December 2024 - Message from Your CAMA President

A Time to Reflect and a Time to be Thankful

As the curtains of 2024 are slowly closing and the Christmas season is quickly approaching, we all need to take some time to reflect on all the success stories that we have experienced in the past year. We all have so much to be grateful and thankful for. Many of our members are experiencing banner years in sales and opportunities. It is good to see that our industry is once again thriving with a positive outlook and ample opportunity for growth and success. When opportunity, growth and success are present in a business, then owners, operators and suppliers feel encouraged and motivated to be engaged in supporting our industry and attending the in-person events that our association hosts over the year. Being able to shake a hand and talk with our members in person is a very gratifying experience and is always at the top of my list.

We can all look forward to our in-person events in 2025 which will be Canada Night at NAMA in Las Vegas in May, our Eastern Golf Tournament in Toronto in June, and our Trade Expo in Toronto in March. The Expo will be co-located with Convenience U and CARWACS like we did in 2024. It is a great partnership for our association and offers an abundance of opportunity for both supplier and operator members. This past October we added a networking event in Montreal. This event was well attended and confirms CAMA’s commitment to expanding our live events in other regions to provide easier access for our membership to gather and network.

December is typically known as a month for celebrating and giving. We have all been blessed with so much, but if you look around your community, city, province and globally, there are so many people that have not been as fortunate as ourselves. I would like to encourage all the members of our association to open their hearts and support the less fortunate in any way they may be able to.

I would like to thank all our advertising sponsors that have supported and made our CAMA newsletter a huge success over the past year. We couldn’t have done it with out you. We look forward to your continued support for another successful year in 2025.

As we all get ready to say goodbye to 2024, let’s all welcome in 2025 and help to make it a fantastic year for our association. Please keep in mind that CAMA is your association, and your continued support is needed to keep it strong and working for its members.

I personally, along with your CAMA Board of Directors would like to wish all our members:

A Very Merry Christmas and all the Best in the New Year!

Jim Jackson
CAMA President