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February 2010 Newsletter
There has been some problem with the email & as a result, this edition of the Region newsletter is late in it's publication. Hopefully we have this remidied and it will no longer be a problem. Thank you all for your patience.
Bill Haggerty ... Webmaster.
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Once again I apologize for the late newsletter; things have been very hectic for us just lately. As I mentioned in the last newsletter Margaret & I headed south for the holiday season, then into Phoenix for the LTD Summit.
This proved to be a great event and the announcement of the Officer Certification Program along with the changes to our operations were more than any of us suspected. After 2 days of intense training a new group of Officer Trainers were ready to bring this knowledge to our members.
Margaret & I had a good trip home and didn’t encounter any snow on the highways, a little different from our trip south where we started in snow, left it in Spokane, found it again in Jackpot and finally got away just north of Vegas. Our little Tracker ran great apart from blowing an exhaust gasket on Hoover dam, anyone who said loud exhausts save lives hasn’t traveled far listening to a noisy exhaust system.
We completed our year end on our return and started the task of setting up training for our members for the coming year. A Conference call was arranged to bring our Region J team up to date with the Officer Certification Program, most agreed that this was long overdue, there were some concerns expressed and we hope that these were addressed appropriately.
Region J had started to address Officer Training at our District Meetings, as of this time we will be concentrating on bringing the Officer Certification Program to our present team of Officers, although these training sessions are open to all members a We hope that members wishing to know more about how and why GWRRA operates as it does will attend. These seminars are a one and a ½ day program, with modules covering the Officer Handbook, a Knowledge Exercise and advance seminars especially for the GWRRA Officer and an additional module geared for Region & District Directors and Assistants.
BC District has scheduled training for March 6th & 7th, Alberta tentative dates are April 10th & 11th.We hope that our Saskatchewan Members will be able to attend the Alberta program, the Yukon members will try to attend whichever program they can arrange. Alaska we will announce dates later, we have to arrange Trainers, travel etc. Any GWRRA member may attend any course they choose, if you find that your schedule, travel coincides with a course in any District or Region, Canada or US please contact the Trainer holding the course to register. Schedule of planned OCP are available through your LTD Trainers,
We hope that the knowledge that this program brings to our Officers will strengthen our Association, by reinforcing the team approach of our leaders, encourage members to step into Officer Positions, (no more stepping into the unknown) and overall make thing even more FUN for our GW family.
Phil & Margaret Craven, Region J Directors
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