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Winter2014
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heredoesthetimego?It’sOctoberalreadyandtimetogetintogearforall
theupcomingeventsandholidays.OnHalloweenday,Ijumponaplaneto
Indianapolisforourmid-yearboardmeetingwhereofficersanddirectorswillget
atourofour2016specialtyvenue.Inthemeantime,I’mlookingonlinetogetagood
valueonahoteltostayatforthetwoPBGVCAspecialtyshowsinOrlandoonDecember
12.I’llbedrivingtoOrlando,2,000milesroundtrip.Lookingonthebrightside,Idon’t
havetobookaflightandacar,too.Betweenthoseevents,theMidNJPBGVclub,which
Iamapartof,willbeholdinghuntingtestsovertheThanksgivingweekend.Notto
mention,Ineedtogetsomeshoppingdonefortheholidays.MoreandmoreIresorttothe
Internettoshop.IhaveastickyonmymonitortoremindmetogotoPBGV.organdclick
throughtoAmazon.com.Thatlittlelinkmeansalottotheclub.Everytimeyoushopat
Amazonusingthatlink,theclubgetsapercentageofthesale.Onaverage,theclub
receivesabout$500ayearfromAmazon.I’dbehappytospendmoremoneytoupthat
figure—Ijustdon’thavedeepenoughpockets—sohelpme,PLEASE!Speakingofvisiting
ourwebsite,ifyouhaven’tbeenthereforawhile,checkoutournewlook.Webmaster
VeronicaScheerhasgivenitafaceliftandnowit’slookingbetterthanever.
Withallthisgoingon,Ican’tevenstarttothinkaboutthe2015national.I’lljustwait
untilthisissueisdistributedbecauseeverythingIneedtoknowwillbeinhere.I’malsothinkingthecoverofthisissuelooks
spectacularbecausethe2015showlogojustmakesmewanttosmile.ItwasdesignedbyourveryownCharAllmann.
Alsointhisissue,wehavesomeenlightninghealth-relatedarticles,soreadonandenjoy.
Wishingyouallsafejourneysinthemonthstocome,andaHappy,HealthyNewYear!
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PBGVCAPresidentBettyBarthlivesinNewCastle,Del.E-mailheratpbgv@gebeba.com.
IFromthePresident
ByBettyBarth
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ImportantMembershipInformation
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It’stimetorenewyourmembershipinPBGVCA.
Toeasetherecord-keepingburden,PBGVCAusesaMember/Event
ManagementSystemwhereeachmemberisresponsibleforkeepinghisorherinformationup-to-date.Thissystemhasautomatedthe
yearlymembershiprenewalprocess,providesaconvenientwaytosignupandpayforevents,andbringsimportantinformationto
membersviathePBGVCANewse-mails.Pleasehelpyourclub’sdedicatedwebsitevolunteersbyfollowingthisrenewalprocess.
MEMBERSHIPRENEWALPROCESS.
OnoraroundNovember1,noticeissentviae-mailformembershiprenewalthroughthe
PBGVCAMember/EventManagementSystem.Thissystemgivesyoutheopportunitytopayonlinewithyourcredit/debitcardorPayPal
account,ortogenerateaninvoiceandsendyourpaymentviaregularmail.Sincemanyofyouusesometypeofspamfiltering,please
addoure-mailaddressintoyourpersonalcontact/addresslist:admin@pbgvca.com.Whilenotalwaysthecase,somefilterswillre-
spectyourpersonalcontact/addresse-mails.
Ifyouelecttogenerateaninvoiceandmailyourpayment,pleaseunderstandthereisatimelagfrommailingtothetreasurerand
yourrenewalbeingrecordedintothesystem.Untilyourpaymentisrecorded,thesystemviewsyourpaymentstatusas“pending.”
Whileyoumayhavealreadysentyourpayment,duetothistimelag,thesystemmaysendyouadditionalnotices.
KeepingInformationUp-To-Date.
EachofyouMUSTdecidewhetheryourcontactinformationisavailableforpublicviewing.
IfyoudoNOTHING,youwillNOTbeseenbygeneralpublic.Formemberswhowanttobelisted,youmustchooseyour“availability”
underprivacysettingsalongwithwhatinformationcanbeseenbygeneralpublic.
HowtoAccessYourPersonalProfile.
ToaccessthememberdatabasefortheFIRSTTIME:
Goto:www.pbgv.org.Select“MemberInfo”andchoseMEMBERONLYAREAindrop-downmenu.Selectthe“Forgotpassword”link
locatednextto“Login”button.The“ResetPassword”pagewillappear.Enteryoure-mail,thesix-charactercodeandselectthe“Submit”
button.(Ifyougetanerrormessagesayingitdoesnotrecognizeyou,retypeyoure-mail.Ifthisdoesnotresolveproblem,thatmeans
PBGVCAdoesnothaveyourcorrecte-mailonfile.Youwillhavetosendyournewinformationtowebmaster@pbgv.org.)Ane-mailwill
besentfromthesystemtoyourpersonale-mailaccountinstructingyouonhowtoresetor,inthiscase,setyourpassword.PLEASE
KEEPPASSWORDINSAFEPLACE.Ifyouforgetyourpassword,youwillhavetogothroughthe“ForgotPassword”processagain.
Ifyouknowyourpasswordandwanttoupdateyourprofileinthedatabase:
1.Gotowww.pbgv.org.Select“MemberInfo”andchoseMEMBERONLYAREAindrop-downmenu.
2.Enteryoure-mailandpassword.Click“Login.”
3.Under“MemberOptions,”chose“UPDATEyourpersonalProfile”
4.Toupdateinformation,selectthe“EditProfile”button,makechangesandrememberto“Save”changes.
5.Anyquestions?E-mailVeronicaScheeratwebmaster@pbgv.org.
QuestionstoPBGVCAWebmasterVeronicaScheer,5WakemanHillRoad,Sherman,CT06784orwebmaster@pbgv.org.