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President’s Message
President Jordan Lee,
Utility Service Company
Welcome to 2018!
I hope that the year is off to
a great start for each of you,
and that it’s the best year
yet for you, your employees,
and your company! It seems
that we have a lot going for
us this year -- what seems
like an awesome new tax
law, a strong economy, and
a mid-term election year. On
the new tax law, I’m not here
to tell you how to run your
business, but remember your
employees; without them
you’d be doing a lot of work
on your own. With the strong
economy, don’t forget to
reinvest in your company and
to put a little aside each pay
period for a rainy day. Lastly,
the mid-term elections. This
is really how we can come
together as an association.
The Bidding for Benjamin’s
campaign has been
concluded for 2017. We had a
very soft start, and the winner
for 2017 is Johnson and Davis!
Way to go guys!!! Let me go
into detail a little about what
Bidding for Benjamin’s is all
about. First, we no longer
have a PAC. The laws have
changed on PACs, and they
are just too complicated
for our association. We
are still able to contribute
and support our chosen
legislators through donations
from our association through
standard style donations.
Our “Political Account” is not
the strongest but it’s one of
the best ways to make our
voices heard. The Bidding for
Benjamin’s campaign was
created to help fund that
account. We are asking you
to set aside $100 for every
project you are awarded and
donate it to the Bidding for
Benjamin’s. The company that
has the most winning bids will
get some sort of award each
year.
One of the other ways you
can make our voices heard
is to come to the NUCA
of FL Legislative Days in
Tallahassee in February.
There you’ll hear about
everything we are pushing
for and involved in. You’ll also
get a chance to meet with our
politicians face-to-face. You
might just get to know them
better, and I can tell you first
hand, when they get to know
you, they remember you.
Now onto some other fun
things that you can be a
part of - -the Andrew Scott
Johnson Memorial Bass
Fishing tournament. This is
also coming up in February.
It takes place at the Rolland
Martin Marina on Lake
Okeechobee. This will give
you the chance to unseat
last years winners, your great
leaders team, the Lees! You’ll
experience one of the most
fun tournaments there is, I
promise. Also, I would like to
invite y’all down to The Ocean
Reef Club for our NUCA of FL
Annual Meeting! This will be a
very fun year, at an extremely
beautiful and nice location!
Last but not least, we are
still needing to grow our
association. Do me a favor,
look over your calendars. I’d
like to challenge everyone
to invite at least one non-
member to an event. Show
them what this group is
about, and explain to them
what we can offer them. Our
association’s membership is a
lot like a family tree. The goal
is to be like an oak tree. Deep
roots and lots of branches.
At the moment we have the
deep roots part covered but
we need more branches.
Lastly, I’d like to end on an
extremely strong note by
saying ... Roll Tide!
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