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EVP NOTES
Greetings to all of you!
It was good to see all of you who attended the PCOC Board of Directors Meeting in Palm Springs. It was a busy couple of days and good to touch base with everyone as we approach the new year. A couple a great additions to this Board of Directors meeting was two continuous education opportunities that were well attended, and a new committee focused on Professional Women in Pest Control, which produced a big turnout. Many thanks to all those who were instrumental in organizing both events because they are important additions to our Board meetings and continue to add value to what we do. We also had a large attendance to our legislative reception as well. While we didn’t have the opportunity to hear from Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, due to a traffic accident he was caught behind, we did have the good fortune of having our legislative advocate, Dominic DiMare. He did a terrific job of outlining the challenges facing PCOC in the future. By the way, Assemblymember Garcia actually did make it to our reception and had an opportunity to talk with a lot of people, so we appreciate his presence despite the traffic challenges. One takeaway that was very clear was we want a large attendance for our legislative days on April 3-5 in Sacramento, so we look forward to seeing you all there. Remember, your voices really matter and you can tell your story better than anyone!
Chris
Reardon Executive Vice President
IN THE NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Pest ED South - January 10, 2017 Board of Directors Meeting – September 22-23,
2017 Hilton Palm Springs, Palm Springs,California Information to follow PAPCO Golf Tournament - December 7, 2017 Information to follow 
Comings and Goings
Polinsky Center / Promises to Kids Fundraiser at Board of Directors Update We are pleased to announce that Rick and Tamara Arendt raised $900 for the Polinsky Center at the Board of Directors Meeting!!! We are so thankful for everyone that contributed to this great charity! Member Notifications Received PCOC Member, Harold Horning, notified us that TIm Tallon, a former member and current Operator, was in a terrible car accident this past Thanksgiving while returning from his mother's in Oregon. His wife, Julie, who was also injured during the car accident, has started a GoFundMe page and writes,"Tim has 17 rib fractures out of 24 ribs and he has a fractured C-4 vibrate in his neck....He had to have surgery to help repair some of his ribs because his pain was uncontrollable, his surgery went well and is on an assisted breathing tube for now to give him some much needed relief on his lungs, his recovery once he's strong will consist of him needing to regain all of his strength." Julie has started this page to try and help with the costs that are associated with both of their injuries. If you are interested in helping out with the financial burden that Tim and Julie have and will expect to have, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/tim-and-julie. If you have some news you would like to share, such as new hires, retirements, etc., please send a short sentence or two to sarah@pcoc.org. 
PCOC MONTHLY INSURANCE/SAFETY TIP
Many of us who attended the Board of Directors meeting in Palm Springs heard Chris talk about Fire Sprinklers and the problems that may arise if there are unintentionally broken. Chris has written a very informative article that goes more in depth on the subject.
Please click here to read his full article. DISTRICT NEWS
NEW MEMBERS
FREQUENTLY REQUESTED INFORMATION
*NEW* NPMA LOGIN FOR JOINT MEMBERSHIP LOGIN: Email or Personal ID PASSWORD: npma Department of Fish & Game Department of Food & Agriculture Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
www.cdpr.ca.gov DPR on Facebook www.facebook.com/capesticideregulation DPR on YouTube (see "playlists" for videos pertaining to new surface water regulations) www.youtube.com/user/californiapesticides DPR on Twitter twitter.com/ca_pesticides DPR LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/california-department-of-pesticide-regulation Healthy Schools Act http://apps.cdpr.ca.gov/schoolipm/ Structural Pest Control Board www.pestboard.ca.gov Find Your Legislator |
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