An Honor for The Arch Scaler News

One week ago Friday (5 July), I received a message on the IPMS/Gateway (https://sites.google.com/view/ipmsgatewaychapter/home) Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/IPMSGateway/?eid=ARCU4AQX-jg-vm2ByTPrrNO3Tp43UH6a0ajMHn-oKqlYv6fJ1RGy_QHV-vijYQoBpBLb-3GJ7rFq2KAM). It was from Jim Coatney, the Regional Coordinator (RC) for IPMS/USA (http://ipmsusa.org/) Region 5, which covers several Midwest states, including Missouri. Coatney posted on the page that The Arch Scaler News, the IPMS/Gateway monthly newsletter which I edit, was awarded the Region 5 Newsletter of the Year Award for 2018-19.

I was most happy to hear this news. Since becoming editor in late 2017, I have worked to produce the best quality club newsletter possible. I suggested to IPMS/Gateway's executive board (e-board) early this year that we nominate The Arch Scaler News for this award, along with ourselves for Chapter of the Year. (We lost that honor to one in Iowa.)

I soon got the news out to IPMS/Gateway about this award, and several members offered my congratulations to me for this honor. Naturally, I mentioned this on Page 1 of the July issue, which went out late last week, with more of mention inside the newsletter.

IPMS/Gateway meets this Tuesday night (16 July). It starts at 7:00 pm--30 minutes earlier than usual--as we are holding our annual Slam Fest. Members will have two hours to assemble and finish a model kit, which would then be judged by their peers. Should be fun.

Last May, The Arch Scaler News received Second Place in its category at the Missouri Professional Communicators (https://www.facebook.com/MissouriProfessionalCommunicators/) Communications Contest. With the Regional Newsletter of the Year honor, The Arch Scaler News is now eligible for the IPMS/USA Newsletter of the Year Award, which will be announced at the IPMS/USA National Convention (http://www.ipmsusanationals.com/) next month in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Later.