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Letter from the President

            On September 24, 2003 at roughly 4:30am I signed a check for $5000 and sent it off to our lobbyist in Tallahassee on behalf of the members of FALR. The money is to be used to benefit the recovery industry.
            Having read the legislative blue-print put forth by Joe Taylor and FLACARS I am impressed at what I see as high goals for this year’s session. I won’t make any predictions, but I will be impressed if we succeed.
            The short term mission of the Officers of FALR are to consider possible modifications to the goals of the association, provide title and task to any members that wish to serve, and seek out new membership.
            Included in this newsletter you will find the goals of FALR put forth by the current officers. We are willing to entertain any reasonable adjustments to these goals. Please provide your feedback.
            As a member… or a potential member you can help with our mission. Please pass the word that FALR is alive and well and encourage every recovery agent you know to participate. Money is always important but increasing membership is a key to a prosperous future.
            I want to encourage all of you to review and plan to participate in all the upcoming events. There are three separate dates we will be gathering in 2004. Our main focus will be on replenishing the lobby funds, generating new membership and spending some time together.
            In 2001 we went on a cruise to the Bahamas with several recovery agents. If you would be interested in participating in this type of event in the future, please let us know.
            The next big convention is to be held in February of 2005. Moving the convention to the early spring instead of summer was not an easy choice to make. The Florida Convention attracts participants from all over the country. Many of these folks have made it clear that Florida in February would be far more appealing than July. Please help us build momentum and make this the grandest convention ever.
            Membership dues/contributions will not be expected from current members until the Repo Expo in February of 2005. We will be accepting new membership between now and then @ $50 per person. New members must agree to the budget approved at the last members meeting. That budget plan was 60% legislative, 20% growth, & 20% left to the officer’s discretion. To date the officers have not spent a single dime of the discretionary funds.

Brian Donnellan
FALR President