My mother often invoked the adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” According to Dictionary. com, the meaning of this phrase is “People who have long been used to doing things in a particular way will not abandon their habits.” Colleagues, we (the old dogs) are going to have to change one of our habits starting this month.
For as long as I’ve been involved with TCURA the deadline for luncheon reservations has been the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday event. Sodexo has informed us that they are now “enforcing” their longstanding policy of requiring our guaranteed count to Catering five BUSINESS days prior to our luncheon. This means that we must turn in our count on Tuesday morning, a week ahead of our luncheon. Starting in October – and beyond – our deadline for reservations will be on MONDAY and no longer on Wednesday. Since some of us have been challenged at times to meet the Wednesday deadline, I know this will be a true test of our adaptability. But it is VERY important.
Mark your calendar now, make your reservation as soon as the newsletter arrives or whatever you need to do to CHANGE YOUR HABIT. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Fall is my favorite season. For those of us who’ve lived most of our lives on a school calendar, it’s the start of a new year. It’s also the start of football season and the beginning of organizational activities and meetings that keep us busier than in the summer months. Although we’ve only been teased with a few cooler mornings so far, we can look forward to cooler weather, changing colors and fall leaves, and the way-too-early signs of the upcoming holidays at retailers. I saw a meme on Facebook recently that said, “Fall in Texas is summer with pumpkins.”
Vice President Julie Baker and I will be attending the biennial meeting of the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education in Atlanta on October 7-9. Past association leaders who have attended the AROHE meeting have reported that it is very informative as well as reinforcing that TCURA is one of the better organizations in the country. I will report back next month.
I look forward to seeing you at our October luncheon (reservation deadline October 8)!