The Rocky Mountain Exchange


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Greetings from the RMASFAA President
By Peg Mason

Is it a fried egg yet? At the time of this writing, it is another scorcher here in Colorado. We have had quite a string of hot weather. Before we know it, we will be complaining about the cold and snowy weather, so enjoy the warmth while it lasts.

I hope your summer has been a smooth one and that you have taken the opportunity to spend time with your family and friends.

I have had the wonderful privilege and opportunity to travel to five out of our eight states this past spring. I cannot express to you enough my gratitude for your awesome hospitality. I have enjoyed getting to see ‘old’ friends and to meet new friends. I am looking forward to attending my own home state conference (after the RMASFAA Conference) in beautiful Copper Mountain. My thanks again go out to our illustrious President-Elect, Sally Schuman, for attending the Montana and South Dakota conferences in my stead.

As your RMASFAA representatives, Sally, Mick, Dean and I attended the NASFAA Board of Directors Meeting and the NASFAA Annual Conference. The minutes of the meeting will be available via the NASFAA web site in the near future. I am excited to report that Dallas Martin, President of NASFAA, has agreed to stay on for at least another three years. It was a great conference with many informative sessions. However, I am looking forward to the, respectively speaking, more intimate setting of our own RMASFAA Annual Conference.

Speaking of the RMASFAA Annual Conference, I hope you are planning to attend. Pies in the face (part of the philanthropy project), a Laugh-In skit, comedian June Cline and a myriad of informative interest sessions – you won’t want to miss it!!! Check out the details at www.rmasfaa.org/docs/toc_conference.html.

Mary Sommers and her committee are still diligently working on donor giving levels and procedures. I’m sure she will have much to share with everyone at the annual conference.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for many opportunities I’ve had over this past year to serve you. You have been more than gracious. Sally and her Board will do an awesome job in 2006 and I look forward to supporting them in any way I can.

Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.

Respectfully,
Peg Mason
2005 RMASFAA President