I am very excited to serve as the President of the Southern California Section this year! We began the year with our Steak Fry which was a fun and well-attended event. The Section also received two awards at the Western District Annual Meeting held jointly with the Midwestern Section in Rapid City, South Dakota. Our Section was awarded the Section Activity Report Award (for a large section 300+ members) as well as the Section with the Largest Total Member Growth Award. Also,