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from the executive director’s desk

he fall has arrived and so many exciting APGA wants to
things are happening as we all gear up remind everyone that
and prepare for the busy fall and win- October 7th is National
Tter months ahead. Although we cannot Propane Day! Fall sea-
predict the weather for the coming season with son is football season
any certainty, we want to ensure that you have and football season is
everything you need. To help you prepare, we tailgating season! This is
have a special two-page edition of the Safety & the perfect opportunity
Education section. You'll find tips on fall's driving to spread the positive
hazards and a resource guide for safety outreach story of our industry.
materials to add to your consumer education See page 34 for ideas to Laural Bunn
toolkit. Then, turn to page 27 for information and celebrate National Propane
resources for winter preparedness from PERC. Day and to download your toolkit today.
This month's magazine features APGA's We're currently planning this year's District
events and meetings. The upcoming Fall Gather- meetings. Be on the lookout for the official meet-
ing will be held on September 28th -29th at the ing announcement in your email inbox. We want
Marriott at Capitol Hill in Prattville, AL. You can to see you there!
find the event details, agenda, and registration Please feel free to contact me to discuss
information on pages 10-11. APGA will host the your needs or concerns. I am always happy to help
Fall Committee and Board of Directors Meetings our members and to do what I can to promote the
on Friday, September 29th, at the APGA office propane industry in Alabama.■
in Prattville, AL. We invite you to come out and
take part in the future of the association. The
Fall Committee and Board of Directors Meeting
Agenda can be found on page 34. Also in this
issue, you'll find the recap of this year's APGA/
LPGA Voodoo on the Bayou - "I cast a Spell on
You!" Summer Convention in New Orleans, LA. To
see the fun and frivolity shared by all, check out
the photo montage on pages 12-19.

The 2022-2023 Safe Installation of Ap-
pliances Rebate Program has come to an end.
If you had any installations between October 1,
2022 and September 15, 2023, there is still time
to claim a rebate for your customers! For instal-
lations that occurred during that time frame,
paperwork must be submitted no later than Sep-
tember 16th. The 2024 Rebate program begins on
October 1st. We have added additional rebates
for stoves/dryers and logs. The 2024 program
paperwork will be online the first week of Octo-
ber. Please see page 33 for additional information.
New program information will be available on
alabamapropane.com after October 1st.

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