Category: Your Board in Action
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I have a lot to talk about, so I’ll get right to it. I’ve been advised to “keep it brief.” Not my style, but I’ll give it a shot. The officers and governors met for a half-day strategic planning retreat on May 24 to take a hard look at where we are and where we…
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As the 2013-14 season for Press Club of Southwest Florida ticks closer to its end, the board has less to talk about. Our monthly meetings typically cover current issues relevant to that month’s program, pending member applications and other items that require immediate attention. I noticed that at our April board meeting we put off…
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Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that we’re not just a bunch of old-fogey media pros meeting once a month to eat and gab with our friends. Our Press Club of Southwest Florida has attracted some top people in their fields. At our March meeting, the board spent some time talking about ways to showcase…
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Folks, I don’t mind telling you—our board meetings are a happening! We cover a huge amount of business with humor and cooperation. If serving on a board seems like too much of a burden for you to ever consider it, this board will convince you otherwise. Yes, you guessed it: we need a replacement for…
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At our first board meeting of 2014, the old-timers introduced themselves and their NPC jobs to newcomers Ann Cardamone, Helene de Neergaard and Jeff Margolis. Then it was their turn to tell us about themselves and what they hope to achieve during their tenure as board members. I feel we’re all in for an excellent…
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You’ve become accustomed to seeing my “Your Board in Action” in our monthly SCOOP, but we didn’t hold a board meeting in December. So allow me to use this space to say I wish all of our wonderful NPC members a healthy, prosperous, peaceful 2014. Many of you have already sent your 2014 dues (still…
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As many of you readers of SCOOP know, Sandy Reed—our NPC secretary for several years who also posts our SCOOP to WordPress—moved to Boston last month. Although the board members really miss her already, at our November 14 board meeting, Karla Wheeler stepped in to take the minutes. Without those minutes, I would have difficulty…
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Business tackled at our October Board of Governors meeting focused on a wrap-up of our Celebrity Author Luncheon and plans for future meetings. We actually made over $600 for our scholarship fund. We will add even more to that figure once we sell the remainder of the Jeff Klinkenberg books we purchased for the occasion.…
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Your Press Club of Southwest Florida continues to grow. At our September 18 board meeting, we accepted into membership two new applicants: Suzanne Leonard and Shirley Hanson. We hope to welcome them at our next luncheon. Please search them out and make them feel appreciated for joining us. Dr. Sam Parish came aboard earlier in…