{"id":4550,"date":"2023-04-20T15:12:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhlaonline.org\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2023-08-19T19:26:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T23:26:49","slug":"presidents-notes-march-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhlaonline.org\/presidents-notes-march-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"President’s Notes: March – April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

by David DeJohn, NHCLP<\/em>
\nMarch – April 2023<\/p>\n

Well, here I am once again at this point I\u2019ve been to twice before, writing my last President\u2019s Notes for the Newsletter. As the restrictions of the pandemic fade further into the past and our ability to return to a more normal way of doing things becomes greater, I can\u2019t thank the Board of NHLA enough for staying strong and focused on moving NHLA forward. I\u2019m proud of what we have accomplished over the last couple of years and look forward to seeing where the next year, with new leadership and new, younger board members takes us.<\/p>\n

This Association has been around now for forty or so years, and its primary mission remains the same to this day \u2014 to educate our members and help them maintain the highest standards of the landscape industry. 40 years is a long time though, and it\u2019s easy over that period of time to resist change and to break old habits. Over the last few years, however, \u201cwe\u2019ve never done it that way before\u201d has given way to \u201cwe should try that,\u201d and that sentiment is only getting stronger among this most current Board members.<\/p>\n

In 2022 and again at the beginning of this new year, and with the help of Mike Barwell and Annette Zamarchi, we\u2019ve held two Board Retreats that have helped us to look at where NHLA has been, who we are, and where we would like to go. It\u2019s helped us look at the accomplishments over these many years and the challenges ahead. We\u2019ve started to map out goals that include attracting new members and keeping current ones, creating more value to being a member of NHLA, looking at new ways to communicate with you through various platforms, and of course our primary objective, which is to educate and update you on the industry. On that front we have almost a full calendar of events for the year planned or in the planning stages so it\u2019s going to be a busy year.<\/p>\n

So, again, I\u2019d like to thank everyone on the Board, our committee leaders, and our business manager for all your time and hard work. As a volunteer organization I know it\u2019s not always easy to give your time to NHLA in between work and family and everything else, but you have really risen to the occasion, especially in this last year, and for that I am very grateful. Thank you.<\/p>\n

And thank you to Landcare Associates for hosting the CPR certification course held in Epping earlier this month. It was a great course run by Eric Pike from McGregor Memorial EMS. I think we all came away feeling a little more confidence in being able to help someone if necessary. Thanks again.
\nHopefully as this issue of the Newsletter comes out we will be gearing up for or maybe already out working on spring cleanups and getting projects started. I hope you have a great and successful 2023 season, and I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming Safety Day and all of our other planned events!<\/p>\n

Happy Spring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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