Testimonials

“The mission as a whole more than exceeded my expectations. I believe it was the wide range of speakers and the groups that they represented that made for such a successful mission.”

“I was impressed with all the presenters. The knowledge I gained fits directly into our future plans.”

“The willingness of presenters to frankly discuss problems and failures was extremely valuable, and at the same time the reinforcement of key strategies that we are trying to adopt was reassuring. The positive interaction between the Mission members and exchange of relevant information and experiences certainly exceeded my expectations”

"So many great ideas- I can't wait to get home to start working on them.  Also, great goals to work toward as a region."

“The mission allowed us to tailor the presentations to our specific needs/interests. The presenters were very flexible and were very open to us following up with them post-mission. I was able to adapt a lot of the larger concepts to what we are doing locally, so it was very useful. The leader and other delegates became quite close in a short period, so it was a very comfortable and relaxed environment in which to learn.”

“The trip was designed and planned very well. The cities were interesting and truly represented “Best Practices”. The scheduling was great and we had a strong understanding of each area.”

"The full schedule... the variety of products we experienced… and how the presenters showed real interest in us and that they were really appreciative to us made our visit valuable"

"The strong points of this mission were the practical examples, the small number of participants which permitted more intimate exchanges with the presenters, the onsite visits, and the content variety in the presentations"

"This was my first mission I have been on and it was an excellent.  We had a busy schedule that kept us going.  I learned a lot not only from the places visited and the presenters, but from other operators.  I would love to see another similar mission and would encourage other operators/owners to attend."

“The greatest strength was being able to network with other small towns and communities. It was at this time that we discussed what we could take “home” with us as far as knowledge and being able to down size the ideas to implement them into our towns.”

“The chemistry of the group proved to be exceptional and resulted in an environment of friendliness and added to the quality of the experience”

"It was great to communicate with other operators to get better ideas on how to insure success"

“I was impressed with the information sharing; both failures and successes were laid out, which was so interesting and informative. This mission has opened my eyes to some great solutions for some chronic issues in our community.”