1. Carolina Recycling Association

2. What’s happened since last year. Proposed by-law revisions Your participation is important Feedback from our members Meet the candidates

3. 1 st Southeast Food Waste Reduction Conference Recyclers Networking Meetings Reserve Fund and Financial Oversight Strategic Plan New organization forming

4. Identify a core set of sustainable member services and deliver these effectively, efficiently and consistently over time. – A high quality annual conference. – Special topic conferences when need and interest are sufficient to invest resources. – CRA Councils. – Member Communications (high quality website and newsletter.

5. Create a sustainable and highly functional association by addressing organizational factors that create inherent instabilities. – High Board turnover – Leadership development and succession planning – Board development – CRA Rules and Guidance Document – Board roles and accountabilities – Financial goals and oversight

6. Grow the CRA’s membership and create membership services goals. Seek collaborative efforts with other associations to advance recycling in the Carolina’s Engage decision makers

7. Recycling Coalition of SC

8. Carolina Recycling Association

9. 2 proposed changes to existing by-laws. – A revision to the goals and mission section to purge outdated text. – Board terms changed to 3 years with five members being elected each year. Board members can serve only 2 consecutive elected terms. Each change will be explained at Friday’s business meeting Registration desk can print you a copy

10. Councils Collegiate Recycling Household Hazardous Waste Keep America Beautiful Regional Networking Business and Industry (potential) Committees Board Development Conference Conference Program Education and Outreach Finance Membership Policy (potential)

11. Carolina Recycling Association

12. What do you like about the CRA? What could we do better? What are your expectations for the organization? What would the perfect CRA look like? Are there programs or services that you would like to see happen? What’s on your mind?

13. Stop anyone with a Board members or Board candidate ribbon and share your thoughts. Email us at staff@cra-recycle.org anytimestaff@cra-recycle.org Come to Friday’s Business Meeting.

14. Board Nominations March 2012

15. Board Approved Candidate’s Ann Blindt – Albemarle Solid Waste Authority Heather Cashwell – NC DENR (incumbent) Harris DeLoach – Sonoco (incumbent) Paul Hanna - MetalTech Systems, Inc. (incumbent) Greg Peverall – Waste Zero Jennifer Sellers – Coastal Carolina University Anthony (Wes) Westbrook - BMW

16. Additional Candidates Brett Henderson Dave VanDeventer Nominations from the floor – write-ins __________________________

17. The voting member will receive an e-mail with on-line voting options. Electronic voting stations at registration Paper ballots are available at registration desk. One vote per voting member.

18. Thanks for participating, now, please join us for the:

19. By-laws require: Member in good standing. In addition the candidate needs to be available to attend the Board Retreat June 9- 11, 2013 and must be able to travel and attend Board Meetings which usually occur the third Thursday of each even month.