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IAWP Chapter Act iv i ty
The December 10th deadline is fast ap-
proaching!! Why not get a “Jump
Start” on sending in those annual
dues?
The annual awards process has the
opportunity for chapters to capture
membership awards, which include a
monetary incentive. Chapters which
submit early transmittals of 2015
members will be divided into the fol-
lowing categories:
the most new members (large, me-
dium, small chapter)
the highest percentage of renewals
(large, medium, small chapter)
ELIGIBILITY
All of the members must have been
recruited or renewed during the cur-
rent membership year. The IAWP Ad-
ministrative Office must receive the
transmittal, including corresponding
dues, no later than December 10. All
materials submitted must be in English.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
The Operations Manager determines the
three categories (large, medium and
small) annually by dividing IAWP’s
chapters into three equal groups based
on reported previous year’s membership.
NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Submittal of IAWP transmittals and cor-
responding dues.
RECOGNITION
One winner in each category
(subcategory) will be recognized.
TANGIBLE
Each winning chapter will receive one
credit of $50 for the educational portion
of a registration package to that year’s
IAWP International Educational Confer-
ence.
DECEMBER JUMP START
BY STEPHANIE STEPHENS
November 2014
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
To Honor Our Veterans
2-3
Thanksgiving Wishes 4
Top Ten Reasons to attend 102nd Educa-tional Conference in Savannah, GA
5-6
2015 IAWP Conference Housing Form
7
2015 IAWP Conference Registration Form
8
2015 IAWP Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
9
Encourage 5 Campaign
9
Join IAWP 10
IAWP Membership Application
11
Seasons 12
IAWP Service Project 12
IAWP Directory Information Needed
12
IAWP Bulletin Board 13
COUNTDOWN
Thank
You for
Your
Service
Greetings IAWP members,
As a 24-year military veteran myself,
I’m honored that we set aside Novem-
ber 11th each year to honor the men
and women who have worn this na-
tion's uniform. More importantly, we
join together to thank all veterans for
their service and devotion to duty.
From the Air Force Outreach website at www.afoutreach.af.mil/afspeakers1/speech.asp?id=580:
“More than 48 million Americans
have served our country since 1776.
Whether they served in time of war
or peace, America's veterans all share
a common bond - their unwavering belief in the cause of freedom, a belief so strong
they were willing to give their lives, if need be, in its defense.
This Thanksgiving will mark over 50 years America has gathered in November to
mark Veterans Day. But this solemn occasion goes back much further. It has its
origins in World War I. In 1918, at "the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month," the guns fell silent on Europe's muddy battlefields. President Woodrow
Wilson, always the idealist, called it "the war to end all wars," and ordered that the
Armistice be commemorated in succeeding years. But then, after the Korean War,
President Dwight Eisenhower renamed the holiday "Veterans Day," to salute all
veterans, no matter when or where they served.
While the name has changed over the years, its purpose remains unchanged: to
remember the sacrifice of those who have died and to honor those who are still
with us. We owe so much to our veterans, and it is a debt we can never truly re-
pay. Their stories are the story of our history, because America rose to greatness
on their shoulders. We owe them our very way of life, our freedom to live, work
and raise our families as we please. The very least we can do is to honor their sac-
rifices, and thank them for all they've done for this great country.
Veterans are this nation's unsung heroes. Their families and friends may have
been the only ones who knew their names, who knew the sacrifices they made to
serve our country. In peacetime, especially, it was easy to forget that these men
and women were on duty, in lonely outposts around the world.
Our veterans have missed the births of their children, wedding anniversaries and
graduations. They have spent holidays in soggy rice paddies in Vietnam, amid the
stinging sands of the Iraqi desert, and in the cold and rugged mountains of Eastern
Europe.
Page 2
To Honor Our Veterans By President Mikell Fryer
November 2014
November 11, 2014
Veteran’s Day
Continued on Page 3
Countdown
Abraham Lincoln made a promise to veterans in his Second Inaugural Address in
1865, when he said that America would "...care for him who shall have borne the
battle and for his widow and his orphan." and America need to continue to work to
fulfill that promise.
Many of them never lived to wear the title "veteran." They died on foreign soil, de-
fending the cause of freedom around the world. President Ronald Reagan once
said, "Most of those who died in defense of our country were boys when they died,
and they gave up two lives - the one they were living, and the one they would have
lived. They gave up their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers....
They gave up everything for their country, for us. All we can do is remember.
But fortunately, many more who served are still with us. More than 26 million vet-
erans are alive today. We know them as our fathers and mothers, our uncles, or
perhaps our next-door neighbors. They represent the finest men and women Amer-
ica has to offer, and for most, their time in uniform represents a defining moment
in their lives. Military service gave these individuals a sense of commitment that
lasts a lifetime. Whether they wore the uniform in wartime or peacetime, they felt
a new sense of responsibility. They came to understand the price of freedom, be-
cause they could put names and faces to it. Freedom was not just an abstract con-
cept; it was the bond of loyalty they forged with their buddies in the ranks.
One of our more colorful veterans was General George Patton, whose birthday,
ironically enough, falls on Veterans Day (November 11, 1885). After one spectacu-
lar battlefield victory in World War II, Patton said, "Compared to war, all other
forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance."
War presents us with a grim paradox: it brings out both the worst and the best of
mankind. Our veterans know only too well the dark side of humanity, whether it
be the horrors of Nazi concentration camps that were liberated by Allied troops, or
the atrocities inflicted on our soldiers and airmen in the POW camps in Korea and
Vietnam. The two world wars brought death on a global scale. World War I left 9
million dead and 21 million wounded. Two decades later, 16.5 million Americans
served in World War II, and 407,000 lost their lives. The Iraq/Afghanistan Wars
from 2001 to 2014 has claimed another 6,838 American lives and about one million
injured veterans.
Our veterans are living examples of what it means to be good citizens. They have
given us a lifetime of service, and the country has been enriched by their contribu-
tions, both in and out of uniform. And speaking of "citizen-soldiers," we are in-
creasingly calling on the members of our Guard and Reserve to serve on the front
lines of the War on Terrorism. We simply could not accomplish our mission with-
out the help of the Reserve Component.
The legacy of America's veterans is a proud and honorable one. No matter where or
when they served, our nation's armed forces acted honorably and decently, liberat-
ing countries from the hands of brutal dictators. American veterans can look
around the globe and proudly survey the results of their shared sacrifice: hundreds
of emerging and established democracies where the citizens now live in freedom.”
To all veterans, we say, Thank you. Thanks for your sacrifices, for your sense of
duty, and for your service. Our nation salutes you, and IAWP professionals around
the world salute you.
Page 3
“Thanks for
your
sacrifices,
for your
sense of
duty, and for
your
service.”
Continued from Page 2—To Honor Our Veterans
Greetings IAWP members, on behalf of the Fryer Family, I want to wish you all a
happy and healthy Thanksgiving. We plan to spend Thanksgiving like many of
you, sitting down with family and friends to eat some good food, tell stories, watch
a little football, and most importantly, count our blessings. And as many of you, we
have so much to be thankful for.
From the 2013 Thanksgiving address from President Barack Obama (www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/11/28/weekly-address-wishing-american-people-happy-thanksgiving):
“We give thanks for those who first set sail for this land nearly four centuries ago,
risking everything for the chance at a better life. We also give thanks for the peo-
ple who were already in this great country, our Native American brothers and sis-
ters, for their generosity during that first Thanksgiving.
We give thanks for the generations who followed; people of all races and religions,
who arrived here from every country on earth and worked to build something bet-
ter for them and for us. We especially give thanks for all our men and women in
uniform and their families, who maybe missing their love ones very much at
Thanksgiving and we are very grateful for their sacrifices to this country.
We give thanks for the freedoms they defend, the freedom to think what we want
and say what we think, to worship according to our own beliefs, to choose our lead-
ers and to criticize them without punishment. People around the world are fighting
and even dying for a chance at these freedoms.
We give thanks for being free and we give thanks to everyone who’s doing their
part to make us a better, more compassionate nation. Like many IAWP members
and others who spend their Thanksgiving volunteering at soup kitchens, or joining
a service project, or bringing food and cheer to a lonely neighbor. That big-hearted
generosity is a central part of who we are as Americans. We believe in lending a
hand to folks who need it. We believe in pitching in to solve problems even if it isn’t
our problem. And that’s not a one-day-a-year belief but it is part of the fabric of
our nation.”
As workforce professionals, we remember that many
Americans need a helping hand right now; those who lost
their jobs and can’t get a new one through no fault of their
own and others whose prayers and hopes move us to act.
Thanksgiving reminds us that we are people who are
greater together than we are on our own. No matter our
differences, we are our brothers and sisters keepers.
We can be thankful that we are still one nation, under
God. We have much to be thankful for so from my family
to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.
Page 4
THANKSGIVING WISHES BY PR ESI DEN T M IK ELL FRYER
November 2014
November 27,
2014
Thanksgiving
Day
Countdown
Page 5
Continued on Page 6
Page 6
November 2014
Continued from Page 5—Top Ten Reasons . . .
Countdown
Page 7
I N S I D E S T O R Y H E A D L I N E
Page 8
November 2014
2 0 1 5 I A W P I N T E R N A T I O N A L E D U C A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
Collaborating for Innovative
Solutions in the 21st Century
Countdown
form for the 2015 International Confer-
ence. We are in what Mikell calls a
“perfect storm” with WIA Reauthoriza-
tion looming. Our goal is to have at
least 300 members at the Savannah
conference and we want to grow our
Association by 300 members this year.
Our Board of Directors will be setting
the example and with all IAWP mem-
bers encouraging five join and five to
attend the International Conference, we
can begin the long road back of growing
IAWP membership and International
Conference attendance this year.
Congratulations and appreciation to
At the June 26, 2014 International
board meeting in Portland, OR, Presi-
dent Mikell Fryer established the En-courage 5 Campaign.
The Encourage 5 Campaign is a chal-
lenge to the 2014-15 Executive Board
and all IAWP members. We need eve-
ry IAWP member to encourage five (5)
people to attend the 2015 Internation-
al Conference in Savannah, GA and
encourage five people to join IAWP.
To track these, “Recruited by:_______” should be put on all IAWP member-
ship applications and the registration
everyone who steps up to this chal-
lenge this year. Special recognition
will be given to those who meet the
challenge. It’s not about looking for
someone else to grow membership but
for each one of us to reach at least five
people this year.
Page 9
I AW P S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O R T U N I T I E S
ENCOURAGE 5 CAMPAIGN
Item/Activity Event Description Cost Sponsored By
Registration Bags Registration Bag $1,500 Georgia Chapter
Badge Holders/Lanyard Registration Lanyard $700 Georgia Chapter
Badge Ribbons Registration Ribbons $125
Registration Giveaway Registration TBD $500
General Session Tables Program All Days Supplies $200
IAWP Lounge (all members) All Days Supplies $200
Color Guard Honorarium Opening Money $100
Early Bird Entertainment Early Bird DJ $300
Early Bird Decorations Early Bird Assorted $250
Early Bird Memento Early Bird Lottery ticket in holder $200
International Attendee Gifts Registration TBD $1,000
PIP Reception Decorations PIP Reception Assorted $100
Chapter Night Memento Chapter Night TBD $250
Chapter Night DJ Chapter Night TBD $300
Awards Event Decorations Awards Brunch Assorted $200
Awards Event Memento Awards Brunch Assorted $300
Retiree Brunch Decorations Retiree Brunch Assorted $100
Retiree Brunch Memento Retiree Brunch TBD $150
Banquet & Ball Decorations Banquet & Ball Assorted $500
Banquet & Ball Memento Banquet & Ball TBD $400
Banquet & Ball Entertainment Banquet & Ball DJ $300
Page 10 November 2014
B E C O M E P A R T O F A N OU T S TA N D I N G G RO U P O F W O R K F O RC E P RO F E S S I O N A L S
Countdown Page 11
President Fryer said “… I
feel an obligation as leader of
this organization to support
the people in the International
arm of our Association that
are fighting for their lives. I
am asking all our Chapters
to rally their members around
this need, realizing this is an
opportunity for us to
contribute to a larger cause
than ourselves throughout the
year.”
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of longtime Montana
IAWP member, Patti Furniss. Patti was the Manager of the Hamilton Job Ser-
vice.
Our sincere condolences go out to her sister, Paula, and niece, Blakely, (who
are also members), along with the rest of her family. RIP Patti.
Montana IAWP Chapter
the death toll could sky-
rocket. Even after four
months of isolation, a
Red Cross team had to be
dispatched to Koinadugu
to give medical burials to
30 people. Another 25
have contracted Ebola
and 255 more are being
monitored for the dis-
ease, according to re-
ports.
New Ebola outbreak hits
Sierra Leone
Koinadugu, a remote dis-
trict in the northern
province of Sierra Leone,
had largely avoided the
Ebola crisis thanks to a
self-imposed quarantine.
But a new infection chain
is threatening the area
and raising concerns that
[Nov. 4, 2014, The Guardi-an: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/04/ebola-outbreak-sierra-leone]
Please help by making
a donation to help fight
Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Refer to:
www.iawponline.org for
information on how to
help.
Page 12
IAW P D IR EC TORY IN FO RMATIO N STI L L N EED ED
THE IAWP SERVICE PROJECT FOR 2014-15
SIERRA LEONE SUPPORT
November 2014
SEASONS
IAWP Committee Assignments & Association Directory Listings for the 2014-15
Administrative Year are still being requested.
Complete and return to Paige Stodghill at the IAWP Administrative Office, 1801
Louisville Rd, Frankfort, KY, 40601, or fax to 502-223-4127 or email Paige
Stodghill at [email protected]. Any questions call 1-888-898-9960.
Countdown
Any Ideas? Suggestions? The Administrative Office would like ideas for new IAWP merchandise.
Contact Paige Stodghill
IAWP Administrative Office Acting Operations Manager,
1-888-898-9960 or by email at [email protected].
Page 13
IAWP BULLETIN BOARD . . .
Mark your calendars . . . 2014
November 28 …..Countdown articles due in IAWP office for December issue
December 10 …..December Jumpstart transmittals and Dues to the IAWP Administrative Office
December 23 …..Countdown articles due in IAWP office for January issue
Workforce Professional editorial and advertising due in IAWP office
December 24…...Winter Holiday, IAWP Administrative Office Closed through January 1
2015
January 1............Membership dues are due
January 8 ..........102nd Educational Conference on-line registration begins
January 15.........International Officer nominations due to the Nominations Chair
January 29……...IAWP Educational Conference Speaker RFP due in Administrative Office
January 30 ……..Countdown articles due in IAWP for February Issue
February 7..........IAWP Educational Conference Speaker RFP due in Administrative Office
February 16…....President's Day IAWP office closed
February 27.......Countdown articles due in IAWP office for March issue
March 1.............(postmark by) Awards Nominations Due in the IAWP Administrative Office
March 15.......... March Membership Mania transmittals and dues to IAWP office
March 19...........IAWP Educational Conference speaker's proposals accepted or declined
March 19-22.... Awards judging, Frankfort, Kentucky
March 27………..Workforce Professional editorial and advertising due in IAWP office
March 31...........Countdown articles due in IAWP office for April issue
April 30..............Countdown articles due in IAWP office for May issue
April 30..............IAWP 2014 membership dues must be in IAWP office to avoid membership
benefits interruption
Share Chapter/District
Events
As you plan your chapter and dis-trict events this year, please share your plans with the IAWP Adminis-trative Office. Those events will be posted in the Countdown and online in the Upcoming Events on www.iawponline.org.
Send all information via email to [email protected].
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