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<p class="MsoNormal">There was a recent article published in the September KFactor that was a very negative view point of the last 2 National events. I fell that like opposing political views are awarded equal time, therefore we should show any positive aspects
of the last 2 National events with equal time. Please submit any positive views of your experiences from either of the last 2 Nationals on this discussion board. While we may not be perfect and have never held ourselves out as such, the people who volunteered
and worked very hard to put on these events deserve to hear the positive view points, especially if they are to be belittle publically with any negative views.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I for one enjoyed participating in both the 2017 & 2018 Nationals as a site director. Despite the challenges of putting on these two events, I feel the organizers and staff did a remarkable job of trying to make them both as pleasurable
as possible. I totally appreciate the volunteers who traveled so far from home to show up and work diligently, and tirelessly in the heat each day to help put on the events. Without them there would probably not be a Nationals as the cost to hire people to
professionally plan and perform all these duties would be high. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I especially enjoyed the programs at the banquets at both of these Nationals. I found them entertaining and the food was excellent for a banquet setting.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monte Richard<o:p></o:p></p>
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