Greetings from the Chair!

Change……change will happen if you resolve to make changes or not.  Sometimes it’s positive and sometimes it’s negative.  Change will happen with your business and community environment, too. Have you ever read “Who Moved My Cheese” by  Spencer Johnson  If you haven’t then you should.  Factors beyond our control are always changing our environment and moving  our cheese.  Those people and businesses that are able to transform themselves along with the changing environment are often  the people and businesses that end up as the most successful.

Now may be the time that you want to take a look at how the migrating retiree can impact your community in a positive way.  The  AARC’s goal is to promote retiree attraction as an economic development tool.  It may prove to generate one of the best returns  ever from your investment.  Retirees are a much needed and appreciated resource for most areas.  They not only bring an  average of $1.2 million in assets, and usually have good health insurance and pensions, but also possess a lifetime’s  accumulation of skills.  So think CHANGE…….

To all the AARC members, we thank you for your membership.  And for those of you that maybe thinking “change” now is the  time  to consider joining the AARC.  As an added benefit, we are proud to announce our partnership with RPI Media by providing  you with exposure in a national magazine.  Click here for details on this exclusive member benefit!

Sincerely,

Ramay Winchester, Chair