most recently, Tracy has turned dClutterfly into a franchise, giving people across the country a chance to not only build their own business, but to make a real difference in people’s lives. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to find real solutions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Registration will open one month in advance.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclement Weather Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;h2 style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Post-Meeting Survey&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163"&gt;https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <link>https://www.dcorganizers.org/event-6806486</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chapter Meeting: November 2026 (November 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monthly Chapter Meeting&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;em&gt;5 Steps to Filling Your Sales Pipeline Full of Referrals&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;In the uncertain economy that we are currently facing, business owners are finding that the usual ways they have used to obtain new business are not as effective as they used to be. Consumers have become more skeptical, and are taking longer to make buying decisions. A strong Referral Marketing strategy can help you move past this skepticism and create more consistent sales and cash flow to your business.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;How to create a clear marketing message that teaches others how to find referrals for you.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;How to inspire and leverage your current network to send you more consistent referrals.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;How to utilize referral partners to create a more consistent cash flow.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presenter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dcorganizers.org/resources/Pictures/2026novembermeeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="200" height="206"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;A Referral Marketing Strategist and founder of Whiteboard Learning, Denise Praul empowers business professionals to unlock unstoppable growth through the power of high-quality referrals. After scaling her own property tax consulting firm to six figures, she created the Roadmap to Unlimited Referrals system to help others achieve the same success. Denise delivers actionable, proven strategies to stabilize cash flow, shorten sales cycles, and activate networks that convert.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Registration will open one month in advance.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclement Weather Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;h2 style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Post-Meeting Survey&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163"&gt;https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <link>https://www.dcorganizers.org/event-6806523</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chapter Meeting: December 2026 (December 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monthly Chapter Meeting&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;em&gt;Declutter Your Business - A Simple Process for Creating Clarity, Focus and Results in Your 2027 Business Growth&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Let’s be honest, organizing other people’s spaces is second nature to you. But when it comes to growing your business, well, that’s a whole other story! With so much information and so many options out there, it’s hard to know what to do. And let’s face it. You didn’t get into this business to become a full-time content creator and try to go viral.&lt;br&gt;
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This workshop is your chance to pause, zoom out, and learn a process to create a 6-month business plan that gives your business the same clarity and structure you bring to every client.&lt;br&gt;
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If you’re tired of doing everything and getting nowhere, this session will help you refocus fast—with tools and support you’ll come back to again and again.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is for you if:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;You're unclear on where your next clients are coming from&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your working hard but not seeing the growth you expected&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;You feel like you're always reacting and trying to play catch-up&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;You're great at organizing for others, but need structure in your own business&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You'll Walk Away With&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;A process for creating your 6-month business plan built around your goals&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;A clearer picture of your business numbers so you can plan with confidence&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;A simple method to prioritize what matters most&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;A mindset shift from "I'm drowning" to "I've got this"&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presenter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.dcorganizers.org/resources/Pictures/2026decembermeeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="200" height="245"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Gary Montalvo&lt;br&gt;
Master Leadership and Business Coach, Speaker, Host of The Ownership Game Podcast&lt;br&gt;
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For almost two decades, Gary has been a powerhouse behind business strategies and leadership programs for numerous entrepreneurs, startups, and corporations. Most recently he worked right here at LimeLife by Alcone as the Chief Growth Officer, where he worked on the sales and recruitment strategies for the company globally.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Known for his dynamic, straightforward, and approachable style, Gary leaves a lasting impression that inspires his clients to take action. His work - whether one-on-one coaching, group workshops, or as a speaker or trainer - helps people bridge the gap between where they are now and where they are capable of going once they reach their true potential.&lt;br&gt;
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Gary has delivered hundreds of speeches, workshops and trainings to audiences internationally. He brings a contagious authentic energy to his audiences that’s not just feel good, but practical and implementable. The result is an interactive, energetic, and highly entertaining training that will kick your butt and get them in action.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
You can connect with Gary weekly by listening to his podcast The Ownership Game or by visiting his website, www.GaryMontalvo.com&lt;br&gt;
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Registration will open one month in advance.&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;h2 style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Post-Meeting Survey&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163"&gt;https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <link>https://www.dcorganizers.org/event-6806536</link>
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