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 - June 10 2014
NVOC Presidents Monthly Status Report -for May 2014
May 31, 2014
Fellow Veterans
As I mentioned in my December 2013 Status Report" "Our combined forces challenge in 2014 is that of membership solidifyying and groeing our all important membership base:
In our NATO headquarters we have dvided because of out growth into not a patchwork approach -rather a completee orgasniztion renewalof all of NATO Veterans from the individual member up.
We have set up four Committees or Groups of interesteted doers to make this happen- workomgtogether with membebers and each other - harmony and progress are key words
- Gary Pollock and his Team has priority and key challenge to get Membership base in order - who has paid /not paid.addresses etc- we are big enough now that we need and are seeking professional help
- Doug Brunton and his Team will come up with a plan -probably late Summer or Fall- on Regional organization and the best way to involve members of NVOC,
- Ivan Fenton and Team are working step by step to develop a professional Strategy that will form a basis to take NVOC into the next step in our development -out new Mission statement geives you and indicator where NVOC is heading strategically!
- Advocacy is still our "bread and buttier" -our advocacy items developed by Tud and his Team habe interestingly enough been congruent with the Ombudsman and the othe Modern and Traditional Vet Orgs such as ANAVETS amd Legion- a common front was fiven to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans - NNVOC gave our presentayion together with the Royal Canadian Legion.We were treated as a peer with RCL - to achieve a retain respect with fellow vet orgs - some are quite outspoken and Ministers Office and Ombudsman and you our members is walking a real tightrope
So that is our organizaruin renewal- NVOC now has a Headquarters Team of Patron.Advisors , Committee Heads and committee members second to none
It is necessary to have a quality headquarters -but members are the key -
what worries me
-and all members can help
- is this HQ has to speak for the members - make you want to pay your dues because we are doing something - advocacy you want !
Help us -give feedback - to be relevant we have to reflect your views
Gordon Jenkins President NATO Veterans Organization of Canada
Email : gordjenkins@sympatico.ca
Last modified
June 10 2014