PRESIDENT MESSAGE

It doesn’t seem like it has been an entire year since our last convention but it is that time again. Our Bourse Chairman Bob Hurst has been very busy setting up the convention and we will have a full bourse again this year. He is currently recuperating from a heart attack he had a few weeks ago and we are all praying he will be much better before the convention.

Gayle Pike is again our YN Coordinator and I am sure she will have another interesting program for the YNs. If you have any items that you would like to donate to her program please bring them to the show. We are always looking for nice items for the kids.

Ron Blackman has had a very busy year keeping our website and Journal updated and we all thank him for that. He is always after me to get this message done early but I never seem to be able to get it done until the day he sends it to the publisher.

We recently lost one of our Life Members to Cancer so we need to keep Brian Beardsley's family in our thoughts and prayers. Brian could always be counted to help BRNA when we ask him. We will all miss him.

All the Officers and Board Members have been very busy this year getting ready for the BRNA Convention and I would like to thank each and everyone of them for their assistance. They are all a great group of folks and are dedicated to the organization.

I hope to see all of you at the convention this year and as always if you have any suggestions etc please let us know. Se Y'all in Dalton.

Gary