December 2022
VMA Voyager
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Message from VMA President, Roddy Mitchell |
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Warmest greetings of this festive season and best wishes for happiness this New Year – Roddy Mitchell, VMA President |
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vamotorcoach.com
The new VMA website is coming soon. It will include the addition of a new Association Management System which comes with a more user-friendly format for online renewals, registration, and member look-up, as well as providing members-only resources and program materials to help you strengthen and grow your businesses. Watch for the new website early in the new year.
Updates to VMA Membership Year and Dues Structure
You will by now have received an email from our esteemed president, Roddy Mitchell, announcing the VMA's updated membership year and dues structure. Membership categories have been revised to include Operator members, Associate Members - Tourism Focused, Associate Members - Equipment Focused, and Tour Operator Members. Dues structure for each have also been revised to reflect a more modern view of VMA requirements. Please refer to the email sent on December 8, 2022.
Outside the Beltway Tolls
If you're experiencing concern about the new Outside the Beltway tolls, please be aware that VMA lobbyist Dale Bennett is pursuing the issue with Virginia's Secretary of Transportation Office, to schedule a meeting to discuss the matter. Further information will be forthcoming.
Emergency Preparedness
VMA is happy to report a safe hurricane season for its members. We hope everyone took the opportunity to register for TMS and WETT lists to help make sure you are contacted by these groups when large coach movement assistance is needed. Continue to keep informed about all natures of emergency throughout the year at the VMA Emergency Alert page, where we will provide reminders, tips, and helpful links whenever emergency situations occur in our area.
VMA Welcomes New 2022 Members
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VMA seeks sponsorships for many of our coming initiatives. We offer sponsorships for our newsletter, for the coming legislative event, our year-end Operations and Maintenance Retreat plus Group Travel Day and 100 Year Anniversary Gala, and as always, for the summer regional meeting, which occurs next August in Cherokee, NC. We are grateful for the ongoing support of our Associate members. Contact us to add your support to any of these options.
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100 years of VMA
2023 Estes-Counselman Scholarship opens on January 1st.
2023 UMA and ABA shows
Are you attending the national shows this year? Come and see us! Virginia Motorcoach Association will be represented on the floor at UMA in Orlando, January 10–14 in booth #1506 and on the ABA BusWorld floor on February 4 – 7 in Detroit!
2023 VMA Legislative Days
Save the Date - The 2023 VMA Legislative Event will take place in Richmond, VA on January 30-31, 2023. Led by VMA Lobbyist P. Dale Bennett, members will have the opportunity to visit with legislators and hear legislative updates. Registration opens soon.
2023 NCMA - VMA - MCASC Regional Meeting
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will be held in Cherokee, NC, Aug 22-25, at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort Casino.
Be sure to mark your calendars.
2023 Maintenance and Operations Retreat
is happening on December 4-6, 2023, with a Celebratory Gala commemorating our 100 years of service on December 5th, and a Group Travel Day on December 6th. We hope you will plan on joining us in the Greater Richmond Area. Mark your calendars and plan on attending.
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Reminder
VMA's 2023 Membership Year begins, and invoices are being sent out by January 1, 2023. If you have any questions regarding renewal, please Contact us for assistance!
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Legislative News
It’s Always Election Season in Virginia.
If it seems like elections never end in Virginia, they don’t. Since 1869, there has been an election in Virginia every year for either state or federal offices. Last month’s elections were held to elect Virginia’s 11 members of the U.S. Representatives. Read More
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