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Hi All,
I hope everyone is doing well. I wanted to give a quick update on the chapter. We are still dealing with COVID-19 and have not been able to have in person meetings except for our Summer Social.
We do have a joint meeting scheduled for November with the Colonial Chapter, which is always a great event, and are working on a Holiday Social in December. We are hoping that in January we will be able to resume in person or a hybrid model for our monthly meetings.
With that said, if you have ideas for meetings for next year, a topic you would like to hear more about or a speaker that you think would be beneficial to the chapter please reach out to one of the officers. Now is a great time to take advantage of some of the virtual trainings that are being offered through the National Website.
We appreciate everyone’s patience through COVID and the difficulties it has caused for our chapter, we look forward to getting things back to normal soon. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime if there is anything I can help with.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Miles
President, Greater Tidewater Chapter
American Society of Safety Professionals
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MEMBER RECOGNITION/REGION VI CHALLENGE
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Gold Status
Congratulations everyone for your continued support! Our chapter has received recognition as a Gold Level Chapter for the 2020-2021 year. Thank you to all of our members for your continued support during these unprecendented times.
Membership Update for October
Region VI Fundraising Challenge
Please consider participating in and promoting the Region 6 fundraising challenge for the American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation within your chapter (newsletter, website, social media…). The Foundation does amazing work supporting students and professional development within our chapters, so we’re inviting friends like you to support our Region 6 challenge.
Each chapter has a goal of $400 lets see who can get there first!
Donors can find out more about the organization and make a chapter specific donation here: https://igfn.us/vf/REG6
Donations can be made by texting REG6 to 71777 or by using the phone app (camera or QR app) to get to it through the QR code below;
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Summer Social
We had a great turn out and beautiful weather for our first in person social since 2019! The food was great and we were even graced by Bobby the clown, who made balloon animals for the kids that attended. A huge shout out to long time GTC member Dan Hurley for facilitating the logistics and putting this together for our chapter! We are looking forward to transitioning to more in person opportunities.
Seeking Volunteers
Interested in joining the Greater Tidewater Chapter ASSP leadership team? GTC is looking for volunteers and has a variety of ways one can aid our local chapter. Contact Jennifer Miles jennifer@salessolutionsinc.net for more information.
Mentors Needed
Interested in mentoring other safety professionals new to the industry? Contact Jimmy O'Rourke jorourke@mzb-usa.com for more information.
ODU Student Scholarship Fund
In order to support our local students in the safety and health field, our chapter is bringing back the ODU Student Scholarship Fund. You will see options under each meeting and on our website where you can donate. Let's help support our next generation of safety and health leaders.
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October Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: Understanding the Requirements of a Respiratory Protection Program Administrator
Wednesday, October 20 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Speaker: Bruce Donato
ASSP Leadership Conference
Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22
This event is free!
We invite and encourage leaders from every ASSP chapter, common interest group and practice specialty to attend and participate in networking, leadership training and problem-solving sessions designed to help you:
- Develop leadership skills that are transferrable to the workplace
- Share best practices and meet key ASSP leaders
- Network with other leaders to find solutions to your latest challenges
November Joint Meeting with Colonial Chapter
Location: New Market Pavilion, 330 S 4th Richmond, VA
Monday, November 15 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
ASSP Annual Joint Dinner with Colonial Chapter, Tidewater Chapter, and AIHA. Presenters will include Commissioner of Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, Ray Davenport and Michele Twilley from the American Industrial Hygienists Association
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Online Safety Course Offerings
ASSP is currently offering multiple different courses through their. national website, providing lots of opportunities for safety professionals.
Did you attend an in person or virtual event this year? We want to hear from you!
From the Region VI PDC to Safety 2021 and the 2021 Virtual Leadership Conference, we want to hear from you and all about your experiences. ASSP has made opportunities available to all it's members and is continuing to do so during these unprecendented times. There are many offerings currently available to all members of ASSP.
Please email Stephanie Neary at nearyse@gmail.com for a chance for your experience to be featured in the next newsletter.
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We are always looking to network and find out if there are job openings. The jobs must be in an Environment, Health and Safety function. For example: Fleet Safety Manager, Director of Environmental, Health and Safety, Risk Manager, etc. We will post the jobs to our website at tidewater.assp.org
If you have a job you’d like posted for additional visibility by our members, please email our jobs chair, Stephanie Neary, nearyse@gmail.com.
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