LEGISLATION
Since
the adjournment of the last Executive Council meeting, the NBA, RAA’s and a Local Business Agent have made office visits
in New
Jersey, recruiting 846 e-activists. It is difficult to meet with groups of retirees, but Region 15
is currently exploring methods of recruiting those members as activists.
CUSTOMER CONNECT
The
NBA or an RAA / Local Business Agent have attended every District Customer Connect kick-off. The NALC has a district coordinator
as well as an office coordinator in every workplace where Customer Connect has been introduced. The Phase Two roll-outs were
completed in the Central and Northern New Jersey, Long Island, New York and Westchester District in June. The Triboro District was completed at the end
of July. The Puerto Rico District was scheduled for initial rollout on August 5. The rollout was delayed due to vacation scheduling
and local holidays.
In
Central and Northern New Jersey districts, revisits are being conducted to keep awareness
of the program in the forefront. The follow-up visits in Northern New Jersey have been particularly
successful as the number of new leads and sales have been constant even though it has been some time since a new office has
been rolled out. The Long Island District has kept its steady and successful pace in providing new leads and sales. Its PTD
is $6,091,000.00.
MDA
We
have held two MDA Kickoff Breakfasts this year, one in New York and one in New Jersey. This year promises an even more involved effort, as at least ten more NALC branches
have committed to join the fight against Neuromuscular Disease.
We
held our First Annual Region 15 Golf Tournament on June 22, 2005
and as a result, we donated a net amount of $8,817.00 to MDA. Our first attempt at an MDA Walk / Picnic was held on Sunday,
August 7, 2005 for our New Jersey branches, as well as Staten
Island, NY and we raised $2200 on this initial effort.
The
Annual MDA Telethon where any branch who donated $10,000 or more earned a spot on our local NY Telethon was held over the
Labor Day weekend. Region 15 was able to contribute over $425,000 due to all of your support, please continue to support our
efforts. The NALC is strong, but we can't be successful without your involvement and support.
