Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

We here are NALS would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! We hope that you are able to spend this time with those you love and we hope that you will all be safe in your travels. NALS is excited about everything we have coming up and we want you to remember to take advantage of everything we offer to you as members. Remember to register for the Professional Development & Education Conference...the Early Bird Deadline is DECEMBER 1!

Be sure to check out the upcoming Online Learning Center and WebEd sessions so that you can take advantage of the CLE we offer to you. We also want you to look at the home page and the new incentive that can make your dues free of charge! All you have to do is spread the word about NALS and get 5 of your colleagues to join. If you work together you can pay it forward and get their dues paid as well by recruiting more members to NALS. The more members we have with NALS the more services and benefits we can offer so it pays to recruit and help grow NALS.

I also want to encourage you to give back to your communities this holiday season. It has been a rough time for many in our country and what better time to step up and help those in need than the holidays? This is a great time for your state and chapters to support local charities and work together to help as many people as possible.

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Jay Moore
NALS Communications Manager

Saundra Bates

My granddaughters, ages 11 and 8, and I were spending some time together this past weekend. We were talking about how the holidays were almost here, with Thanksgiving being four weeks away and Christmas just eight weeks away.

My heart was warmed as they began talking about what they liked most about Christmas. The time of sharing our faith, family dinners and spending time with friends were the most important. My eleven year old mentioned how she enjoyed the toys but that was not the most important to her. Wow! I am a very proud Mimi to say the least.

As I was thinking about our conversation later, I began thinking about our NALS members. I have watched our members at NALS Conferences and talked to them on an individual basis. I am convinced that even though the educational, insurance and other benefits are of great value to our members, that is not what is the most important to them. It is the relationships they have built through the years and are currently building that are the most value.

I believe the success of our association is somehow to tap into that resource and get all of our members connected to each other first at the local level, in the community, regionally and then on the national level.

As our members nurture these friendships, participate in the activities and endeavors, NALS will meet its goals for the future. NALS,… It’s the place to be!