Rocky Mountain ASTA

Dear Coworkers, Friends and Family,

This year, hundreds of thousands of people will hear the words, “You have breast cancer,” and there’s a good chance that some of them will be people we know and love. I have chosen to fight back against this disease and help make a difference by participating in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, and I hope you will join me. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is our opportunity to honor and celebrate breast cancer survivors, educate women about early detection and prevention, and raise money to fund lifesaving research and support programs to help fight breast cancer. But Making Strides is more than just the name of a walk, it describes the amazing progress we can make if we work together to defeat this disease. Below is a link to my personal page. I hope you will visit my site and sign up to join my team. If you prefer, you can start your own team, sign up to walk as an individual, or make a donation. Hope starts with me and it can continue with you. Please join my team and walk with us to experience an incredible day of inspiration and meaning, and to provide hope for all people facing breast cancer. To donate now, use this link to visit my personal page.

Sincerely, Joann Thompson

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Chapter President Message

2009 has brought us the recession, Swine flu, new passport guidelines - just to name a few things so far. What else is there to come our way - we can't say - however, I remember that my travel trade school facilitator told us that if you don't like change - don't get into this industry. Boy - was she ever right!! I graduated in 1996 from Emily Griffith Opportunity School and since then, I would venture to say that we have been one of the industry's that have experienced the most change.

I can only encourage you to stay the course and take advantage of all that ASTA has to offer to you. Examples of what's on the website:

Let's work together and let the public that the travel agent community is alive and well. I look forward to getting some suggestions from you - our members - on what is important to you to survive.