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TASCOE Talestales June 2016 TASCOETASCOE TalesTales Texas Association of FSA County Office Employees Cris Perez, president From the Desk of the President . emorial Day has come and continue to maintain adequate I was so glad to hear our and gone! I hope you levels of county ofice funding. Administrator make the comment at had an opportunity to Currently, NASCOE and each state the rally that the County FSA Ofice relax and enjoy some association has been working to employees are the backbone of this Mquality time with your family. Most maintain or possibly even increase agency. He said without CO importantly, Memorial Day also temporary employee funding to help employees and COC members, the reminds us to take a moment to out with critical needs ofices agency could never get the job done relect on those that gave the ultimate nationwide. Workload and work and the much needed beneits to the sacriice in service to our country so measurement is the next logical step customers. Your dedication to our we can have all that we have in this in defending and proving the work customers and to get the job done wonderful country. Many folks say we do. If and when a new system is does not go unnoticed. I also Inside this issue: that summer vacation unoficially implemented, I encourage each and continue to take every opportunity to begins when Memorial Day is here. every one of you to seriously and boast about all the work that you get I’m not quite sure about that since truthfully report the work you do as done in Texas. I still tell our STO Sec/Treas Report; 2 our work continues and is accurately as possible. This will be a leadership, National Ofice Election Announcement; important every day to each and vital tool in our next step to leadership, and elected oficials about Convention Info every customer we serve. Even ultimately go before congress and all the hard work you get done and though it may now be summer prove we need more stafing. how well you serve our customers. I Scholarship Report; 3-4 vacation, I am not on vacation and am proud to serve as your TASCOE Recipient Bios; will still continue working to In May, I had the opportunity to President. Auction Reminder represent you! participate in the NASCOE All West Rally. This forum provided a great Sincerely submitted, NASCOE Publicity Report; 5 County ofice funding and stafing opportunity for the TASCOE Membership Report for FY 2016 has continued to be a leadership to meet, network, discuss Cris Perez very important and vital issue in and strategize our goals for the TASCOE President Legislative Report 6 the work we do. In FY 2015, at the upcoming year. A lot of great ideas local, state and national level along and suggestions came from this Memorial Report; 7 with our legislative representative, meeting. At your earliest Awards Report Hunter Moorehead, we were able opportunity, please review the notes to override proposed budget cuts from this event. Publicity Report 8 District News 9-12 Vice President’s Report Association Web Info; 13 Director & Committee Chair he Executive Board had a conference center are situated on Listing wonderful trip attending the banks of Lake Granbury and the All West Rally in San only a short walk from downtown Diego, California. We were restaurants and shopping. NASCOE part of an extremely productive Tmeeting with the Northwest Area President, Wes Daniels and and other members of the Southwest Area. A special thanks to Southwest Area Executive Darvin CHASCOE for hosting a great rally. We had the honor and privilege Collins will be in attendance to of visiting with FSA Administrator, Val Dolcini. He is a personable provide leadership training to guy, who truly cares about his employees and our farmers and Directors and Chairs. As in years ranchers. We also had a Q&A session with Mr. Dolcini and Mark past, we will have a Q&A session Morgan limmer, Vice-president Rucker, Deputy Administrator of Management, as well as, Wes with the State Ofice. This gives us Daniels, NASCOE President and Dennis Ray, NASOCE Vice President. the opportunity to visit with State I look forward to seeing everyone Mr. Dolcini and Mr. Rucker were very receptive to our ideas and Ofice leadership about our in Granbury and hope you all are as concerns. Wes and Dennis each provided the group with NASCOE questions and concerns. Don’t excited about convention as I am. I updates. We also participated in both leadership and outreach/ forget about our scholarship meal also hope it will be a productive legislative training. Rallies are rejuvenating and a great reminder of and auction Friday night. Last year time of learning, but also fun and what both NASOCE and TASCOE do for our employees and our we raised a record breaking fellowship with our FSA family. producers. amount and we hope to do the same this year. Morgan Limmer Our TASCOE Convention is right around the corner. This year we TASCOE VP will be in Granbury and the location is perfect. The hotel and Page 2 Secretary/Treasurer Report TASCOE Tales LaCresha Dale Secretary/Treasurer he 2016 TASCOE Convention is going to be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Granbury, TX, July 21st‐23rd. The hotel overlooks Lake Granbury and is just steps away from the Granbury Resort Conference Center. The Con‐ ference Center is a 20,000 sq. ft. facility that can be divided into as many as ten smaller meeting or conference spaces to accommodate groups. The facility overlooks Lake Granbury and combined with a board walk that T connects to the Hilton Garden Inn. Not only is the Conference Center and board walk steps away from the hotel, Lake Granbury has its own white sandy beach at the City Beach Park. The beach park includes a spray park, SUP/volleyball/bicycle concessionaire, kayak rentals and thatched roof picnic pavilions available irst come irst serve basis. Don’t mind taking a little stroll? Visit the most historic courthouse square in Texas and enjoy boutique shopping at more than 40 unique stores and nearly a dozen res‐ taurants and eateries. Want to do a little winery or brewery tour while in Granbury? Granbury offers three vineyards, a winery on Texas’ most historic courthouse square and one of the fastest growing microbreweries in the state. If you decide to stay Saturday, Revolver Brewery offers a tour event from 12:00 pm‐3:00 pm. Enjoy beer tast‐ ings of the staples and seasonal lavors, or grab a snack and enjoy the many live bands performing at the brewery’s music venue year round. Convention kicks off Thursday with Directors and Committee Chairs meeting for training and leadership development with the Executive Board and special guests, SWA Executive, Darvin Collins and NASCOE President, Wes Daniels. Around 6:00 PM on Thursday; we walk on over to the Conference Center for a Meet and Greet dinner with Babes Chicken Dinner House catering. This will be a good time for everyone to visit and fellowship with their FSA family and friends. Friday will be a busy day starting off with the TASCOE Directors holding their annual meeting and electing oficers. Anyone is invited to attend. That afternoon, the retirees will hold their meeting and reception. Also Friday afternoon, TASCOE will have its joint meeting with STO and STC. After, Dillard Financial will be offering a retirement training session for those interested. Friday night will be the Annual Scholarship Meal/Auction and games will follow. This year we will have Hard 8 BBQ from Stephenville, TX catering the meal. The Scholarship recipients will be helping with the auction. Make sure to bring your pocketbook to help support the scholarships! Saturday morning will be the annual TASCOE general session and speakers. So make plans now and pack your bags to head to Granbury this summer! We can’t have a successful convention with‐ out you there! Hotel rooms must be reserved by June 24, 2016 at 5:00 PM Hilton Garden Inn‐Granbury 1‐817‐579‐3800 (identify yourself as part of the TASCOE group) Room rates are $109.00 plus tax. http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/D/DFWGBGI‐ TASCOE‐20160719/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG Election of Oficers and Directors The election of officers will be held during the Directors Meeting of the TASCOE Convention. This meeting will be on Friday, July 22nd. Candidates for President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer must announce their candidacy 30 days prior to this meeting in accordance with Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution and By-Laws. All nominations must be submitted to the Secretary/Treasurer by June 21, 2016. Anyone wishing to run for office is encouraged to do so. If you have any questions, please contact one of the executive board members. This year will be the election of the odd numbered districts Visit the TASCOE website Convention page for hotel reservation and Directors to serve from October 1, 2016 to September 30, registration form information. Deadline for hotel reservations is June 24. 2017. These elections will begin shortly after the TASCOE Return your registration form and payment by July 1 for best prices! Convention. If you want to get more involved, this is one way of doing so. www.tascoe.org Page 3 Scholarship Committee Report TASCOE Tales We would like to start off by saying how impressed we were with the 2016 TASCOE scholarship applicants. We wish we had a scholarship for each and every child, because every applicant certainly deserved one.
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