Sharing your State/Commonwealth/District Pride!

We can't believe conference week is finally here! With over 600 attendees registered, in-depth pre-conference sessions, a wide array of concurrent sessions, enhanced poster sessions, exciting keynote, and many ways to connect, Atlantic City will be a conference for the NACADA record books!

Strong State/Commonwealth/District communities are a huge part of what makes the larger collective of Region 2 engaged and sustainable. We have several opportunities to show pride for your state/commonwealth/district at the conference: 

• State Basket Raffle: Throughout the conference, we will raffle off baskets (or totes, bags, buckets, etc.) full of institutional swag. Please bring something from your home institution to help represent where you're from. Any swag from big to small, serious to silly is welcome! Drop off your donations at the registration area. 

• Penny War: Your conference committee has been hard as work planning this year’s Penny War. Rules are simple. Each penny is worth 1 point. Nickels, dimes, quarters cause a loss of points based on monetary value (ex. A Nickel takes 5 points away from a jar). Paper Bills are treated as coin equivalents. The state with the most points gets bragging rights and all proceeds will be donated to the Salvation Army-Atlantic City Food Bank.

• Food Drive: While not part of any competition (as far as this blogger knows), we also encourage you to bring can goods and other non-perishable items for our food drive. These will also be collected and donated to the Salvation Army –Atlantic City. A donation box will be available at the Registration Desk.

• School Spirit Day: Thursday, March 14 is Spirit Day! Wear your favorite institution sweatshirt, t-shirt, polo, fleece, etc. to show us where you're from and the students you serve. 

• State Mingle: On Thursday night, keep that state/commonwealth/district and school spirit going as we gather in the Mountain Bar at the Wild Wild West for our inaugural state/commonwealth/district mingle! Each state/commonwealth/district liaison will be there with a sign so make sure you say hello! Cross-region mingling is encouraged - the mechanical bull riding is optional! 

Thanks for keeping these in mind as you're doing your final preparations and packing. We'll see you very soon!

~ Your Region 2 Conference Planning Committee