 | In this MMTA ENews Brief: May 17, 2005
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| In this MMTA ENews Brief: May 17, 2005
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At the MMTA Board of Directors meeting on May 9, 2005 the following firms were approved for membership in the Association. We are pleased to report that Association membership applications remain strong. Membership dues help fund what the Association does for you! Please reach out to your colleagues and encourage them to apply for membership today. These new members are welcomed in the Association with thanks to the following MMTA sponsoring firms: Constitution Marina, IMTRA Corporation, Green Harbor Marina, Jesse's Marine and Crocker's Boatyard.
It is with great sadness that we share news of the sudden passing of MMTA member Paul D. Tsourides, 64, President of Marine USA, Inc in Worcester. Below is an excerpt from the Notice as it appeared in the Worcester Telegram on May 14: He leaves his wife of 35 years, Aliki "Alice" (Pantazis) Tsourides; a daughter, Adria T. Tsourides Dunker and her husband, Kenneth, of Worcester; a son, Marc P. Tsourides and his wife, Holly, of Worcester; a brother, Athan D. Tsourides and his wife, Agnes, of Shrewsbury; a granddaughter, Alissandra Sofia Dunker; nieces and nephews. He was born in Athens, Greece, son of Dionysios and Theoni (Pavlides) Tsourides. He was president of Marine USA, Inc., in Worcester, which he owned and operated for 19 years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 or to the Priest Discretionary Fund of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 102 Russell St., Worcester MA 01609. 
National Marina Day Kits are now available online. Please visit: http://www.marinaassociation.org/nmd/home.cfm Contact MMTA Public Affairs Director, Nathalie Grady (nkgrady@boatMA.com) for more information on hosting a National Marina Day event at your location.  National Boating & Fishing Week - June 4-12, 2005 Web site: www.nationalfishingandboatingweek.org/ Make Take Me Fishing Your Call to Action! There couldn't be a better time for you to co-brand your business with the new Take Me Fishing message. The cooperative marketing program offers professionally produced and customizable advertising materials ranging from full color print ads to billboard art to flyers, posters and more. Each is branded with the new Take Me Fishing logo and features a customizable area for you to personalize with your business or organization name. To download and use the free co-op materials, visit www.rbff.org and click on "Cooperative Marketing Program." Dean Cain Has Been Named The Honorary Chairman for This Year's National Fishing and Boating Week, June 4-12 Dean Cain star of the hit television series, "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," is donning his super powers once again to serve as honorary chairman of this year's National Fishing and Boating Week celebration. Cain will lead the RBFF's Take Me Fishing public relations effort. Through national television and cable show appearances and radio news releases, Cain will remind America's families that fishing is an excellent way to reconnect with each other. Cain will encourage families to visit takemefishing.org to locate National Fishing and Boating Week events in their local areas. A $5 million spring media blitz leads right up to the kickoff of National Fishing and Boating Week, June 4-12. A public relations effort is expected to generate hundreds of millions of additional consumer impressions. As part of this national celebration and the official kickoff to the summer vacation season, Cain and the RBFF will be keeping fishing in the national spotlight! Here are a few of the Benefits of Holding a National Fishing and Boating Week Event:
Source: Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, 601 N Fairfax St, Suite 440, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 519-0013. At the beginning of the year many of you kindly responded to our request for information to prepare background information for an effort to obtain marine industry group health insurance. Recently, Mark Yearn, the coordinator of the project sent us this update: Thanks for the note and my apologies for not responding sooner. I have been meaning to for a couple of weeks. We did receive information from several of your members, which was very much appreciated. At this point, we have compiled the information received from around the country into a census format and have begun the process of working with Health Care Providers with the hopes of putting a program together utilizing the purchasing power of a national group. This process is slow and tedious, but one in which we are working on diligently. I will keep you posted as to any progress, outlook, potential, etc. Please feel free to contact me at anytime with any questions or for a status. Below is a letter received by MMTA thanking membership for its support of the Ben Franklin Institute's Fundraising event last month. All of us at Franklin are still basking in the afterglow of our Franklin High-Fly'n Fundraiser on Saturday, April 16. Everyone who came seems to have had a fine time and the event was well received. With the boating season fast approaching and customers beginning to line up at your fuel dock, NOW is the time to double check that you are in full compliance with ALL regulations pertaining to safe fueling and fire prevention. Do NOT RISK being shut down in peak season for a violation. Check your permits, physical structures, mandatory postings and employee knowledge of emergency procedures. Remember: Safety First! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP) is pleased to announce its Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Port Security Grant (PSG) Program. The FY 2005 PSG Program is a competitive grant that provides funding directly to eligible port entities to secure the nation's ports against terrorist attacks. The Port Security Grant Program represents funds provided through the FY 2005 DHS Appropriations Act to address physical security enhancements for critical national seaports and provides follow-on funding for the previous four rounds of Port Security Grants. The Application Kit and Guidance is available at fedgrants.gov and at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm. This $140 million grant program will be managed through the Transportation Infrastructure Security Division (TISD), which resides within the Preparedness Programs Division (PPD) of SLGCP. Questions regarding this grant program may be directed to the SLGCP, Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk (CSID) at 800-368-6498. What is diurnal Inequality? ANSWER: diurnal inequality-In oceanography, a difference between the heights of the two high waters and of the two low waters of a lunar day. Source: American Meteorological Society Glossary - www.amsglossary.allenpress.com Unlike the US Post Office, the cyberspace postmaster does not forward your e-mail. Has your e-mail address changed? If so, be sure to let us know so you won't miss an issue of MMTA ENews: Send a notice of any email address changes or requests to opt out of future mailings to: webmaster@boatMA.com THE BEST PROMOTIONAL VALUE FOR YOUR MARINE BUSINESS! If you do ANY advertising, this is THE place to be! Only for MMTA members, the BOATMA.com web site draws thousands of boaters every single day. There is no better place to get exposure for your marine trades business!
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