President’s Letter – November 2011
Looking Forward… It may seem early for bottlers, suppliers, and others in our industry to be thinking about next summer, but NOW is the time to start planning your attendance at the joint 2012 SEBWA & MABWA Convention and Trade Show. This fun-filled, training-filled, and grand time will be held in Orlando, FL starting June 28, 2012. This is a perfect time to learn a lot, play a lot, and bring the family along for an Orlando vacation, including, if you wish, the 4th of July...
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Dear SEBWA Members: EXCITING PLANS! Early in May, the SEBWA Board of Directors met electronically for a planning session for the upcoming year. Friday, October 14 will be a big day especially for Florida members, and anyone else who would love to spend the weekend in tropical Fort Lauderdale (Southwest Airlines serves Fort Lauderdale with many competitive flights). The Board will meet; open to all, there will be a plant tour, hosted by new board member Glen Sanders and DS Waters. Still in...
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The Southeast Bottled Water Association is continuing an extremely positive path, with an actual year-over-year gain in membership, and aggressive plans for 2011. The SEBWA Board of Directors met late in September in Orlando, as part of the InterBev Convention (IBWA). Watch this website for the announcement, from committee chair Charles Waterloo, of a membership campaign to start November 1! The Board affirmed exciting plans, pending hotel confirmation, for another convention in New Orleans,...
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Dear Members: It is my distinct pleasure to be sharing this “new” President’s Message with the SEBWA membership. The March Joint Convention with MABWA in New Orleans was an excellent opportunity to meet old and new industry friends, to socialize, and to share ideas that we can only pick up from other bottled water industry professionals. Our suppliers also mean so very much to each of our companies, and the opportunity to meet and greet them throughout the sessions was invaluable. Taking...
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