It's easiest to ride a horse in the direction it is going. If the horse is dead, get off it: since it is hard to tell your horse is dying, have two horses!
Your NACE Board has already been working hard on setting up the calendar of events for 2008. I believe you will find that we have yet another fantastic year in the making for 2008.
A few updates I would like to share with everyone.
First I am proud to announce that the Triangle Chapter placed 2nd in our membership drive recruiting 18 new members. ( This is one new member over last years membership drive.) Although we do not receive a trophy for this feat, we do receive a $200.00 scholarship for the Educational Conference in Philadelphia this summer. Congrats to our membership drive team and all their hard work. Scholarship applications will be available at our May meeting. Those interested in planning to attend the Educational Conference please make sure you don't miss May's event. Our chapter last year gave our two scholarships for the conference and it is our hope to increase that to four scholarships in 2008.
Next, you will notice there has been an increase in the membership monthly dues. We hope that after a brief explanation of the increase you will understand the need for our chapter to entertain this decision. Each month our chapter pays its host property $20.00 per person. This as you well know is very little when is comes to all that you have experienced at a NACE function. (This amount has not increased over the past 8 years.) The chapter receives $5.00 per member and $25.00 per non member. The funds to the chapter help sustain our scholarships as well as fund the additional expenses for our larger events such as the awards ceremony and fundraiser. The chapter is not collecting this additional fee, we are passing this fee onto our host properties therefore giving each property a $25.00 per person stipend.
Finally, as the board gets its objectives for the year set at our 2008 board retreat , we will be looking to our members for assistance with committees. It has often been said the best way to utilize your NACE membership is to get involved. We have all levels of positions that may be of interest to you. Some you may just need to commit to help with one meeting others you may find yourself more involved with several meetings. Whatever works best for your schedule we are sure we can find a way for you to get involved.
To all of our newest members we look forward to spending this next year with you and to our older tried and true members see you once again in January.
Happy Holiday's
Diane Tighe, Triangle NACE Chapter President
Community Service:
On December 4th, the Triangles chapters of ICES, NACE and the TBA all gathered to celebrate the season. Each attendee was asked to bring an unwrapped gift or purchase a decorated holiday tree to help make a donation to the Toy's for Tot's program. Much fun was had by all and we belive we have begun a tradition for our chapters. See you all next year!
Welcome New Members:
Welcome to our newest members! Make sure to say hello at our next meeting!
Miguel Figueroa with J. Wesley Vineyards
Mary Martha Hubner with the Millenium Hotel
Abigail Smith with the Marriott RTP
John Williford with Carolina Productions and Entertainment
Barbara Bates with the Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel
Sara Ormsby Campbell with Creative Visions
Christobal Perez with Azul Photography
Member Spotlight:
December's member spotlight is Jenna Cobb with Classic Party Rentals!
Calendar of Events:
January 8th, 2008 NACE Monthly MeetingRigsbee Hall Durham
January 18th - 20th NACE Regional Leadership Conference Atlanta
February 3rd -4th NACE Board RetreatAqueduct Conference Center Chapel Hill
February 12th NACE Monthly MeetingCardinal Club Raleigh
March 11th Nace Monthly MeetingSienna Hotel Chapel Hill
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This Just In...Mark Day Finally Does a Newsworthy Newsletter!!!
2009-06-29:
The Irregardless Café Catering service seeks a Catering Operations Manager who is a self-motivated, high energy, detail oriented and goal driven individual who is experienced in ‘on’ and ‘off-site’ catering. This is an ideal position for a quick learner with good social skills. The Irregardless Café & Catering is a growing catering business.
Successful candidates will have prior experience in Catering and Restaurant Food Service. They will also have
Knowledge of the planning and hands-on execution of on & off site catering;
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Skills hiring, training and managing catering staff;
Effective office skills management, to include proposal preparation, financial accountability, and record management;
Ability to network with clientele, as well as establish relationships with vendors.
Compensation will include hourly wages and different pay levels, depending on the work, as well as bonuses. During this current economic downturn, there will be the option to supplement hours with work within the Irregardless Café.
Please submit applications to Irregardless Café’s Catering Director: Anya Gordon anya@irregardless.com
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