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J A N U A R Y , 2 0 1 8
LOOKING
AHEAD
LARRY THOMAS, PCAM
| CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I
’m asking all our members to be better leaders in 2018.
Whether you’re a Homeowner Leader, a Community
Manager or one of our Business Partners, we can all
do a little bit more to support our industry. CAI has grown
significantly over the past years and this is due to the mem-
bers that have gone the extra mile to advance the quality
of life in our communities. This includes members from all
our categories. If you are a community manager, attend
our educational events and spread the word amongst your
colleagues and board members to also take advantage
of what we have to offer. I see new faces at every event
and it’s refreshing to hear how much these members get
out of our events. Again, most of these educational events
are free to our members and there is a minimal fee for
non-members.
There is no reason for our community boards not to take
advantage of the new HL (Homeowner Leader) member-
ship program introduced by CAI in October 2017. Please
take the time to sign up all your board members as well as
your key volunteers. There is no additional cost to add up
to 15 board members or key volunteers to your community
roster. Please see the membership application on page 49
for additional information on how to take advantage and
register the additional members.
CAI-NJ has one of the strongest and most involved pool
of Business Partners of any chapter in the country. They
sponsor and attend our events and volunteer to be present-
ers at our educational roundtables and seminars. They are
always available to help with our F.A.S.T. (Future All-Star
Be a Better Leader in 2018
Team) philanthropic endeavors and are very generous in
financially supporting these charitable efforts.
So, begin your year by being a better leader and spread
the word about the advantages of a CAI membership. We
have a lot to offer to all our members. If you need addition-
al marketing information to pass along to your community
board connections, please contact the office and speak
with Brooke. She will be able to help you.
"Let 2018 also be a year in
which you resolve to become
more involved with your
profession and CAI-NJ."
Let 2018 also be a year in which you resolve to become
more involved with your profession and CAI-NJ. Consider
submitting a proposal for the fall 2018 Conference, or
share your professional knowledge by writing an article for
the chapter’s monthly magazine
Community Trends
®
— see
page 47 for a listing of the 2018 monthly themes. These
are just some of the ways to become and stay connected
with CAI and our industry.
As always, please continue to share your thoughts and
ideas during 2018 by e-mailing me at
larry@cainj.org .Best wishes for the new year to all of you and your
families!
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