President's Message
Greetings FLSSAMT members!
Happy Holidays & Hannukah!
As this year ends it is time to reflect on what made this year great and what was not so great. What can we do to make 2025 a better year?
The spring 2025 meeting is being held in Fort Lauderdale at the Marriott Fort Lauderdale North, 6650 N. Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Reservations will start soon so, please watch your email for the reservation link! I look forward to having everyone in attendance for the great line up of speakers we have. At this meeting not only will we have great educational sessions, but we will be voting on the delegates for the annual meeting.
The Annual Meeting is in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania July 20-25. Watch your email for details. We are looking for delegates that want to be part of the fun. If you have never been a delegate this is a great way to meet others from AMT in your discipline, make new friends, and get involved in your organization. Please submit your name to me or our FLSSAMT secretary Sheri Daugherty at flssamtsecretary@gmail.com.
Lastly, we are looking for members who want to get involved in the state society by being on some of the various committees. This is your state society so get involved!
Warm Regards,
Rhonda Young, RMA, AHI (AMT)
FLSSAMT President
Editor's Message
Hello FLSSAMT!
Well, we survived our first-ever Hybrid meeting on May 4, 2024. If you attended, whether in person or remotely, we were happy to see you all again. We were so thrilled to have 12 new members in attendance. It was a bit rough for our first hybrid and we appreciated the supportive comments and watching members helping members online. I do hope all of you will join us for our upcoming meetings.
The Magnolia Educational Treasures is scheduled for Sept 19-22,2024 at the North Orlando Sheraton Hotel by Marriott in Maitland, Florida with educational presentations on Friday, Sept 20th, and Saturday the 21st. We have a boatload of CE credits waiting for you. Watch your email for more info. I am sure you have seen the save the date flyers with the hotel link for reservations. Make those reservations as soon as you can. This is an 11-state event and you do not want to miss out!
April 26th is our FLSSAMT 2025 Spring Meeting at the North Ft. Lauderdale Marriott. Save That Date and watch for more information.
I want to encourage everyone to sign up for the Florida Communities page. The information posted there comes to you in an email nearly instantly! Our website will still have information, as well as meeting registration and our Job postings, but to save data use, we will be putting most of our posting on Florida’s Communities communication page and library.
Zombie Season is nearly upon us and I encourage you to get that emergency plan in place now. Reminding you all to stock up, charge up, and fill up. Get those 72 hr. kits together and evaluate your environments for needed repairs, and preparations. Encourage your workplace to start putting together their emergency plans. Stock up on bug repellent and sunscreen!
Always remember to lend a hand to someone who needs it and to accept a hand when offered! We are in this together!
Pay it forward FLSSAMT.
Kathleene Hardy, RMA (AMT)
FLSSAMT VP and Online Communications Chair