The President's Message

SAAGNY is a volunteer-driven association - our board and our committees. I've met with our committee chairs and attended several committee meetings. We've gone through all of our programs and events through the end of this year, discussed the opportunities and challenges, and devised plans to make each event as successful as possible. Our committee chairs are hard at work and committing countless hours for the benefit of each of us. To them and their committee members, I say thank you!

SAAGNY has just launched our new distributor membership recruitment campaign. We reached out to our supplier members to ask for their assistance, and the response far exceeded my wildest expectations. To those companies that have agreed to participate - thank you, thank you and thank you!  If you know any prospective distribtor members,please forward their contact information  to the SAAGNY office for inclusion in this special campaign we have developed. And please remember to Support SAAGNY Suppliers!

To me and so many others, volunteering is both a personally and professionally rewarding experience. Some of my closest friendships have been cultivated at committee meetings, board meetings and SAAGNY events. The network of both suppliers and my fellow distributors that I can call upon for ideas and sources is an essential component to my professional success. It is so easy for a sole proprietor such as myself to feel alone in this industry. but, through my involvement with SAAGNY, I never have that sense.

For those of you who have not lent your skills and time to the association, I say "join us.": There is no need to jump in blindly and with both feet - dip your toes in the water and you'll find the water is the right temperature for you. We will only ask you to devote the amount of time you have available - be it an hour a month, a week or a day. This is the perfecy time as we re reaching out for volunteers for PROMOTIONS EAST - education monitors for PROMOTIONS EAST University, aisle monitors to thank the suppliers and ensure that everything's ship shape, and meeters and greeters to welcome our exhibitors and attendees. Volunteer Sign Up sheets are available, please call the SAAGNY office if you haven't received one. And, thank you in advance.

 Jonathan Riegel, CAS
President