Approaching Council Meeting

"The difference between the impossible and possible lies in a
person's determination." - Tommy Lasorda

 Happy September! I hope everything is going well as school starts. With the year starting up, it means the first Executive Council meeting is approaching. Mr. Morris (Regional Advisor) and I will be attending the meeting on September 11th at Virginia State University. Since the meeting is strictly for the Exectutive Council (state officers, regional presidents, the immediate past president, and their advisors), please send me any comments, concerns, or updates about your chapter that you would like to be reported at the meeting.

 Some main points of the agenda are:

• Planning the Virginia Leadership Academy
• Working on details of the State Conference (Technosphere)
• Voting to fill the empty Vice President position

 In addition, I will also be making a report on what has been happening in the region and what I hope to accomplish prior to the November Executive Council meeting.

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 It's also an important time to start recruiting new members for your chapter! With chapters starting to meet, we need to show that the Blue Ridge Region is going to be stronger than ever this year.

 I would like to encourage everyone to run for a chapter office if your chapter will be electing them. It's a great way to get involved with some leadership opportunities and it might just inspire you to run for regional or state office!

I look forward to hearing from you.

- Jill Pritts, Blue Ridge Region President