I want to start by thanking everyone who attended Legislative Day for participating in making it a great event. The PCOC has always fought above its weight because of the strength of all the districts, and that comes from all of your participation in bringing issues to the table and solving them together to benefit the trade association. 

We each help make each other better businesspeople, and I encourage those of you who may not participate in the committee or districts as much to step up with new enthusiasm. Your participation is vital to strengthening the association in the year ahead, and the stronger our association is, the more we can accomplish for the good of all of our businesses and the industry as a whole.

Now that Legislative Day is over, I encourage everyone to put our next big event on their calendars. The Expo in beautiful Monterey, CA is just around the corner, taking place from June 21st to 23rd. Thanks to the recommendations of our Strategic Planning Task Force, our terrific coordinating committee made up of Mary Hernandez, Doug Bell, Gregg Gransie, and others is working hard to put an excellent expo together. They are coordinating insightful educational seminars, great speakers, and an exhibit hall full of the latest and greatest our industry has to offer. You won’t want to miss it!

For those of you who are interested in our expo golf tournament at Poppy Hills Golf Course, tee off will be June 21 at 9:00 am. We’ve secured a terrific rate of $189.00, so don’t forget to sign up by June 1st to save your spot. If you won’t be joining us for golf, there are many other things to enjoy in Monterey like the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Fisherman’s Wharf, and plenty of historical sights you can visit. 

I look forward to seeing you all there soon for yet another terrific association event.

Greg Augustine
PCOC President