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LARRY THOMAS, PCAM
| CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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suggest that you take every opportunity to take advan-
tage of our New Jersey spring and summer months, so
hopefully you’re sitting on your deck reading this article.
I have a lot to report on this month as the chapter has been
very busy. The board awarded the first recipients of the
Jules C. Frankel Manager’s Education Assistance Program.
Please see the press release on page 12 in the Chapter
Trends section of this magazine for more information. All
managers with a CMCA should take advantage of this
program next year. The awards are given once a year, so
look for information in the first quarter of 2017.
We have a lot of great programs coming up that are
geared to all of our members. As part of our “Community
Academic Institute 2016 Lecture Series,” Angela has
put together a very timely and important seminar called
“Community Security — What You Don’t and Should
Know.” Kevin Oliver, owner of G & C Electronics will be
the presenter on Tuesday, July 19th. The session runs from
9:30am until 11:30am and is being held at the CAI‑NJ
Headquarters in Freehold. There is a registration form on
page 74.
One of our most popular events is our annual Senior
Summit. We historically get over 100 attendees at this
program. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, July
14th, registration begins at 8:30am and runs until around
noon. Angela has put together a very impressive panel of
experts. All board members that govern a 55+ community
should attend this program. Renaissance at Manchester
has graciously agreed to host the event again. More infor-
mation and a registration form can be found on page 75
of this magazine.
One of our new events that we introduced last year was
the CAI-NJ Olympics. The initial event was a tremendous
success and we raised over $1,700 for the Make-a-Wish
Foundation of New Jersey. This year we are expecting
more teams to compete. “Team Cowley,” last year’s win-
ners, have already predicted that they will win in 2016. If
you are interested in participating in this really fun experi-
ence, check out the flyer on page 40. This is a great team
building event.
I have to review the recent Spring Break party that was
held on April 28th. I’m sure you are aware that we had
over 430 attend (in 2015, we had 275). In order to
“I have to review the recent
Spring Break party that was
held on April 28th. I’m sure
you are aware that we had
over 430 attend...”
accommodate all of our members that wanted to attend,
we moved to a larger location. With just ten days’ notice,
we found a new location and accommodated the record
crowd of over 430. The Spring Break Committee, headed
by Melissa Volet and Courtney Knox did an outstanding
job and provided our members with yet another successful
networking party. A special thanks to Loren Lightman, Esq.
and Gabe Vitale, the committee liaisons from the board of
directors for their patience and guidance with the reloca-
tion of the event. Jackie Olszewski, our Director of Events
and Editorial went above and beyond to make sure the
Spring Break party was a huge success.
In closing, please enjoy the weather and all of the
wonderful happenings that New Jersey has to offer to our
residents. I’m sure you will agree that there is no other
place as enjoyable as the Jersey Shore during the summer
months.
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