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March 2006
 

 

  
 

Welcome to unearthed, Sunshine State One Call's new monthly electronic newsletter. unearthed will feature information on scheduled meetings and events as well as special interest stories and information on any procedural or technical changes affecting members, excavators and locators. We look forward to keeping you informed.

 

Annual golf tournament May 19
May 19th marks SSOCOF's annual golf tournament. Try your luck on the links with SSOCOF, get a hole in one and you'll win a Harley Davidson! Thank you to Arena Advertising for sponsoring the hole-in-one contest. Other hole-in-one contests are planned. Details to come. Please check our website for updates on location and registration information.

 

Annual meeting, elections occur this May
SSOCOF's annual membership meeting is scheduled for May 18, 2006. Anyone interested in running for an open seat on the board of directors should submit a letter on company letterhead stating your intentions and your company's willingness to endorse you as a candidate, and submit by email or mail to Mark Sweet, Executive Director, 11 Plantation Rd., DeBary, FL 32713. For information on a director's duties and board meetings, click here.

 

Locate rodeo returns
Attention all locator supervisors! Register your best locators to compete in our NO BULL RODEO CHALLENGE. Winners receive $300 cash and travel to Atlanta for the International Locate Rodeo in August. Deadline for entries is April 28, 2006. Click here for the whole scoop.

 

April named Call Before You Dig Month
April 2006 marks the beginning of Call Before You Dig Month, the time when SSOCOF launches its annual awareness campaign to make homeowners and excavators aware of the law. SSOCOF will be running television and radio sponsorships throughout the month as well as distributing its news release to contractor and general publications. SSOCOF's damage prevention staff is also planning on running advertising throughout the year and continues its billboard campaign on Florida's busy roadways.

As we all know, damage prevention is not just a one-month concern. In Florida, digging occurs all year long. SOCOF also relies on its members and those who have a desire to help further damage prevention efforts throughout Florida to spread the word about call before you dig. If you'd like to help, click here for more information. We look forward to partnering with you!

 

DIRT data promises to develop targeted education
The Common Ground Alliance's (CGA) Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) and SSOCOF urge all Florida damage prevention stakeholders to use DIRT for nationwide and local damage prevention efforts. The goal of DIRT is to reduce damages to underground facilities and their associated costs, reduce the number of personal injuries and deaths, and prevent vital service outages.

Simply put, DIRT will help answer some tough questions many have been trying to answer for years – questions like, “How many damages occur to underground facilities each year? What are the primary causes of these damages? What is the annual cost of excavators failing to provide proper one call notification and owner/operators failing to respond to notifications properly? Are some of SSOCOF’s educational campaigns more effective than others? Are damages increasing or decreasing?” Click here for the whole story.

 

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IMPORTANT DATES

March 30 and 31
Board and Committee meetings (Click here for full announcement and agenda.)

April 1 - 30
Call Before You Dig Month

 

CALENDAR
Keep in touch with what's happening at Sunshine State One Call. Visit our calendar for events, meetings and holiday closings.

 

LEGAL WAITING TIME
Confused about two full business days?
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Sunshine State One Call of Florida is a private, not-for-profit, corporation created by Florida legislature in 1993. Its purpose is to educate excavators and homeowners on the requirement to Call Before You Dig and provide a free system for the excavating public to notify owners of pending excavation activity near underground utilities. Last year, SSOCOF received more than 1.8 million notices of proposed excavation in Florida.

SSOCOF offers free educational sessions to professional excavators and homeowners. For more information on free classes and other SSOCOF services, visit www.callsunshine.com.

 

 

 

 		  
     
     
 

 

  
 

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