In the Swing of Things

By Christine M. Stiles

Summer was in “full swing” Aug. 3 when our chapter hosted its annual golf tournament at the Stockton Golf & Country Club. We couldn’t have asked for a better day. The weather was perfect for our 68 golfers and the venue was great, located right on the San Joaquin River. It was a wonderful day to get out of the office and network with other professionals.

Mark Croce and Eric Vander Veen, once again, barbequed a delicious lunch and at the end of the day, there were hors d’oeuvres and cocktails to enjoy while the winners of the tournament were announced. Chase Chevrolet donated a car for the hole-in-one contest. A few golfers were “concerned about their golf game” and possibly breaking the windows of the car, but it was returned to Chase Chevrolet (in one piece!) as no one had a hole in one.

Our golf committee, chaired by Nate Miller, worked hard over the last few months to put the tournament together. This event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors, including Employer Network, our Eagle Sponsor. Thank you to all of the golfers and sponsors for coming out and supporting our scholarship fund. And for those of you who missed this year’s tournament, there’s always next year!

I also want to bring your attention to some of the great local CPE that will be offered in the next few months. I encourage everyone to sign up for these classes. We don’t have very many offered here in the San Joaquin Valley, so I encourage everyone to attend, as we can all benefit. Think of how great it is to be able to drive a half hour to a class, instead of an hour or more-usually during rush-hour traffic!

PFP Committee Chair Chris Weed will be hosting a financial planning workshop Oct. 22 at the Stockton Hilton. The topics will include property and casualty insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance and investing in bonds. Net proceeds will also benefit our scholarship fund.

Also, the Education Foundation will be hosting a Fraud CPE class Tuesday Oct. 27 at the Doubletree Hotel in Modesto. But you don’t have to wait until October to take advantage of local CPE classes. There will be a three-hour Adobe Acrobat class offered Monday, Sept. 28 at Community Hospice in Modesto. Some of the topics that will be covered are merging PDF files, extracting pages and encryption options. Just take a look at our chapter’s homepage for more information and to sign up.

I hope everyone enjoys these last few weeks of summer and I look forward to seeing you at our local CPE classes this fall!

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