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Chapter Corner, Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

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We'd like to encourage you to attend the national VPPPA conference in Orlando in August. There are some exciting breakout sessions and, of course, the most exciting event will be the Chapter Welcome Reception, to be held on Sunday, August 22! Enjoy the Parade of Regions as well as some Olympic caliber events, such as the Musical Chairs Championship of the World and Elite Rock, Paper, Scissors! We are also working on a surprise event that will require a sharp eye.

Region VIII continues to grow slowly but surely. We incorporated in 2002, making this the last year in single digits (the 9th annual conference). There were only six VPP companies in our region and now there are 68 sites. Part of that growth can be attributed to the willingness of our members to continue to participate in conferences, mentoring and outreach, encouraging companies with not-so-stellar safety programs to join forces with us and work with them to achieve world-class safety.

Our colleagues in Utah continue to promote best practice sharing by having a networking event to bring companies together. The first one was hosted by Morton Salt, Grantsville and it is my understanding that this will be a quarterly event for the sites (and prospective sites) in that state.

In closing, we all know how important safety is to our companies and to us as individuals and I want to encourage each and every one of you to promote VPP and VPPPA as the premiere program and association. The reason we are different is because we recognize the value of best practice sharing and reaching out to others to share our knowledge and passion for safety.

I'm looking forward to seeing all of you at the Region VIII conference this year and also at the national conference. Get involved - it DOES make a difference.

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