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IAS President's Letter
Céad Míle Fáilte
One Hundred Thousand Welcomes
From The President:
As most of you know, it has been our practice for several years to give a “Most Valuable Person” award at the Christmas Party. It was to recognize a member who had done “above and beyond” for that calendar year. Nominations were from the entire membership and the final decision was from a committee. Our intent was a good one, but it did not really work in reality. Too many of the membership did not know who had done what and what constituted “above and beyond”. All of the awards have gone to Board Members whom I assure you, do go above and beyond, as do the others who have not won.
The award has been changed to a President’s Award and is to cover a long-term effort and not just that one year. The IAS has many unsung heroes and this is to recognize their contributions. I would still like to hear from the Membership – especially long term members – as to whom they would like to see rewarded. Please let me hear from you before November 15th. The award will still be given at the Christmas Party on December 3rd at the Boat Club.
Sonya S. Moore
President
