STATE OF THE PHLOCK  2023

Good Morning, Parrotheads!

It is exciting times and your Board and committees.  We are all aware that for a long time we have been telling you what we are working on and what is coming. We are finally able to start delivering those very things!

The obvious question is, what about Jimmy? Unfortunately, the answer is this...we do not know. Many of us are phriends with Coral Reefers and they are even in the dark for good reason. To not be in a position to leak anything. Will concerts or shows happen?  Right now no one knows.  Jimmy wants to get back to his fans, but his health comes first.

A report from our Membership Director Suzanne states that 98-99% of our clubs turned in the requested paperwork for renewal and Interim Reports.  This makes finding and using the information MUCH easier to track and also gives us new routes to get information to our clubs and members, as well as utilize the info in real time (like having people register on site for MOTM and looking up their club status!). This also let's us reach people that are still not getting information (2 of us saw a post just last weekend by people asking what MOTM is).

This also lets us move forward with a projected date of September 30 for the Members Only Section.  This will allow ALL members to access the site, but also opt out of receiving information should they choose.  In the Members Only Pages we plan to have 3 sections.  These would be benefits for Clubs, Individual Members, and Keets.  This will take time to design and create, and we are always looking for vendors and options for our members.  Having these available as a tool will help YOU gain members, and also maybe help people you know that have something to offer our members (let us know what you can ofer our members!)

We have recognized several areas in our by-laws and policies that need to be rewritten or simply written, so we will be forming committees to hash those out.  In reality, we want all of these changes to be written by our PH Peers, and not simply from the Board.  Your voices and experience should count.

We also know that an audit is needed....BUT....Kyle has been working incredibly hard to get all names and accounts changed over properly and in a way to make future transitioning easier.  We are finally past all of the bank stuff (imagine trying to get paperwork and signatures, some required in person, from all over the country!) and have a CPA working on the independant audit.

Then there is MOTM.  The collaboration and teamwork has been amazing to pull together this event in a new location and offer as many opportunities as we can to you, our PH Phamily.  While being a new location, we will have growing pains, but we have tried our best to have a hub location and also promote and advertise all of the outside venues and even side gigs from our musicians. Knowing and learning from this, 2023 will be amazing and just wait until next year!

We are always available for questions and are happy to confirm or dispel any rumors. None of this would be possible without our amazing Board.  Thank you to Brad, Suzanne, David, and Kyle for always taking the ball and running with it. And of course to our committees and teams: Jim Brogren with Lone Palm Foundation! Jed, Suzanne, and Pete with MOTM! Joe, Tam, Vince, and Cheryl doing IT and Media!

Looking forward to great things to come, and knowing that our clubs are growing and trop rocking it out there (my home club gained 6 members just this last weekend!). Thank you RC's and Club Leaders for all that you do and keep those fins up high!

Billy Brehm

President, PHiP