CAI-NJ August 2021

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“A body in motion stays in motion...” — Isaac Newton

T he enthusiasm of our members to return to in-person events has motivated the CAI-NJ Team to create many new experiences this year, as well as continue with those that we normally host annually. Summer 2021 at the CAI-NJ headquarters has been busier than ever before, presenting a full year of in-person events within the seven months remaining, in addition to multiple new virtual educational programs. Busy July. The F.A.S.T. Committee presented a new event to benefit Make-A-Wish New Jersey. Eight teams, made up of 97 participants, enjoyed a fun-filled day as they battled at the 2021 CAI-NJ F.A.S.T. Kickball Tournament, raising money for this wonderful cause. Our CAI-NJ Board Members, Ben Basch, Jeff Logan, Chris Nicosia, and Tony Nardone were good sports, adding to the fun with the Board Member Challenge and ending with Jeff Logan raising the most money with $2,650 and getting soaked by the team players and spectators, for this wonderful charity. A Wednesday Webinar educational program was led by C&L Services Pavement Maintenance speaking on Catch Basin Repair and Maintenance and Technocality, Inc. spoke on Privacy & Security in an Increasingly Insecure World. Our members also had the opportunity to participate in the Community Association Leadership Summit (previously the Senior Summit). Topics and company presenters includ- ed Adversity, Diversity & Inclusion – Hill Wallack LLP, Gross Negligence vs. Negligence, Who is Responsible – PeopleFirst Property & Casualty Services, The Whos, Whats, Whens, Wheres, and Hows of Association Lending – Alliance Association Bank, Retention and Storm Drains – Morris Engineering, LLC, Communicating with your Community – Denali Property Management, Inc., and Electronic Voting – BITS Consulting, LLC. If you missed either of these sessions or any of our other educational programming throughout the year, the recordings are

available in the CAI-NJ Webinar Library on our website, https://cainj.org/webinars/

BUSIER AUGUST… In-person Education and Networking

We will be kicking the month off with the Business Partners Essentials on Tuesday, August 3rd, where Business Partners will gather practical information and advice on working with community associations, led by Jim Magid, CMCA, PCAM of FirstService Residential, AAMC, Jim Rademacher of Rezkom Enterprises, Inc. and David Velasco of JGS Insurance, https://www.cai-nj.org/event-4180130. Our Ultimate Night Out will be on Thursday, August 5th at The Jersey Shore BlueClaws Stadium. Managers and homeowner leaders are invited to come and join our Ultimate Partners for an evening of baseball under the stars. https://www.cai-nj.org/event-4359658. Then, on Thursday, August 5th – Friday, August 6th, homeowner leaders, will have the opportunity to learn how to be a successful board member and effectively work with community associa- tion managers and service providers, at the next Board Leadership Development Program, taught by Christopher Nicosia, CMCA, AMS, PCAM of Prime Management, Inc., AAMC, Michael Mezzo, CPA, WilkinGuttenplan and Fran McGovern, Esq. or McGovern Legal Services, LLC. Virtual Education Managers and homeowners are invited to attend the next Virtual Roundtable Discussion on Thursday, August 12th. Topics and speakers will include, Ants & Critters Creeping in, AMCO Pest Solutions, Inc., Best Practices: Contracts, ADR Process and Protecting Your Association, Curcio Mirzaian Sirot, LLC, Emergency Planning/Preparing for the Big Storm, PuroClean of Hoboken, Jersey City, Fort Lee, and Asphalt Repair, Witczak Engineering,register at

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