To all Oregon Job's Daughter Adults:

We all realize that Oregon has had the opportunity to have Dr. Henderson and Mr. Aanderud as a team to train most of us in Youth Protection in Oregon.  We also realized, from the beginning, that this was only in Oregon and that we would have to "Bridge the Gap" from Oregon to Supreme when the time came.  That time is now.

I have rented a large conference room at the Comfort Inn in Cottage Grove, where I am staying, and am assured that this will be suitable for the morning training from 9 AM until noon for all adults who have not yet had the opportunity for the initial youth protection training.  This training is required for all adults who serve on Executive and Associate Bethel Guardian Councils, as well as all Grand Guardian Council committee members and officers by March of 2009.  

Following the morning training, it is anticipated that everyone will come to the Cottage Grove Masonic Hall and have lunch to support those raising money for their group's project.  All adults who were trained in the morning, along with those adults who have already received Part 1 of the Oregon Youth Protection class, will stay in the dining room following lunch to receive Part 2 of training at 1 PM, "Bridging to Supreme" with Dr. Henderson and those coming from Supreme to share their expertise with us.  This will make for a smooth transition to the new Supreme mandate for Certified Adult Volunteer training. 

Dr. Henderson assures me that this section of the training will only take TWO hours and will be finished by 3 PM allowing time for everyone to meet with the Vice Grand Guardian and Vice Associate Grand Guardian, allowing them to present their programs for next year.  Mrs. Zimmerman and Mr. Barclay will welcome questions and discussion, as well as share who their next year's officers are.  I believe a 5 or 10 minute break between the two sessions should be sufficient and the two plus hours before dinner can be spent involved in the planning for the smooth transition from one year to the next with the help of all present.

The one small interruption will be when Mr. "Ooh Rah" Killion and I have the pleasure of presenting the newly elected Grand Bethel Honored Queen.  Then we will return to the Grand Bethel Room to complete the business of the day.  We look forward to visiting at dinner time and the festivities that will happen later in the evening.

I apologize and regret that some of us will not be able to partake in the training at this time due to our commitment with the girls.  I believe there will be another opportunity for us to take Part 2 "Bridge" training before our Grand Session in June.

Thank all of you for being flexible when push came to shove.  It is hard to see how everything will come together (like a puzzle), but with your love and understanding that our main concern is the welfare of our daughters, we will succeed in making it work.

Donna Jean McManamon

Grand Guardian