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F E B R U A R Y , 2 0 1 7
LOOKING
FORWARD
LARRY THOMAS, PCAM
| CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
"I always enjoy seeing everyone
and recognizing all of the
members that go above and
beyond every day to make a
difference in our industry."
S
o as I’m writing this article, I’m looking out of my
office window and imagining what the view will
look like in a few months. Today, there are piles of
snow that are finally starting to melt. In a few short months
we will be hearing the sounds of lawn mowers and leaf
blowers as we start our spring and summer routines. Now
is a great time to evaluate your community’s maintenance
and summer social activities. It’s also a great time to look
at all of our events (both educational and networking) and
mark your calendars to attend. Please remember that a lot
of our events have attendee limitations (roundtables, lecture
series, manager leadership program) so I urge you to reg-
ister early if you’d like to attend.
The CAI-NJ team has put together a great line-up of
events for 2017 and I recommend to all of our members
that they should attend as many as they can. One upcom-
ing class that I want to let you know about is the February
21st Lecture Series “Aging in Place Within Your Community
– A Look at Safety, Comfort and Independence.” This event
will be held at the CAI-NJ Headquarters in Freehold and
runs from 9:30am to 11:45am. Glenda Carroll, CMCA,
AMS, PCAM, LSM from Toll Brothers, Inc., and Nancy
Hastings, CMCA, AMS, PCAM from Associa Mid-Atlantic
will be the presenters and will definitely provide some inter-
esting facts and suggestions on how to adapt your com-
munities to adjust to the new trends and our communities'
changing age groups.
By now, most of our committees have met and have
established their goals for 2017. I must say that this year’s
committee members are a very enthusiastic and energetic
group! Every committee is committed to further the progress
achieved by last year’s committees. I attend as many com-
mittee meetings as I can and the passion and dedication
of our volunteer members is amazing. Angela, Jackie and
Laura do a remarkable job assisting the committees with
their tasks as well as the board liaisons, who are always
available to assist the committees.
I must thank all of the business partners and management
company members that elected to participate in our 2017
Partnership Program. We’ve exceeded last year’s record
number of Partners. This is due to the great network of our
members that provide a great marketing source to our most
dedicated business partner and management company
members. It is a great compliment to all of our members,
committees, board members and the CAI-NJ team who
make us what we are. Thanks to Laura O’Connor who
heads up the marketing and membership departments,
Laura works very hard to make sure our members get the
most value for their investment.
Hopefully I will see a lot of you at the Awards Dinner on
February 16th at the Palace in Somerset. I’m sure this will
be a wonderful evening. I always enjoy seeing everyone
and recognizing all of the members that go above and
beyond every day to make a difference in our industry.
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