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MESSAGE FROM VMA PRESIDENT, RODDY MITCHELL
First, thank you to those members who join us for the recent Legislative Day. It was our first year returning to this program and it was a great success. Relationships with our local representatives are key to ensuring we have a voice - and a face with that voice – when legislative actions that affect our industry arise. This August, we’ll be rejoining the NMCA and SCMCA in Cherokee, NC on August 22-25. Registration will open in the next few weeks. VMA will have a special recognition and celebration of our anniversary at that meeting. Be sure you attend and receive the commemorative booklet / directory. Finally, save the date for our December 10–11 Operator Retreat and Gala Event, and on December 12, our first Group Travel Expo after many years. Keep an eye on our social media to see announcements and special messages as we celebrate throughout the year. I’ll end with a request for any historical images, stories, and mementos that you might have to share from VMA during the last 100 years. Many of you have been in the business for generations – we’d love to see what you have! Send anything you find to vicki@vbgmarketing.com. Yours, VMA NewsletterThe VMA Newsletter is published bi-monthly to communicate up-to-date information about the Association’s day-to-day operations, meeting information, directory changes, news from National Associations and other industry supportive agencies, member spotlights, and other information. Associate members are invited to advertise in the newsletter which offsets the cost of publication, shows support of the Association, and gets the attention of Operator members. Please contact us to learn more about advertising opportunities Media Center Archives VMA Membership DirectoryThe VMA Membership Directory is published annually to provide a list of all Operator, Tour Operator, and Associate members. Associate members are invited to advertise in the Directory, which makes it possible to publish a full color, professional directory to all members as well as to place Associates’ services at the fingertips of all Operators. |
100 Years… It’s hard to imagine that VMA has been a part of the industry’s history for so long. A century of advocacy, relationship building, business networking, education. I am proud to be the President at the time of this momentous milestone and the current caretaker of the organization. This year, we have much to celebrate and many occasions in which to do so.