IAWP Chapter Act iv i ty

The December 10th deadline is fast ap-

proaching!! Why not get a “Jump

Start” on sending in those annual

dues?

The annual awards process has the

opportunity for chapters to capture

membership awards, which include a

monetary incentive. Chapters which

submit early transmittals of 2015

members will be divided into the fol-

lowing categories:

the most new members (large, me-

dium, small chapter)

the highest percentage of renewals

(large, medium, small chapter)

ELIGIBILITY

All of the members must have been

recruited or renewed during the cur-

rent membership year. The IAWP Ad-

ministrative Office must receive the

transmittal, including corresponding

dues, no later than December 10. All

materials submitted must be in English.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

The Operations Manager determines the

three categories (large, medium and

small) annually by dividing IAWP’s

chapters into three equal groups based

on reported previous year’s membership.

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Submittal of IAWP transmittals and cor-

responding dues.

RECOGNITION

One winner in each category

(subcategory) will be recognized.

TANGIBLE

Each winning chapter will receive one

credit of $50 for the educational portion

of a registration package to that year’s

IAWP International Educational Confer-

ence.

DECEMBER JUMP START

BY STEPHANIE STEPHENS

November 2014

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

To Honor Our Veterans

2-3

Thanksgiving Wishes 4

Top Ten Reasons to attend 102nd Educa-tional Conference in Savannah, GA

5-6

2015 IAWP Conference Housing Form

7

2015 IAWP Conference Registration Form

8

2015 IAWP Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

9

Encourage 5 Campaign

9

Join IAWP 10

IAWP Membership Application

11

Seasons 12

IAWP Service Project 12

IAWP Directory Information Needed

12

IAWP Bulletin Board 13

COUNTDOWN

Thank

You for

Your

Service

Greetings IAWP members,

As a 24-year military veteran myself,

I’m honored that we set aside Novem-

ber 11th each year to honor the men

and women who have worn this na-

tion's uniform. More importantly, we

join together to thank all veterans for

their service and devotion to duty.

From the Air Force Outreach website at www.afoutreach.af.mil/afspeakers1/speech.asp?id=580:

“More than 48 million Americans

have served our country since 1776.

Whether they served in time of war

or peace, America's veterans all share

a common bond - their unwavering belief in the cause of freedom, a belief so strong

they were willing to give their lives, if need be, in its defense.

This Thanksgiving will mark over 50 years America has gathered in November to

mark Veterans Day. But this solemn occasion goes back much further. It has its

origins in World War I. In 1918, at "the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th

month," the guns fell silent on Europe's muddy battlefields. President Woodrow

Wilson, always the idealist, called it "the war to end all wars," and ordered that the

Armistice be commemorated in succeeding years. But then, after the Korean War,

President Dwight Eisenhower renamed the holiday "Veterans Day," to salute all

veterans, no matter when or where they served.

While the name has changed over the years, its purpose remains unchanged: to

remember the sacrifice of those who have died and to honor those who are still

with us. We owe so much to our veterans, and it is a debt we can never truly re-

pay. Their stories are the story of our history, because America rose to greatness

on their shoulders. We owe them our very way of life, our freedom to live, work

and raise our families as we please. The very least we can do is to honor their sac-

rifices, and thank them for all they've done for this great country.

Veterans are this nation's unsung heroes. Their families and friends may have

been the only ones who knew their names, who knew the sacrifices they made to

serve our country. In peacetime, especially, it was easy to forget that these men

and women were on duty, in lonely outposts around the world.

Our veterans have missed the births of their children, wedding anniversaries and

graduations. They have spent holidays in soggy rice paddies in Vietnam, amid the

stinging sands of the Iraqi desert, and in the cold and rugged mountains of Eastern

Europe.

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To Honor Our Veterans By President Mikell Fryer

November 2014

November 11, 2014

Veteran’s Day

Continued on Page 3

Countdown

Abraham Lincoln made a promise to veterans in his Second Inaugural Address in

1865, when he said that America would "...care for him who shall have borne the

battle and for his widow and his orphan." and America need to continue to work to

fulfill that promise.

Many of them never lived to wear the title "veteran." They died on foreign soil, de-

fending the cause of freedom around the world. President Ronald Reagan once

said, "Most of those who died in defense of our country were boys when they died,

and they gave up two lives - the one they were living, and the one they would have

lived. They gave up their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers....

They gave up everything for their country, for us. All we can do is remember.

But fortunately, many more who served are still with us. More than 26 million vet-

erans are alive today. We know them as our fathers and mothers, our uncles, or

perhaps our next-door neighbors. They represent the finest men and women Amer-

ica has to offer, and for most, their time in uniform represents a defining moment

in their lives. Military service gave these individuals a sense of commitment that

lasts a lifetime. Whether they wore the uniform in wartime or peacetime, they felt

a new sense of responsibility. They came to understand the price of freedom, be-

cause they could put names and faces to it. Freedom was not just an abstract con-

cept; it was the bond of loyalty they forged with their buddies in the ranks.

One of our more colorful veterans was General George Patton, whose birthday,

ironically enough, falls on Veterans Day (November 11, 1885). After one spectacu-

lar battlefield victory in World War II, Patton said, "Compared to war, all other

forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance."

War presents us with a grim paradox: it brings out both the worst and the best of

mankind. Our veterans know only too well the dark side of humanity, whether it

be the horrors of Nazi concentration camps that were liberated by Allied troops, or

the atrocities inflicted on our soldiers and airmen in the POW camps in Korea and

Vietnam. The two world wars brought death on a global scale. World War I left 9

million dead and 21 million wounded. Two decades later, 16.5 million Americans

served in World War II, and 407,000 lost their lives. The Iraq/Afghanistan Wars

from 2001 to 2014 has claimed another 6,838 American lives and about one million

injured veterans.

Our veterans are living examples of what it means to be good citizens. They have

given us a lifetime of service, and the country has been enriched by their contribu-

tions, both in and out of uniform. And speaking of "citizen-soldiers," we are in-

creasingly calling on the members of our Guard and Reserve to serve on the front

lines of the War on Terrorism. We simply could not accomplish our mission with-

out the help of the Reserve Component.

The legacy of America's veterans is a proud and honorable one. No matter where or

when they served, our nation's armed forces acted honorably and decently, liberat-

ing countries from the hands of brutal dictators. American veterans can look

around the globe and proudly survey the results of their shared sacrifice: hundreds

of emerging and established democracies where the citizens now live in freedom.”

To all veterans, we say, Thank you. Thanks for your sacrifices, for your sense of

duty, and for your service. Our nation salutes you, and IAWP professionals around

the world salute you.

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“Thanks for

your

sacrifices,

for your

sense of

duty, and for

your

service.”

Continued from Page 2—To Honor Our Veterans

Greetings IAWP members, on behalf of the Fryer Family, I want to wish you all a

happy and healthy Thanksgiving. We plan to spend Thanksgiving like many of

you, sitting down with family and friends to eat some good food, tell stories, watch

a little football, and most importantly, count our blessings. And as many of you, we

have so much to be thankful for.

From the 2013 Thanksgiving address from President Barack Obama (www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/11/28/weekly-address-wishing-american-people-happy-thanksgiving):

“We give thanks for those who first set sail for this land nearly four centuries ago,

risking everything for the chance at a better life. We also give thanks for the peo-

ple who were already in this great country, our Native American brothers and sis-

ters, for their generosity during that first Thanksgiving.

We give thanks for the generations who followed; people of all races and religions,

who arrived here from every country on earth and worked to build something bet-

ter for them and for us. We especially give thanks for all our men and women in

uniform and their families, who maybe missing their love ones very much at

Thanksgiving and we are very grateful for their sacrifices to this country.

We give thanks for the freedoms they defend, the freedom to think what we want

and say what we think, to worship according to our own beliefs, to choose our lead-

ers and to criticize them without punishment. People around the world are fighting

and even dying for a chance at these freedoms.

We give thanks for being free and we give thanks to everyone who’s doing their

part to make us a better, more compassionate nation. Like many IAWP members

and others who spend their Thanksgiving volunteering at soup kitchens, or joining

a service project, or bringing food and cheer to a lonely neighbor. That big-hearted

generosity is a central part of who we are as Americans. We believe in lending a

hand to folks who need it. We believe in pitching in to solve problems even if it isn’t

our problem. And that’s not a one-day-a-year belief but it is part of the fabric of

our nation.”

As workforce professionals, we remember that many

Americans need a helping hand right now; those who lost

their jobs and can’t get a new one through no fault of their

own and others whose prayers and hopes move us to act.

Thanksgiving reminds us that we are people who are

greater together than we are on our own. No matter our

differences, we are our brothers and sisters keepers.

We can be thankful that we are still one nation, under

God. We have much to be thankful for so from my family

to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.

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THANKSGIVING WISHES BY PR ESI DEN T M IK ELL FRYER

November 2014

November 27,

2014

Thanksgiving

Day

Countdown

Page 5

Continued on Page 6

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November 2014

Continued from Page 5—Top Ten Reasons . . .

Countdown

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I N S I D E S T O R Y H E A D L I N E

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November 2014

2 0 1 5 I A W P I N T E R N A T I O N A L E D U C A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M

Collaborating for Innovative

Solutions in the 21st Century

Countdown

form for the 2015 International Confer-

ence. We are in what Mikell calls a

“perfect storm” with WIA Reauthoriza-

tion looming. Our goal is to have at

least 300 members at the Savannah

conference and we want to grow our

Association by 300 members this year.

Our Board of Directors will be setting

the example and with all IAWP mem-

bers encouraging five join and five to

attend the International Conference, we

can begin the long road back of growing

IAWP membership and International

Conference attendance this year.

Congratulations and appreciation to

At the June 26, 2014 International

board meeting in Portland, OR, Presi-

dent Mikell Fryer established the En-courage 5 Campaign.

The Encourage 5 Campaign is a chal-

lenge to the 2014-15 Executive Board

and all IAWP members. We need eve-

ry IAWP member to encourage five (5)

people to attend the 2015 Internation-

al Conference in Savannah, GA and

encourage five people to join IAWP.

To track these, “Recruited by:_______” should be put on all IAWP member-

ship applications and the registration

everyone who steps up to this chal-

lenge this year. Special recognition

will be given to those who meet the

challenge. It’s not about looking for

someone else to grow membership but

for each one of us to reach at least five

people this year.

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I AW P S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O R T U N I T I E S

ENCOURAGE 5 CAMPAIGN

Item/Activity Event Description Cost Sponsored By

Registration Bags Registration Bag $1,500 Georgia Chapter

Badge Holders/Lanyard Registration Lanyard $700 Georgia Chapter

Badge Ribbons Registration Ribbons $125

Registration Giveaway Registration TBD $500

General Session Tables Program All Days Supplies $200

IAWP Lounge (all members) All Days Supplies $200

Color Guard Honorarium Opening Money $100

Early Bird Entertainment Early Bird DJ $300

Early Bird Decorations Early Bird Assorted $250

Early Bird Memento Early Bird Lottery ticket in holder $200

International Attendee Gifts Registration TBD $1,000

PIP Reception Decorations PIP Reception Assorted $100

Chapter Night Memento Chapter Night TBD $250

Chapter Night DJ Chapter Night TBD $300

Awards Event Decorations Awards Brunch Assorted $200

Awards Event Memento Awards Brunch Assorted $300

Retiree Brunch Decorations Retiree Brunch Assorted $100

Retiree Brunch Memento Retiree Brunch TBD $150

Banquet & Ball Decorations Banquet & Ball Assorted $500

Banquet & Ball Memento Banquet & Ball TBD $400

Banquet & Ball Entertainment Banquet & Ball DJ $300

Page 10 November 2014

B E C O M E P A R T O F A N OU T S TA N D I N G G RO U P O F W O R K F O RC E P RO F E S S I O N A L S

Countdown Page 11

President Fryer said “… I

feel an obligation as leader of

this organization to support

the people in the International

arm of our Association that

are fighting for their lives. I

am asking all our Chapters

to rally their members around

this need, realizing this is an

opportunity for us to

contribute to a larger cause

than ourselves throughout the

year.”

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of longtime Montana

IAWP member, Patti Furniss. Patti was the Manager of the Hamilton Job Ser-

vice.

Our sincere condolences go out to her sister, Paula, and niece, Blakely, (who

are also members), along with the rest of her family. RIP Patti.

Montana IAWP Chapter

the death toll could sky-

rocket. Even after four

months of isolation, a

Red Cross team had to be

dispatched to Koinadugu

to give medical burials to

30 people. Another 25

have contracted Ebola

and 255 more are being

monitored for the dis-

ease, according to re-

ports.

New Ebola outbreak hits

Sierra Leone

Koinadugu, a remote dis-

trict in the northern

province of Sierra Leone,

had largely avoided the

Ebola crisis thanks to a

self-imposed quarantine.

But a new infection chain

is threatening the area

and raising concerns that

[Nov. 4, 2014, The Guardi-an: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/04/ebola-outbreak-sierra-leone]

Please help by making

a donation to help fight

Ebola in Sierra Leone.

Refer to:

www.iawponline.org for

information on how to

help.

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IAW P D IR EC TORY IN FO RMATIO N STI L L N EED ED

THE IAWP SERVICE PROJECT FOR 2014-15

SIERRA LEONE SUPPORT

November 2014

SEASONS

IAWP Committee Assignments & Association Directory Listings for the 2014-15

Administrative Year are still being requested.

Complete and return to Paige Stodghill at the IAWP Administrative Office, 1801

Louisville Rd, Frankfort, KY, 40601, or fax to 502-223-4127 or email Paige

Stodghill at paige2@bellsouth.net. Any questions call 1-888-898-9960.

Countdown

Any Ideas? Suggestions? The Administrative Office would like ideas for new IAWP merchandise.

Contact Paige Stodghill

IAWP Administrative Office Acting Operations Manager,

1-888-898-9960 or by email at paige2@bellsouth.net.

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IAWP BULLETIN BOARD . . .

Mark your calendars . . . 2014

November 28 …..Countdown articles due in IAWP office for December issue

December 10 …..December Jumpstart transmittals and Dues to the IAWP Administrative Office

December 23 …..Countdown articles due in IAWP office for January issue

Workforce Professional editorial and advertising due in IAWP office

December 24…...Winter Holiday, IAWP Administrative Office Closed through January 1

2015

January 1............Membership dues are due

January 8 ..........102nd Educational Conference on-line registration begins

January 15.........International Officer nominations due to the Nominations Chair

January 29……...IAWP Educational Conference Speaker RFP due in Administrative Office

January 30 ……..Countdown articles due in IAWP for February Issue

February 7..........IAWP Educational Conference Speaker RFP due in Administrative Office

February 16…....President's Day IAWP office closed

February 27.......Countdown articles due in IAWP office for March issue

March 1.............(postmark by) Awards Nominations Due in the IAWP Administrative Office

March 15.......... March Membership Mania transmittals and dues to IAWP office

March 19...........IAWP Educational Conference speaker's proposals accepted or declined

March 19-22.... Awards judging, Frankfort, Kentucky

March 27………..Workforce Professional editorial and advertising due in IAWP office

March 31...........Countdown articles due in IAWP office for April issue

April 30..............Countdown articles due in IAWP office for May issue

April 30..............IAWP 2014 membership dues must be in IAWP office to avoid membership

benefits interruption

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Events

As you plan your chapter and dis-trict events this year, please share your plans with the IAWP Adminis-trative Office. Those events will be posted in the Countdown and online in the Upcoming Events on www.iawponline.org.

Send all information via email to iawp@iawponline.org.

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Email: paige2@bellsouth.net or debbiec@bellsouth.net

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