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President's Message For November, 2004
Our Octoberfest meeting saw another great turnout for the membership
in what has become a very popular meeting. I want to thank all the co-sponsors
who helped to make this meeting so successful.
I also want to alert our advertisers and associate members that co-sponsorship
for our general meetings has been booked into the year 2006. Although that
seems a long way off, the months do roll by very quickly. So I want to urge
those of
you who may want to co-sponsor one of our general meetings to contact the
CEAC office and reserve a date.
We are entering a winter like no other ever experienced. With crude oil prices
having reached an unprecedented $50 per barrel, we are facing heating bills
that could climb 25 percent or more over last years. While I know that each
of you
will be doing your best to conserve energy in the buildings and plants that
you operate, these high fuel costs may be very tough on the elderly in our
city who
already struggle to make ends meet. If you live in a neighborhood with elderly
residents, I urge you to keep in touch with them if the weather gets cold.
The City of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs all offer assistance to the
elderly
during cold snaps, but they cannot help unless someone notifies them.
Near the end of this month, we will all gather with friends and family to
give thanks for the blessings we share. This past year has shown us much
of the hardships
and sufferings being experienced by so many in other countries. We are
all truly blessed to reside within this great democracy. We are also truly
blessed
to have
so many young men and women step forward to protect us from those in the
world who would want to take from us all of the freedoms and liberty that
we share.
I hope that each of you will remember our men and women in uniform this
Thanksgiving in your prayers and in your hearts.
I can never say enough about the generosity and goodwill we at the CEAC
receive from our associate members and advertisers. Next month, the CEAC
will be
celebrating its 90th anniversary.
ithout the support of our advertisers
and associate membership,
we would never have reached this milestone in our history. I am truly
grateful for their support and friendship to our association and I urge all
of our
active members to continue to show our gratitude by supporting our
advertisers and associate
members.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the CEAC, I want to
extend to you all my deepest wish for you and your family to enjoy
a happy and
peaceful Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Joseph Belsan,
President, CEAC
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