I wanted to thank you all for the continual support of the association and our events. We are so grateful for all the members who took the time to donate toys and network on Nov 11, 2010 at the Toys for Tots drive in Fort Washington. The association is only as successful as it members make it, thank you for sustaining the association.
Our members donated over 250 toys this year, a record breaking donation. The Marines are truly thankful for the support. If you want to volunteer to support the Marines or donate more toys, please follow this link.
The event drew over 150 members to MaGerks Pub. This volume is a true testament to how dedicated the membership is to making the PWA events a success. Included in the 150 participants, we had a broad representation of companies in attendance from program management companies, contractors, site acquisition, legal, engineering and material suppliers. Also, helping add value to our events and the association we had good representation from our local carrier; thank you to Clearwire, Metro PCS, Montana Wireless, ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon. The support is a huge help to the organization and we look forward to more support in the future.
The event was a large success due to the help of T-Mobile Towers, who supported the event as our sponsor. Their contribution paid for the complementary snacks that were available though the evening. I also wanted to note that a few companies helped support financially with picking up a few tads. Smartlink, Primus, Advantage Engineering, Privity and WFI all picked up the tab for the first few hours of the event. We are truly blessed to have generous companies to support the networking function of our association.
We are planning a busy January 2011 with our second annual food drive in Pittsburg and our third annual utility wireless forum. The food drive will be on Jan 11 in Cranberry, PA and there will be a “food weigh in” contest for the person who brings the most food! The utility/wireless forum will be focused on SmartGrid and how it will be impacting the wireless and utility industries. We are currently seeking sponsors and exhibitors to add more value to the members who will be in attendance. Please see our web site for further details or please call me.
Thank you again for the support and have safe and happy holidays in the next few weeks.
Take Care,
Chris Pleibel
President-PWA
