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CHAPTER SUMMER EVENTS
Yes, the PAA has a future! Just look at all these beautiful children with Vickie Sargetis in the middle at our 6th
District retreat at St. Nicholas Ranch in the mountains of
California. I encourage all our members to actively participate in your chapter’s summer picnic or establish one
if you don’t have one. These picnics are all fun and leave
everlasting memories for our youth and instill in their
mind the pride we have in everything that is “Crete.” We
didn’t have a chapter in Sacramento when I was growing
up but every year our parents took us to the San Francisco and Modesto chapters’ summer picnics. When our
chapter in Sacramento was created we had a summer picnic every year on Father’s Day and I was in charge of the
music. (It was cassettes back then and I was the DJ).
PAA WEBSITE
Under the leadership of our new PAA IT Chair George
Vomvolakis, look for our new website to roll out shortly.
George will be presenting a detailed PowerPoint presentation at the Salt Lake City PAA Board meeting on May
17 about the creation of our new “user friendly” website.
MEMBERSHIP
From the time the PAA was formed, the most important
topic for it and the chapters has always been membership. Every administration at the national and local level
struggles with it. We are fortunate to have a strong membership that has survived while other organizations’
membership has waned. I intend at the Salt Lake City
Board meeting to have a comprehensive discussion about
membership. I understand that membership is primarily
driven by members of the local chapters. However, the
PAA as a national organization can help and if we can’t
then we should wonder why we have a PAA. I have certain thoughts about this topic, having been involved in
the PAA for 40 years, but I will be asking the board, your
board that you elected, to come up with a comprehensive plan to not only maintain our membership, but to
increase it.
The board needs your input and ideas on how the
PAA can help. Please V