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Seattle
Hosts 59th Semi-Annual C.A.R.E. Conference
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Harrisonburg,
VA – November 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / C.A.R.E.’s 59th Semi-Annual
Conference was held at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel in Washington State
from October 18-21, 2014. Fall conference attendees experienced a great
venue with intimate meeting spaces beneficial to session and networking
needs, one of a kind meals throughout the weekend event, a spirited Speed
Networking Session (sponsored by RTX),
an Entertaining Halloween Party and a Seattle City Tour (sponsored by CondoWarehouse.com).
C.A.R.E.
kicked off the conference on Saturday morning by participating in “Duwamish
Alive” hosted by EarthCorps. In effort to transform the West Duwamish Greenbelt
into a magnificent and healthy habitat, 15 C.A.R.E. volunteers joined a
group of 500 to remove over a quarter acre of blackberry bushes, plant
465 native plants and mulch 4,400 square feet. C.A.R.E. volunteers were
actually responsible for approximately 20% of the planting and mulching
even though their group was less than 5% of the workforce!
The
C.A.R.E. Board of Directors welcomed conference attendees on Saturday evening
with a Sponsor Appreciation Reception in recognition of sponsors that contributed
over $30,000 in support for the conference. During the welcome dinner that
followed, attendees participated in the popular 50/50 raffle drawing as
well as C.A.R.E.’s Super Raffle that included lots of great prizes such
as vacation weeks, future conference perks, industry advertising opportunities
and the Grand Prize 60” HDTV donated by Travel To Go and Wow Services Group.
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C.A.R.E.
Board with Doug Kennedy
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Educational
sessions included the panel discussion titled “Making the Most of Your
C.A.R.E. Membership” and the keynote session “Servicing the Over-Informed
Travel Consumer” presented by Doug Kennedy, Kennedy
Training Group. eBusiness Director for Sunset World Resorts, Jim Wehrle
and Paul Mattimoe, CEO of the Perspective Group presented an informational
session on social media.
The
conference concluded with the selection of the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville,
NC as the site of the 2016 spring conference and the nominations for several
Board of Directors positions. Nominations included Linda Mayhugh, Advantage
Travel for President, Deborah Sansom, ICS Management for Secretary, and
Vikki Lessard, Club Resort Intervals, LLC for Treasurer. Tina Hill, Global
Connections, Jim Wehrle, CTC Travel, and J. Michael Martinez, Timeshare
Recyclers, LLC were nominated for Vice President. Elections will be held
at C.A.R.E.’s
60th Semi-Annual Conference in Annapolis, MD May 2-5, 2015.
About
C.A.R.E. (Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers)
C.A.R.E.
(www.care-online.org), established
in 1985, is the vacation industry’s premier trade association. Its member
companies, comprised of Resort Developers, Management and Exchange companies,
HOA’s, Travel Clubs and Wholesalers, provide each other with opportunities
for vacation fulfillment, exchanges and revenue enhancement through increased
inventory utilization and yield management. C.A.R.E. members are required
to comply with a strict Code of Standards and Ethics and benefit from outstanding
professional and personal development opportunities at their semi-annual
conferences.
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Contact:
Bonnie
Kosco
C.A.R.E.
Administrator
800-636-5646
/ 540-434-4280 |