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LARRY THOMAS, PCAM
| CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
"If every association donated
$1 for every home in their
community we would significantly
increase our presence in Trenton
and have a stronger voice with
our elected officials."
T
hank you to all of our members who attended our
Awards Dinner on February 16th at the Palace at
Somerset Park. It was great seeing everyone and
especially recognizing our members that have devoted their
time and experience in furthering our chapters goals and
initiatives. The Awards Committee chaired by Stephanie
Weigand, Esq. and Dori Novick did a fabulous job, and
it was great seeing our members dress up in their favorite
disco themed outfits.
We had a very busy March in presenting timely pro-
grams to our membership. This is our third year that the
Legislative Action Committee (LAC) presented their regional
Legislative Updates. These events are very well attended
and the LAC brings these updates to four regional locations
around the state. There are several pending bills that if
passed will have a direct impact on our community associ-
ations and our common interest homeowners.
Our Political Action Committee (CA-PAC) has launched
its 2017 fundraising campaign and has already met with
several of our New Jersey lawmakers requesting that they
support our efforts in advancing or opposing these bills that
involve our communities. Jim Rademacher and his com-
mittee work tirelessly in raising money for the PAC. Please
see the PAC information on page 12 to see how you,
your business or your community can support CA-PAC. The
PAC is asking for “A Dollar A Door” from our community
associations. If every association donated $1 for every
home in their community we would significantly increase
our presence in Trenton and have a stronger voice with our
elected officials.
We also held our semiannual “Committee Chairs and
Board of Directors” meeting. This is an excellent opportu-
nity for our chairs to meet with the other committee chairs
and vice chairs and see how the other committees can help
in their tasks and events. It was great seeing our chairs,
board and staff putting their heads together and coming
up with plans to work together during the year. Some of
the examples where the committees can “Partner up” are:
• Advocating for increased attendance for our events
(roundtables, networking events and especially our con-
ference and expo).
• Working with their committee members and colleagues
in reaching out to managers and community leaders to
join CAI.
• Support our PAC fundraising campaign in spreading
the word to their committees and industry connections
asking for contributions to the PAC.
By now you should have received the CAI-NJ “2016
Annual Report”. Jackie and the staff put together this
“snapshot” of the chapter events and growth during 2016.
We should all be very proud in what we’ve accomplished
during 2016 and we are all geared to build on that prog-
ress in 2017 and for the years to come.
In closing, I want to thank everyone for “chipping in” in
making our chapter one of the most vibrant and progressive
chapters in CAI. It’s totally a team effort and without the
“buy in” of our members, we would never accomplish these
goals. Thanks again!
Q