I have been proud to serve you and our Voiture Locale as your Chef de Gare.  I trust I have  followed the steps of all our Chef de Gare Passe' in my attempts to provide the best possible leadership I can give to you.  I want to thank you for your continued confidence in me and the support you have shown to the Voiture and our officers. YOU are what makes this Voiture. The membership dues were collected for the 25/26 membership year.  Thank you for supporting our Correspondant and Commissaire Intendant to get this done.  Thank you for your continued support on our yearly membership drive. As this new year came in we did great in the collections thanks to all of you and we must look to the future of Trumbull County Voiture # 1172.  We have a long history, which is on this website, and now  we need to look forward to the needs of the future of this organization and what we need to do to keep this Voiture afloat.  Membership, obviously, is the key.  Participation and a willingness to belong also comes to mind.  Let us look to 2026 with enthusiasm and what we, as Voyageurs, can accomplish.  I am with you all the way and will do everything I can to help accomplish this vision.  What is left of this year will be what we make it, each one of us.  Let's look at the future with a positive mindset.  See you at the Promenades. Mark your calendars.