February 2019

South Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals Mission Statement Our mission is to raise the standards of educational office professionals through education, recognition, and networking.

SCAEOP President Elect Eronda Jackson, CEOE

scaeoppe@gmail.com

● 2019 SCAEOPConference

● Treasurer's Report

● Administrator ofthe Year

● Office Professionalof the Year

● MemberScholarship

● StudentScholarships

● Community Service

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Winter Break and a great start to 2019. I know, if you are like me, you have hit the ground running. The second semester seems to fly by. There is always much to be done. The same is true of the SCAEOP. There was a flurry of activity at the end of last year and the new year has started with a bang! Recent notable events were the SCASA Office Professionals Conference in December and an Executive Board Meeting in January. Both events were wonderful, well attended and a great investment of time. If you have not attended the SCASA Office Professionals Conference, I hope you do so in the future. It is always inspiring and a great opportunity for networking. If you are an affiliate in search of assistance with recruiting and/or professional development, please take advantage of the Field Service Program which enlists the talents of our speakers to address your group on various topics and promotes the association. If you are in a district that is not an affiliate and you are interested in becoming one, I would remind you that it only takes three (3) persons, $20 + .10/person and Bylaws to get started.

The countdown has begun and we are officially a few weeks away from our Annual Conference. There are many folks working in the background behind the scenes to make sure this conference is the best it can be. We want all attendees to come away with a wealth of new and useful information, new contacts and new friends! I hope you will also have the opportunity to relax a little while in Myrtle Beach. It is a beautiful place with lots of good eating, shopping and beautiful beaches. I encourage you to take advantage of those amenities – you won’t regret it! To EVERYONE who is volunteering their time in any way for this conference – I appreciate YOU and I thank you. It truly takes a village to put on a conference. SCAEOP has the absolute best villagers! We are writing a new chapter in Our Story with everything we do.

Lastly, we want to keep our current SCAEOP President, Christie Knight in our thoughts and prayers as she continues on the road to recovery.

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South Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals 37th Annual

Conference February 28 - March 3, 2019Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort

Myrtle Beach, SC

Deadline to register extended: February 1, 2019! Go to www.scaeop.org NOW for application and details. You may register online or by faxing a Purchase Order to the Membership Recorder. If you have registered but not received a confirmation email from Mary Beth Bowers, Membership Recorder, please contact her to confirm your registration.

SCAEOP Conference Theme Basket RaffleSCAEOP needs your help to make this year’s annual conference theme basket raffle a huge success. Traditionally, SCAEOP affiliates, districts, and individual volunteers have generously created unique themed gift baskets to help raise funds for SCAEOP initiatives. This year all of the money raised from the theme baskets will go directly into SCAEOP’s student scholarship fund. We know you are excited to support South Carolina students by creating a one-of-a-kind basket.

We are asking each affiliate, district and/or individual volunteer to provide a basket with a theme of your choice. Baskets can be small and simple or as elaborate as you wish. Let your imagination go wild. Please finish off your basket with a label or tag that lists the contents and includes the name of your affiliate, district, and/or individual volunteer.

Please bring your basket to the registration table on Thursday evening when you arrive. The baskets will be displayed all day Friday and Saturday. Please encourage your local members attending the conference to visit the theme basket table and to purchase tickets. Tickets will be $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. The winners of the baskets will be announced at the membership breakfast Sunday morning.

Thank you for your support of the SCAEOP Annual Conference and the student scholarship fund.

Parliamentary Procedure SCAEOP’s annual business meeting follows Robert’s Rules. The rules will be announced at the beginning of the meeting. So, please pay close attention and you will be reminded when to come to the microphone and how to address your peers. Visit http://robertsrules.com for more information on parliamentary procedure.

Conference Reminders• Please remember to bring a $5 gift card to the conference in lieu of a traditional door prize.

These can be turned in at the registration table upon your arrival.• If you would like to do a shout out or purchase an ad in the conference souvenir booklet, the

deadline is February 1.

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2019 Award and Scholarship Recipients

Below is a listing of our 2019 award and scholarship recipients. Please join us in congratulating these individuals.

Administrator of the YearDeon Jackson, Berkeley County

Office Professional of the YearKim Glaze, CEOE, Berkeley County

Member ScholarshipTammy Johnson, Newberry County

Student ScholarshipsMarian Garrett: Siada Tisdale

General: Laneshia BrownMember Dependent: Avery Rice

Please bring with you to conference, items in support of our Community Service Project. A table will be set up for your donations. We are collecting:

PadsTamponsPanty LinersQuart-sized Ziploc Bags

Community Service