SKÅL USA JOURNEYS

Skål USA Journeys is the quarterly newsletter of Skål International United States of America. Welcome to our new format! Please submit any story ideas or materials via email to siusa@buses.org.
What's New with Skål USA?

A letter from the Skål USA President

*  Thank you to all who played a role in making the North American Skål Congress a success
*  Outcome of votes at the Annual General Meeting
*  New initiatives - partnerships, charity work, committees
* Mark your calendars and register for the National Committee Meeting in North Little Rock, AR on September 8-11
* Skål International World Congress to take place in Monaco from October 29 - November 2
Florimond Volckaert Fund (FVF) Update

Donations from clubs help make the FVF viable and able to fulfill its special purpose.

We would like to recognize the following clubs for their contributions so far in 2016: Atlantic City, Arkansas, Boise, Ft. Lauderdale & Palm Beaches, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Memphis, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Reno/Tahoe, San Jose, and Washington.

We would also like to recognize the following for making additional contributions in memory of Dick Knorpp: Skål USA, SI Ft. Lauderdale & Palm Beaches, SI Sacramento, Carlos Banks, and John H. Bogrette, Jr. & Mary Ann Bogrette.

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Skål USA Updates

Assorted happenings related to SIUSA business:

* A Message from the VP of Administration on the North American Skål Congress, Tourism Cares, and the National Committee Meeting

* A Message from the Chair of the Membership & Change Committee

* New SIUSA Member Benefit: Credit Card Processing

 

Community Involvement

* New Skål USA partnership with Tourism Cares
* A Letter from SI Vice President Susanna Saari on an Excellent Opportunity to Apply for the 15th Skål Sustainable Tourism Awards
* Skål USA Donates to Aid Fiji and Suva Following Cyclone Winston
Skål USA Club Awards

* Skål USA Club of the Year Award Presented at North American Skål Congress in Boise
Featured Club of the Quarter: SI Louisville

Skål USA Resource Center

Resources to enhance your membership or your club's operations:

* Share Club Event Information and Photos with Fellow Skålleagues!
* Skål USA Webinar - Define, Distinguish, Position Yourself with All the Right Public Relations Tools
* Skål USA Webinar - How to Develop Young Skål Within Your Club
Skål USA Webinar - Selling to Millennials
Skål USA Webinar - Public Relations 101
   
Meeting & Event Information

Information and a preview of important upcoming Skål International and Skål USA meetings and events, and recaps of past events.

* Registration Open for 2016 Skål USA National Committee Meeting September 8-11 in North Little Rock, AR
SI World Congress to Take Place on October 29 - November 2, 2016 in Monaco
North American Skål Congress Event Photos
Skålleagues Convene to Kick Off IPW in New Orleans
Skål Members Participate in Vacation.com Conference Travel Forum

Skål USA Regional Round-Up

To find out more about upcoming Club events or to contact a Club while you are traveling to their neck of the woods, check out our "Club Locator" on the SIUSA website. Quarterly reports are also filed by the Regional Vice Presidents under the "SIUSA Board Meetings" section of the SIUSA website.

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