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ABATE of Wisconsin Officer Training a Huge Success
Posted on Aug 27, 2009
Posted 1/18/2007
ABATE of Wisconsin conducted its annual Officer Training Seminar on January 13, 2007. After welcoming the returning and new regional officers to the Arrowhead Lodge in Black River Falls, Executive Director, Gregg Rodd, introduced committee chairpersons for their reports. Legislative Chair, Dave Dwyer, discussed the legislative agenda for ABATE including local, state, and national items. Kirk “Hardtail” Willard, president of the MRF, outlined national and federal issues, including the work being done on HIPAA.
Over 150 officers and members attended the various breakout sessions which included fundraising and insurance; regional products sales; how to run a good meeting; Share the Road Instructors; regional newsletter reporting.
ABATE of Wisconsin Newsletter Editor, Marlene Bautch, presented Hupy and Abraham, S.C. with a certificate of appreciation for the law firm’s many years of dedication in assisting ABATE in its mission to inform its membership through its newsletter. This firm’s advertising support, by itself, was enough to pay for 18 full issues of the newsletter. Some state A.B.A.T.E. organizations don’t even let lawyer members advertise. Are they missing the boat.
During the general session, local talk show radio personality, Jonathan Green, gave an inspirational talk on working with the media and building relationships with local reporters.
Officer Training is essential to our organization because it prepares the volunteer regional officers, the life blood of ABATE, to do their jobs efficiently and properly. This year’s program was lauded as one of the best in recent years.
Hupy and Abraham, S.C. sponsored the dinner at the seminar.
