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LARRY THOMAS, PCAM
| CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
“Please visit our website where
you can submit your entry and
get your pet to pose for a chance
to win the Cutest Pet Award.”
T
his month’s theme “Health and Wellness” is a new
theme this year. The Editorial committee is always
trying to come up with new and relevant topics for
Community Trends
®
.
Every month the Editorial Committee
along with Jackie from the CAI office spend a lot of time
discussing themes and article selection. Members call me
all the time telling me how much they enjoyed a certain
article and, on several occasions, reached out to the author
with additional questions. The purpose of these articles to
give our members targeted information on matters and
issues specific to common interest communities. Remember,
CAI’s membership consists only of common interest residen-
tial communities. We don’t do shopping centers or apart-
ments, so we can explicitly focus on articles that filter down
to residential ownership communities.
The Editorial Committee also came up with the “Cutest
Pet Contest”. Please visit our website where you can submit
your entry and get your pet to pose for a chance to win the
Cutest Pet Award. This is a fun idea, but still emphasizes
the importance of having a pet and the benefits it brings
to our health and wellness. The pictures must be submitted
no later than June 1st and the winners will be announced
in the August issue of
Community Trends
®
.
Also considering this month’s theme, I am sure that you
are aware of the pending possibility of the legalization of
recreational marijuana in our state. This bill, if passed by
our legislatures and signed by the governor can have a
significant impact in our communities. I am sure that there
will be several conversations between our residents on how
to control the activity in our common areas and in our con-
dominiums where there is shared walls and the possibility
of odors creeping into adjoining units. I am sure that once
the legislation is close to being signed and the actual bill
is finalized, we will see more articles on the affect on our
communities and its residents.
So, please enjoy the picture spread from this year’s
Award Dinner. It was a great event and it appears that
we may have outgrown another venue. The committee
headed by Gabby Grimes and Eileen Szlewickzi did an
outstanding job with incorporating the “Havana Nights”
theme all the way from the fedora hats to the dancers. It
was a great evening and it’s always an honor to recognize
our standout members.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the Spring
Break event on April 25th at the Grand Marquis in Old
Bridge. I am sure if you attended last year, you can attest
as to the value of this event. Great food and great people
always add up to a wonderful evening.
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See photos from the 2019 CAI-NJ Awards Dinner,
“Havana Nights,” on pages 23-31 of this issue!