Greetings to All!  

    It’s hard to believe that we’re nearing the end of the 2023 first quarter already. Vincent has put together a very full newsletter this month, so please take a few minutes to review all the upcoming happenings and/or opportunities to get involved.

   Our meeting this month is on Friday the 17^th. Please plan to attend if your schedules permit. Remember, we still offer an online attendance, but we’d much rather have you in person. Please register and I’ll plan to see you there.

   Has everyone signed up for the upcoming Regional PDC to be held in Tuscaloosa at the Bryant Conference Center? Vincent has more information on this available in the body of the newsletter. In addition, you’ll see the proposed upcoming slate of officers, speakers, and opportunities for the Chapter.

  As for my safety minute/challenge this morning, please remember to say something when we see something. More often than not, we fix things without saying something. Go ahead and fix the hazard or hazardous conditions; however, also remember to report the event so everyone can be on the lookout for similar occurrences. In some safety cultures, the recognized hazard might be considered a near miss and we all know our programs improve when near misses are reported and acted upon as if an injury occurred.

   I hope to see you on the 17^th. Until then, let’s all be safe on purpose!

– Paul

Paul Thurber
President – ASSP Alabama Chapter
paul@everguard.ai
334-247-5170

Happy New Year Everyone!  

    Hopefully everyone had a safe and successful conclusion to 2022 and are already plugged-in with resolutions for an even better 2023. We’ll have great times ahead and I’m looking forward to getting together on the 20^th (more on that later). Please try to make plans to join us if your schedules allow. The challenge/opportunity for each of us this year is to get more involved in everything we do. Our “in-person” numbers have declined a bit; however, we all believe the new year will bring new life to the Chapter and we need everyone to make this belief a reality. By the way, thanks for everyone’s involvement last year with the ASSP. We rebounded post-covid nicely and have even enjoyed watching our Auburn Section and the WISE ladies really come to life over there to our West. Special thanks to both Tina and Allison for all you continue to do. Kudos to Tom and team down in Tuscaloosa at the Tuscaloosa/West Alabama Section as well, that section continues to be a strong hold for the Chapter, and we appreciate everyone’s associated efforts. Just to sum up this first paragraph, I’d like to leave us with one word – GRATITUDE. Rest assured, I’m thankful for each of you.

   We’ve had some great times in the past couple months with after hours events, training meetings, mini-expos, and more. If you didn’t get a chance to participate, you’ll have more opportunities approaching in the not-so-distant future. In fact, we’ll have our first chance on the 20^th for a lunch meeting at the AGC building in Birmingham at 11:30.  Again, please try to attend in person if your schedule allows it.

   We are also finalizing the details of the upcoming Regional PDC to be held in Tuscaloosa this year at the Bryant Conference Center. We’ll be discussing and posting links in the very near future for signing up. You actually may have seen something already. This will be a great opportunity to network on a more regional front.

   As always, let’s all remember to make an effort to improve ourselves as well as in assisting others to grow.     Thanks again for everything you do in relation to safety.

See you soon…

– Paul

Paul Thurber
President – ASSP Alabama Chapter
paul@everguard.ai
334-247-5170

Hi everybody,

Paul sends his appolgies. Not able to get a letter out to you right now but wants us to be informed of upcoming events. You may hear from him later as we close out the year.

There will be no Chapter Meeting this month. There are still many opportunities to network and support the Sections and the WISE Chapter activities. If this is the first you are hearing about them, you may want to ask to be placed on their mailing lists using their contact information.

We’ve got lots in this newsletter. There is a link to a recording of our latest meeting. Let me know if you have anything that we should include in upcoming newsletters.

Your Secretary,

Vincent

Happy October!  

    This Thursday Evening is the event for good food, networking, and an opportunity to introduce our significant others if their schedules permit. I know I’ll be bringing my wife Heather along and look forward to seeing everyone there.

   We all work hard and it will be nice to come together for a few hours to relax and just get to know everyone outside of the business relationships we’ve already developed. Please plan to attend if you’re able.

   In the meantime, remember to begin winterizing our work locations as well as our homes. It’s getting cold out there and quick.

   I’ll send a little more thorough letter in two weeks to highlight our upcoming year-end meetings and event. Until then, remain diligent in making a difference in the lives of others. After all, that’s what we’ve all been called to do.

   I hope to see you Thursday night.

– Paul

Paul Thurber
President – ASSP Alabama Chapter
paul@everguard.ai
334-247-5170

Colleagues & Friends,

    I’m updating this letter today due to just having found out that I will not be in attendance on Friday. I am working in Minneapolis this week and unfortunately have a carry over into Friday that will prevent my return on Thursday evening as previously planned. Please accept my humble regrets and have a great meeting in my absence. We are blessed to have Vincent as our “go to guy” for all things ASSP and he’ll be there to lead us in my absence.

   I really enjoyed seeing a lot of you at the Governor’s Conference and will hate to miss any conversations that may take place in my absence concerning the event. We’re in the process of scheduling a planning committee meeting to review the previous conference as well as to begin setting the planning team for next year. If you have an interest in serving on the planning committee please shoot me an email, call, or text to briefly discuss.

     This is our September meeting this week. We will be hearing from our good friend and fellow member Frank Wampol of BL Harbert International. He will be introducing us to a new and recently proven program called P.A.U.S.E. If you attended the Alabama Governor’s Conference, you’ll remember Frank was the rockstar that closed us out on Wednesday morning.

   I know it’s easier and somewhat more convenient to dial in, but the ASSP is about networking in addition to education. Please RSVP if you haven’t already. I’ll make every effort to dial in on Friday if my schedule allows.

         Until our next – call, text, or email me if I can ever be of assistance. Take care and please stay well.

– Paul

Paul Thurber
President – ASSP Alabama Chapter
paul@everguard.ai
334-247-5170