NATO Veterans Organization of Canada
Organisation canadienne des vétérans de l’OTAN
A Voice for today’s Veterans ~ Une voix pour les vétérans d’aujourd’hui
President's News
Updated - April 21 2013
Presidents Status Report
February 2013
Greeting Veterans
The Advocacy Working Group under Tud Kaulbach is regrouping . The problem is the Veterans Affair Canada Department is primarily on their internal reorganization -as a result advocacy items have not and are alas not been their primary focus.
Added to this are some new issues for VAC to deal with a result of their reorganization -unintended consequences due to the new VAC Cutting Red Tape program for VIP, provinces now veterans hospitals.etc .
So this has left most veterans organizations in a quandary as to how be heard responsibly - including NVOC. Also where for NVOC to refocus on now?? - the benefits area looks now as the most promising area??
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The Marketing Working Group under Mat Carson
- renewals and recruiting has now been broken down into
- focus on clearing up the renewal of existing membership
- then move into a recruiting mode -with new pamphlets , posters and focus on recruiting.
On Communications Working Group under Mark Paine in John Stuart Leave of Absence- the NVOC web page ,Twitter , Blog, Facebook are now" under one roof and one Director. Now Mark will be able to come up with a plan to knit together and coordinate NVOC internal and external communications.
The Regional Reorganization Working Group under Doug Brunton ( Project New Start) are tackling the challenge of how best to realign the regions . Trying to set up Units alas did not work - the two existing Units will be "grandfathered" and numerous coordinators in the Region under the Director of Regions is in planning process
So step by step we are getting organized - we can do this if we work together - our successful approach has been one of camaraderie not confrontation- don't lose patience with us - we are growing - and have growing pains:>)
Gord - PresidentNATO Veterans Organization of Canada
Last modified
April 21 2013