President’s Letter

November

I hope those of you who are coming to the Fall Conference in Carolina Beach are prepared for a great time!  The committee has lined up fantastic speakers, great food and of course some wonderful door prizes for us all to enjoy.  And of course we’ve managed to provide a beautiful North Carolina Beach!  I hope everyone who is attending is planning on being present at our NCENA meeting being held at Giorgio’s restaurant in Wilmington on Thursday night at 6:30pm.  The food is to die for and this is one NCENA meeting when we will not be discussing business, we’ll be celebrating our past year and gearing up for the year to come.

It’s unbelievable how much has happened in 2008, and 2009 is probably going to be just as if not more exciting!

I’d like everyone to welcome the 2009 board: President, Dianne Steele.  President-Elect, Jeff Strickler.  Treasurer, Valere Bilichka.  Secretary, Ryan Oglesby.  Director, Elaine Marshall. I’d also like to thank the 2008 board for many hours spent on the computer, phone, road, in Golden Corral and listening to many of my ideas and plans.  They have been a fantastic group and even there are some carry-overs into 2009, 2008 will always be a memorable year for me.  They are:  President, Dianne Steele.  President-elect, Jason Moretz.  Treasurer, Valere Bilichka.  Secretary, Denise Garee.  Director, Bobby Smith.

I'd like to leave you all with a thought.  For those of you who have taken on a new office, committee, chairing a committee or you're thinking about getting more involved and you just don't know what to do, and you're thinking "What an I doing?? Am I crazy?"  Remember this:

Those who try to do something and fail…are infinitely better than those who try nothing and succeed!

Dianne Steele

2008 President

NCENA