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What Association Executives Can Learn From St. Louis Cardinals

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Louis Cardinals celebrate beating Washington Nationals in Game 5 of NLDS. With a 2-out, 6-run come-from-behind win over the Washington Nationals in the 2012 baseball playoffs, the St. Louis Cardinals rekindled images of their improbably 2-out, 2-strike come-from-behind Game 7 win to capture the 2011 World Series.

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Optometric Association Offers Free Lyft Rides to Eye Exams

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And to promote better vision care, AOA is teaming with the ride-hailing service Lyft to get more people to their nearest optometrist for an eye exam. Under the partnership, a free round-trip ride, up to a $25 fare, will be offered in 10 cities: Charleston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Memphis, Miami, New York City, St.

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Association Management Basics: Successful Leadership Transitions

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Cooperation – The team that’s staying in place should bend over backwards to welcome the new leader and have faith in the selection made by the board. Any resistance from the team will harm the organization in the short term and ultimately lead to someone’s departure. Louis Cathedral New Orleans.

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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

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The Montreal Expos baseball team debuted in April 1969. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball team to be founded outside the U.S. In 2004, the team moved to Washington, D.C. team in the MLB. Sports: The Montreal Canadiens defeat the St. Louis Blues four games to none to win the Stanley Cup on May 4.

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Attendee Volunteers: A Meeting’s Best Customer Service Team

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Instead of relying only on internal staff or a mix of staff and venue or destination teams to handle onsite customer service at meetings, some associations are asking attendees to volunteer. But there’s still another way associations staff their onsite customer service team: with member volunteers. Louis, Missouri.

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Mental Health Groups Focus on a Fragile Ferguson

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Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and dispatched more than 2,200 members of the National Guard to the St. Louis area and hundreds more to Ferguson. On November 19, St. CHN) are teaming up to provide mental health support to the community. Louis area to help those traumatized by the shooting and its aftermath.

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Obama Military-Surplus Rule Change Draws Mixed Response

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NTOA praised the bill, which also has support from the NAACP and a number of local police department groups in the St. Louis area, as well as the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The measure would also set aside funding to help pay for body cameras for police officers. “We applaud Sen. .