Category: Your Board in Action
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Your Press Club of Southwest Florida officers and Board of Governors met for five hours on a Saturday in May for our annual retreat—an in-depth discussion of various issues that will strengthen our club. Before diving into the weightier matters on the agenda, Membership Chair Karla Wheeler moved to approve a new member and listed…
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As our luncheon season winds down, so does the business at our regular board meetings. When someone brings up an issue, we tend to say, “That can wait for a fuller discussion at our planning retreat.” We made that comment numerous times at our April 9 board meeting. Hope I can remember all of the…
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Did you miss me last month? Maybe I shouldn’t ask. Never mind. Yes, my vacation in Australia and New Zealand was fabulous. I’d love to tell you all about it—if you have a few hours to spare. On to the task at hand: to let you know what the board has done since my last…
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As you read this, I am in the final stages of preparation to leave Feb. 9 for a cruise from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand, returning March 4. I have selfishly considered those locales too distant for me to commute to attend the February luncheon. So I’ll just say right now how much I’ll…
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Reflecting on the year just past, I think of two words: outreach and growth. The club has grown not only in membership—in December we welcomed our 150th dues-paying member—but also in the ways we influence the greater Naples community. If I listed everything our Press Club of Southwest Florida has done in 2014 that makes me…
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This report will be shorter than most because the board spent quite some time discussing the Dec. 4 holiday party and annual meeting, which will have occurred by the time Scoop publishes. I’ll merely record here that we made plans to help our members have a joyous time. We approved three new members, reminded one…
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The October Press Club of Southwest Florida (NPC) board meeting covered several old issues and a few new ones. After approving two member applications submitted by our membership chair, Karla Wheeler, we engaged in a stimulating discussion about possible programs for the upcoming season. Our VP of Programs Randy Jones has done an exemplary job…
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Our September board meeting—the first since our annual planning retreat in May—covered five important topics: our journalism contest, policies for payment of luncheon fees and for mixer guests, introduction of FGCU interns and their project, a new fundraising opportunity, and appointment of a nominating committee. I’ll take them in order. Our journalism contest deadline is…
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You think I’d skip this article just because we haven’t had a board meeting since our May planning retreat? Nay nay, I say. Your board members have been busy throughout the summer, meeting or no meeting. Nearly all the board members who stay in town year-round contributed time, talent and efficient effort to our marvelous…
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