PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE PONCE DE LEON The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station is proud I look forward to seeing you at our 20th anni- and honored to welcome the Florida Lighthouse versary celebration later this month. It is hard Association on October 22. This is both the an- to believe how FLA has evolved from its hum- nual meeting and the FLA’s 20th anniversary. A ble beginnings in 1996 into today's strong and day of tours and fun is planned for attendees, vibrant community of lighthouses and support- including a close-up look at the many new addi- ers. I am especially proud of our volunteers tions to the museum’s collection. Upcoming fall events at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse include who have stepped up, joined our committees, Biketoberfest at the Lighthouse, October 13- and are providing the voice, strength and guid- 16, noon – 2 pm, with an exhibit chronicling the Chris Belcher ance of our association. Without our volun- history of Motorcycles on the Beach plus a President teers and donors, we can not fulfill our mission chance to learn about life at the lighthouse 100 to support our Florida Lighthouses. years ago. On November 11, Veterans’ Day, all veterans and active duty military personnel will be admitted at no charge with their military I am excited to announce that we have made great strides this ID cards. The holiday season gets underway on Friday, November year in allowing our committees to function as independent 25, from 10 am until 2 pm with Thanksgiving Gifts, a family fun pro- teams reporting to the FLA board. We now have an energetic gram including tours, a visit from the “Old Lighthouse Keeper,” and a chance for participants to make (and take) an old-fashioned Christ- yet focused Finance committee hard at work and you will see mas ornament. And on Monday, December 26th from 10 am until 2 their efforts in new and streamlined budget forecasts and re- pm, families can enjoy our winter holiday event with activities and a ports. Our Marketing & PR committee has strong leadership chance to meet the “Old Lighthouse Keeper.” There will be three and now have new marketing opportunities opening up for opportunities to “Climb to the Moon” and enjoy the sunset and moon- them to pursue. They will share their plans and long-term rise from the top of the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse. Dates are October goals at the meetings this month. 16, November 14, and December 13. Visit our website at www.ponceinlet.org or call 386-761-1821 for more information and Our Governance committee provides the foundation of our or- advance tickets. The lighthouse will be closed on November 24 for ganization and will continue work under its dynamic leadership. Thanksgiving and December 25, Christmas Day. The Governance committee has designed and implemented board positions and committees along with the descriptions Florida Lighthouse Association 20th documenting their responsibilities and strategies. And ultimate- Anniversary Membership Report ly, they created a succession plan which enables committee members to be in position to assume leadership as needed. The Florida Lighthouse Association has shown incredible This means successors will already understand the purpose, growth since that first meeting in 1996! responsibilities, and internal dynamics and will hit the road run- As of July 2016, FLA is 387 memberships strong. ning on day one. Speaking of the "road," our Governance chair However, if you count Family memberships as 2+ is travelling the state and meeting with lighthouse representa- persons, TOTAL person membership is 547+. tives to educate about FLA's Board and how the lighthouses fit in as key members of the association. Corporate 5 Family 160 We hope to elect permanent leadership for our Grants/ Honorary 31 Commissioner committee and anticipate approving larger grant -budgets for this coming year. We have two grant funds; Gene Individual 157 Oakes and Tom Taylor. Both of these funds are named in Lighthouse delegates 34 memory of past FLA presidents. Gene Oakes grants are fund- ed by our "Visit our Lights" license plate sales. Tom Taylor 387 memberships/547+ persons grants come from our operating budget. There were 26 FLA Founders who attended the first or- Our Meeting committee is continuing internal development of ganizing meeting in July 1996 led by Tom Taylor. Four volunteers and has a fantastic chairman - as we all know from are still listed in the membership file as active: Hib Cas- the quality of meetings we've had in the past years. Through selberry, Jim Dunlap, Kathy Fleming, and Larry J. Par- succession planning, our Membership committee will have a ker. The first annual FLA meeting was held that Octo- new chair seamlessly assuming office due to retirement of its longtime chair. Revenue development will always have its ber. Ann Caneer of Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse was challenges of raising money and requesting donations but is elected the first president. Other current FLA members under strong and capable leadership with our past-president. joining that first year were George Diller, Elaine Gridley, Neil Hurley, and MaryLou & Red Shirar. In the next 4 We also have two ad-hoc committees with Retail and Govern- years, 39 more memberships were added (21 family, 1 ment Affairs. Please go to our website and click on the "Store" lighthouse delegate, and 17 individual) which are still link. There are many items available for purchase. You can active amounting to 69+ persons who have been FLA even purchase a personalized FLA name-tag which many of us members for 15 years or more…9 of those have been proudly wear at our meetings. Government Affairs is exploring FLA members for all 20 years! how to update the 2002 Florida Lighthouse Study and how to monitor legislation that could effect our lighthouses. They are also surveying our lighthouses about their support needs and Twenty- two states are represented in our current mem- asking if they have expertise they can share with other light- bership (19 family, 35 individual, and 1 corporate mem- houses. bership/74+ persons): Alabama (2), Connecticut (1), Colorado (1), (1), Georgia (9), Hawaii ( 1), If any of these committees interest you, please let me know. Kentucky (2), Massachusetts (4), Minnesota (1), Michi- We will get stronger through your participation and contribu- gan (2), Maryland (2), Mississippi (1), Missouri (1), New tions towards our mission of preserving, restoring, protecting Jersey (5), North Carolina (4), Pennsylvania (4), South and defending Florida's lighthouses. Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (1), Virginia (4), Wis- consin (2), and Washington (2). Help keep our lights BRIGHT! By Betty Lowe Phelps, Membership Committee Chris Belcher, President Data from July 2016 membership file and online FLA documents (727) 667-7775 www.lighthouses.org October 2016

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