POA Marketing Manager Botkin plans April HSV Women’s Club talk

Dannet Botkin, marketing manager for the Hot Springs Village (HSV) Property Owners Association (POA) will speak on POA marketing activities and plans at the April HSV Women’s Club luncheon meeting that begins at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, in Diamond D’s Restaurant, 111 Ponderosa Lane. 
Accepting her position with the POA in 2011, Botkin came to the Village armed with a 20-year career in marketing, sales and operations at locations in New York City, Barcelona, Tampa, and Texas, most recently for a Fortune 500 company. 
Botkin began working full time while in college at age 20, and graduated in three years with honors from the University of North Texas. Her experience spans positions in fashion marketing, as well as in advertising, international marketing and operations, and government marketing, Former clients and business partners include Warner Brothers, Neiman Marcus, Coca-Cola, Hunter Douglas, Nintendo, Victoria’s Secret and Dillard’s. 
The HSV Women’s Club members will begin with a brief meeting to be followed by Botkin’s program, luncheon and bridge. 
The menu will be a luncheon salad with chicken, nuts and cranberries with raspberry vinaigrette, a fruit salad, Tiramisu and coffee/tea service. The cost is $13 per person, including tax and gratuity, and members are asked to make their checks payable to HSV Women’s Club in advance of arriving. 
Norma Franklin, president of HSV Women’s Club, said nonmembers interested in attending meetings always are welcome and invited to make a reservation by telephoning her at 922-2889 before Wednesday, March 27. 

The HSV Women’s Club, formed in 1971, has more than 100 members in Hot Springs Village and meets monthly from September through June, presenting programs that range from pure entertainment to informational community topics given by representatives from various local organizations. In addition, HSV Women’s Club provides three $1,000 college scholarships to graduating seniors from area public high schools.