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NEWSLETTER

January 2010

St. Joe Valley PHCC Newsletter

Edwardsburg Highschool Performs

Thanks to everyone who helped organize our holiday party on December 11 at the Morris Park Country Club. We had a great crowd this year and several guests. A big thanks to the entertainment committee made up of Steve Seifert, Don Wroblewski, Jim Trippel and Kathy Jonas. Steve took charge of the entertainment and arranged for the Edwardsburg High School choir, who performed at the end of the evening. It was a wonderful way to get into the holiday spirit.

Guest included Mike Dvorak, St. Joseph County Prosecutor; Plumbing Inspectors Tom Frame and Norm Wiseman; our own State Representative Dave Niezgodski, and Indiana PHCC Executive Director Brenda Dant. Also attending were Jeff New and Jeff Stevens from Mid-City Supply and Bruce Lyons from NIBCO. Other guests included Jim Scheetz, Jeff Devereaux, Julie Markiewicz, Ashlan Robb and Millie Ftergiotis of Local 172 Plumbers and Pipefitters. Matt Buzcolich, Executive Director of the Indiana Pipe Trades, also attended.

Despite coming through one of the toughest economic years in recent memory, our St. Joe Valley PHCC members demonstrated great generosity again. $1,970 was raised to help the St. Vincent de Paul Society. On hand for the invocation was Charlie Thompson, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul. For those of you who were not able to make the party and would like to make a donation, just call or email the office and the arrangements will be made.

In other news:

• The January 13 (Wednesday) meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Morris Inn on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Please get your RSVP to me as soon as possible as the deadline to return it will be JANUARY 8th – earlier than normal. The meeting will feature Gerrard McDonald of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. He is the new manager for occupational health services for the hospital. He will be discussing what’s new in occupational medicine.

• The February 24 (also a Wednesday) meeting will feature Rex Martin, CEO, NIBCO, Inc. He will be talking about the history of the company and some of its new products. A location will be announced in the February newsletter. Martin was recently named the first industry manufacturer representative of the PHCC Educational Foundation.

• Please mark your calendars for the Indiana Expo July 21-23 at Belterra Casino in southern Indiana. I have started my spreadsheet already for those of you who want a room. It is important that the state get this information as soon as possible. Remember, this is available to those of you who are members of the state and national association. Keep in mind that St. Joe Valley reimburses 75 percent of your dues to these worthwhile organizations. Dues are based on the number of employees.

• The Day at the Statehouse is scheduled for February 9. This is a great time to see the Indiana Legislature at work. The day starts with a briefing on legislative issues with our lobbyist and includes lunch with legislators. Please let me know as soon as possible if you plan on attending.

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