Thank you also to Rebecca Lockard for your year
of service in co-coordinating efforts on the North side. Again the
co-ordination involved indeed is taken for granted.
Now for the new Board members. Welcome aboard Tom Yarber
and Kevin Curth. The addition of both of these members should indeed
strengthen our organization and help it grow. Tom’s 15 plus years in
many capacities with Toys for Tots and his many years as an ABATE VP and
Activities Co-coordinator can only help us. The only problem I see is that
the microphone is not big enough for us both. We also thank his wife,
Claudia, for her support and cooperation as a long time TFTer and with her
support of his acceptance. Kevin Curth has already presented himself
well in aiding Rebecca as the Northside Assistant. I am sure with that crew
already well trained via George Gora and Rebecca, he should have a good
foundation to work on. We are also lucky to have his wife Evie to assist
him, as she has aided us creatively in the past with computer assistance.
Good luck to you both and we do want your observations to continually
improve. Welcome aboard and thanks for accepting.
As for myself in my new title… the office position does
not change my commitment. Basically all that is new is the title for the
officer’s spot or what the heading on the letterhead. My dedication and
networking will not change. I hope that we can continue to be successful as
ever as The World’s Largest Toys for Tots Parade to assist children. My
biggest focus will be to make sure that we continue making The
Parade as safe as possible. Due to the magnitude of it growing year
after year, we have to really continue on doing whatever it takes to
maintain its safety. Thanks for your confidence.
Recently we participated at both
the International Bike Show at the Rosemont Center and the SuperCycle Show
at McCormick Place. We had a lot of assistance at both events for selling
product, Harley and Sturgis Raffle Tickets. So "Thank
you" to everyone that helped, you did a wonderful job. We even had
a few new members who had some fun.
Thanks to Dickie and Janice Betchkal for their generosity
in allowing us to become a big part of the SuperCycle Show & Expo. See
you there again next year.
Cooch
