LA/NTMA Angels Baseball Night
Tuesday, July 28
Join Us for a
fun, family evening
LA/NTMA Angels Baseball Night
Tuesday, July 28th
Angels Stadium, Anaheim
5:30pm Tailgate Party
7:05pm Game vs Cleveland Indians
Download the Angels Game event flyer
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President's Message
by Patricia Szczuka
As those of us in our Industry probably appreciate more than others, I for one think that Henry Ford said it best when he opined that “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.”
This important message was reinforced within me last month when I had the privilege of listening to Michael Kerwin, President of the NTMA Training Centers, address the Apprenticeship Banquet’s graduates and attendees. His well-timed inspiration to everyone focused on our need to be driven by excellent attitudes, as these alone can often be the catalyst needed to successfully overcome...
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A Note from Your Executive Director
by Brenda J. Baker
 First of all “Congratulations” to our President Patricia Szczuka and her husband Jason on the birth of their second child, Gabriella. They now have two beautiful daughters.
Secondly, yes, I finally changed out my photo since I have changed my hair (and aged a little in the last year!)
Summer is here and we are nearing our annual social event on July 28th. We are very excited at our attendance this year. We have already sold out twice and repurchased more tickets. We have 110 tickets sold at this point and very few tickets left. We may not be able to get any more tickets for the event near our current seats. So, get your reservation and payment in ASAP. We will have a tailgate party before the game under the “A” in the parking lot. Look for the NTMA banner.
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Upcoming LA/NTMA Events:
— July 2009 —
Board Meeting
Tuesday, July 14th
Angels Baseball Game and Tailgate Party
Angels vs. Cleveland Indians
Tuesday, July 28th
— August 2009 —
DARK
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Strategic Planning that Matters: Part 3
for the Small Manufacturer
The last two months we have begun the strategic planning process. To review those articles click on the hyperlinks below:
• Strategic Planning that Matters - May 09: Part 1
• Strategic Planning that Matters - June 09: Part 2
After reading the above mentioned articles you should now begin to have a clear understanding of your company values, your company’s purpose, and where you want to go personally.
In this article we will clearly outline the future of the company.
A company’s vision should be a snap-shot of its future. Unfortunately, many companies create vision statements that really do not mean anything to anyone. If the company has no vision, or if the vision is weak, the company will go wherever the wind blows. A real vision statement will be used in weekly and monthly decisions. The business owner should make decisions to do things that will pull them closer to their vision, and avoid doing things that move the company away from the vision.
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Do You Know :
Occupational Safety & Health-Ergonomics
This article is one in an ongoing series being published over the course of the year, compliments of Sentry Insurance.The intention is to advise customers and organizational members on important, but generally unknown or misunderstood, business coverage risks or coverage nuances.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can be caused or worsened within the work environment. MSDs include a group of conditions that involve the nerves, tendons, muscles and supporting structures, most often in the upper extremity or lower back. They represent a wide range of disorders, which can differ in severity from mild periodic symptoms to severe...
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Industry Related Events:
SAVE THE DATE
2009
NTMA/PMA Contract Manufacturing Purchasing Fair
Date: October 7, 2009
The Westin Hotel, Indianapolis, IN
NTMA 2009 Fall Conference
Date: October 8-11, 2009
The Westin Hotel, Indianapolis, IN
www.ntma.org
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NTMA Training Centers Have Graduates Available!
The NTMA Training Centers in Norwalk and Ontario would like to invite you to interview graduates looking for employment. The Machinist Training graduates complete an intensive 7 month program that includes topics such as algebra, trigonometry, blueprint reading, all conventional machining, to the CNC mills and lathes and an introduction to wire EDM and MasterCam.
Every 6 weeks NTMA Training Centers graduate anywhere between 30 -20 graduates. The Placement Department at both locations can provide you with up-to-date resumes and also assist in scheduling interviews...
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INSTRUCTORS NEEDED!
Immediate Openings
NTMA Training Centers of Southern California, a private non-profit trust organization with two campuses in the Los Angeles and Inland Empire areas has immediate openings for highly motivated, results-oriented PART-TIME and FULL-TIME Machinist Instructors to work at both our Norwalk, CA and Ontario, CA campuses.
This is a GREAT opportunity for experienced Machinists to pass on their knowledge to others! Flexible schedules available as the NTMA Training Centers hold classes from 7am – 11pm Monday thru Friday (multiple classes throughout the day) and 8am-4:30pm on Saturdays.
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Did You Know?—NTMA Member Benefits
Did you know that with your NTMA membership you are entitled to Access to the NTMA Human Resources, Environmental/Safety Centers? Do you know all of the benefits of being an NTMA member? You are probably missing out on many of those benefits!
For more information, contact NTMA National at: 800-248-6862.
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The Economic Data Global Express (e-EDGE)
