The Western Conference took place on February 22-24, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Local #677 hosted the event and provided a very informative and productive conference. Jerry Brown attended as the representative of Local #154. He filed a report on the events of the conference, and added this commentary:
“Although I never got to the beach, I really enjoyed meeting all the delegates. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with President Lee and Sec./Treas. Folio on a one to one basis. Marsha Schweitzer did a fantastic job putting on this conference and the entertainment at the dinners was incredible. Sen. Inouye’s speech was a real high point and he was very gracious to spend extra time meeting and having pictures taken with us. I believe Marsha is gathering all the pictures that were taken and plans to get them to all the locals. There are many things I’’ve taken from the conference, but perhaps the best is something that I can enjoy every day and remind me of my trip…I won the grand prize of the TEMPO raffle… a Kamaka tenor ukulele (That’s pronounced OOOKOOOLELEE)”
Our thanks to board member Jerry Brown for his enthusiastic participation in representing the Pikes Peak Musicians’ Association!