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PRESIDENT’S
CORNER
DENISE BECKER, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
CAI-NJ 2017 PRESIDENT | HOMESTEAD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., AAMC
W
henever I hear this song, I can feel a serene
breeze and a smell a hint of jasmine in the
air…and then I remember what summer
means in community association management!
What comes to mind is that the communities come alive,
there’s splashing in the pools, the fountains and aerators
are bubbling in ponds, folks are playing tennis and bocci
ball, children are enjoying the playgrounds, beautiful herd-
ing dogs are chasing geese and every now and then, you
“Summer breeze, makes me feel fine,
blowing through the jasmine in my mind”
Darrell Crofts, Jimmy Seals –
Summer Breeze
walkers. Please keep an eye out for your neighbors, they
are all special with none to spare as the saying goes.
Luckily, there are some ways for managers, business
partners and community volunteer leaders to get away from
the daily grind and enjoy fun programs and events that CAI
NJ has to offer:
June 13 –
Building Membership Bridges: Networking
Party and Happy Hour, a joint venture with the PADELVAL
chapter. From 5:00PM - 7:00PM at the Lambertsville
Station, in Lambertsville.
June 16 –
CA PAC 9th Annual Day at the Races at
Monmouth Park Race Track.
June 27 –
2017 Dennis R. Casale Memorial Golf
Outing at Forsgate Country Club.
Check out the chapter website for more info and registra-
tion forms for these fun events!
Hopefully many of you will be taking great vacations
during the summer as well. Don’t forget to bring a copy
of
Community Trends
®
with you and get a picture with the
magazine at your vacation destination and submit to CAI
NJ Chapter office to be added to the next
Community
Trends
®
edition.
Wishing you all Sunshine, Peace and Love,
Denise
"Safety is always paramount
during the summer, especially
with the walkers, children riding
bikes, joggers and dog walkers."
get hit with a spray of water from a wayward sprinkler
head! The activity goes on until dusk, which is happily later
in the evenings of summer. We are at the hub of this whirl
wind of activity; managers and vendors who have what it
takes to keep all of this going for our community’s safety
and enjoyment.
Safety is always paramount during the summer, especial-
ly with the walkers, children riding bikes, joggers and dog