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June 2016 | Vol. 2, Num. 6
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GVR INFORMATION FOR YOU, ABOUT YOU
HB 2592 ‘Electronic Balloting’ Bill Signed by Gov. Ducey
— KENT’S CORNER —
The Sweet, Sweet Sounds of Progress!
By Kent J. Blumenthal, Ph.D., CAE CEO, Green Valley Recreation, Inc.
While exercising in the Canoa Ranch Center fitness room during a recent lunchtime break, I asked Tom Miller, a custodian and GVR’s Employee of the Month
for May 2016, “What do you call that horrendous sound coming from the pool area?” Tom didn’t hesitate. “Progress.” The loud racket in the closed-off indoor swimming pool area came from jackhammers at work removing (cont. pg. 2)
GREEN VALLEY RECREATION, INC. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL AND LEISURE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF OUR MEMBERS’ LIVES.
GVR Pickleball Club Named ‘Best of the Best’ by ideal-LIVING Magazine
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he national active adult retirement magazine, ideal-LIVING, has named Green Valley Recreation, Inc.’s Pickleball Club as the “Best of the Best” in its Summer 2016 edition to be published in June. The honorees also will be revealed on the magazine’s website at www.ideal-LIVING.com.
“We are excited about receiving this designation,” said GVR CEO Kent J. Blumenthal, Ph.D., CAE, “because it validates GVR’s vision of becoming the destination of choice for active adults and retirees. GVR offers recreational amenities that are (cont. pg. 3)
Canoa Ranch Pool Renovations Underway Renovations and repairs to the Canoa Ranch Center pool and deck began in early May. The project
involves resurfacing of the with two color concrete, pool with a quartz/plasand the addition of one ter surface, removal and replacement of the decking (cont. pg. 3)
Gov. Doug Ducey on May 11 signed House Bill 2592, which amends state laws to allow nonprofit organizations with memberships to conduct electronic balloting. The new law will take effect in 90 days, and paves the way for GVR and other nonprofits to conduct online balloting. Initiated by GVR and introduced by Rep. Chris Ackerley (R-Sahuarita) in February, the bill moved fairly quickly through state House and Senate with little or no opposition. Electronic balloting could save GVR up to $20,000 annually by not having to print, assemble and mail paper ballots. The legislation was endorsed and supported by GVR, the Greater Green Valley Community Foundation, the Green Valley Council, the Community Associations Institute Legislative Action Committee and the Green Valley/Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce.