OCTOBER DINNER MEETING PRESENTATION

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“The Joy of Volunteering”
Elaine Whittington, C.P.M., CPCM, A.P.P.
Past President, NAPM, Inc.

Our dinner speaker will be covering the thing that makes any organization truly successful, the volunteer. Elaine Whittington has been a volunteer for NAPM almost every year since she joined in 1966. She will share the secrets for finding time and the bonuses of being on the “inside track” as well as the benefits of doing something for the organization.

Most organizations are run by a small elite group of people who seem to get involved year after year. The reason is that once you become involved, the rewards are so rich it is difficult to move aside and let others do the job. The “Tom Sawyer” ploy here is really true. “I don’t think I want to allow you to do this, it is too much fun.” Come and hear how you can become a part of the decision making in your organization.” It is exciting and rewarding—ask your “ultimate volunteer”, Sara Arhlen, C.P.M.

Elaine Whittington has been working in the purchasing field for over forty years. She worked twenty-five years at Lockheed-Martin where she worked on both government and commercial programs. Many of her programs were used as models for other divisions of the firm, as well as other suppliers.

She received her degree from UCLA and taught “Fundamentals of Purchasing” in their extension program. Elaine is a past president of the National Association of Purchasing Management (National) as well as The National Association of Purchasing Management-Los Angeles. She was the recipient of the J. Shipman gold medal award from the National Association of Purchasing Management at the International Conference in New Orleans in May of 2000.

In addition, Elaine has been honored by the East Los Angeles Community Union, the YWCA and two of the honor societies at Cal Poly Pomona for her achievements in the field of purchasing. She continues to participate with NAPM-San FernandoValley on the board of directors.