2021 RETA Breeze March-April

TAKE A FAMILY MEMBER TO A MEETING CAMPAIGN Vern M. Sanderson, CRST, RAI, CIRO

Ok, let’s face it, our jobs require a lot more time away from home than they did 30 years ago. My guess is that they will require more time away next year than this year. Possibly the only bright spot from Covid is that many people are home with their loved ones more. I’ve attended two RETA meetings virtually with my grandson sitting next to me. I think it’s a great way to introduce the family to what we do. He also attended the National RETA Conference with me (I registered him).

Does he understand everything, no… not yet. But he does understand that Jim K. is fun to talk to, and he loves big compressors. I’ve mentioned this before. But maybe this can be the start of something.

mind! Why not bring them to a meeting live or virtually. You never know this may be just the thing to bring them around. How about your spouse? It may be possible, maybe, kinda, that your spouse would like to know a little more about what you do. This is a great way to introduce the organization and the industry. Let’s face it, if they hate it, which I doubt they will, they can experience a convenient “lost connection” event.

I encourage everyone to take the opportunity to bring your family members to a RETA meeting.

Almost everyone has a family member who is still trying to find themselves. Face it, a name immediately came to your

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