Men and Women of the Pennsylvania Bass Federation Nation, a sincere thank you for the dedication and support you have given our organization. As 2008 comes to a close and we enter 2009 with high hopes and expectation, I am asking each of you for your continued dedication and support.

2009 will be a very challenging year as we continue to see ecomomic strife, as well as other hurdles that must be overcome. My staff and I are, with your help and understanding, ready to meet and conquer any and all of these challenges.

We should all help to structure and organize the Eastern, Central and Western Regions and put more emphasis on youth and conservation projects, keeping within our capabilities. Also we need to continue to support and fund our Divisional Team and those who go beyond, as well as continue to grow our organization in friendship and sportsmanship. Let's keep uppermost in our minds that what we foster and build is what we will be remembered for.

Our goal is to build a strong and committed organization and we invite your constructive comments, suggestions and ideas. No one of us is as smart as all of us.

In closing, I am wishing each of you, your families, loved one and friends, a very Happy Holiday season and a prosperous and healthy New Year.