President's Message
 What's In A Slogan?
 Before I dive into my message,
I would like to say on behalf of the Executive Board, we wish you a wonderful
New Year. A New Year with bright hopes for successful in the new year. There
will never be another year like 2005 and it is the Executive Board's desire
to help you accomplish whatever goals you have for this upcoming year.
As I give thought to the direction PPGF needs to undertake
during 2006, it occurred to me we need to redefine our main goal for our
members and the organization. Big companies call it "retooling".
Over the past few weeks I have taken a hard look at our mission statement
and infrastructure, and I think this new slogan will summarize what PPGF
should be about: "The Place Where Top Professional Photographers
Train and Compete".
So, how does this slogan fit into your roll as a member?
For one, we will no longer have "meetings" (meetings are boring).
As a creative person I know you would rather attend a training session or
workshop, and the upcoming Guild sessions will cater to your intellect.
The Executive Board is lining up some fantastic speakers, social events,
and workshops to bring life back into "our burned out photographic
lives". This is not a one-way street however, where you, as a member,
can come soak up the knowledge without giving anything back. We're looking
for participation. By participating: 1) You'll encourage other photographers
to attend and join, 2) You'll advise us of ideas & opportunities that
will benefit the entire guild, and 3) You'll support the other members by
being present whenever the Guild sponsors any event.
Competing. As a kid there was a little saying that goes
like this: "I dare you". Mostly boys used it to goad a friend
into doing something stupid. Now, I don't want to goad you into doing something
crazy, but I do want to challenge you. (Editor's Note: I must get this off
my chest. I'm tired of the West Palm Beach Guild beating the tar out of
PPGF every inter-guild competition. Okay! Now I feel better). Our guild
has some of the top merit winners in the FPP. We're all contenders. Show
us your stuff. So I dare you. I dare each of you to: 1) Enter 8x10 prints
in the monthly raw competition so the rest of us can rise to the top, 2)
Compete in the Inter-Guild Competition, and 3) Refuel the flames of local
guild competition so we can take the state competition by storm and make
a name for ourselves as well as our guild.
What's in a slogan? Here are a few buzzwords. Recite their
slogans if you can: Nike, Capital One, Chevy, and PPGF.
Willie L. Hill, Jr.
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by Bruce Wilson - Guest Speaker for January |
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GCE-Online Now 4 Years Old
My how time flies. Gold Coast Exposure-Online is now 4
years old. The innaugural edition of the online edition first appeared in
January, 2002. You can read the innaugural edition at http://ppgf.com/gce/jan2002/.
Officers and Board Members for 2006
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The January program will take place on Wednesday, January 18, 2006
and will feature Bruce Wilson of Kissimmee,
Florida. The topic of Bruce's program is Senior Photography.
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