ASSOCIATION • Association BUZZ From the Desk of the President
Greg Chiecko, OABA President In this issue of ShowTime, we are
ShowTime. We are a membership-based association, and we really need your help in increasing our membership. only half of the industry is paying for all the advocacy that is not getting the weekly and monthly communications from our association that informs them of important issues that we are working on – that half of our industry is not taking voices advocating for our issues will make us stronger in many ways. While we recognize that there are organizations that
Well, we need members, and we have
our issues and each day gets us closer to a solution. HR 1787 and S 4040 are a real solution to our guest worker issues. We need to get the word to our non-members to participate by contributions from this group, at the very least, they should that are members, but there are many more who are not. success of our industry. It is imperative that they understand our issues, and where appropriate, advocate on our behalf. current issues. Annual membership for a fair or event costs $100 and we challenge each of you to solicit membership from each event you play.
If every one of our current members simply recruits one member, we will have the pathway to make substantial positive change for our industry. We will be happy to provide current membership and non-member lists to anyone who comprehensive, technology driven, learning platform provides vital training for your employees at absolutely no cost. We training modules have been very popular with carnivals and fairs alike. As a reminder, if your company completes the training program you will receive a free bleed kit ($150 value). We are also in the process of creating a new members guide please contact me or one of the board of directors and we will do our best to accommodate your request. Thank you for your time and attention. As we hit the road
over the summer, I hope to see many of you and your operations. As always, if you have any suggestions to make
give me a call. Stay safe.
Stay safe, Greg
6 OABA ShowTime Magazine • JULY 2024
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