Convention and Members

From the 1st Vice President

Good day to all and I hope this finds everyone well. It has been a bit since I wrote and I thought I would bring you up to speed on the FFAM Convention, Bring the Family Together. Our convention is being held in Springfield, MO, at the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center. We have 100 rooms blocked for our convention, and we have been afforded our block rate three days before the convention and three days after. Be aware that our block of rooms at our sponsor hotel has been booked up for the Friday, and Saturday of the convention. We are currently working with our hotel to work with other hotels in the area to get the same rate and setup.

We are full speed ahead on finding vendors and with that said I challenge everyone to find a sponsor for our event. This is a statewide organization and it takes all of us to make this a success. Please reach out to any of the directors or assistant directors for your area to get a sponsorship form and get them signed up. If you have not signed up for the convention, please make sure you get signed up as soon as possible as this makes it a lot easier to make plans.

As always I will challenge you to reach out to departments that you know are not members of the FFAM and find out, if possible, why they are not and reach out to your directors and assistant directors for assistance so we can reach out to those departments to get them signed up. This is by far one of the most important things that we need as an organization to succeed. If we don’t have members our funding is not there to support the great benefits that we offer.

It is also time to get your applications in for the Missouri State Fair Volunteer Fire Department. Applications are due June 1. This is a great opportunity for you to come and provide service, train and be a part of something special. If you cannot come and volunteer for the whole thing that is fine. Please come when you can, but you need to fill out your application and turn it in before June 1.

If you have any questions, please fill free to reach out to me and I will do what I can to answer your questions. Email me at ffam.cpeel@gmail.com or call 573-721-7657.