By Kathy Kahl, President CAI Illinois


I wou d k e


give


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busines partners. I am proud to serve alo O rOu CAI Illinois Chapte isr


Associatio committe ess


working to provide our membership wit service resourc


er r


r es to ser support our legr e isla way r he e fun y


sociiall events, networking opp are alwa s under development.


volul nt eteer lead rs and om c mmiitt A hie emen


Th collabo atirat ve efforts de


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part cipat IIllil nois


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Wint r Gala is our timr me to celebra e out uld l ke to acknknowledg


eived the Ae CAI National A ard for ter


war ate


me ber hiip and takining t e timhe me to re informed of the


m v nts, and


o omm ni y h meowne r so


re ourc ce an o ia e po d s Chapt r


ate our individual hero s as welll.l Our C p er Execu he


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roe ur hapter r Execut vetii e D e to o mo ey o unte x e issues afffectict ng community


ge and hat ank sk i YOU! YOU ou ead Comm n Int ty assoc a on


However, we also need your participation. I implore yo a e in eve


d to resp nd to surveys w t


The e is an incre s nasing need for qua tyli y educ ti off c mmun ty assoc ations con an


o tinu n rs, m nagers nd I am hon red to serve your members


s, and business pa ore


ap er Commttmmi tees and Board for utur r


w CAI e s.


ues to grow. A has artners Th


ssociati ns. m l


lann utiivet v Direc tstandinding volun eers within o r ctor,


irec or of t e Y r.ear The Excelce le ce Awa ur chapteter.


tereerest. It demonstrate ou to sh


or future p an iing nd programrams d ca ot on and


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he CA lllino s Chap er i a Sup shiip!!p


d professiona resou a been a resoues AI I inoi


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r Ch ryhe yl Murphy has nc


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u are a hero by viri tue of you CAI es your desire to be


ur A ck s invalu bluab e to our


urcer es as the n m er ver 50 y ars for hero co


umbe ears or u erhe ommun y unity


d perspecte tives, os t r


s w rds and p ortu fforts on Par


Lead r hership in theW ter 202 en to Ch ryl Mur hy. The tter, Britt


uld like to cknow ed iin


e nt ph r ho her thor h ughts.


h nk ik t is very ex itxc ing that this issue of Comm n a ce


ed to serving community assoc t ons.


a t 2. It speaks to the abu y


rich with homeo ner th rele


mmo Inter ciati ns O r


ongside h m. m wn r, man


e them evant educati n


e ve community a o iati ns.We hav ative u draising e orts, qualil ty uniti


ssoc at ons t es, so iaoci l med a deve pm nt


y edu e ia


s within the Illlin s thr


noiis Cha r t ees, hrougo gh their effo orts, hav ucation


anager, and busine s par on, leg slatiive


nes is d ne


o prog ams both online ndand in pe velopment, and ew prog ams and idea


a e gen rnerous supe he rogr m


h pter have a recoecogniize r


ec r r gra ed re ord of su ve receive uccesses . Our v d 7 CAII Nat o a a ional


e advocacy, and profe sional uperh ro poo sponsors to help erson


rtn rner olunte r a y


d


e vol nt ers all ss


n, as that


b ndance of d diced cated and professioiona ec ory s ufull of pro


e est is Find ng Her d


di ur dire to y i


roes to Improveove Your nal bus e s par nertne s ofessiona and creden ia


usines n l


rt ent aled r the unsun


a kn wl dge Brittany Kojjzarek iss


r he theme t any sh u g her es tha


hares exa roe


0 3 s ue of om on nt e of the issue


e wa r h t mak


arek, Immediai te Commo Interest. di


med t Past Pres desi ent, and her Letter F om CA ntly


r t Crediit for herr


x mples of how CA IL’ bus neiiness partne s, manage s, and ke our communiti s better plal ces to live work,


as Find ng Heroe w AI Ls


t es


o s to Improve tner


our Asso ia ger


ve, er


r letter was ina prov Y u


ro adverte t s oc ation n k and play. AI


6 | COMMON INTEREST®


• Spring 2024 • A Publication of CAI-Illinois Chapter


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