The Torch Magazine

From the President

     This issue is the last in which I will have the opportunity to speak to Torch members as president, as I will have resigned this office as of August 31, 2017. Our Executive Secretary has also resigned. I wish the new management company and the new president the best as they and IATC move forward.

     This past summer my home club, Kalamazoo Torch Club, hosted the 2017 Torch Convention. The gathering brought together members and their families from around the country and Canada to celebrate the past, present and future of Torch. Feedback from attendees was complimentary and hopeful for next year in San Antonio. Not only did the attendees have a wonderful experience, but the convention also ended in the black—always a good sign.

     Our 100th anniversary is coming up in the not too distant future. We hope each of you is committed to expanding your club to reach a more robust membership. We expect to move as close to 5000 members as possible. We reached that number back in the 1940s. We have fallen to below 2500 today, but I think a return to more members can be made.

     Again, I wish all of you a wonderful future as I return to my home club and continue my membership of thirty-seven years.

Dick Fink
President, IATC