Dear Members,

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter to you and thank you for your support in electing me as your PAIMA President 2006-2008.

As your new President and in a joint effort with the New Board Members we have established some initiatives to improve the Association.  During our last two board meetings five committees were setup to better serve you and your fellow members.   These are:

1. By-Laws Committee

This committee was formed to study the necessary changes to the By-Laws so that the Associate members could be allowed to vote and study the implementation of one class of membership.  Any change to the By-Laws would require a 2/3 approval by the General Assembly of Active Members.

2. Payment Protection Plan Committee

This committee was formed to study an acceptable method of providing payment protection to PAIMA members from those companies defaulting their financial obligations and not paying their bills.

3. Internet Committee

This committee was formed to enhance the presence of PAIMA on the internet by incorporating appropriate web changes, email notices, banners, etc.  It was emphasized that the internet and the PAIMA web site should be better utilized for communication and information by members and others.

4. Certification and Tonnage Report Committee

This committee’s responsibilities are to continue to encourage members to become certified and to recommend specific decisive action to be taken on those members that refuse to comply with this requirement. 

Secondly, the committee will promote the filling out of the tonnage report and look for means that will insure more compliance by PAIMA members.

5.  Convention Committee

This committee was formed to help plan the 2007 PAIMA Convention, to insure that all items of importance be included and that a professional and well organized convention take place.

All of these are projects that have already started to develop and have made excellent progress, so if you would like to volunteer or need information regarding any of these committees please contact the PAIMA office and we will gladly update you.

We would like to encourage you to increase tonnage reciprocity with our members, to report this tonnage on a regular basis and to promote more business among your fellow members and colleagues. This is one of the ways that we will be able to better the Association and for you to see the direct benefit of membership. 

Since we have a requirement that all PAIMA Members must be certified by either ISO, RIM or FAIM,  we will continue offering and holding our RIM and Packer Seminars in Spanish for the benefit of our Members.  The next seminar is in May, please check the email for dates and location. 

As movers it is vital to provide high quality services to our customers, avoid claims, improve our personal skills and increase our income. This can only be done by continuous training and the updating of our information, skills and techniques. Please take advantage of this service that PAIMA provides to you.

I would like to reiterate my strong interest in building a bigger and better Association by promoting PAIMA and by having more creditworthy and qualified companies join us.   If you know of any company that would be a good addition to our group, please let me know or contact our PAIMA office, and we will invite them to learn more about becoming a member of PAIMA.  The more reciprocity that we can share with more quality members, the stronger our organization will grow and the more business we will have.  It is a definite win-win situation for all.

Your Board of Directors is highly motivated and we are always interested in your suggestions, especially those that will allow us to improve upon our already high standards. As your President,  I  encourage you to submit your thoughts.  This is your organization and together we are creating an Association that we can be proud to belong to and to participate in. 

Again, thank you for your support. 

Sincerely,

George O'Masta Jr.
President                                                                                                            PAIMA                                                                                                                                                                 Phone: + (507) 360-2171 and 360-2172                                                                                                            Fax:  + (507) 360-2172                                                                                                                                              E-mail: paima@paima.com                                                                                                                           Web:    www.paima.com