| From
Bettyann Peck, Chapter President
 I
look forward to seeing each of you at our upcoming events!
VP of Programs, Glenn Saltzer has lined up several new programs
with locations throughout our region. November
will see us at an appliance showroom affair in Norwalk; and
for all of you again, a special Member Appreciation Event
in New Haven in December! All of the Meeting
notices will be posted on the NKBA web site, so make a point
to send in your RSVP's!
The leadership
of your Chapter is driven by Officers who volunteer! This
year the NKBA has created an exciting new election process.
For the first time, members have the opportunity to self-nominate
directly through NKBA headquarters. This new directive should
encourage more members to participate in the decision-making
process. After years of the same procedure, in which officers
were voted in only by those attending an election meeting,
the NKBA has chosen to allow members the flexibility of voting
from home! Any member seeking an officer position must submit
a self-nomination form to NKBA headquarters for eligibility.
NKBA accepted
self-nominations in September. Those names were sent to the
chapter secretary and forwarded to the nominating committee.
Once completed, the slate of officers will be sent by the
secretary to NKBA headquarters and a ballot will be prepared
listing all candidates for an officer position. Ballots will
be posted online and voting by the membership will take place
electronically or by fax. Members will be sent an email providing
a link for you to vote! In an effort to be "green",
no mailings will be sent out- only emails. Everyone is encouraged
to get email addresses updated and make sure there is no block
set up to getting important and up-to-date information.
In closing, I would
like to again thank you all for your tireless efforts in making
this Chapter strong and encourage everyone to make your voice
heard in the election process!
I know
that all of you will be as encouraged as I am at the expansion
of our local chapter website, www.snekitchenbath.org
under the direction of the Technologies and Communication
committee.
I am looking
forward with great enthusiasm to a fun, industrious, and profitable
year for all of our members.
Best Wishes,
Bettyann Peck
President
Southern New England Chapter NKBA
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