{"id":1724,"date":"2010-12-01T02:27:45","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T02:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2012-10-15T02:31:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T02:31:15","slug":"message-from-the-president-sandi-croan-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/message-from-the-president-sandi-croan-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from he Presiden – Sandi Croan"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and will have a healhy, healhful<\/a> happy and phoographically excellen 2011.\u00a0 As I wrie his, I am pacing o head off o San Francisco o wih our ids and spend a few days in Mendocino, CA.\u00a0 In addiion o being wih he ids, I am looing forward o geing some new favorie images as well as geing hrough my sac of phoography magazines.<\/p>\n

As we head ino he New Year, i is always a ime for reflecion and resoluions. Here are some of my reflecions and resoluions regarding NVPS:<\/p>\n

Reflecions – I have:<\/srong> learned so much abou life and leadership in he pas year and a half; gained confidence; made many new friends; learned more abou phoography from he wonderful speaers, worshops, field rips, compeiions, members gallery\/forum and members; been inspired and amazed by he high level of voluneerism and commimen of our club members; been impressed wih your phoography; and looed forward o ing you all every single wee.<\/p>\n

Resoluions – I will ry o:<\/srong>\u00a0 learn all your names; bring cooies more ofen; hin of new ways o announce he fire exis; lisen o your needs and suggesions; creae voluneer opporuniies for hose ha wan o become more involved; remember o han hose ha voluneer; coninue o wor wih our board and members o enhance he NVPS experience for each one of you; and o leave NVPS an even beer club han i was when I became Presiden in May, 2009.<\/p>\n

I am already saring o hin abou he 2011-2012 NVPS year. We will be saring o pu a slae ogeher for he new board and oher voluneer posiions. A healhy organizaion depends on a combinaion of experienced and new members in hese posiions. Please al o me abou he ways in which you migh wan o be involved nex year. I is no oo early o sar hining abou his.<\/p>\n

A few winer reminders:<\/p>\n

We are in he mids of cold and flu season. Please, if you are no feeling well or even hin ha you migh be coming down wih somehing – STAY HOME so as no o spread he misery!<\/p>\n

Winer weaher is definiely upon us. Please chec he websie and Foofax for he club’s policy on weaher closings. Chec WTOP www.wop.com<\/a> or Fairfax Couny School sysems web sie for closings. You can also sign up for emails or cell phone alers hp:\/\/www.fcps.edu\/news\/emerg.shml<\/a><\/p>\n

I would lie o wish you all a healhy, happy and safe holiday season and a wonderful New Year. And of course, mae many beauiful images and memories.<\/p>\n

Than you for a inspiring me and helping me grow.
\nHappy Holidays!<\/p>\n

Bes,
\nSandi Croan, Presiden NVPS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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