Making Travel Plans for Exciting Zone 6 Events
February was a busy month; getting ready for the Zone 6 President’s meeting, continuing our Zone 6 travel plans, and trying to find time to scratch my downhill skiing addiction.
On March 19 the Zone 6 Region Presidents met in Boise to discuss the PCA Strategic Plan, Risk Management, Region Leadership 101, and have an open discussion on issues impacting our regions. All 10 regions were represented. Five of the regions sent multiple representatives. Greg Halverson, PCA National Tour director and PNWR member, was in attendance to discuss running successful PCA tours. It was great to meet in person once again.
The issues impacting Zone 6 regions we focused on included data security and privacy, newsletters, and volunteerism. We discussed the importance to have key documents stored securely and why we need to protect the privacy of member data. Region newsletters continue to be a source of concern. Publish online or hardcopy or both? How much to charge for ads? It is never easy to fill region positions and COVID regulations have made it more difficult to reach out and get folks to fill leadership positions within our regions. It is my hope that the discussions we had will start us down the path to successful resolutions.
Nancy and I are now registered for the Broadmoor Treffen in April, VIR’s Black Rock in May, Parade in June, CWR’s Escape 2022 in July, and INWR’s 50th An- niversary Gala in August. Also on our travel planning horizon is the OR’s Summer Picnic in August, Sunriver Treffen in September, and SSR’s Oktoberfast in October. We continue to look for more opportunities to visit the Zone 6 regions. I have been warned that if I need new tires for my Porsches order them soon. With all this driving we will need good rubber. I am happy to report that I was able to secure a new set of Pirelli P-Zeros. The fronts came from a Seattle, WA warehouse, and the rears from Shreveport, LA.
Stay healthy and we will see you in the Zone.
-John
