April 2016

PRESIDENT’S CORNER LAWRENCE N. SAUER, CPM, CMCA, PCAM CAI-NJ 2016 PRESIDENT | ASSOCIATION ADVISORS

First Day of Spring 2016 arrived on March 20th...

W ith that comes the thoughts of us spending our free time outside enjoying the weather, our hobbies and other leisure activities. In this edition of Community Trends ® , the articles included deal with “Amenities.” In certain communities the amenities are the focal point of the community and are the social gathering location. Others see them as only budget expens- es and obligations that are required to be provided to homeowners. In either case, it’s important that all amenities be maintained, kept safe and available to homeowners. Please enjoy the articles. As mentioned in last month’s column, our Future All Star Team also known as, “F.A.S.T.,” held their first meeting which included a lot of interaction, discussion and excite- ment amongst the attendees. Please keep an eye out for future F.A.S.T. events and initiatives. Also, please “Like“ the F.A.S.T. group on Facebook. If you would like more infor- mation on how to get involved with F.A.S.T., please contact either Jackie or Laura at our chapter office. At our recent Awards Dinner on February 25th, I had the pleasure of introducing our new program, The Jules C. Frankel Manager Educational Assistance Program in honor of the late Jules C. Frankel from Wilkin & Guttenplan. Jules was a long time member of CAI and was a key figure in the success and growth of our chapter. President in 2000, Jules was always an advocate for manager education and training. The Jules Frankel Manager Education Assistance Program was developed to assist CAI-NJ chapter member managers in the common interest community industry with their educa-

tional and professional development goals. It provides the opportunity to any CAI-NJ, CMCA or higher manager in good standing to apply for a financial scholarship. CAI-NJ will provide reimbursement per course for the 200 or 300 level courses. If you would like more information regarding this new program, please contact Larry Thomas. We recently held our Community Association Legislative Update Programs throughout the state. Each were informa- tive and educational to all the attendees. Thank you to our

“Our chapter staff has been busy preparing for many upcoming events in which we anticipate selling out of attendance...”

NJ Legislative Action Committee for volunteering their time to host and present each program. Our chapter staff has been busy preparing for many upcoming events in which we anticipate selling out of atten- dance, I would encourage you to register early! Please take a look at the upcoming events and education calendar on page 7. Enjoy the warm, sunny weather and all the benefits of spring 2016. n

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