President's Monthly Message

July 2024 SEMPPES President’s Message

Welcome July and the Full Buck Moon 7/21/2024.

I am pleased to announce the 2024 SEMPPES Board; you can reach all of us by email at [email protected]

·         John Philbrook, President (734) 645-3501

·         Tom Burgess, Vice President (810) 614-4806

·         Austin Weiss, Secretary / Treasurer (313) 593-7055

·         Jim Hartigan, Sergeant at Arms (734) 597-8296

There was no meeting in June (Summer Break).

For all meetings in 2024 the Member who brings the most new members to the meeting will receive a “Best Recruiter” prize of $50.00.

Remaining 2024 Meeting Schedule

July 26, 2024, 7:00 am (Shotgun Start 8:30 am) @ Mystic Creek: 34^th (can you believe it?) Annual Golf Outing.  Please reach out to the Board if you have swag to offer up as door prizes!  This event is our largest source of funding for the year; hope to see you all there! Note tickets are now available for purchase; as of today we have 32 foursomes signed up.

August 2024:  No meeting, summer break.

September 19, 2024:  4:30 pm @ Whiskeys on the Water:  Dave Stenrose, Chief Boiler Inspector for the State of Michigan to present on LARA / Boiler Code news.  Confirming this with Dave now; as soon as it is we’ll publish the meeting so you can register.

October 17, 2024, 4:30 pm @ Bakers of Milford:  Armstrong International presenting on Steam Trap testing.

November 8, 2024, 4:30 pm @ Weber’s Inn, Ann Arbor: Executive Board meeting.  Note this is Friday, as requested.  This meeting is for the current Board and all past presidents.  One item for this meeting is approval of nominees for the new Board member, who will be an Engineer member.  If you would like to be considered or have someone to nominate, please speak to us on or before the October meeting!

November 21, 2024, 4:30 pm @ Whiskeys on the Water:  Camfil presenting on tool, tech and updates for air filtration.  Note the corrected date!  In addition to the presentation, all Members present will vote on any nominees for the 2025 Sergeant at Arms approved by the Executive Board.

December 2024:  No meeting, holiday break.

Please visit our page on Linked-In and at SEMPPES.org.  If you have any articles you would like us to post or re-post, please send them to [email protected].  If you are a social media wizard and would like to help us keep our Linked-In or SEMPPES.ORG web pages relevant and active, please reach out to the Board.

I hope you all have a wonderful 2024 and look forward to seeing you at our meetings and events!

Sincerely,

John Philbrook, 2024 SEMPPES President

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