It's New Model Year Time For NAFA's Mid-West Chapter

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NAFA's Mid-West Chapter Meeting held their Manufacturer’s New Product Preview on June 9, at the Farm Bureau in West Des Moines, IA.

The manufacturers representatives gave their model year previews with a major emphasis on the new safety technologies the car companies are rolling out. The Mid-West Chapter thanks the following for their information (listed in order of presentation):

Randy Dusek, Regional Account Executive, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Michael Boldt, Fleet Account Executive, General Motors
Sharon Trapp, Fleet Field Manager, Toyota
Martin Kopera, National Account Manager, Ford
Mark Cummings, Manager, National Commercial Fleet Accounts, Subaru
Ross Friedmann, Manager – Commercial Sales, Hyundai Motor America

There also was chapter business to attend to. Chapter Chair Nanette Schmidt, CAFM^®, reminded the chapter members that the funds from the annual golf outing were going toward bettering the chapter through scholarship programs, educational programs, and the like.

She asked the chapter what ideas we had if any to boost membership and meeting attendance. Some ideas given included:

Increase scholarship dollar amounts or number of them
Pay dues and membership for retirees
Pay memberships/dues for someone between jobs
Pay memberships/dues for someone interested in NAFA but not currently in the fleet field
Provide educational programs
Non-profit donation

Special thanks to Stacey Kroeger, Midwest Chapter Secretary, for material in this article.

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