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The Threshold of a New Year

BY PAT KELLY, FCICA CHAIRMAN

EMBRACING CHANGE HAS BEEN conducted earlier this year. FCICA’s details in January. This meeting will focus
OUR MANTRA AND AN ABSOLUTE new mission statement is: We help on expanding your knowledge, finding
NECESSITY NAVIGATING THIS PAST make commercial flooring contractors solutions to problems and networking with
YEAR PERSONALLY, PROFESSIONALLY successful through expert education, other leading flooring manufacturers and
AND WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION. IN sharing best practices and professional service providers.
TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY networking. This mission statement is Thank you to our members for your
AND AN EVER-CHANGING supported by the following four strategies: continued support of FCICA. The
MARKETPLACE, IT IS A GOOD TIME 1. Grow membership and engagement continued success of this Association and
TO THINK ABOUT OUR FOUNDATION. in FCICA. its ability to provide value to its members
FCICA embraced change when we attained 2. Create opportunities for members is due to your membership commitment,
new staff and pivoted our Mid-Year to network in large and small financial support and the contribution of
Meeting from a 100 attendee in-person group settings. your time by participating in committees,
conference to a 430 attendee virtual event 3. Expand quality education and presenting webinars, authoring articles
while continuing to benefit our members certification programs offered for flooring publications and remaining
by serving as the resource for premier through FCICA. connected with your industry peers.
commercial flooring contractors. As we 4. Increase recognition of FCICAs value As we seal 2020 and cross the threshold
move forward into the new year, we will within the industry. into 2021, we will strive to keep each
continue to embrace change in the country, These strategies will lay the foundation other successful. FCICA’s platform: its
our jobs and the association. for the important work of the committees. programs, networking opportunities
As we move to 2021, we are excited to If you are interested in joining a committee, and initiatives, will continue to support
implement a new 3-year strategic plan with click here, or contact FCICA Staff. that effort to realize our mission to ‘help
a revised mission statement, strategies and We are eagerly anticipating the 2021 make commercial flooring contractors
goals. The Board of Directors developed Annual Convention. We are evaluating successful.’ 
this plan from feedback members when we can safely hold the event and
provided through the strategic plan survey will be sharing more information on

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