STATE RISK AND INSURANCE

ASSOCIATION

The Meaning of Membership

Membership

Our members

past, present, and future

ARE

what lies within

STRIMA!

What lies

Behind us,

And what lies

Before us

Are tiny matters

Compared to

What lies

Within us –

Emerson

Membership is Enduring!

One of my first meetings was in an airport lounge. Lots of cigarettes, cigars and

booze. Great times with great friends… many are gone, but not forgotten.

I will always, always value what I have gained from my STRIMA membership –

even though I’ve long retired.

I feel truly blessed to have been a part of STRIMA for so many years.

The connection that develops among the membership is what make STRIMA.

We can draw

lessons from the

past,

but we cannot

live it.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Membership is

Educational!I learned from others what NOT to do

The conferences are educational, yet also foster an atmosphere where people truly get to know one

another and feel comfortable reaching out to colleagues for help – throughout the year.

Because the number of states and provinces are finite, and the number of associate members is limited, it’s a much more open forum than any

other Risk Management organization.

Seeing what the other states are doing.  Being able to compare programs among the states, see

what the other laws are. 

Knowledge is of

two kinds. We

know a subject

ourselves, or we

know where we

can find it.

Samual Johnson

Membershipis Fun!

I don’t really remember the conference meetings – I had a LOT of FUN, though, each year.

What is a fence for, but to reach the pool?

I remember getting on a plane eight years ago bound for Minnesota, dreading my trip. I was going to spend a week with a bunch of State

insurance people who I just knew would be dull. How wrong was I?

I’ve never been on another rafting trip like that one.

It’s fun visiting all these other states and seeing what they have to offer. We’ve had some great

activities.

If you obey all the

rules, you miss all

the fun.

Katherine Hepburn

Membership is

Networking!It gives me a chance to share solutions as well as what I have learned from my travels around North American and the world that allow Risk Managers

to broaden their perspective.

It’s my most valuable resource. The networking, sharing of data, comparison of programs and

educational opportunities are extremely beneficial.

My STRIMA involvement exceeds what any textbook, college course, or other training

opportunity provides.

I am new to State government from the private sector. The input from other states is invaluable.

You can’t wait for

inspiration. You

have to go after it

with a club.

Jack London

Membership is Memorable!

My most memorable moment was having to get up on a table in a dance hall in Oklahoma City to get

one of my best friends off the table!

Memorable moments – too many to count! I have, at times, laughed until I cried. And cried until I

laughed.

Drink tickets in Montana – now there’s an idea that didn’t catch on – to nobody’s surprise.

The Branson talking dog – with the southern drawl.

So live that your

memories become

part of your

happiness.

Author Unknown

Membership is Friendship &

Family!

Strima was my extended professional family. It was my lighthouse beacon in a sea of

bureaucracy.

Some of my best friends are my STRIMA friends.

I’m grateful that our spouses have been included in this “family”.

Friendship makes

prosperity more

shining and

lessens adversity

by dividing and

sharing it.

Cicero 44 B.B.

STRIMA is more…

than an annual conference.….

Membership is being

involved!STRIMA matters!

Get involved.

Be a

Valuable Member.

Here’s how…

Our lives begin to

end the day we

become silent

about things that

matter.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Valuable members

Attend meetings, educational sessions and conferences

regularly.

Utilize the STRIMA web page frequently, asking and

answering member questions.

Your sole

contribution to the

sum of things is

yourself.

Frank Crane

Valuable members

Become a Stakeholder.

Volunteer to serve in a leadership or support role.

Recommend events, topics or speakers to enhance the annual conference.

Your very silence

shows you agree.

Euripides

Valuable members

Add valuable input, opinions and expertise.

Suggest and embrace new ideas.

Actively support the goals and strategies of the group.

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

John Steinbeck

Valuable members

Build membership

Reach out to neighboring states who aren’t members

Mentor newer members

Support and stay in touch with your fellow members throughout the year.

Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.

Barbara Hall

Valuable members

USE STRIMA to its fullest advantage

• Keep the survey updated for your state. Use the survey.

• Use STRIMA data/information to sell your program to your management

Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.

Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco

The Future – we want you

in it.The best way to

predict the future

is to invent it.

John Steinbeck

The future of STRIMA depends on each and every one

of us.

The Future – we want you

in it.What do YOU want

STRIMA to be?

They always say

time changes

things, but you

have to change

them yourselves.

Andy Warhol

The Future – we want you

in it.Will you be tomorrow’s

leaders

for

STRIMA?

If you don’t risk

anything, you risk

even more.

Erica Jong