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2004/2005 Officers |
YeeHaw!!!! It's
time to start shining your boots, Work has been underway by your conference planners for
the last several months now and I guarantee you will not be disappointed
as we once again visit beautiful Steamboat Springs.
The conference will of course be filled with outstanding sessions
to fill your minds, amazing events to keep you entertained and enough food
and drink to satisfy one and all.
I don't want to give it
all away yet, however I will tell you that you might want to look at the
calendar and plan ahead to bring your families as the conference and the
area offer something for everyone to enjoy in the true spirit of the west. Our conference dates are June 5th thru 8th, 2005.
The registration costs will not be increased from last year and the
hotel has arranged room rates to remain the same as well so that everyone
will have an opportunity to join us. Watch for upcoming editions of the In-Basket for more details...mark your calendars and get ready to Cowboy Up. YeeHaw!!!
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See a list of Members At Large, Past Presidents
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Let's
Get Excited! Hello everyone, from your President Elect, Joanne Sprouse. I can’t tell you how excited I am about how our CFSC conference is developing. It is truly shaping up to be one of the best yet. We have selected “Cowboy Up For Kids” as our conference theme, and as you can imagine we are creating some entertaining plans to go along with this idea such as a western barbecue for our banquet night, Rodeo Night for entertainment evening, and a special hospitality suite for Sunday night (more details to follow as things develop). All
of the agenda chairs have been working hard to try and have new and
interesting topics for their areas. Look
for more agenda information in the next In-Basket.
So please be sure and mark you calendars early, this conference is
turning into one that you will just not want to miss!
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We're
Wired! The
Colorado Family Support Council has a new website. Thanks to Jim
Butler from PSI who is serving on the Board this year as our Historian.
He has contributed a lot of time and energy to update our website
in order to offer you a truly interactive surfing experience. The
site offers a great deal of information about the Colorado Family Support
Registry including our history, mission, and bylaws. There are also links for conference information with
directions to the facility and suggestions for a successful stay.
Jim plans to offer an interactive agenda that will allow you to
click on a session and go to the description and the speaker bio.
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2004/2005
Board of Directors
Members
At Large
303-295-2860 ext 3006
970-498-6422
720-944-2789
rachel.apodaca@acs-inc.com
fbrocious@larimer.org
lisa.gonzales@dhs.co.denver.co.us
Patsy Kutchar
Emily Maxfield
Melissa Mizelle
970-498-6410
720-874-8759
800-222-7566 ext 67414
pkutchar@larimer.org
emaxfield@da18.state.co.us
hiktrail@aol.com
Charla Peterson
Rebecca Sundermeier
Tere Parks
970-522-2194 ext 229
719-457-6330 ext 102
970-382-6129
charla.peterson@state.co.us
rsundermeier@policy-studies.com
parkste@co.laplata.co.us
Vanessa Trindade
Lonnie VanDegrift
303-686-2920
970-498-6450
vanessa.trindade@state.co.us
lvandegrift@larimer.org
Past Presidents
Andrea
Harmon
Deb Andersen
970-878-5011
970-498-6356
andrea.harmon@state.co.us
dandersen@larimer.org
Honorary
Members
Pauline
Burton
Diane Degenhart
Craig Carson
303-866-5050
303-844-1139
303-866-4601
pauline.burton@state.co.us
ddegenhart@acf.hhs.gov
craig.carson@state.co.us
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Looking
For Charity The
Donations and Give-a–ways committee is accepting nominations for next
year’s charity or charities to receive the money raised at the 2005
conference. Please get your
nominations in by October 28, 2004. Your
nomination needs to include: the
name of the organization, their mission statement, the area they serve and
administrative costs. Please
submit your nominations to Karla Baken, Family Support Division, 7305 S.
Potomac St., Suite 100, Centennial, CO 80112, fax (720)874-8631, or e-mail
her at kbaken@da18.state.co.us Thanks
to all your hard work, we raised $6138.84 at this year’s conference and
the money was split between two charities!
The amount and quality of baskets we received this year was
absolutely extraordinary. Your
hard work was evident in all the baskets.
It is never too early to start planning for next year. We
still have lots of koozies as well as black and natural denim shirts left
from this year’s booth. If
you would like to purchase anything please contact me or any CFSC board
member and we would be glad to get it to you.
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Thoughts
From The Editor I
have been fortunate enough to serve on this board since June 2000.
Each year I learn something new, meet someone new, or try something
new. Each
year I enjoy it a little more.
I truly appreciate the opportunities I have been given to serve my
fellow child support experts in this way.
I want to take this opportunity to thank you all one more time for
the wonderful experiences I have had, and for making the past year so
terrific.
No matter how I ended up there, I really enjoyed serving you last
year. I
believe that those of us who work in this field are cut from a different
cloth than most.
We are willing to come in each day and work to make the lives of
other people's children better.
We sometimes (often) take the brunt of the anger, bitterness and
frustration of strangers just because we are doing our jobs.
Sometimes we get a thank you, but not often enough.
The
CFSC board wants to thank each of you for all that you do for the kids.
We hope that the annual training conferences offer what you need to
continue your good work.
You are the best.
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A
Letter From the President
