We sent this memo out regarding the upcoming “Excellence In Action 2022” Dealer Meeting.
We feel this is important to inform each of you on as well. It may change your plans and in today’s world personal awareness of any local areas situation should be of your higher importance.
BCB
Important Dealer Meeting update: regarding CoVid 19
By now most everyone knows that North Arkansas and Southern Missouri are severely impacted by the new Delta CoVid 19 variant. We are unfortunately in the news as the USA’s Hot Spot. Some rural counties of southern Missouri are at a 14% vaccination rate. Baxter County (Mountain Home) is the second highest one day infection reported in Arkansas yesterday. Pulaski County (Little Rock) is the highest number reported yesterday. The hospital systems in Springfield, MO have brought in outside nurses for August with this uptick, and they are transporting patients to Saint Louis due to overcrowding. The average vaccination rate is just above 30% in most counties, while Baxter is somewhat higher nearing 40%.
It is no secret that XYZ Boats closed their facility yesterday due to a VERY high number of CoVid 19 infections. They obviously are a significant part of our 97 person increase yesterday in Baxter County, as many live in Baxter County who work at XYZ Boats. They were nearing over 40% on attendance issues.
We have to inform each of you of what we are facing in north Arkansas, as we are 9 days from your presence here for Excellence In Action 2022. At this time we are re-evaluating how we navigate a meeting and while it is very late to have a major change, at least we will consider some form of open environment alterations. CoVid 19 is barely transmitted in outdoor settings and we hopefully can regroup. Worst case scenario is a last minute cancellation.
Since Baxter County is now a hot spot, as of yesterday, we do want you to be aware of what you may be coming into. Of those in the hospital locally none we know are vaccinated, and we do know of some who are vaccinated and have gotten ill. They are not as nearly as sick as those without the vaccine, by far.
If you are at all concerned we do understand and we will have the Excellence In Action 2022 presentation available virtually no matter how we adjust here in Mountain Home. ASU-MH gives us full reign of The Sheid as we will anticipate shifting to the auditorium for a more open presence during the presentation.
Please let your Regional Representative and Marti know if you are changing your plans. We will do the same on changes we make, and please pray for the Ozarks at this time as there are many in bad situations.
Thank you all,
Rick
Have a Nice Day!
Rick Pierce | President
Bass Cat & Yar-Craft Boats
P.O. Drawer 1688
Mountain Home, AR 72654
[email protected] | O: 870-481-5135
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