President Elect application

I want to share my application with all of the subscribers of this blog. If you've ever been a candidate for an FAR office, then you know how much thought goes in to completing the application for office. Normally, only a few people actually see the application or for that matter even care about the candidates and their thoughtful responses to the questions. However, since I'm blogging, I'm hoping that there may be more interest in the process. The application contains the normal qualifying questions about leadership positions, attendance at FAR meetings and community involvement. There are three questions requiring narrative responses that tend to be the most revealing about the candidates concerns, goals and objectives. Please refer to the above link to my application; I would love to hear your comments.

The next step in the process is attending "Meet the Candidate" district events and getting to know the current and upcoming leaders in the local associations. This is a chance for candidates to give a speech and answer questions. This Friday, we begin in District 13 with a visit to Venice for lunch, hosted by DVP Tom Sponaugle. The next stop is 90 miles south in Naples at the District 5 dinner event hosted by DVP Spencer Haynes. Next, we visit with District 11 for lunch on Monday, hosted by DVP Dorine L. Longhini. Then we move up A1A to District 3 for a late afternoon event hosted by DVP Maria Wells.

I'll also be attending an NAR Strategy meeting on Thursday, an LT meeting on Tuesday and then finishing this trip with a visit with the AE's on Tuesday evening. I'll try to blog while I'm on the road; maybe even a few blogs with photos via my smartphone. It'll be fun.