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LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Upcoming 2023 events • Winter Break Party at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge on Tuesday, December 5th – The full day of events will begin with the Annual Meeting and Chapter Retreat followed by the Winter Break Party. Join us in celebration and kick off the holiday season at the final networking event for 2023. For more information and registration, visit, https://cainj.org/winter-break-party/ •2023 Adopt-A-Family. The CAI-NJ F.A.S.T. will once again adopt multiple families to ensure that they will enjoy the holiday season. The deadline for dona tions is December 4, 2023. You may also visit our Snaps with Santa area at the Winter Break Party to make an in-person donation and receive a holiday mug and enjoy a signature holiday beverage. Please support this important initiative by donating. For further informa tion, https://www.cai-nj.org/event-5408062 •Final 2023 Wednesday Webinar will be live on Wednesday, December 6th. Managers, this will be your final opportunity to earn 2 continued credits for the year. Presenting will be Ansell Grimm & Aaron P.C., on Short Term Rentals-Safety, Liability & Other Challenges Presented by Non-Owner Occupants, Corner Property Management Inc., AAMC on the ABC’s of Board Meeting Agendas and USI Insurance Services on Demystifying Coverages and Claims for Community Associations. For more information and to register, visit, https://www.cai-nj.org/event-5051477 Looking Ahead to 2024 Annual Conference & Expo I want to share the exciting news that we have moved the Annual Conference & Expo to a new location allowing for more education and exhibitor space than we have ever had before! Please mark your calendars for October 16 & 17 at the New Jersey Exposition Center in Edison, New Jersey. The Pre-

What a full year it has been. Hopefully all of you reached your finish line strong and the new year will allow you to welcome a new and exciting challenge. T hanks to the support of our Partners, Sponsors, Committee Volunteers, Board of Directors, and all our members this was a successful year for CAI-NJ. In total the chapter hosted 14 networking events and 30 educational programs offering community association managers 42 hours of continuing education credits. All the networking events had record-breaking attendance thanks to the CAI-NJ staff and committees. This year, membership has grown to over 2,700 with New Jersey still leading as the second largest of 63 chapters. Finishing up 2023 Shoot the Cover Winner… Congratulations to the Shoot the Cover Contest winner, Ilona Shabovta, for her photo of the historic carpet mill from 1840 that sits on the Great Notch Water Falls in Little Falls, New Jersey, as well as the second and third place winners, Terry Wagner, ARM and Robert Thomas. Please turn to page 50 to view these beautiful photos. Thank you to all of you that submitted photos for this year’s contest. Advocacy Summit — On November 2nd, 9 New Jersey chapter members joined more than 120 advocates from 25 states at the 2023 Advocacy Summit for a success ful day in Washington D.C. The CAI Government and Public Affairs staff assisted the advocates as they had the opportu nity to attend more than 110 meetings with 67 representa tives and 46 senators, to discuss legislative priorities which may potentially have a major impact on those living and working in common interest communities (CICs). Please visit, https://advocacy.caionline.org/2023-advocacy-summit/ for details on the legislation.

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