 Welcome to the APLUS Southern Region Website!
To:
The Great Leaders of the Best Region in the Country!
By all accounts, many of us just returned from attending a great
convention in Chicago (Oakbrook IL) hosted by the Central Region with
the Chicago chapter playing a pivotal part. They did a fabulous job and
all elements of the convention were top notch. The workshops, general
sessions, speakers, hospitality, networking, weather, and social
interaction were just sensational. We all thoroughly enjoyed the
last convention for our beloved James D. (Big Mitch) Mitchell as national
president. He was roasted and provided with many gift, accolades plus
other fitting tributes. Mitch was very gracious in passing the torch to
Betty Davis-Smith, the new National President. We are proud of them both.
I want to thank each one of you for all that you have done over the years to
contribute to our success as a region. We all have made sacrifices and
worked diligently to enable the Southern Region to grow membership and chapters
over the years.
As you know, this year has been a particularly challenging year for us as an
organization. However, we all know what must be done to revitalize the
lost memberships across the board and attract new members as well.
We must get back to the basics of making personal contact with former
members to let them know that their presence and contributions to the
organization have been missed. All of us know that when someone
calls or comes by to share that "you have missed" it strikes an
emotional chord. Everyone wants to be valued and appreciated in
any organization. Even in churches, the pastor is always saying
things from the pulpit to "stroke his or her membership".
Each one of us must make a special effort to remember why we joined this great
organization and rekindle that feeling in others that we know felt the
same. It is very easy to lose sight of what A-PLUS is really all about
when we get caught up in the superficial reasons for active participation or
let petty differences become mountains rather than mole hills. Real
leaders like each of you find a way to transcend the challenges of
organizational dynamics to find a way to replace animosity with gratitude,
replace misunderstandings with forgiveness, and most of all feelings of hatred
with genuine love. I ask each of you to make a special effort to
elevate your compassion for others and meet them where they are to move
forward.
I need your prayers and consistent support to move us forward to places
we've never been. I am confident that we all want to see the Southern
Region retain its place of distinction in A-PLUS by leading the way
with substantial membership increases, better training at all levels, more
precise development for upward mobility, improved networking with
technology, and meaningful mentoring at all levels.
As soon as possible, I will be calling each of you to talk and get your input
on building an even greater Southern Region. We will be starting our
teleconferences back up in May to get refocused and re-committed to excellence.
I pray that you and yours are blessed and highly favored...
Larry Lee
A-PLUS Southern Region President
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