I want to take a few moments here to provide you with some updates on our Southern Region Convention. As a Regional Convention, we are calling upon each Pond and/or Puddle to undertake aspects of the convention.
We are in the final stages of finalizing lots of great stuff for the convention and we hope that we see each and every Pond and Puddle represented in Savannah from the Southern Region.
First, as many of you know at the Grand Nest Convention Welcome Party there is a lot of activity surrounding the exchange of Pond/Puddle Pins. What we thought, is to place a pin from every Pond and or Puddle in the registration bags, thus freeing each of you up that will be attending to be host or hostesses at the Welcome Party. We will have special stations for many of you to be at for this event.
In addition, we will need one representative from every Pond to be the one that will be stamping the Passports for their applicable Pond. Remember our theme is “Passport to the South” and we have created a convention Passport for every attendee. The collection of stamps/stickers in the Passport also will be connected to various prizes that will be awarded at the Grand Ball. More details to follow.
So, for now, I need to encourage each Pond or Puddle to get your pins designed and ordered. Please ship me 250 of the pins to go in the registration bags. I will need this by June 1st. If anyone needs more info here, please give me a call.
Speaking of these registration bags, for anyone that is arriving on Sunday, July 9th, we will be assembling all registration bags, which will be distributed to all registered attendees as they register and arrive for our grand convention. Rich & Chris Mancuso – North Carolina, will be leading this assembly process and we would like to have 5-6 other folks to help.
We have created a “First Timers” program. This is a program for anyone that has never been to a convention. We will have two dynamic ladies, Daphney Elliott – Texas and Cathy Hester – Alabama, acting as the mentors to these “First Timers”.
On Tuesday, prior to the Welcome Party getting under way, the Southern Region is hosting a charity event at Second Harvest Food Bank. We will be sorting food for this organization – transportation will be provided to the location. We will have a couple representatives from the Louisiana Pond and a couple from North Carolina (Raleigh & Charlotte) coordinating this function. As soon as I have the names of those attending from those two Ponds, I will get with them to provide more details. Louisiana and North Carolina, I need to encourage you to get me the names of the folks who will be at the convention by March 1st. (I would encourage these folks to also register and make their hotel reservations.) Note, after April the registration fee goes up.
The Kentucky Pond is going to do the Model Initiation at the convention. They are busy putting together a great performance. Kentucky, if you need anything from me, give me a call.
The Tennessee Pond is going to handle the Memorial Service. Tennessee, when you have the names of who from Tennessee is going to do this, please let me know. I do have a couple updates to pass onto you.
The Spouse program is being led by two other great ladies: Donna Harwood – Florida and Sonja Wicker – Texas. The Children’s Program’s lead coordinator is Jamie Meik – Texas. depending on the number of children that register, will depend on how many more coordinators we will need.
We still have other spots that we need to assign folks to coordinate, but for now this is where we are at.
Again Happy Holidays to you…..more details forth coming in the new year!
Linda Meik
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