From the President's Desk

By Bob Lockhart
2005-2006 National President
   

Greetings fellow Progressians:

The New Year is upon us, and we face another challenging year. The past couple of years have been difficult for all service organizations in Canada, as we have all faced a downward trend. Our major focus this year is membership.

The challenges continue to be:

• Concentrate on selective growth through the recruitment of quality members.

• Retain the good members we have through continual mentoring and training.

• Help aging clubs rediscover their enthusiasm and excitement.

• Succession planning at the club level with presidents and officers to develop the future leaders of the organization.

Our goal for 2005-2006 is to increase membership by 60 to 70 members. Many clubs have held new member recruitment nights, and more are planned. A number of areas across the country have been identified to charter new clubs.

I would like to thank all the club presidents, zone governors and regional executives for all of their passion and diligence. And most of all, to you, the members, who have worked so hard this past year. Your continued commitment, dedication and involvement, is vital to the future prosperity of our organization.

Yours for Progress,
Bob Lockhart