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GALA President Jeff Greene of Greene Worldwide Transportation said that the event marked another successful installment of the annual fundraiser benefiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, which has been the recipient of the golf tournament’s charitable aim for years.
“The day was a big success, and we were very fortunate to have a lot of participation from all over,” he said. “We raised over $30,000 for our charity, everybody had a good time, and we’ll be presenting a check to Children’s Healthcare in the next month. Overall, everything couldn’t have gone any better.”
Greene feels it’s important for the association to give the Atlanta-area industry a chance to work together for a good cause while also stepping away from the stress of work and enjoying the company of their peers, both regional and national.
But, mostly, it’s all about helping the young patients and their families who rely on Children’s Healthcare.
“Children’s Healthcare is one of the largest non-profit children’s cancer and research centers in the world, and they’re located here in Atlanta, so that’s been a great feeling to know that we’ve been helping them out for years,” Greene said. “It’s a great time for operators and vendors to come together and know that our donations go directly to research for cancer and blood disorders. It’s a day that’s not about competition, it’s about everyone doing something good for charity.”
Greene added that it’s a testament to GALA’s golf committee that, even when faced with scheduling conflicts and weather-related cancellations, its members still made sure the event went off without a hitch.
“Chad Casey, our golf chair, and Fred Rich, the co-chair, did a great job putting everything together and organizing it,” he said. “Everyone’s already excited for next year.”
Greene said that the association is considering moving the golf outing to late August for 2018 to make the most of a quieter time for operators.
The next GALA event will be its October 17 meeting.
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The meeting kicked off with a message from WFLA President Jeremy Jenkins of His & Hers Limousines, who thanked all in attendance for being there and offered assistance to those who were still working their way back to normal operations after the storm left cancelations, changed plans, and closed airports in its wake.
WFLA members have also been grappling with the transition of local regulatory bodies. A bill signed into law by Florida Governor Rick Scott in June mandates that the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission (HCPTC) will be dismantled by December 31 and its duties parceled out to other government agencies.
Pavlow then detailed highlights of the rapidly approaching 2017 CD Show in Orlando before raffling off a pass, which was won by Tom Halsnik of Black Pearl Limousine.
With the dissolution of the HCPTC underscoring how Florida is divided into independently operating counties, it also highlighted how a fractured operational landscape can add to the inherent frustrations of running a chauffeured transportation company, especially in the face of continued disruption from TNCs. In that spirit, Jenkins ended the meeting by speaking to WFLA members about the necessity of working together, both as a timely response to a hurricane’s unexpected calamity calling for strengthened solidarity among operators and in recognition of how juggling so many different, inharmonious regulatory standards can be made easier with open communication and working together to the benefit of the industry.
The next WFLA meeting will be in November.
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As executive director. Gross will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Phoenix and will oversee the company’s operations in all five markets. His experience in two of The Driver Provider’s key markets, Phoenix and Salt Lake City, will enable rapid assimilation.
Quinley will remain in Salt Lake City as regional director of the company's operations there, where her 11 years of experience in operations and client relations will lend a steady hand to the company’s newest office.
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