July 2025

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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in July

H appy July! I hope that all of you are taking advan tage of the CAI-NJ outdoor events as well as the fun outdoor activities within your communities and the pleasant warm weather that most of us look forward to. But did you know that those living in the Southern Hemisphere of our beautiful planet are currently in their winter season and decades ago wanted a more tradi tional Christmas than what they would experience during December, which begins their summer season with warmer temperatures? For this reason, many people living in coun tries such as Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa looked to experience their “winter Christmas,” recreating and sharing the wonderful feelings of the holiday season, complete with the festivities and decorations. So “Christmas in July” was born, signifying a celebration of the Christmas spirit, during what is their winter, embracing joy, festivity, and Christmas-themed activities, in July. Our F.A.S.T. Committee will also celebrate Christmas in July this year as they launch their Adopt-A-Family campaign. Please join them by supporting this important initiative that helps raise funds to ensure that families in need can enjoy the holiday season. Every year the F.A.S.T. Committee adopts 3-4 families through Interfaith Neighbors, a local Monmouth County Organization, by buying presents that would otherwise be absent from under their Christmas trees. Thank you to our loyal members who plan to partic ipate in the campaign, without which this would not have been possible to obtain. Please use the QR code at the top of this page, to access the Adopt-A-Family link, kicking off holiday cheer in July!

I hope that you have the opportunity to join your fellow members at the chapter’s summer events. • CAI-NJ Olympics — Wednesday, July 9th. Team up with your friends or make new connections all while supporting the F.A.S.T. committee fundraising for Make A-Wish New Jersey. • Tour the luxurious Asbury Ocean Club build ing — Tuesday, July 22nd. The tour will explore the different areas of a high-rise focusing on the structural integrity of the building, what to look for, and preventa tive maintenance. • From Fear to Flourish: Sharpen Your Speaking Skills — Thursday, July 24th. This virtual business partner skill building workshop will help you to build your confi dence and techniques to speak with clarity, credibility, and impact in both large and small group settings. • Board Leadership Development Workshop — Wednesday, July 30th and Thursday, July 31st. The two-day program will be available free of charge, at the CAI-NJ Headquarters in Freehold, to any homeowner leader that is a member of our chapter. It was created to instruct homeowner leaders on how to be an even more effective board member. • Pints with PAC — Thursday, August 7th. Join us at the Homestead Bar + Kitchen in Morristown. This is your opportunity to meet and network with the members of the award-winning Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) as well as other industry professionals at an awesome venue, all supporting the hard work and dedication of

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