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National President, Michael H. Kaplan
President's Message
You will see a recurring theme
appearing in this message. With
spring soon approaching we find ourselves with busy work schedules between
operating our boilers, heating systems, and our chillers at any given time
we may have the aforementioned systems running simultaneously or
independent of each other we must remember to be careful and work safely
while making any changes or adjustments on the aforementioned systems.
We also, should be checking our critical systems in the spring
while there is no heavy demand on the electrical grid.
As we speak about spring, if your payment for dues is not received
by April 1st,
you will be dropped as a member, please send in your payment prior to
April 1st.
If for some reason you have not yet received an invoice for your
2008 dues, please contact the National Office at 413-592-6273 and make
sure we have all the current and correct information on file.
Spring can also stand for new beginnings I personally would like to
see a new beginning by not having any of our members dropped due to
non-payment of dues. In
addition, the spring also brings us to our next Board Meeting, which will
be Saturday, April 26th at
the National Office.
Spring is also the time of year that you’re local chapters, State
Associations, and the National starts, looking for volunteers to run for
office. If I may paraphrase
our thirty-fifth President, John F. Kennedy who once said “ask not what
your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
So let me say to you “ask not what NAPE can do for you, but what
you can do for NAPE.” You
can make a difference by either being involved as an officer or committee
member. So step up to the
plate and let your voice be heard instead of staying in the background.
Finally, spring is also the time to start making your plans and
reservations to attend this year’s National Convention, which will be
held in
Respectfully Yours,
NAPE National President
E-Mail the National Office at napenatl@verizon.net